- Poll depicts industry in holding pattern; exclusive
Candy Industry survey details expansion plans, machinery purchase
practices.
What's the state of candy manufacturing today? In short, the results of an exclusive survey conducted by Candy Industry of plant expansion and machinery buying plans show the confectionery industry holding its own as the economy inches toward expansion. Our 29th annual survey measures the momentum of candy manufacturing in ......
- Industry expands, upgrades machinery
lines.
There's a definite lull in present plant expansion and new plant construction activity among U.S. confectionery producers, compared to the somewhat more frenetic pace reported a year ago, according to Candy Industry's 31st annual machinery survey. Lest this be seen as an ominous sign of waning confidence among candymakers, however, ......
- From Pizza Lines to Packaging Systems, Benelux
Equipment Manufacturers Excel.
Sasib Holland N.V. reported "good returns" last year. The Asperen-based unit (Fax: 31-345-610860) of Sasib Food & Beverage Machinery specializes in manufacturing complete lines for the production of pizza, puff pastry, croissants, pies and ethnic bread. "Last year 83% of our turnover came from the frozen food industry," said William ......
- Engineering corporate recovery: it has been a very
tough year for the coatings industry but it has been difficult for
everyone. Helma Jotischky sees hope in the future as the job of
engineering corporate...
`A Sobering Experience' The last two years have been none too kind to the coatings industry--neither to paintmakers, nor to their suppliers or customers. The period was marked by economic recession, the bursting of the dotcom bubble--the collapse of share values, a drastic decline in profits, currency fluctuations and, not ......
- Flying colours.
Coatings for aerospace, automotive and marine applications demand colourants that are durable and hardy. Tim Donnelly shows how pigments match up to the high-performance demands. Paints on aeroplanes have to find it as easy to withstand the heat that builds up inside the engine as they do the extremely cold ......
- Electrochemical noise signals a method to detect
corrosion.
One of the difficulties in assessing substrate corrosion is that it occurs under layers of paint and often remains undetected until it is too late. When the coating system starts losing adhesion to the substrate, the coatings supplier is invariably blamed, irrespective of the cause of corrosion. Northampton University is ......
- SCIENTISTS INTEND TO USE electrochemical NOISE TO
DETECT CORROSION.
One of the difficulties in assessing corrosion is that it often occurs under layers of paint and frequently remains undetected until it is too late. When defects occur in the coating system, the coatings supplier is usually blamed, irrespective of the cause of corrosion. Researchers are testing a method to ......
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