Keeping factory air and premises clean
10 August, 2007 | Donaldson Australasia Pty Ltd
For businesses involved in handling or production of food products, keeping plant air free from dust, mist and fumes is fundamental to preserving worker health and wellbeing. Clean air is also vital to upholding the stringent cleanliness levels necessary for the provision of high quality food products.
Cleaning equipment
10 August, 2007 | Tennant Australia Pty Ltd
Tennant cleaning equipment claims to improve productivity, safety and site cleanliness. The scrubbers are AQIS and NSF approved and suitable for use in and around food processing areas.
Bottling soft drinks in PET
10 August, 2007 | KHS Pacific Pty Ltd
The KHS Innofill DRV is a filling system especially developed for the filling of soft drinks in PET bottles. Several versions of the Innofill DRV are available that are entirely oriented towards the product range to be filled by each beverage operation. From the 0.1 L PET bottle up to the 5 L size, this filler is capable of processing all bottle sizes and shapes. The maximum filling capacity of the Innofill DRV is 80,000 bottles/h.
Meat processing ingredients
10 August, 2007 | Novonesis
Chr Hansen's INNO 20/INNO 30 system can be used to standardise steaks in new forms. Operating processes are thereby optimised and offcuts minimised. In another application, the value from offcuts can be increased and in the best possible way prepare raw material for further processes.
Managing cockroaches
09 August, 2007 | Rentokil Pest Control
Cockroaches breed prolifically and can carry salmonella so it is vital to control them in any food preparation or processing areas.
Empty-bottle inspection for lower outputs
13 July, 2007 | Krones (Thailand) Co Ltd
Smaller wineries also need a high degree of dependability in their bottling operations, so Krones has come up with an empty-bottle inspector designed specifically for mid-tier applications. With a machine rating of up to 18,000 containers an hour, the Smartronic K 714 is an affordable inspector. It features high-resolution DART (distributed architecture for real time) camera technology and is operated from a 38 cm touch screen. Its space-saving dimensions enable it to be easily integrated into existing lines.
Pet food producer reduces dust by 99%
13 July, 2007 | Donaldson Australasia Pty Ltd
Bathurst Speciality Blending (BSB), a specialist in bulk preparation of dry pet food transported to Masterfoods for packaging, recently completed an evaluation of air quality at its factory. The aim was to eliminate future problems by eradicating excess dust from its operations.
Hygienic flowmeter
13 July, 2007 | Endress+Hauser Australia Pty Ltd
The Promass S Coriolis flowmeter is a robust, single-tube, stainless steel device. The design ensures a minimal sheering of the fluid and reduced pressure loss, with the benefit that this multivariable device simultaneously measures mass, volume, density, temperature and concentration in all food industry processes such as milk, cheese, yoghurt, beer, wine, mineral water, soft drinks, fruit and vegetable juices, oil, fat, margarine, chocolate, confectionary, cleaning agents and solvents with a minimum of product degradation.
Beef stock powders
13 July, 2007 | BJ Harris Trading Pty Ltd
BJ Harris Trading and NutraDry have launched two high quality 100% beef stock powders. BJH200 and BJH300 are instant beef stock powders (no carriers) made from Australian and New Zealand beef. They are instantly soluble and clear in solution. BJH200 has a light, rounded beef flavour that is very versatile and BJH300 is a premium beef stock powder that has a rich, meaty taste and aroma.
Flexible racking system
13 July, 2007 | Trilogiq Australia
Trilogiq's Lean Tek flexible racking system is a meccano set type concept that is said to provide quick results from design to installation. Assembly and adjustment of the flexible racking is quick, simple and reliable. The system includes flow racks, trolleys, workstations, towable carts and Lean manufacturing supermarkets.
M1 ERP software
13 July, 2007 | ECI Solutions Pty Ltd
Bowen & Groves has released a new version of its M1 enterprise resource planning (ERP) software.
Flooring technology
13 July, 2007 | BASF Construction Chemicals Australia Pty Ltd
Ucrete DP uses heavy-duty polyurethane resin technology that combines extreme floor durability with a non-slip finish.
Hybrid yeast
13 July, 2007 | AB Mauri
The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) has produced a hybrid wine yeast strain using non-GMO techniques to increase flavour and aroma diversity in wine, as well as increasing palate intensity, mouthfeel and fruit concentration. This stable hybrid strain, AWRI 1503, was developed by mating a closely related Saccharomyces kudriavzevii yeast with AWRI 838, which has the same parentage as the efficient, reliable fermenter Maurivin PDM.
Table talk
13 July, 2007 | Vibration Systems & Solutions (Australia) Pty Ltd
Using two electric vibrating motors has long been the usual method of getting a true vertical action in a vibrating table. This is a good system when the application doesn't change, but often the table may be used for many purposes. This then means that either a compromise is needed between the various applications or a variable speed motor is required.
Robotic partnering
13 July, 2007 | ABB Australia Pty Ltd
Recognising that few plant engineers within manufacturing companies have the prerequisite skills to integrate robots into existing and new plant, ABB Robotics has established its Partner Network of experienced experts in robotics and automation integration.
