Materials handling & storage and supply chain

2019 fresh food safety guidelines released

09 July, 2019

Following on from recent contamination and tampering incidents, an updated version of the Guidelines for Fresh Produce Food Safety has been released by FPSC A-NZ.


7 risks in the food supply chain

05 July, 2019 | Supplied by: SAI Global

SAI Global has highlighted that safety failures in the food supply chain can have serious, potentially life-threatening consequences, and says that more needs to be done to protect consumers.


IB Pallets international-size customs-ready plastic pallets

25 June, 2019 | Supplied by: IB Pallets

IB Pallets has a range of international-size, food-safe, hygienic plastic pallets for high global efficiencies.


SMC EX600 wireless manifold (EX600-W)

20 June, 2019 | Supplied by: SMC Australia | New Zealand

The SMC EX600 wireless manifold (EX600-W) is a decentralised solution suitable for robotic applications in the food and beverage industries.


Packaging system protects palletised organic products

18 June, 2019 | Supplied by: BEUMER Group Australia Pty Ltd

Organic food manufacturing company Davert GmbH installed the BEUMER stretch hood to protect its products from dust and pests during storage and transport.


BMA Belting Volta Metal Detectable hygienic conveyor belting

07 June, 2019 | Supplied by: Brendma (Aust) Pty Ltd

BMA Belting Australia in conjunction with Volta Belting presents the Volta Metal Detectable (MD) series of hygienic positive-drive conveyor belting.


Choosing a conveying system for bulk solid materials

04 June, 2019 by David Boger, Vice President, Global Business Development and Marketing, Allen Powell, Regional Applications Engineer, Paul Sattler, Senior Technical Applications Engineer | Supplied by: Flexicon Corporation (Aust) Pty Ltd

The choice between dilute phase pneumatic conveying, tubular cable conveying and flexible screw conveying is not always clear. The pros and cons are discussed.


Mitsubishi FB13-20TCB series 3-wheel electric forklift trucks

30 May, 2019 | Supplied by: MLA Holdings Pty Ltd

The Mitsubishi series of 3-wheel electric forklift trucks features a compact design and good manoeuvrability.


Sterling Systems & Controls Affordable Batching Controller

29 May, 2019 | Supplied by: Sterling Systems and Controls Inc

Sterling Systems & Controls' Affordable Batching Controller is a semiautomatic batching system that provides automated operator instructions/prompting, ingredient validation and lot tracking, and automatic weighing with over/under tolerance control.


Hyster UT Series lift trucks

28 May, 2019 | Supplied by: Hyster-Yale Asia-Pacific Pty Ltd

Hyster is introducing to Asia–Pacific its UT Series of diesel or dual-fuel counterbalance lift trucks, pallet trucks and stackers in six different capacities from 1.5 to 3.5 tonnes.


Where is my cream cake?

27 May, 2019 by Paul Eastwood*, CEO, Pollen Consulting Group | Supplied by: Argon & Co ANZ

Australia's fresh food supply chain has limitations; Pollen Consulting Group CEO discusses why it is easier to find his desired cream cake in the UK.


Schmalz SCPM compact ejector

24 May, 2019 | Supplied by: Schmalz Australia Pty Ltd

The Schmalz SCPM compact ejector can be integrated directly into the vacuum gripping system thanks to its slim, lightweight design.


NORD Drivesystems drive solutions

15 May, 2019 | Supplied by: NORD Drivesystems (Aust) Pty Ltd

Intelligent drive technology is the prerequisite for digitalisation and automation of production.


Cobots are the future of manufacturing

02 May, 2019

Universal Robots, a collaborative robots (cobots) manufacturer, will showcase collaborative man and machine workforce solutions at National Manufacturing Week 2019.


Flexco Novitool Aero Press

01 May, 2019 | Supplied by: Flexco Australia

Flexco's Novitool Aero Press offers splice times of 8–12 minutes.


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