Avoiding major slip-ups
16 January, 2018 | Supplied by: Spill ProSpill management is an ongoing challenge for the Australian food industry. Due to the range of spill types and the circumstances where they can occur, it pays for businesses to invest the time and resources to develop effective spill management plans.
Olympus Magna-Mike 8600 portable thickness gauge
11 January, 2018 | Supplied by: Olympus Australia Pty LtdThe Olympus Magna-Mike 8600 portable thickness gauge is suitable for quality control testing of plastic and glass packaging material from as little as 0.001 mm up to 25.4 mm but can be extended to other non-ferrous products such as aluminium, paper, wood and foam containers or detecting air bag tear seams.
NZ stopping Italian stink bugs at its sea ports
11 January, 2018In New Zealand the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has introduced new treatment requirements to stop brown marmorated stink bugs moving into New Zealand via sea containers from Italy.
ViTAM-124P 24″ IP66/IP69K Stainless Steel Display
01 January, 2018 | Supplied by: Interworld Electronics and Computer IndustriesThe ViTAM-124 Series stainless steel touch panels are fully sealed with a 24″ wide screen and meet IP66/IP69K requirements. To comply with IP66/IP69K standards the ViTAM-124 Series use M12 sealed connectors for all I/O connections. The result is a display that can withstand high-pressure hose-down cleaning.
PhD candidate finds potential alternative to milk pasteurisation
21 December, 2017A PhD candidate at Deakin University has found a way to preserve milk for more than six weeks while also increasing its nutritional value.
Cooper-Atkins TravAlert Plus Data Logger Kit 23900
21 December, 2017 | Supplied by: Cooper-AtkinsCooper-Atkins' TravAlert Plus Data Logger Kit 23900 is a temperature recording device.
PCR detection kit for Enterobacteriaceae
21 December, 2017 | Supplied by: Bio-Rad Laboratories Pty LtdThe iQ-Check Enterobacteriaceae PCR Detection Kit by Bio-Rad is intended for the detection of Enterobacteriaceae in infant formula and related raw ingredients as well as environmental samples.
Allen-Bradley Bulletin 871FM miniature, metal, flat-pack, inductive proximity sensors
20 December, 2017 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation AustraliaThe Bulletin 871FM sensors’ 8 mm and 14 mm stainless steel rectangular housings can be installed in low-profile, space-critical applications.
KROHNE stainless steel housing option for the OPTIFLUX, OPTISENS and SMARTPAT series
20 December, 2017 | Supplied by: KROHNE Australia Pty LtdKROHNE has announced a hygienic stainless steel housing option for the IFC 100 signal converter for the OPTIFLUX series electromagnetic flowmeters, MAC 100 for OPTISENS analytical sensors and SMARTMAC 200 operating unit for SMARTPAT analytical sensors.
CSPI opposes faster poultry line speeds
20 December, 2017 by Nichola MurphyThe National Chicken Council's (NCC) aim to allow poultry producers to slaughter and process chickens with no limit on line speeds has caused controversy, with watchdog groups opposing it on grounds of food safety.
Eat, drink and be merry, but remember that larger wine glasses hold more wine
15 December, 2017With the Christmas break looming it is worth knowing that wine glass sizes are seven times bigger now than they were 300 years ago. And the increase in size has been fastest in the last 20 years.
Rheolution CoaguSens and ElastoSens real-time analytics
13 December, 2017 | Supplied by: NovonesisAimed at cheesemakers, Rheolution's CoaguSens and ElastoSens products offer real-time analytics of the milk coagulation process.
JVL ServoStep integrated stepper motors
12 December, 2017 | Supplied by: Motion Technologies Pty LtdThe ServoStep integrated stepper motor family, from JVL, features a wide range of options and will thus fit into all possible user applications, according to the company.
Vaisala HUMICAP Humidity and Temperature Probes
12 December, 2017 | Supplied by: Vaisala Pty LtdThe Vaisala HUMICAP Humidity and Temperature Probes HMP4, HMP5, HMP7 and HMP8 and the Temperature Probe TMP1 are a set of interchangeable smart probes for humidity measurements in demanding environments.
Inline mixer efficiency and energy optimisation
11 December, 2017 | Supplied by: Sensor Technology LtdEnergy savings in inline mixing operations can save processors money and improve efficiency.
