Cooking oil quality measurement
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Testo Pty Ltd
The electronic testo 265 oil tester is a compact, electronic handheld instrument that is suitable for daily use. The main part of the instrument is a sensor developed by Testo, which can be immersed directly in the hot cooking oil. After approximately 25 to 30 s, the instrument shows the number of polar components directly in the display. The current cooking oil temperature is shown in a second display line. Two limits, which trigger a light-emitting diode whose colours depend on the oil quality, can be set in the instrument making operation easy.
Sealing compound
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Trelleborg Sealing Solutions
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions’ Turcon MF6 compound has been listed by NSF International as conforming to the requirements of NSF/ANSI Standard 51 — Food Equipment Materials.
Safe and non-toxic sanitiser
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Citrox NZ Ltd
Citrox is a natural safe and effective replacement for toxic sanitisers. It is a wholly natural biocide intermediate, which has been developed from soluble bioflavonoids taken from immature oranges.
Real-time hygiene testing
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Key Diagnostics Pty Ltd
The SystemSure Plus rapid hygiene system is a cleaning validation tool that provides an answer in seconds. It is a palm-sized system that is easy to use, with applications in large and small food processors, hospitals, restaurants, supermarkets and other industries where rapid detection of contamination is critical. It allows companies to determine the cleaning efficiency and hygienic status of surfaces and water, ensuring product quality.
Cooker-extruder
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: SPX FLOW TECHNOLOGY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
The Baker Perkins SBX Master twin-screw cooker-extruder is a solid barrel extruder offering process flexibility through a modular barrel design and a high torque motor and gearbox combination.
Acrylamide mitigation
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: DSM Food Specialties
DSM Food Specialties’ PreventASe has been given regulatory approval for its use as a processing aid in Australia and New Zealand. This latest approval for PreventASe opens up a key market; clearly demonstrating its commercial viability and international application as an effective method of acrylamide mitigation.
Brewery automation
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Siemens Ltd
Braumat Compact has been designed for start-ups and smaller brewery projects, while Braumat Plus, with its integrated plant asset management, is suitable for large brewery projects. Both packages are based on the Siemens Simatic PCS 7 process control system, which can be deployed in a variety of industry sectors.
Single function controller
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Siemens Ltd
The Wallace & Tiernan Single Function Controller (SFC) is a single measurement unit which is suitable for the measurement and control of disinfectants, allowing devices such as dosing pumps, electric stroke positioners and continuous actuators to maintain accurate and measured concentrations.
Food business performance evaluation
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Lawson Software Australia Pty Ltd
Lawson M3 Analytics for Food & Beverage is an application that helps food companies access meaningful business intelligence to improve decision making without having to develop analytics tools in house.
Nitrogen/protein determination in meat derivatives
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific has released an application note that outlines capabilities for determining the protein composition in meat derivative products. The note, titled ‘Nitrogen/protein determination in meat derivative products using the Thermo Scientific Flash 4000’, details the analytical conditions and methodology necessary to achieve reliable protein content determination.
Jet cleaning head
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Matrix Process Solutions Pty Ltd
The Toftejorg TZ-82 Rotary Jet Cleaning Head provides a tank cleaning diameter of up to 60 m.
Level detector and flow actuator
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: SanTron (Aust) Pty Ltd
The Microprecision Electronics MP300 switch series feature an attached floater actuator for easy liquid detection in industrial refrigeration and other process control applications. By adding a floating polypropylene ball mounted on a stainless steel level actuator to a switch from the V3 size MP300 switch series, Microprecision has designed a simple solution that accurately determines when a specified liquid level is reached. Once the switch is activated, the MP300 switch series can trigger a signal as an input for a PLC or directly switch power of up to 6 A.
Food service spray rinse gun
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Enware Australia Pty Ltd
The FS729 Ultra Rinse food service gun carries both the WaterMark to AS/NZS 3718 and WELS 6 Star Water Efficiency Rating. It features a nominal flow rate of 4 L/min and achieves the benchmark of California’s pre-rinse spray valve specifications, introduced to save both water and energy.
Operator interfaces
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Pilz Australia Industrial Automation LP
Building on the success of the previous touch screen PMI ranges, the fourth-generation Pilz operator interface and diagnostic display units offer improved performance.
Analog and digital temperature
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Micromax Pty Ltd
Banner Engineering has introduced a new way to collect analog, digital and temperature information in hazardous areas. The system is a combination of wireless communication, battery technology and intrinsically safe electronics.
