The Department of Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection, Nagaland, has directed all traders, dealers, retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, packers and other persons engaged in trade and commerce in the State to strictly comply with the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and applicable rules. The Department said all weights, measures and instruments used for trade and commercial transactions must be duly verified and stamped by the Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection Department wit

Orkla India MD and CEO Sanjay Sharma backed FSSAI’s proposed front-of-pack labelling (FOPL) norms, saying consumers have the right to clear nutritional information. Leading packaged food firm Orkla India Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Sharma has supported the sectoral watchdog FSSAI's proposed front-of-pack labelling norms, saying consumers have every right to know the nutritional details of the products they buy. Responding to PTI over a query on front-

The latest generation of Ishida CCW AS multihead weighers incorporates features aimed at simplifying operation, cleaning and maintenance while maintaining weighing performance. For food manufacturers, improving productivity is not only about running equipment faster. Equipment that is easier to operate, clean and maintain can also reduce the time operators spend making adjustments and help keep production moving. The latest generation of Ishida CCW AS multihead weighers incor

Ossid, a ProMach product brand, will showcase its broad portfolio of packaging machinery at PACK EXPO International 2026, October 18-21 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Featured in Booth S-3558 will be live demonstrations of the ReeMaster NextGen 1100 Automatic Tray Sealer, the NextGen 2115 Weigh Price Labeler, and the Reepack ReeForm E40 Thermoformer. Ossid is a trusted manufacturer of sustainable, efficient packaging machinery, including tray packaging, flow wrapping, thermof

Mahr Inc., a provider of dimensional metrology solutions, will highlight its latest automated inspection and shop-floor measurement technologies at IMTS 2026, taking place from September 14 to 19, 2026, in Chicago. Featuring advanced solutions ranging from cobot-integrated shaft measurement to inline CNC surface roughness systems and sub-nanometer 3D non-contact optical surface metrology platforms, Mahr provides a comprehensive metrology portfolio engineered to meet the incre

Voith is launching PowerDrive Mining, its new electric drive system for belt conveyors, at Electra Mining Africa 2026 in Johannesburg. The company is presenting the solution at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, Nasrec, from September 7 to 11, 2026. With PowerDrive Mining, Voith says it offers a cost‑attractive, fully coordinated conveyor drive and control solution that can be installed fast and operates reliably, efficiently and sustainably while reducing interface risk. Voith sh

Mettler Toledo, a global leader in precision instrumentation and product inspection, is pleased to announce a new three-part live webinar series, “Maximise Dairy Yield: Smart Product Inspection to Cut Giveaway and Boost Profits.” Running across October and November 2026, the series will explore how dairy manufacturers can turn product inspection into a driver of profit, compliance and production confidence. The webinar series will follow a three-part journey from the producti

Alemnis AG has released the MLC-0.025, a new low-force load cell designed to extend high-precision mechanical testing into lower-force applications. With a force range of 25 mN and a low noise level, the MLC-0.025 expands the testing capabilities of the Alemnis platform for applications where small forces and small material volumes need to be measured accurately. The new load cell is particularly suited to ultra-low-force nanoindentation and high-precision nanomechanical test

The Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, in collaboration with the Department of Legal Metrology, Government of Uttar Pradesh, organised a one-day Conference of Principal Secretaries/Controllers, Legal Metrology Officers of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and representatives of industry on “Legal Metrology Reforms and Effective Implementation of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026” at Lucknow on 3 September 2026. The Conference br

Kolhapur: Ahead of the 2026-27 sugarcane crushing season, the Maharashtra Sugar Commissionerate has issued safety guidelines for sugarcane transportation and directed district collectors to form flying squads to conduct surprise inspections of sugar mill weighbridges, The Times of India reported. In a circular issued on Saturday, Sugar Commissioner Sanjay Kolte said sugarcane transportation remains a major cause of road accidents during the crushing season and directed sugar

