When a machine breaks down in the middle of the night, who can assist the maintenance technician? According to Laurent Couillard, founder and CEO of InUse, a conversational assistant offers an effective solution.

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The new EU machinery regulation will come into force in two years. This means that machine manufacturers, integrators and end users have only 24 months to take stock of the existing situation and bring it into compliance.

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As part of the Sirha trade show, we explored freezing—a process that provides an effective solution for optimizing production. Any baker, pastry chef, or caterer looking to expand their business will inevitably have to consider it.

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Innovation among machine manufacturers is particularly important through their involvement in the research and development of solutions to reduce the impact of packaging on the environment. The manufacturer of thermoforming machines and operculeuses Mecapack has thus responded to the call launched by GEPPIA to all its members: it is a patron, as well as the group, of the chair Emballages 3R (Réduire, Recycler, Réutiliser), launched for 3 years at the Institut Agro de Dijon. The chair will be officially inaugurated on December 17.

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UV-C, pulsed light, electron beams: these decontamination technologies without water and chemicals are gradually finding their place in food processing plants. Let us look at the motivations behind this development, and what products and applications these new technologies are used for.

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Contrary to some conventional wisdom, it is quite possible to make a robot profitable with low cadences if you entrust it with several tasks. This is certainly the vision that Brian Boulanger, CEO of the AB Process/ Coaxial Technology group, advocates for the lines on which he works.

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In the run-up to the EHEDG World Congress, which will be held in Nantes on 2 and 3 October, we asked the automakers partners of the Geppia what is The technological development currently being adopted is, in their opinion, the one which contributes most to better hygiene in production. We provide you with a summary of their answers.

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«1 kWh of compressed air at 7 bars is equivalent to almost 10 kWh of electricity consumed; each leak, each over-dimensioning quickly costs money. It’s time to stop blowing up balloons for nothing,” says Cédric Lemoine, food and beverage manager at SMC France.

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The R&D departments of French packaging machine manufacturers are starting to take a serious interest in artificial intelligence, a topic that was the focus of the latest meeting of GEPPIA's Club Ingénierie du Futur. The goal is to foster synergies to move forward quickly.

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In the business realm, Éric Rassinoux, CEO of Atecmaa Packaging and Banderoler-eco, is known for his unconventional approach to financing production equipment. A pioneer in the field of stretch wrapper leasing in France, he shares insights into the shifting culture within our factories.

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