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Chilling your juice
Summit Matsu Chilling Systems has provided a reliable cooling solution for Grove Fruit Juice, supplying the company with two air-cooled chillers that are used for process cooling at several stages of production.
[ + ]Beer and bone health
Researchers have found that beer is a significant source of dietary silicon with beers containing high levels of malted barley and hops being the richest in silicon. Silicon is implicated in bone health.
[ + ]PR Water recycling saves abattoir
The ultrafiltration system installed at Radford Meats with the assistance of an AusIndustry grant, is expected to recycle up to 90% of the water used at the abattoir.
[ + ]Disruptive technologies impact on packaging
The packaging landscape is set to change as new, disruptive technologies displace and replace current packaging options and solutions.
[ + ]Ten packaged goods trends for 2010
Animal lovers have something to cheer about in 2010 as market research firm Datamonitor predicts a banner year for products sporting the ‘free-range’ moniker as a growing number of food companies will be hailing humanely raised protein products. 2010 is also expected to be a big year for a new generation of biodegradable plastics that may succeed in greening the image of plastic water bottles.
[ + ]China takes steps to enforce food safety standards
With Chinese food exports growing, up from $4.5 billion in 1986 to $25.7 billion in 2006, the safety of food produced in China is becoming an increasingly international issue but the recent arrest of two managers of a Chinese milk producing company serves as a salient reminder that the new food safety laws are being enforced.
[ + ]Quality assurance incentives can reduce recall risks in supply chain for manufacturers
Global supply chains bring with them huge difficulties of assuring quality and ensuring supplier responsibility for their products. A different solution to this problem, suggested by Professor Luciana Echazu, revolves around the supplier's contract.
[ + ]Freezer choices can reduce costs and environmental impact
Energy efficiency is a major consideration for many food processors concerned about optimising operations without further impacting the environment. If processors can reduce their energy usage while maintaining production yield, food quality and equipment sanitation, they can achieve significant cost savings. Also, there are environmental and safety benefits to be gained if the quantity of refrigerant in their equipment can be reduced.
[ + ]Shrink sleeves for Wild Juice
Chadwicks has created three cartoon animal-themed shrink sleeves for Villa Drinks’ newly launched Wild Juice range.
[ + ]15% reduction in energy use at major Australian dairy plant
Process control, instrumentation and electrical engineering solutions provider MIPAC has successfully conducted a pilot at a major Australian Dairy plant that is claimed will lead to a significant reduction in carbon emissions.
[ + ]Dairy processor increases line capacity with speed and efficiency
DFA is a cooperative owned and operated by the 18,000 dairy farmers it serves. It is one of the most diversified US manufacturers of dairy products, food components and ingredients, and serves as a leader in formulating and packaging shelf-stable dairy products in cans and glass.
[ + ]Schweppes control in the can
When Schweppes Australia wanted to consolidate the process and logic control system in its Huntingwood production facility syrup room, a sophisticated automation and control system was chosen, based on the PlantPAx process control solution from Rockwell Automation.
[ + ]Detecting poultry contamination
Technology developed by US Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists that automatically scans poultry carcasses for contamination has been successfully tested in a commercial poultry plant.
[ + ]60,000 b/h Chinese brewery
Over the past two decades, the growth rate of China’s beer market has been gigantic and there is still no lean period in sight. For example, within a couple of years the Tsingtao Brewery will be brewing as much beer on its own as all of the breweries in Germany put together.
[ + ]Linfox’s new supply chain solution for Kraft
A smart storage system, designed to suit the high volume stock movement profile of one of Australia’s largest food manufacturers, is a key feature of Linfox’s new supply chain solution for Kraft.
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