Posted: May 21, 2013  |  By: Unitherm Food Systems Inc

Improving flavour and shelf life

‘Tunnel of fire’ pasteurising and flash roasting systems colour, sear and surface-pasteurise the product. Because of the speed of the process, complete surface pasteurising and searing is achieved, yield loss is minimal and a long shelf life is ensured. Read more »

Posted: May 20, 2013  |  By: Biocatalysts Ltd

Pectinase 872L keeps fruit firm

When approached by a customer to increase the firmness of strawberry pieces in yoghurt, Biocatalysts developed Pectinase 872L, which works by catalysing the hydrolysis of the methyl ester bonds in pectin, releasing free carboxyl groups. Read more »

Posted: May 8, 2013  |  By: HBM Packaging Technologies

Homebrew hobby to commercial success in 20 years

The Avery Brewing Co has quickly grown from brewmaster Adam Avery’s homebrew hobby to a successful medium-sized brewery, which required a significant change in production and bottling techniques. Read more »

Posted: May 7, 2013  |  By: Enmin Pty Ltd

Enmin strikes gold in West Africa

A gold mine in West Africa was the last place Enmin Engineers expected to discover a Series 1 model of one of their Electromagnetic Vibratory Feeders. Read more »

Posted: May 6, 2013  |  By: Energy Action

Grant assistance pays off for Mars

Mars Food Australia has won a $190,866 grant with help from Energy Action’s Activ8+ team. The company was seeking funding to assist with an energy-efficient lighting upgrade costing more than $570,000. Read more »

Posted: May 1, 2013  |  By:

Preventing sulfide contamination in the brewery

An automatic, continuous analysis solution can be used to immediately divert contaminated reclaimed CO2 from use in beer bottle purging as well as provide feedback control for the sulfur removal processing time. Read more »

Posted: Apr 30, 2013  |  By: Toyota Material Handling Australia Pty Ltd

Mr Mushroom commissions second forklift

Perth’s first specialist mushroom wholesaler has added a second Toyota forklift to his fleet on the strength of Toyota’s dual-fuel capability and service support. Read more »

Posted: Apr 23, 2013  |  By: Infor Global Solutions (ANZ) Pty Ltd

New ERP provider for ice-cream icon

Infor has announced a deal with iconic Australian company Peters Ice Cream to implement a complete ERP system in just seven and a half months. Read more »

Posted: Apr 9, 2013  |  By: Heat and Control Pty Ltd

Keeping the crunch while raising productivity

Cape Cod Potato Chips was faced with a conundrum: how do you squeeze higher output from the same floor space without changing product quality or ruining the charm of a popular tourist destination? Read more »

Posted: Apr 2, 2013  |  By: Hanovia

Korean brewery sees the light

The Hite Brewery Company installed 25 Hanovia UV water disinfection systems at its Massan and Gangwan plants. The UV systems ensure water used in the production processes remains free from microbial contamination, ensuring a high-quality product. Read more »

Posted: Mar 28, 2013  |  By: Teralba Industries

Keeping things cool with heat exchangers

Teralba installed a Dimpleflo heat exchanger to replace an existing plate-type unit used to cool food products. This has reduced the maintenance interval to once per year and the total gasket cost is less than half the cost of the plate heat-exchanger gaskets. Read more »

Posted: Mar 19, 2013  |  By: Pitt & Sherry

14-month turnaround for dairy processing facility

Engineering consultancy pitt&sherry met a rigorous design and development project timeline to accommodate the opening of the new $80 million Tasmanian Dairy Products processing facility in Smithton, Tasmania. Read more »

Posted: Mar 18, 2013  |  By: Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures

Sixteen years of nonmetallic success

The Abita Brewing Company first selected Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures 16 years ago. The brewery’s state-of-the-art facility features a 10-year-old Stahlin N series enclosure that still performs well in the corrosive environment. Read more »

Posted: Mar 15, 2013  |  By: Toyota Material Handling Australia Pty Ltd

Raising the roof on wine distribution

Toyota Material Handling Australia helped engineer a solution to find the most efficient packing and picking methods for Rathbone Wine Group’s inner-Melbourne distribution centre. Read more »

Posted: Mar 15, 2013  |  By: HBM Packaging Technologies

Packaging line for ambitious Vietnamese dairy project

Hanoi-based TH Milk Group has commissioned Benco Pack to install a new form-fill-seal packaging line equipped with an Integrated Sleeve Applicator (ISA). Read more »

Posted: Mar 15, 2013  |  By: OFS - Operations Feedback Systems

Labelmakers extends OFS rollout

Having used OFS software on six presses in its label-printing plant, Labelmakers recently decided to extend its OFS rollout at its Somerton facility in Victoria. Read more »

Posted: Mar 13, 2013  |  By: Hennessy

Tradition and street art collide on limited edition bottle

Hennessy has collaborated with legendary graffiti artist Futura to produce the Hennessy VS Futura limited edition bottle. Read more »

Posted: Mar 12, 2013  |  By: Hydramet Pty Ltd

Britannia rules the public sewerage system

In order to comply with its trade effluent consent and ensure protection of human health, Britannia Food Ingredients selected Analytical Technology’s products to monitor water quality and suspended solids. Read more »

Posted: Mar 8, 2013  |  By: OFS - Operations Feedback Systems

Measuring OEE at greenfield plastics-moulding site

Operations Feedback Systems (OFS) has gone live at the Food Plastics Co’s greenfield moulding facility in Campbellfield, Victoria. Read more »

Posted: Mar 7, 2013  |  By: HBM Packaging Technologies

Depositors keep food dips flowing

Riggs Autopack recently installed an automatic depositor line and transfer pumps for Zorba Delicacies, an established UK manufacturer of chilled dips and deli products. Read more »


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