Bakery mix-up has great results

As part of a £2.5 million project to improve its production flexibility to accommodate its broadening portfolio of bakery ingredient premixes, British Bakels looked to Matcon for a solution.

NBE ProductSaver product recovery system range

The ProductSaver line of product recovery systems from National Bulk Equipment (NBE) has been designed to provide automated, controlled removal of free-flowing liquids or flow-resistant wet contents from their packaging.

Dust Hood for Flexicon Bulk Bag Dischargers

Turck Q175 UHF read/write head

Designed to communicate with multiple data carriers, the Q175 uses both HF and UHF RFID technologies. Turck says this capability allows it to expand its RFID technology to accommodate diverse industrial production and logistics processes.

Pronal palletising gripper tubes

The Pronal palletising gripper tubes range from Air Springs Supply is designed for rapid automated bottling and packaging tasks while also enabling efficient handling of new-generation complexly shaped bottles and flasks.

Toyota opens Tasmanian forklift branch

Toyota Material Handling has opened a new forklift branch in Connector Park, Kings Meadows in Launceston. Toyota forklifts were previously sold and serviced in Tasmania by an independent dealer.

Ammeraal Beltech Pop-up flight for conveyors

The pop-up flight pops up at the foot of the conveyor incline to support the food as it moves up the elevator. Once the product has been successfully discharged, the flight pops down again so an automatic scraper can clean up the belt.

Gear up to reduce downtime and running costs in the boning room

Upgrading old powered roller technology to a modular belt design driven by a highly efficient drive package has reduced the downtime and running costs in a major NZ meat processing plant.

CHEP Australia crate dryer

CHEP Australia has launched a crate dryer that it claims delivers an 80% drier crate. The centrifugal dryer technology has been installed at CHEP’s Scoresby service centre in Victoria.

10-year study explores supply chain optimisation

A joint 10-year research study has revealed how supply chain integration is a critical strategy for businesses today. The Project Noah study is a joint venture of GS1 Australia and the University of Melbourne.

Mettler Toledo PFA569lift Floor Scale with platform

The Mettler Toledo PFA569lift Floor Scale is a stainless steel floor scale with an easy-to-lift platform for simplified washdown in hygienic applications. The platform is built so one person can safely lift the platform manually.

ALDI adopts new-generation CHEP crate

ALDI Australia has adopted CHEP's new-generation re-usable plastic crate. The Gen 3 crate was developed in consultation with the retailer and was launched at ALDI's Salisbury store in Brisbane.

VSS VacMount vacuum-mounted vibrator

Vibration Systems & Solutions has a method of holding a vibrator securely to the hopper wall by vacuum. This means that it can be used on any solid-walled container just as a normal vibrator.

Heat and Control FastBack FDX Force Displacement drives

FastBack FDX Force Displacement drives are reportedly 40% smaller than comparable inertia drive horizontal motion conveyors and convey up to 1100 kg.

Supplement producer mixes with the best

In 2004, Manumixx was producing around nine tonnes of product per week, with seven operating personnel. Looking to aggressively expand its operations, Manumixx purchased an IBC Blending & Discharge System from Matcon.