Marco Profit Portfolio for pack-houses
30 June, 2011 | Supplied by: Reactive Engineering Pty Ltd
Marco has appointed Reactive Engineering as its Australian and New Zealand agent for its pack-house automation system that is designed to improve profitability in the fresh-produce sector.
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Batch software
30 June, 2011 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation Australia
Rockwell Automation has expanded the application development capabilities of the FactoryTalk Batch software to help users design and run batch applications more rapidly. The software features new intelligent recipe capabilities, secure operator overrides, expanded data collection and reporting, and improved material management capabilities. Seamlessly integrated with the scalable PlantPAx Process Automation System, the FactoryTalk Batch software provides solutions ranging from small, basic sequencing to large, complex batch applications.
Marimex ViscoMeter VP-1000 and VP-3000 process viscosity sensors
30 June, 2011 | Supplied by: Rheology Solutions Pty Ltd
Marimex Industries’ range of process viscosity sensors includes the ViscoMeter VP-1000,which is geared towards OEM process applications. The series VP-1000 is capable of measuring low or high viscosities with process pressures up to 10 bar and process temperatures up to 130ºC. The ViscoMeter VP-3000 sensor can be adapted to most every process application. It is capable of measuring low to high viscosities and the sensors can be constructed for pressures up to 500 bar and temperatures up to 450ºC.
Testo 175 and 176 series compact data loggers
30 June, 2011 | Supplied by: Testo Pty Ltd
Testo has launched a series of data loggers that are characterised by a high level of user-friendliness and provide complete security.
Breconcherry Turbo SSB 125 rotating spray head
30 June, 2011 | Supplied by: Tecpro Australia
The Breconcherry Turbo SSB 125 rotating spray head has been designed to clean medium to large vessels and manufacturing equipment.
Noshok stainless steel orifices and snubbers
30 June, 2011 | Supplied by: AMS Instrumentation & Calibration Pty Ltd
Noshok offers a variety of orifices and snubbers to protect instrumentation from pulsation and pressure spikes by restricting the flow of rapidly increasing and decreasing pressures.
Baker Perkins TruClean wirecut machine
30 June, 2011 | Supplied by: SPX FLOW TECHNOLOGY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
The Baker Perkins TruClean wirecut machine can now produce a variety of bars, in addition to soft dough biscuits. This broadening of capability means that soft-filled bars, and unfilled cereal and energy bars, can all be produced with high levels of flexibility and weight accuracy.
Key Technology Manta sorter with three-way sorting capability
30 June, 2011 | Supplied by: Key Technology Australia Pty Ltd
Key Technology has added three-way sorting capability to its Manta sorter. Featuring two ejector systems, three-way sorting allows food processors to automatically eject product that can be reworked and recovered separately from material sent to waste, typically foreign material. Good product continues through the camera/laser sorter unaffected as usual. This capability allows processors to produce a high-quality finished product without losing recoverable off-grade product to the waste stream or requiring additional sorting expense to separately rework product.
NORD Severe Duty (NSD) and Severe Duty Extreme (NSDx3) corrosion protection coatings
30 June, 2011 | Supplied by: NORD Drivesystems (Aust) Pty Ltd
NORD Severe Duty (NSD) and NORD Severe Duty Extreme (NSDx3) enhanced corrosion protection coatings are now available on the Australian market. The coatings are USDA H1 approved and are suitable for almost all food manufacturing plants. Other applications include all areas involving chemical washdown and corrosive environments.
Pepperl+Fuchs UMC3000 stainless steel ultrasonic sensor
30 June, 2011 | Supplied by: Pepperl+Fuchs (Aust) Pty Ltd
The UMC3000 ultrasonic sensor is suitable for use in harsh environments. The unit’s seamless, 100% stainless steel housing and chemically resistant cable system enable ultrasonic monitoring and control in areas previously considered impossible to solve.
ReCoila SE Series stainless steel spring rewind reels
30 June, 2011 | Supplied by: ReCoila Pty Ltd
Australian manufacturer ReCoila offers a range of stainless steel spring rewind reels suitable for food processing, washdown and manufacturing processes where hygiene is paramount.
Ecolab Exelerate ZTF zero trans fat oil build-up cleaning solution
30 June, 2011 | Supplied by: Ecolab Pty Ltd
Exelerate ZTF is a cleaning program designed to address zero trans fat oil build-up in food processing environments.
TriMod Besta level switches
30 June, 2011 | Supplied by: Control Components Pty Ltd
By adopting a modular concept, TriMod Besta level switches have deviated from older conventional designs and are able to deliver reliability even in extreme process applications.
Peristaltic pump perfects pasty patina
30 June, 2011 | Supplied by: Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions
Having suffered repeated failures using conventional impeller pumps for the transfer of liquid egg in glazing processes operated at Cornish food manufacturer Rowe’s the bakers, the company turned to peristaltic pump technology from Watson-Marlow Pumps Group.
Collaboration contributes to understanding toxicity of the new E. coli strain
30 June, 2011
HPA researchers, using Thermo Scientific's mass spectrometry technology, have been able to identify the protein toxins expressed by the deadly strain of E. coli in Europe.
