FOODesign batch-pro 12 series cookers and fryers for vegetable chips
20 October, 2014 | Supplied by: TNA Solutions Pty LtdFOODesign has launched its automated, hot oil batch-pro 12 series of cookers and fryers. The system is suitable for cooking root and other vegetable products, such as potato, carrot, taro, beetroot and parsnip chips.
Adam Equipment GBK bench checkweighing scale
20 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Adam Equipment (SE ASIA) Pty LtdThe Adam Equipment GBK bench checkweighing scale is suitable for verifying the weight of packaged fruits and vegetables or batching operations during food production.
No time for waste: technical developments in meat harvesting
17 October, 2014 by Geert Leenen | Supplied by: Marel Australia Pty Ltd
Meat harvesting, the process of optimally scraping residual meat off animal carcasses, is a fast-moving industry subject to many of the megaforces that will dominate both production and consumption in the near future.
Habasit HyCLEAN CIP system
16 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Habasit Australia and New ZealandThe HyCLEAN CIP System from Habasit is a modular, customised automatic cleaning system for the sanitation of plastic modular belts in hygiene-sensitive food processes.
TOMRA Sorting Solutions ZEA sensor-based corn sorter with second camera module
16 October, 2014TOMRA Sorting Solutions has expanded its ZEA sorter range developed for the seed and fresh corn industry. A second camera module has been added, enabling the inspection of both sides of the corn ear.
Double the efficiency for Brazilian brewer
16 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Krones (Thailand) Co LtdBrazil's second-largest brewing conglomerate, Grupo Petrópolis, ordered two identical breweries from Krones AG when it expanded in 2013-14. Both breweries have two filling lines and a capacity of six million hectolitres.
Nestlé invests $65m in Blayney pet food factory
15 October, 2014Nestlé Australia has increased production at its Purina factory in Blayney, NSW, after an injection of CHF 54 million (AU$65 million). The investment will reportedly create an additional 100 full-time jobs at the site.
Thermo Scientific Versa Teorema checkweigher for high-rate food can lines
13 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Thermo Fisher ScientificThe Thermo Scientific Versa Teorema checkweigher provides accurate operation at line rates up to 660 cans/min.
Wyma Vege-Polisher
09 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Wyma Engineering (NZ) LtdThe Wyma Vege-Polisher, available to growers throughout Australasia, is smarter, safer and more hygienic and maintenance friendly than the previous model.
Quality control for baked goods
08 October, 2014 | Supplied by: SICK Pty LtdManufacturers of baked goods are looking to make detailed improvements to the pre-packing quality control process to enable the rejection of items which lack the proper shape or colour, before they are packed.
Domino A520i continuous inkjet printer for washdown environments
01 October, 2014 | Supplied by: insignia Pty LtdDesigned for washdown environments, the A520i continuous inkjet printer uses marine-grade stainless steel (316), with IP66-rated fully sealed electronics from Domino's plenum airflow cooling system.
Interworld Electronics APC-3983 19″ Process Control Panel PC
01 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Interworld Electronics and Computer IndustriesThe APC-3983 Process Control Panel PC combines an Intel Atom motherboard with a 19″ 350 cd/m2 TFT LCD in a fanless black steel enclosure.
Vegetable production begins in Toshiba Clean Room Farm
30 September, 2014Vegetable production has begun at the Toshiba Clean Room Farm Yokosuka, with the first crop shipment scheduled for late October. The company aims to produce an annual output of three million bags of leaf lettuce, baby leaf greens, spinach, mizuna and herbs.
High bottling output from a small footprint
29 September, 2014 | Supplied by: JL Lennard Pty Ltd
HiteJinro Beverage wished to capitalise on Korea's booming water market but was limited in production space. The answer came in the form of the ErgoBloc L from Krones, an all-in-one filling monobloc.
Vikan Ultra Hygienic Handle
29 September, 2014 | Supplied by: WR&D Wells Pty LtdManufactured using food-grade, reinforced and recyclable polypropelene, the Vikan Ultra Hygienic Handle is chemical resistant, so it can withstand aggressive cleaning chemicals with no corrosion.
