Leepack rotary vacuum fill-seal machine
28 October, 2009 | Perfect Packaging
The Leepack RT-8BT-8VF rotary vacuum fill-seal machine has been designed for handling pre-made pouches. The machine operates by picking up an empty pouch which is stored in a magazine, transferring the pouch into grippers, opening the pouch, filling it with product, then transferring it into the chamber and then vacuuming the pouch. The machine then seals and cools the top seal, finally discharging the filled and vacuumed pouch.
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.
Biosensor for water, wine and food
22 October, 2009 | CleanFutures
CleanFutures AquaSens has secured funding to finalise prototypes and complete testing of a biosensor technology that is set to revolutionise the testing of water, wine and food throughout the world.
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.
Manual force test stand
22 October, 2009 | IDM Instruments
The Mark-10 TSB100 Manual Test Stand is suitable for quick and precise force measurement. The TSB100 replaces the previous TSB test stand and offers several enhancements, including a more rugged column and a larger baseplate.
Flaking mill
22 October, 2009 | Buhler Group
The Buhler Flaking Mill OLFB is a high-performance flaking mill designed for the flaking of broken soybeans and soft seeds like sunflower kernels, rapeseed and maize. Of course, other seeds and a wide range of different materials can also be processed.
Australian Standard for organic and biodynamic products
22 October, 2009 | Intertek SAI Global
The first ‘Australian Standard for organic and biodynamic products has been published. AS 6000-2009 Organic and biodynamic products outlines the minimum requirements to be met by growers and manufacturers wishing to label products ‘organic’ and ‘biodynamic’. It establishes an agreed set of procedures to be followed for the production, preparation, transportation, marketing and labelling of organic and biodynamic products, including food and processed food.
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.
Heavy-duty polyurethane seal
22 October, 2009 | Oz Seals
Oz Seal has developed a heavy-duty polyurethane seal, the Oz Ultra Performance Polymer that is claimed to be more flexible than the existing Oz Super Red Polymer. The Oz Ultra Performance Polymer is designed for use in heavy-duty hydraulic applications requiring high levels of precision positioning.
Lubricants for spiral freezers, coolers and proofers
22 October, 2009 | Locker Group
Ashworth Spiralube range is a complete line of specially formulated lubricants, claimed to reduce maintenance and increase the operating life of spiral freezers, coolers and proofers. The line includes food-grade penetrating oil, food-grade belt oil, food-grade bearing grease and gear oil. Each product is labelled to clearly identify the defined application and, when used at the recommended intervals, spiral performance can be optimised and the operating life increased.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
