Drum tipper
01 September, 2009 | Flexicon Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited
Flexicon’s Tip-Tite drum tipper seals drums against a discharge cone, tips the drum, mates the cone against a gasketted connection and discharges bulk material dust-free through a slide gate valve.
Cold room/freezer rack protection
01 September, 2009 | Arbon Equipment Pty Ltd
Protecting pallet racks in cold rooms or freezers (down to –34 °C) is possible with LT Rack Sentry - a reformulation of Sentry Protection Products’ energy-absorbing rack protectors that has been specifically engineered to absorb collision impacts in colder environments.
Vertical lift bin tippers
01 September, 2009 | Wrightway Products
The Wrightway Products vertical lift bin tipper allows users to simply open the door, locate the full container on the cradle, close the door and press a button to empty contents at whatever height is needed.
Pallet wrapper
01 September, 2009 | Primepac Automation
The Autopac 1525RC pallet wrapper can have a remote control facility installed so the whole process of pallet wrapping can be achieved from the forklift driver’s seat. The device continues wrapping automatically while the forklift operator is picking up the next pallet for wrapping. This streamlines the whole process, increasing output capacity and improving efficiency.
Conveyor belting
01 September, 2009 | Intralox Australia Pty Ltd
Intralox has partnered with Mol Belting Systems to become the exclusive provider of ThermoDrive conveyor belting. ThermoDrive belting is a positive-drive, low-tension belting with a continuous, easy-to-clean surface.
Hygienic high-speed door
01 September, 2009 | DMF International Pty Ltd
The Efaflex SRT-EC high-speed roll door has been designed for internal applications requiring stringent hygiene control.
Spiral conveyor belt
01 September, 2009 | Locker Group
Ashworth Bros has introduced a 1½″ pitch Omni-Pro link to extend the line of spiral/turn-curve conveyor belts. The Omni-Pro 150 retains the same design features that allow the belt to minimise cage bar wear, maintenance costs and downtime in demanding high-tension spiral applications.
2- and 3-wire DC stainless steel inductive sensors
31 August, 2009 | Turck Australia Pty Ltd
Turck has released a complete line of 2- and 3-wire DC ArmorGuard stainless steel front face inductive sensors. The line includes 8, 12, 18 and 30 mm barrel diameters with 1.5 to 10 mm achievable sensing distances.
Dissolved CO2 in wine and beverages
31 August, 2009 | Metrohm Australia & New Zealand
The CarboQC is a portable, robust measuring instrument for the determination of dissolved CO2 in beverages. The analysis is based on the multiple volume expansion method to eliminate the influence of other dissolved gases such as air or nitrogen. The instrument is accurate, simple to operate, requires low sample volumes and provides rapid results.
Air compressors
31 August, 2009 | Enerquip Pty Ltd
Ceccato’s range of screw-type air compressors range from 4 to 15 kW. The Ceccato’s Weg motors boast the EC’s EFF1 efficiency ranking and IP55 for protection against dust and jets of water. These Italian air compressors also meet Australia’s mandatory energy efficiency performance standards (MEPS).
Texture analysis
31 August, 2009 | Thermo Fisher Scientific
Texture analysis is primarily concerned with the evaluation of mechanical characteristics where a material is subjected to a controlled force from which a deformation curve of its response is generated. These mechanical characteristics in food can be further subdivided into primary and secondary sensory characteristics.
pH measurement
31 August, 2009 | Testo Pty Ltd
Testo has a range of HACCP-certified pH instruments: the testo 206 range as well as the testo 205.
Presence sensors
31 August, 2009 | Rockwell Automation Australia
The Allen-Bradley 42JS VisiSight Photoelectric Sensor series features a visible light source for ease of alignment and a rapid 1 ms response time. These presence sensors are suitable for general-purpose detection applications in the packaging, assembly and materials handling industries.
Food machinery lubricant
31 August, 2009 | Lubrication Engineers Pty Ltd
Food and beverage manufacturers need machinery lubricants to be clean, translucent and approved for incidental food contact, as well as non-tacky for frequent washdown of equipment. Lubrication Engineers’ Sheerplex food grade lubricant is a multipurpose grease that meets all of these needs.
Manual handling kits
31 August, 2009 | SI Instruments
SI Instruments has developed a manual handling kit, suitable for testing a variety of job tasks in the workplace to maintain a safe environment for employees.
