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Flexible, convenient and environmentally-conscious packaging prevailed at Interpack 1999, held May 6 to 12 in D¿sseldorf, Germany.

New APV spray dryers.

Alaska Ocean Seafood, a producer of surimi, uses a 370-ft. factory trawler.

King’s Hawaiian, producer of specialty bakery products, is building a 148,000-square-foot manufacturing facility on 6 acres.

GE Fanuc Automation North America, Inc. will acquire Intellution, Inc., a supplier of industrial automation software.

Marshfield Clinic has developed a new polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based testing technology.

The November mid-term election results make it less likely that the food industry will face aggressive food labeling requirements.

According to a research study from ARC Advisory Group, there may be over $65 billion in automation systems still in use that are over 15 years old.

An effort to assist the industry in coping with the continuing employment situation.

Purchasing plans for this year show an overwhelming tendency toward PLCs.