Safety switching
22 October, 2009 | Rockwell Automation Australia
The Allen-Bradley Guardmaster 440P compact metal series of safety limit switches comprises 14 models and features a 2 m pre-terminated side- or bottom-entry cable and a rugged compact 22 mm metal housing. The safety limit switch series also boasts a broad choice of operator configurations, such as dome, roller or cross-roller plunger and short-roller lever. Each member of the 440P safety limit switch series is equipped with positively driven contacts, making them suitable for both safety and standard switching applications.
Intelligent distributed I/O and PLC system
22 October, 2009 | Automation Warehouse
VIPA Germany has released an intelligent, distributed I/O and PLC system named SLice IO, to cater for ‘per point’ low-density applications. The SLIO I/O system comes with a high-speed backplane that can be combined with VIPA’s 100 V, 200 V, 300 S and 500 S systems and future releases of SLIO CPUs.
Mixing control for bakers
22 October, 2009 | SPX FLOW TECHNOLOGY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
Baker Perkins has developed a new control system for Tweedy mixing systems - now renamed Tweedy2. Plant bakers using this definitive system for the Chorleywood process will benefit from improved consistency and quality of the baked product, plus enhanced efficiency and ease of use.
Continuous dry roaster
22 October, 2009 | JC Design Pty Limited
JC Design has designed, manufactured and installed a continuous dry roaster suitable for seeds, wheat, nuts, etc. The roaster is capable of producing up to 1000 kg/h of product at 12 min cook time.
Tank cleaning spray ball
22 October, 2009 | Tecpro Australia
The Mini Spray Ball provides cost-effective tank cleaning performance in a compact, zero-maintenance design
Wash down gun
22 October, 2009 | Tecpro Australia
Instant visual identification of high-temperature water outlets is now possible due to the brightly coloured, red version of the Ergonomic Wash Down Gun.
Gluten testing
21 October, 2009 | CI Sales & Service Pty Ltd
The Brabender Glutograph-E can be used for testing the rheological quality of wheat gluten. Gluten quality refers to the stretching and elastic properties of washed, wet gluten and of dry vital gluten when mixed with water to a dough consistency.
Palletiser
21 October, 2009 | JMP Engineering Pty Ltd
JMP Australia has released the K-Pal Palletiser which has the advantages of a layer palletiser, combined with the flexibility of a robotic palletiser. It is suitable for handling bulky and unstable packages.
Vertical conveying solutions
21 October, 2009 | JMP Engineering Ltd
Apollo VTS (vertical transport systems) spiral conveyors, spiral curves, vertical accumulation buffers, bucket elevators, monorail systems and product twisters are now available in Australia and New Zealand through JMP Engineering.
Bulk bag weigh batch eductor system
21 October, 2009 | Flexicon Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited
A bulk bag weigh batch eductor system, which loosens bulk solid material that has solidified during storage and shipment, discharges the material by weight and blends it into a liquid stream, has been released by Flexicon.
AOAC-RI validated E. coli O157:H7 test
21 October, 2009 | Arrow Scientific
Idaho Technology (ITI) has been granted Performance Tested Methods Status by the AOAC Research Institute (Certificate No 100901) for its E. coli O157:H7 test used with the RAPID LT Food Security System (FSS). The assay uses real-time PCR technology to identify the presence of E. coli O157:H7 in raw ground beef and uncooked spinach food samples.
Pans, trays and large products conveyor
21 October, 2009 | Locker Group
Ashworth Bros has released the Omni-Pro FlexLite conveyor belt that is a rugged, strong and lightweight belt for conveying pans, trays and large products. The belt is manufactured with the Omni-Pro link and utilises a very open 38 x 76 mm (fixed loop) flat wire overlay. The result is an efficient, lightweight belt with increased carrying capacity and a spiral/turn-curve tension rating of 180 kg for 100,000 cycles.
Tipping and emptying shipping containers
21 October, 2009 | Eurolift Pty Ltd
Elme has developed a method of using a reach stacker to tip shipping containers to empty them.This method is claimed to be suitable for any bulk materials which flow, including grain and coffee beans.
High-density storage system
21 October, 2009 | Schaefer Systems International Pty Ltd
The SSI Schaefer Orbiter Satellite System uses a unique power technology and incorporates new safety concepts.
End-of-line automation solutions
21 October, 2009 | Elettric80 Pty Ltd
Apart from cost efficiency, an important warehouse management issue is safety. The human factor often causes risks and accidents that are hard to foresee. These can be limited effectively through Elettric 80’s custom-made, end-of-line automation solutions.
