Depositors keep food dips flowing
07 March, 2013 | Supplied by: HBM Packaging TechnologiesRiggs Autopack recently installed an automatic depositor line and transfer pumps for Zorba Delicacies, an established UK manufacturer of chilled dips and deli products.
Dwyer Instruments Series IEFS Insertion Electromagnetic Flow Sensor
07 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Dwyer Omega (Aust) Pty LtdDwyer Instruments’ Series IEFS Insertion Electromagnetic Flow Sensor comes in brass or stainless steel, allowing it to handle a range of pressures and temperatures.
VWR UV-6300PC double beam spectrophotometer
07 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Bio-Strategy - Part of DKSH GroupThe VWR UV-6300PC spectrophotometer has a double beam design consisting of two detectors, measuring a sample and reference cell simultaneously for optimised measurement accuracy.
The perils of ignoring lubrication in the food industry
06 March, 2013 by Aaron Crichton* | Supplied by: Superior LubricantsIf a food manufacturer was to ask me what the greatest risk that lubricants could have on my business, my answer would be the potential for food and beverage to reach the marketplace containing undetected non-food-grade lubricant. While there are other negative impacts lubricant can pose on a food manufacturer this is clearly the most substantial and potentially damaging.
Noshok 820/821 Series Digital Temperature Indicators
06 March, 2013 | Supplied by: AMS Instrumentation & Calibration Pty LtdNoshok has added the 820/821 Series Digital Temperature Indicators to its temperature measurement solutions offering.
Honeywell Experion PMD Release 800
06 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Honeywell Process SolutionsHoneywell has upgraded Experion PMD, boosting the range and functionality of its automation solution for controlling processes, machinery and drives through a single system.
Wincomm WTP-8866-19 stainless steel panel PC
06 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Soanar LimitedWincomm has introduced the WTP-8866-19, a 19″ stainless steel IP65-compliant panel PC designed for the harsh environments faced in industrial control environments, particularly the food processing industry.
Pump proves its worth
06 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Grundfos Pumps Pty LtdKerry Ingredients Project Engineer Geoff Walker selected the Grundfos NOVAlobe 50 to pump various products at up to 50,000 cP viscosity at the company’s Altona plant.
Understanding arsenic in food products
05 March, 2013 by Ron Wacker, SGS Consumer Testing Services | Supplied by: SGS Australia Pty LtdThe presence of arsenic in food and water is unavoidable, but food producers should be aware of legislation and the impact of the more toxic inorganic arsenic on raw materials and ingredients.
Testing for horse DNA in beef food samples
05 March, 2013 | Supplied by: DKSH Australia Pty LtdIs the beef in your ready meals really beef? The current scandal in Europe is resulting in a scramble from food processors to check that their beef isn’t actually horse.
Productivity software gives insight into filling-line efficiency
05 March, 2013 | Supplied by: OFSOperations Feedback Systems (OFS) has been selected by Kyvalley Dairy for the provision of the core OFS suite at its processing facility in Kyabram, Victoria.
V8s for Australians living in poverty
05 March, 2013Campbell’s has donated 225,000 serves of vegetables to Australians in need to mark the official opening of its $14.6 million dollar PET line at its Shepparton facility.
$52m Mars upgrade supported by government
05 March, 2013Ai Group has welcomed the Victorian Government’s announcement of support for the $52 million expansion of the Mars confectionery plant in Ballarat.
Fonterra to develop $100m UHT plant
05 March, 2013Fonterra will invest more than NZ$100 million in a new UHT milk processing plant at its Waitoa site in New Zealand. CEO Theo Spierings said the new plant would enable the co-operative to meet growing demand for UHT products in Asia.
3M Molecular Detection Assay Listeria method
04 March, 2013 | Supplied by: 3M Safety & Industrial Business GroupThe 3M Molecular Detection System is based on isothermal DNA amplification and bioluminescence detection technologies and is designed around food processors’ need for a real-time pathogen detection approach that is fast, simple and accurate.
