Exotic fruit development
28 October, 2009 | Uniquest Limited
An exotic fruit variety developed by The University of Queensland has received positive results from consumer testing and nutritional analysis.
Eco-friendly slider
28 October, 2009 | Zip-Pak Pty Ltd
The Zip-Pak Slider Advantage is a smaller slider solution designed with less material to reduce manufacturing costs and decrease a package’s environmental footprint.
Sunflower oil-based whipping agent
28 October, 2009 | Cognis Australia
Cream-filled cakes and desserts not only have to taste delicious and have a pleasant mouthfeel, they are also expected to be in line with the global wellness trend and health-oriented eating habits. However, many conventional dessert emulsifiers contain large amounts of saturated fats.
Manufacturing and R&D facility
28 October, 2009 | Tate & Lyle ANZ Pty Ltd
Tate & Lyle Food Systems has opened a $7 million manufacturing and research and development facility for the Asia-Pacific region in Wacol, Queensland.
Meat and poultry packing robot
28 October, 2009 | ControlVision Ltd
The Adept Technology Adept Quattro s650HS robot for high-speed food handling is USDA accepted for applications such as meat and poultry processing.
Oxidation management system
28 October, 2009 | Columbit Australia
Kalsec’s Duralox Oxidation Management Systems can be added to omega-3 oils to significantly improve oil stability to extend shelf life.
Non-dairy cheese analogue
28 October, 2009 | Cargill Australia
Cargill has launched a breakthrough innovation that enables the cost-effective production of a 100% non-dairy cheese analogue for pizza and other prepared food applications. The LygommeACH Optimum functional system replicates the functionality of dairy protein and replaces it fully at a cost advantage for the manufacturer.
Induction cap sealer
28 October, 2009 | Splatt Engineering Group
The Enercon Industries Super Seal Touch induction cap sealer offers increased sealing speeds, a completely reengineered cap inspection system, an intuitively designed touch-screen interface, simplified set-up and operation, and a host of capabilities for internal monitoring and remote network communications.
Metal detector
28 October, 2009 | JW Industrial Instruments Pty Ltd
The Lock Inspection Systems MET 30+ Universal metal detector is distributed in Australia by JW Industrial Instruments.
Lid cutting tool
28 October, 2009 | Chadwicks
Chadwicks tool bank now includes more than 400 cutting tools so the company can offer a multitude of uniquely shaped heat seal pre-cut lids.
Combined metal detector/checkweigher
28 October, 2009 | Dynamic Inspection Ltd
Dynamic Inspection, which manufactures metal detectors and checkweighers for use in the food processing industry in New Zealand and exports them internationally, has launched a truly integrated combination metal detection and checkweighing system.
Packaging and label inspection
28 October, 2009 | Industrial Photonics
PPT Vision has added the Right-Angle T-Series intelligent camera to its series of Impact smart cameras. The camera is paired with PPT Vision’s full Impact software suite, which solves challenging industrial vision applications such as product or feature inspection, location and identification. Impact smart cameras employ closely integrated vision software and hardware to deliver a sophisticated solution for vial inspection, label inspection, optical character recognition and many other machine vision applications.
Water-saving conveyor belt
28 October, 2009 | Habasit Australasia Ltd
Habasit has released a conveyor belt to the Australian market that is claimed will allow food processors to substantially cut the water required for cleaning purposes.
Container rinsers, sanitisers and cleaners
28 October, 2009 | HBM Packaging Technologies
The McBrady Engineering Orbit Bottle Rinser is a cleaning system that is mounted over the existing filler in-feed conveyor and is a self-supportive unit. It can be easily retrofitted to an existing filling line if required and is extremely compact.
Bagger
28 October, 2009 | ADM Packaging Automation
The ADM-X240 bagging machine features a Panasonic PLC that offers high-end quality program control and investment security. The ADM-X240 is custom built as a standard bagger to ADM specification. The provisions made by ADM make this up-gradable from a standard model to a special-purpose machine for applications to include zipper interface, four-edge seal, valve application and more.
