Solid seal system
10 July, 2008 | Spray Nozzle Engineering
With the expandable bung/cam locking system, the Rack-it-Teer makes the wine racking process faster and uses less purging gas. It allows for the filling and emptying of 10 or more barrels to each bottle of purging gas used, assuming gas is used to fill or empty the wine barrel.
Seals eliminate caramelising around shafts
10 July, 2008 | Woodex Bearing Company Inc
MECO seals are custom-designed and manufactured to each application, and can retrofit most process equipment. The seals incorporate up to 6 mm of shaft run-out capacity into its seal designs. Seals are available either un-split or fully split, to permit installation without removal of drive or bearings.
On-conveyor metal detector
01 July, 2008 | Perfect Packaging
Mesutronic has released the Transmetron 05 CI, a metal detector suitable for inspecting products along a conveyor belt.
Cut-gate weigher
01 July, 2008 | Heat and Control Pty Ltd
The CG series weighers are suitable for manufacturers of coffee, ingredients and other dry granular product. They provide accurate gentle product handling and easy maintenance.
Modular heat exchanger
01 July, 2008 | Teralba Industries
Teralba has released the high-flow Dimpleflo Modublock heat exchanger for processing large volumes, up to 200 t of product/h and is capable of handling pressures of up to 40 bar.
Paperboard sample cutter
01 July, 2008 | IDM Instruments
The IDM Instruments Circular Hand Cutter is suitable for fast, precise and repetitious sample cutting of paper, paperboard, textiles and corrugated and solid fibreboard.
Flow sensor
01 July, 2008 | Festo Pty Ltd
Capable of operating as a standalone flow sensor, or as part of an MS6 service unit combination, the MS6-SFE features a clearly laid out, backlit LCD showing flow or consumption data combined with a choice of output options.
Lean production management
01 July, 2008 | GE Intelligent Platforms Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has available its latest version of its Proficy Tracker software that helps companies realise lean initiatives by managing the execution of orders and the related flow of materials.
Screw-feeder weigher
01 July, 2008 | Heat and Control Pty Ltd
Ishida’s multihead weigher with rotary screw feeder can provide the answer to weighing difficult-to-handle high adhesive products such as raw meat, raw fish and cooked pasta.
EMMS-ST motor controller
01 July, 2008 | Festo Pty Ltd
The EMMS-ST motors supplement the Festo range of electric drives and, together with the appropriate controller CMMS-ST, they provide a servo light solution. This combination offers fully controlled motion, optimum operating reliability and options for torque and force control.
Two-way drum pump
01 July, 2008 | Compressed Air Australia Pty Ltd
Exair’s mini reversible drum vac system is a liquid vacuum, capable of vacuuming 20 L in less than 10 s. With the turn of a knob, the pump empties the drum, eliminating the need for dumping.
Integrated aseptic packaging line
01 July, 2008 | Tetra Pak
Tetra Pak iLine is a high-performance aseptic carton packaging solution that takes line integration and automation technology to a new level due to its process control and information management system.
Sanitary metal detector
01 July, 2008 | JL Lennard Pty Ltd
The latest metal detector for the food processing and packaging industry from JL Lennard is the Apex 500, claimed to be the most sensitive, yet easy-to-operate metal detector available.
Dosing valve
01 July, 2008 | Air & Hydraulic Systems Pty Ltd
Valve manufacturer ASV Stübbe has introduced enhancements to its dosing valve, the ProfiDos 101.
Talking bar code scanner
01 July, 2008 | Visual Independence
Life just got a whole lot easier for Australia’s vision impaired with the release of a portable talking bar code scanner.

