Ovivo system overcomes stringent trade waste limits
16 February, 2012When the local council changed the criteria for discharge to local sewage treatment works, a New South Wales juice producer turned to Ovivo Australia to supply, construct and commission a new waste water treatment plant (WWTP) at its factory.
GoldPeg GPiCS mozzarella cooker stretcher
13 February, 2012GoldPeg’s GPiCS mozzarella cooker stretcher is a low-pressure, low-shear, direct steam injection, continuous cooking stretching system.
FPS coating applicators
13 February, 2012Heat and Control’s FPS tumble breaders, compact breaders and batter applicators have been designed to apply flour, cracker meal, any style of crumb (including Panko), sugar, spices, coconut and even potato sticks to various products.
Gold Peg RotaTherm direct steam injection continuous cooking system
12 February, 2012The RotaTherm direct steam injection continuous cooking system is available from Gold Peg International. It is suitable for cooking and processing food products such as processed cheese varieties (including high and low moisture), baby food, chunky sauces, purees, dips, pie fillers, taco meat, desserts and pet food.
GWE creates renewable energy from wastewater in Bangkok
09 February, 2012In rapidly growing cities throughout Australasia and the Asia-Pacific, space is at a premium, clean water supply is precious and global warming is a major issue. In these cities, food and beverage companies face challenges to minimise their physical and environmental footprints and therefore must choose technology wisely. GWE has provided a solution to these challenges for a Bangkok confectionery company.
Exair Deluxe Super Ion Air Knife kit
07 February, 2012Exair’s Deluxe Super Ion Air Knives are available in kits from Compressed Air Australia.
Phoenix Contact industrial tablet PC
06 February, 2012Phoenix Contact has available a 13.3″ touch screen industrial tablet PC.
Key Technology’s wet spinach sorting system
04 February, 2012Key Technology has introduced its wet spinach sorting system for frozen and canned spinach processing lines. The system includes an Iso-Flo dewatering shaker, Flo-Belt and Manta sorter with laser technology and top and bottom cameras to inspect wet spinach after washing.
Banner Engineering EZ-light TL50 beacon tower light
12 January, 2012Micromax Sensors and Automation has available an addition to Banner Engineering’s line of lighting and indicators, the EZ-Light TL50 beacon tower light - a hybrid of the company’s TL50 tower and K50 beacon lights.
Posital Optocode Profinet I/O encoders
20 December, 2011Posital has introduced improved Profinet I/O encoders which, according to the V4 profile, support IRT, RT and NRT data transfer (isochronous real time/real time/non-real time). The revised encoders feature an Ertec200-based platform and reach cycle times as low as 1 ms (IRT) and 10 ms (RT).
Continuous, rather than batch, heating of liquids and semisolids
25 November, 2011Microwave volumetric heating could deliver cost benefits, slash energy consumption and increase efficiency in the food processing industry.
Haydon Kerk G4 36 mm linear actuator
03 November, 2011The Haydon Kerk G4 36 mm linear actuator, is claimed to have a 20% higher output force that allows the 36 mm to replace larger 42 and 46 mm units. It includes a special adaptor plate to allow ‘drop-in’ replacement of larger units.
Boge BC series converters for oil-free compressed air generation
02 November, 2011Boge has launched the BC series converters that are claimed will cost-effectively assist users to efficiently produce absolutely oil-free compressed air to Class 0 (ISO 8573-0) quality.
Eichner MGB (multifunctional gate box)
01 November, 2011The Eichner MGB (multifunctional gate box) is an interlocking guard system for the protection of safety doors on machines and systems. Linked to machine controls, the opening of the access door via the MGB will be prevented until the machine has safely stopped.
Class 0 compressed air for the food processing and pharmaceutical industries
27 October, 2011 by Dino AlessioClass 0 compressed air ensures higher product purity and process integrity, minimising the risk of oil contamination being transferred directly to a product being manufactured or interfering with the operation of equipment. Dino Alessio, compressor engineer and National Sales Manager at CAPS Australia, reviews the international standard for compressed air quality and the technology to provide Class 0 air.
