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PKN + Food & Drink Business spoke to Martin Broglia and Stephan Otto on the Nord stand about their new aluminium geared motors and Industry 4.0 solutions.

Nord Drivesystems, a global company with 36 subsidiaries, sees a lot of potential in the Australian market servicing the food and packaging industries.

We found out what the company was promoting at Foodpro 2017:

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Asahi Beverages is the latest company to partner with Charles Sturt University (CSU) to support Australian farmers recognise and implement climate smart practices, with scientists from the Cool Soil Initiative tracking carbon emissions from the barley used in beer.

New Zealand based agtech company, Halter, has completed a $314.5 million Series E funding round, achieving a new $2.86 billion valuation. The company plans to use the funding to expand commercialisation of its virtual fencing and animal management system in Australia and the United States.

A senate inquiry into CSIRO funding and resourcing has warned Australia’s sovereign research capability is under pressure from job cuts, declining real funding, ageing infrastructure and uncertainty over the national science agency’s strategic direction.