Even disinfectant won't kill Salmonella biofilms
16 January, 2014Once Salmonella takes hold and forms a biofilm, it's exceptionally difficult - if not completely impossible - to kill it, even with powerful disinfectants, recent research shows.
Local equipment wins out over European design
13 January, 2014 | Supplied by: Wyma SolutionsAylesbury Walnuts is gearing up for an increase in production. The company chose Wyma's post-harvest equipment over French competitors to aid the process.
Mr Clearco Food Grade Silicon Spray
13 January, 2014 | Supplied by: Anglomoil Superior LubricantsThe spray prevents food products from sticking to conveyors, freezing trays, ovens, baking tins, evaporators, cooking coils, chutes, bins and other surfaces. It keeps material moving and stops the adhesion of greases and oils.
Key Technology Sort-to-Grade potato strip sorting software
10 January, 2014 | Supplied by: Key Technology Australia Pty LtdKey Technology has announced the availability of its potato strip Sort-to-Grade feature for all belt-driven G6 optical sorters - Manta, Optyx and Tegra.
Vic Govt to assist Kagome $21m expansion
08 January, 2014Kagome Australia's $21 million expansion of its Echuca operations will receive support from the Victorian Government. The expansion will replace 7000 tonnes of imported tomato paste with locally grown product.
Turck overmoulded M40 powerfast connectors
07 January, 2014 | Supplied by: Turck Australia Pty LtdTurck overmoulded M40 powerfast connectors are factory tested to ensure optimal performance in harsh industrial automation applications and, according to the company, offer a more robust connectivity solution than field-assembled versions.
Tecpro Chemitorus Teflon tankwasher
07 January, 2014 | Supplied by: Tecpro AustraliaThe Chemitorus tankwasher from Tecpro is a low-flow, low-pressure tankwasher designed for use in small vessels, pipes and other difficult applications that previously required manual cleaning.
NORD Drivesystems SK 135E motor-mounted starter
07 January, 2014 | Supplied by: NORD Drivesystems (Aust) Pty LtdThe SK 135E motor-mounted starter from NORD Drivesystems has an extended performance range for the economic distributed implementation of soft-start and reversing functions, for motors from 0.25 to 7.5 kW.
Tetra Pak Tetra Vertico heat exchanger unit
07 January, 2014 | Supplied by: Tetra PakThe Tetra Vertico heat exchanger unit from Tetra Pak uses a coiled monotube design instead of the traditional tubular and scrape heat exchangers. It is suitable for heating and cooling a range of prepared food products.
Wyma Top Remover Hedgehog and Horizontal Hedgehog
06 January, 2014 | Supplied by: Wyma SolutionsThe Wyma Top Remover Hedgehog removes carrot tops, soil and other debris from the line. Green carrot tops, debris, leaves and/or grass are separated from the carrots or other produce by rubber fingers on the belt.
ifm efector AS-i M8 compact modules for limited space
06 January, 2014 | Supplied by: ifm efector pty ltdThe AS-i M8 modules from ifm efector are suitable for applications where space is limited. The units have been equipped with ecolink connection technology.
Neogen Soleris rapid optical microbiology testing system
20 December, 2013 | Supplied by: Cell Biosciences Pty LtdSoleris, formerly sold as MicroFOSS in Australia, is a rapid testing system to detect microbial contamination in dairy and other food samples.
Updating spray-dryer controls gives productivity gains
20 December, 2013 | Supplied by: Vaisala Pty Ltd
Finnish dairy company Valio has increased its production capacity by 20% without increasing its energy consumption, simply by updating its spray-drier controls.
Life Technologies product gains Australian Government approval
19 December, 2013 | Supplied by: Life TechnologiesThe Department of Agriculture has officially approved Life Technologies' MicroSEQ Real-Time PCR workflow as an Approved Test Method to detect pathogens in export meat and meat products.
Eco-friendly dairy implements SIG Combibloc filling machines
18 December, 2013 | Supplied by: Visy Industries
When expanding its production facilities, Coega Dairy decided to use filling machine technology from SIG Combibloc. Since mid-2013, two CFA 312 filling machines have been in operation, packaging dairy products in combibloc Slimline aseptic carton packs.
