FB*PROPAK non-heat pasteurisation technology
30 June, 2014With a lot of talk in the beverage industry about non-heat pasteurisation, FB*PROPAK announces a method said to be more efficient, more beneficial and more compact than other alternatives on the market. The company offers non-invasive alternatives to heat-based pasteurisation, preserving the organoleptic integrity of the raw materials and the finished product.
Matrix Process Alfa Laval Widegap plate heat exchanger
18 June, 2014Matrix Process has announced the Alfa Laval Widegap Plate Heat Exchanger, which is suitable for media with particles, fibrous inclusions and other suspended solids.
FB*PROPAK AVE - EFS filling machine
25 May, 2014With a lot of talk in the beverage industry about non-heat pasteurisation, FB*PROPAK announces a method claimed to be more economic, more efficient, more beneficial and more compact than other alternatives.
SPX Seital separators
15 May, 2014SPX supplies separators and clarifiers that are said to be based on advanced disk stack design and high mechanical efficiency.
Centec Rhotec in-line density monitor
31 March, 2014The Rhotec in-line density monitor continuously measures the density of liquids. Centec, a German-based company, designed the Rhotec for maximum sensitivity and high accuracy.
NORD gearmotors get the job done for TMCI Padovan
20 February, 2014Searching for a solution to replace a traditional vacuum filter, a well-known Italian producer tested TMCI Padovan's Dynamos machine, supplied with NORD gearmotors. Happy with the test, the company installed the Dynamos machine.
Tetra Pak juice pasteurisation process
19 February, 2014Tetra Pak has developed a juice pasteurisation process that it says saves up to 20% on energy consumption. The process improves efficiency by reducing the temperature of the second pasteurisation process from 95 to 80°C.
Advances in aseptic beverage filling
19 February, 2014Aseptics have now breached the final building block in a beverage bottling line with the incorporation of the stretch blow-moulding machine in the aseptic concept. Aseptics now extend from preform decontamination through the aseptic blow module and aseptic filler to the aseptic closer.
The growing trend for low-calorie waters
14 February, 2014The success of coconut water - which surged from zero in 2006 to an almost $1 billion business in North America and Europe by 2013 - could be just the first step in a massive emerging trend: healthy, natural, low-calorie waters taken directly from plants.
3M Purification Sanitary High Flow housing system
12 February, 20143M Purification has designed the Sanitary High Flow system for a variety of applications in the beverage market.
CCA expands juice production, sheds 28 jobs in SA
23 January, 2014Coca-Cola Amatil will transfer bottling and packaging operations from its Ramco facility to its Thebarton facility in Adelaide. The company will invest $2.9 million in the Adelaide facility and make 28 positions from the Ramco facility redundant.
Krones NitroHotfill hot-fill system
17 December, 2013Krones has released an updated version of its NitroHotfill process. This technology enables bottles to be produced with a minimised weight without featuring the typical vacuum panels.
Krones SyPro S sugar-dissolving and pasteurisation system
17 December, 2013Krones has revamped its sugar-dissolving and pasteurisation system. The entire SyPro S sugar preparation unit is modular in construction, so that it can be individually expanded as needed and adjusted to suit raw material qualities.
Krones EvoLite Bloc plastic bottle packaging system
11 December, 2013Krones' EvoLite Bloc comprises the EvoLite pack strapping machine which has been directly synchronised with the Robobox pack grouping station and the Modulpal Pro 1AD palletiser. Any non-conforming packs are removed from the flow by means of a rejection unit located at the transition to the Robobox. Electronic digital displays visually simplify any changeover to a different type of pack.
PepsiCo to more than double production in India by 2020
14 November, 2013PepsiCo has announced it will invest Rs. 33,000 crores (equivalent to US$5.5 billion) in India as part of plans to more than double production by 2020.
