Case Studies
Linking equipment boosts production rates
Enmin, a designer and manufacturer of electromagnetic and electromechanical vibratory and product handling equipment, provided a turnkey solution that linked the roaster, the multihead weigher, VFFS, checkweigher and metal detector providing a productivity boost for a nut processor. [ + ]
Flowcrete flooring features in flour mill renovation
When US$800 million food producer Bakhresa Group renovated its ageing flour mill in Durban, South Africa, it specified a hardwearing epoxy floor. [ + ]
Robotic arms aid labelling and assembly
Looking for an automated, cost-effective way to produce its customers' products, TCI invested in 6-axis industrial robots to perform labelling and assembly tasks. [ + ]
Krones' NitroHotfill delivers compressed air savings
A NitroHotfill line from Krones has produced a 44% reduction in compressed air consumption for a Turkish tea processor. [ + ]
Jus de Fruits d'Alsace opts for aseptic line from Krones
When repackaging its sensitive products in PET bottles instead of in soft packages, French beverage company Jus de Fruits d'Alsace invested in a Contiform AseptBloc from Krones. [ + ]
Keeping 9300 pallets of meat cold
Refrigeration Services has supplied and installed an ammonia holding blast/freezer system which holds up to 9300 pallet spaces of boxed meat to Ralph's Meat Company. [ + ]
Seasoning kale chips more effectively
Canadian-based Brandneu Foods significantly reduced lead times for its popular range of kale chips by 75% after installing the high-performance tna intelli-flav OMS 5 at its plant in Toronto. [ + ]
Krones inspection technology maintains brewery's high standards
Seeking to upgrade the quality of its products, Pott's Brewery in Germany has installed inspection technology from Krones for its swing-stopper bottling line. [ + ]
Clarifier improves productivity for brewer
Italian brewer Brewfist's SPX Flow Seital clarifiers minimise oxygen pick-up and improve productivity. [ + ]
Euro Pumps tackles baked-on oven tar
Euro Pumps was asked by Commercial Wire Designs to see how well the company could clean baked-on tar from refurbished bakery racks. [ + ]
Flowfresh flooring meets the hygiene challenge for vegetable processor
When Chef's Pantry refurbished the vegetable processing area of its plant in Braeside, Victoria, it was imperative to ensure a hygienic environment that would maintain the freshness of its produce. [ + ]
HACCP flooring choice for White Rabbit Brewery
White Rabbit Brewery looked at the pros and cons of epoxy resin and polyurethane systems, two of the most common types of brewery floors, before settling on a bright Coral Red, antimicrobial-enhanced, polyurethane coating that meets the site's practical, hygienic and aesthetic requirements. [ + ]
Don’t let profits leak into thin air
A thorough air audit on an Australian food manufacturer's entire system has revealed some unexpected results. [ + ]
Powering homes with ice-cream waste
The sugary sludge consisting of sugar, fat and protein that is left behind after production line cleansing at a UK ice-cream manufacturing plant is to be transformed into bio-methane. This will then go to the National Grid to heat UK homes, thanks to the nearby Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facility. [ + ]
Busch vacuum system cuts energy consumption by 70%
At a German delicatessen company, a Busch central vacuum supply for the packaging machines has improved efficiency and reduced energy consumption by 70%. [ + ]