Biofilm production aids Campylobacter survival
25 March, 2010
The most common cause of food poisoning - Campylobacter - survive in the oxygen-rich environment by encasing themselves in a sticky slime.
Another food safety scandal in the US
18 March, 2010
Once again, US food processors are facing massive product recalls because contaminated product has been knowingly left in the supply chain. HVP contaminated with Salmonella Tennessee has been incorporated into tonnes of product in the last six months and the FDA is left begging the manufacturer, Basic Food Flavors, to initiate a recall.
CST Wastewater Solutions SFC vertical screen compactor
04 March, 2010 | Supplied by: CST Wastewater Solutions
The SFC vertical screen compactor can be used to cost-effectively screen wastewater and compact extracted solids.
SprayLogic MVHP series high-pressure spray trips
04 March, 2010 | Supplied by: SprayLogic
The MVHP series of high-pressure spray tips, designed for accuracy and providing durability and performance for all types of high-pressure cleaning applications, has been added to SprayLogic’s range of high- and low-pressure spraying equipment.
Turck 7/8-16UN minifast explosion-proof feed-through receptacle
04 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Turck Australia Pty Ltd
The 7/8-16UN minifast explosion-proof feed-through receptacle is CSA certified as a secondary conduit seal. The quick-disconnect unit can be used to prevent gas migration or as a boundary seal, when used with a Turck CSA certified cordset.
GE Intelligent Platform IGS 7.5 driver
04 March, 2010 | Supplied by: GE Intelligent Platforms Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
GE Intelligent Platform’s industrial gateway server (IGS) 7.5 driver can be used for data acquisition, visualisation and control with Proficy software.
Australian Food Processing Suppliers Association membership open
04 March, 2010
The Australian Food Processing Suppliers Association is open for new members interested in solving food industry-related challenges.
Kronen Vortex-line produce washer
03 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Reactive Engineering Pty Ltd
The Kronen Vortex-line has been developed for the final treatment stage for vegetables, including leafy salads and root products, and also fruits like apples and grapes. The washing system achieves microbial load reduction and prolongation of shelf life and, consequently, increase of quality of products.
FGP Sensors XPCM10 miniature pressure transducer
03 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Bestech Australia Pty Ltd
The XPCM10, from FGP Sensors, is a miniature pressure transducer designed for use in temperatures of up to 220°C. It incorporates the company’s SanShift technology that virtually eliminates zero shifts caused by installation torque.
Tennant S10 industrial-grade walk-behind sweeper
03 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Tennant Australia Pty Ltd
The S10 industrial-grade walk-behind sweeper is designed for medium to heavy industrial markets including manufacturing, metals mining and fabrication, cement plants, stone, clay, brick and glass, lumber mills, construction and warehouse and distribution facilities.
Coilflo micro heat exchanger
03 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Teralba Industries Pty Ltd
The Coilflo micro heat exchanger is suitable for the heating, sterilising and/or cooling of any fluid stream, liquid samples and any pumpable products.
Dwyer Instruments WMT series multi-jet water meter with pulse output
03 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Dwyer Instruments (Aust) Pty Ltd
The WMT series multi-jet water meter with pulse output can be used for commercial and industrial applications. The multi-jet design allows simplicity and accuracy with wide flow ranges, even in low flow applications.
Key Technology onCore lettuce core removal system
03 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Key Technology Australia Pty Ltd
Key Technology’s onCore is an integrated system for processing iceberg and romaine lettuces in bagged salads. The system, which combines a vibratory density separation shaker with a camera/laser sorter, eliminates manual coring to increase yields and improve product quality while reducing labour costs.
Straub pipe joints
03 March, 2010 | Supplied by: KCES Pty Ltd
The Straub pipe coupling is an axial restraint but flexible pipe joint that compensates angular deflection and misalignment of pipes. It is easy to fit and re-usable.
Hefestus pomegranate juicing system
03 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Goldtec Control Systems Pty Ltd
Pomegranate can be consumed as a whole fruit, ready to eat arils and as juice. Nevertheless, it is hard to process as peeling and deseeding the arils from the fruit is complicated and expensive for consumers and manufactures alike. Following the launching of a ready-to-eat pomegranates packaging solution last year, Hefestus has introduced a comprehensive solution for deseeding the arils without the peel in an automatic process that enables the beverage producer to squeeze the juice out of the arils, making a delicious super fruit juice without the bitterness taste, while processing the whole fruit.
