Hard floor maintenance
06 March, 2006 by Chris Koeppel | Supplied by: Tennant Australia Pty Ltd
At first blush, a hard floor surface seems safe enough. But get the floor wet or fail to remove all the soapy residue from the floor after cleaning, and suddenly a hard floor surface is inherently dangerous
New glove standards: are you protected?
06 March, 2006 by Riki Edelsten, Ansell Occupational Healthcare | Supplied by: Ansell
Management of worker safety and protection has constantly and dramatically evolved. Even with these advancements in safety and protection it is estimated that each year the toll from workplace accidents and deaths actually exceeds the national road toll
ConFectioNZ 2006 : Anticipating trends and delivering solutions for the confectionery industry
24 February, 2006
ConFectioNZ 2006, the Confectionery Manufacturers of Australasia's (CMA) annual New Zealand conference, will be held at the Wairakei Resort, Taupo on 10 and 11 March 2006.
Scientists develop fast-working biosensor
24 February, 2006
University of Rochester Medical Center scientists have demonstrated a new technology that accurately and rapidly detects the meat-spoiling and sometimes dangerous E. coli bacteria.
Case-ready technology for Mueller Fleisch
17 February, 2006 | Supplied by: CFS Australia
Due to a dramatic increase in the case-ready segment, Mueller Fleisch recently decided to invest in latest technology equipment for the further preparation of meat into minced portions
240 volt single phase mixquip rummager
16 February, 2006 | Supplied by: Teralba Industries
Mixquip, the division of Teralba Industries that designs, manufactures and imports liquid mixing equipment, has expanded their range of portable Side Entry Agitators with the release of the new 240 Volt Single phase 'RUMMAGER'.
Laboratory homogeniser
16 February, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.niro.com.au/
The Niro Soavi NS2002H Twin Panda tabletop laboratory/pilot plant homogeniser is suitable for feasibility testing and process development in the food, food ingredients and dairy industries.
Technology beats kitchen bugs
16 February, 2006
Food poisoning may become a thing of the past, if commercial kitchens link their appliances to the internet, a research group from Information Society Technologies (IST).
Ozone in the food industry
06 February, 2006 | Supplied by: Nutech Australia
Ozone is a gas that can be readily generated at point of use and used directly as an oxidising biocide, odour control agent or sterilising agent with food, beverages or site water
Plain ol' salt water does the trick
30 January, 2006
Researchers at Penn State University in the US have devised a novel way to clean and disinfect milking equipment, using little more than salt water. The new method could be a safer and cheaper alternative to conventional cleaning systems.
Augmented reality technology could improve communication in poultry plants
25 January, 2006
Technology that transfers computer-generated information onto the physical world is being tested for use in poultry farms to improve communication between computers and workers.
Insect controller
23 January, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.rentokilpestcontrol.com.au/
A new generation flying insect control system has been introduced by Rentokil Pest Control called Luminos 3.
Temperature logger
23 January, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.onsolution.com.au/
The LogTag high-performance data logger measures and records temperature within a range of -30 to 85°C. Results can be downloaded to a PC for easy analysis using OnSolution's easy-to-use eTemperature software.
Legacy control system upgrade
23 January, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.citect.com/
Switch2Citect is a conversion tool for SCADA customers that allows them to convert from one or multiple legacy systems to the CitectSCADA with minimal configuration costs, time and effort. Switch2Citect provides upgrades from InTouch, Fix32, iFix, FactoryLink and the company will release more upgrade paths in coming months.
Would you like Salmonella with that?
06 January, 2006
Most people properly associate Salmonella with raw poultry. But according to an analysis of food-poisoning outbreaks, fresh produce is catching up with chicken as a major culprit of Salmonella infections
