Pre-made culture plates
01 April, 2009 | 3M Food Safety
Petrifilm count pPlates come in a ready-to-use format, removing the procedure of media preparation. Quality control is simplified with each batch of plates accompanied with a Quality Assurance Certificate from the 3M ISO 9002 certified manufacturing facility.
Compostable extruded tube netting
01 April, 2009 | BioPak
BioPak has launched BioNet compostable extruded net tubing.
Handheld hygro-thermometer
01 April, 2009 | Practical Control Solutions
The GFTH95 digital hygro-thermometer is suitable for fast response measurements of atmospheric humidity and temperature in EDP rooms, storage rooms and production rooms, as well as for checking the performance of air conditioning and cooling plant.
International quality management standard
01 April, 2009 | Intertek SAI Global
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released the revised standard ISO 9001:2008, Quality management systems.
Turck inclinometer
01 April, 2009 | Turck Australia Pty Ltd
Turck has introduced a dual-axis inclinometer sensor for angular tilt detection. The sensors feature compact rectangular housings and may be mounted at ±10, ±45, ±60 and ±85° angles.
Inline tunnel freezer
01 April, 2009 | Milmeq Pty Ltd
The Starfrost Starlite Turbo ‘individually quick freeze’ (IQF) inline tunnel freezer range combines compactness with a fully accessible stainless steel design.
Electromechanical drive
01 April, 2009 | Festo Limited
The EGSA linear actuator features a spindle-driven cantilever axis. The EGSA reduces cycle times to the minimum. High-performance mechanical components and a wide choice of motors ensure the device suits the needs of any application.
Beverage filler servicing
01 April, 2009 | HBM Packaging Technologies
HBM Packaging Technologies has appointed LWA Engineering as its contract service provider for the SBC range of filling machinery. SBC beverage filling machines are widely used in the wine industry throughout Australia and New Zealand with a local installed base of 30+ machines.
Hydra-Cell industrial pumps
01 April, 2009 | Hydra-Cell Pumps Limited
Hydra-Cell pumps can handle recycled fluids with particles in suspension of up to 500 µm.
Eyewash station
01 April, 2009 | Graintec Pty Ltd
The Aero Eyewash Station works quickly, is easy to use and is easy to see. The station features a dust-proof drop down cover, eye-wash applicators and a mirror and is wall mountable.
Food service spray rinse gun
01 April, 2009 | Enware Australia Pty Ltd
The FS729 Ultra Rinse food service gun carries both the WaterMark to AS/NZS 3718 and WELS 6 Star Water Efficiency Rating. It features a nominal flow rate of 4 L/min and achieves the benchmark of California’s pre-rinse spray valve specifications, introduced to save both water and energy.
Cheese brine purification
01 April, 2009 | Pall (Australia) Pty Ltd
Reliable microbial stabilisation of brine to reduce the risk of cheese contamination from spoilage or pathogenic microorganisms during brine salting is now possible with the Pall Microflow XL membrane system.
Online particle analyser
01 April, 2009 | Particle & Surface Sciences Pty Ltd
The POLA 3000 is a system for online particle analysis that integrates a number of different components into one complete unit. The system is based on an image analysis principle and has a charge coupled device built inside the unit. It also has a computer in the form of a chip inside so that no external PCs are required.
Real-time process control for food processors
01 April, 2009 | Omni Instruments
Real-time process control for food manufacturing has come closer, due to pioneering research work at University College Dublin into viscosity measurement techniques for characterising the flow and mixability of highly non-Newtonian fluids. At the heart of the researchers’ experiments is the TorqSense transducer made by Sensor Technology in Oxon, which monitors the constantly changing flow characteristics of materials as diverse as tomato sauce, chocolate, pasta sauce and chicken tikka massala as they are mixed.
Fresh-cut produce dryer
01 April, 2009 | Key Technology Australia Pty Ltd
Key Technology has redesigned its Auto Dryer for removing moisture from fresh-cut produce to enhance shelf life. Available in one-, two-, and four-drum configurations, the Auto Dryer features a larger 980 mm diameter drum that increases production throughput and new electronics that improve reliability and simplify operation.