AGI (Ag Growth International) has enhanced its fertilizer blending offerings into a single branded platform, AGI BlendPro, now available. The line includes four distinct systems, each engineered to address specific blending, throughput, and operational needs while maintaining consistent weight control and accountability. Three of the four systems—Core, Batch, and Flow—are Legal-for-Trade certified, addressing evolving industry weighing and trade standards. According to Karen

A conveyor belt system at a mineral processing facility. Credit: Adobe Stock Benetech, an Illinois-based material handling solutions company, will now distribute Mercurio conveyor belts across the U.S. and Canada, with a primary focus on the mining industry. The two companies entered a master distributor agreement last week. Under the terms of the deal, Benetech will serve as a direct access point for conveyor-belt deliveries. Benetech says more specific details will be share

Trichy: Several fruit vendors on NSB Road in Trichy were found using unstamped and tampered weighing scales during an inspection conducted by the labour department and Fort police on Saturday. Officials seized 11 unstamped tabletop weighing scales, 51 counterweights and 13 non-standard weights. The inspection carried out after customers complained that vendors were cheating them with faulty weighing scales. Ravichandran, a resident of Srirangam, said he purchased 2kg of rambu

"The first summer harvesting campaign for Zetapack's AGV50 and AGV50 Plus weighing machines has concluded with excellent results. Successfully installed and tested at major production sites in Spain, France, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic, the two machines have demonstrated their high performance in the field within the fruit and vegetable supply chain in terms of dosing accuracy, operational speed, and reduction in giveaway," stated Nicola Antonacci, sales manager at Ze

The Department of Consumer Affairs has launched a nationwide capacity-building initiative for Legal Metrology Officers across the country following the decriminalisation of provisions of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and the introduction of wide-ranging reforms under the Act and Rules, including the Jan Vishwas reforms and measures to promote ease of doing business. The specialised training programme is designed particularly for frontline Legal Metrology Officers of the State

Ghaziabad: Police in the Kavinagar area have busted an inter-state gang allegedly involved in stealing steel reinforcement rods from construction companies by manipulating weighbridge readings using electronic chips and remote devices. Four alleged members of the gang have been arrested, and police have recovered a truck carrying around 42,000 kg, or 42 tonnes, of steel rods. The arrested accused have been identified as Musarruf of Hapur, Osama of Meerut, Imran of Bulandshahr

Weighing System A recent on-site evaluation of Ammann’s as1 Loadout and Weighing system demonstrated improved asphalt plant processes. The as1 Loadout system manages the movement and loading of trucks at an asphalt plant. The as1 Weighing system records the weight of outgoing asphalt and incoming materials, including reclaimed asphalt. The Loadout and Weighing system modules were evaluated on a competitive plant in Switzerland. The facility operates three truck scales – two f

Pralhad Joshi, Union minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. (Photo/File) The Department of Consumer Affairs has opened applications for eligible organisations seeking recognition as Government Approved Test Centres (GATCs), which verify commercial weighing and measuring equipment used in trade across the country. Applications can be submitted through the department’s online portal at emaap.gov.in/gatc until 31 August 2026 at 5pm IST. The application wind

The successor to the checkweigher Econus® combines cost-effective in-line weight control with the excellent Blue HMI user interface. The new checkweigher Essentus® Advanced L combines the proven reliability of the checkweigher Econus® – of which more than 2,000 are installed worldwide – with modern features for operation, analysis and Connectivity. By performing automatic weight checks during the ongoing production process, the system helps manufacturers to ensure product qua

The Hidden Role of Precision Foil Resistors in High-Reliability Motion Sensing Abstract Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) accelerometers have transformed motion sensing over the last two decades. Today, they are embedded in everything from smartphones and wearables to aircraft navigation systems, autonomous vehicles, industrial monitoring equipment, defense platforms, and geophysical exploration tools. Despite rapid advances in sensor technology, one engineering challen