Wiley signs $8m contract for Cerebos warehouse
17 July, 2013 | Supplied by: Wiley & Co Pty LtdWiley has signed a contract with Cerebos Australia to expand and refurbish its warehouse at Seven Hills in Sydney. The upgrade will provide Cerebos with a larger, optimised warehouse space and address current logistics, safety and storage issues.
Reducing tuber crop losses in Africa and Asia
09 July, 2013Around 700 million people in Africa and Asia rely on yams and cassava for food and income. But harvesting these staple crops isn’t easy: losses during harvesting and processing are exceptionally high, at 60% for yams and 30% for cassava.
Fish shipment fresh after 33-day sea journey
01 July, 2013Global Fresh Foods has sent its first commercial sea shipment of fresh fish to Tokyo from Chile using its fuel-cell based oxygen management system. The shipment will spend up to 33 days at sea before arriving in Japan.
Mettler Toledo inventory control white paper
18 June, 2013 | Supplied by: Mettler-Toledo LtdMettler Toledo has published a white paper, Inventory Control: Tank and Silo Weighing, which explores the benefits of tank and silo weighing as well as gravimetric level control.
Meat wholesaler dehumidifies to cut ice and cost
17 June, 2013 | Supplied by: Munters Pty LtdIn South Africa, Durban’s moist and warm climate is an attraction for tourists but caused problems at Chester Wholesale Meat. The moist tropical air kept moving inwards from the truck loading area and condensing in the holding dispatch section, which is kept at 10˚C. In addition to blinding mist, large amounts of condensation on the meat product, walls and floor caused a slippery build-up of water and provided a potential hazard for the workforce. This became so problematic that the area earned the nickname ‘the fish tank’.
Maersk teams up with UN to combat global food waste
14 June, 2013To combat global food waste, Maersk Container Industry (MCI) has joined the United Nations’ SAVE FOOD initiative to help make international food logistics more efficient.
Adams Pest Control Alert24+ remote rodent monitoring system
14 June, 2013 | Supplied by: Adams Pest ControlAlert24+ rodent traps are a pesticide-free system for remote monitoring and control of rodent pests. The traps communicate via an on-site base station to Adams’ secure Alert24+ servers.
Wiley wins for Primo facility
05 June, 2013Wiley has won the AIB (Australian Institute of Building) Queensland Chapter’s Professional Excellence in Building State Award for Research, Development and Technology for its work on the Primo Smallgoods facility in Brisbane.
Halving carbon emissions doubles production
31 May, 2013 | Supplied by: AusIndustryA new freezer system is saving food manufacturer Crafty Chef $20,000 a year in energy costs while doubling production levels and reducing carbon emissions intensity by more than 50%.
Albany provides Primo door solution
27 May, 2013 | Supplied by: Albany Doors SystemsAlbany Doors was able to provide high-performance door solutions for freezer, processing and distribution areas at Primo Smallgoods’ new Wacol manufacturing plant.
Newcastle Systems PC Series Mobile Powered Workstation
23 May, 2013For efficient inventory management in warehouses, distribution centres and other manufacturing facilities, the PC Series Mobile Powered Workstation has onboard power to run a computer, a printer and other devices simultaneously.
Kollmorgen IP69K full stainless washdown servo motors
05 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Motion Technologies Pty LtdKollmorgen USA IP69K full stainless washdown servo motors are available in five frame sizes and 16 frame/stack length combinations. They supply torques up to 80 Nm (390 Nm peak) and speeds up to 7500 rpm.
Air Pear Thermal Equalization air-circulation fans
27 February, 2013 | Supplied by: AiriusAir Pear Thermal Equalization air-circulation fans can easily and cost effectively be installed into any existing or new coolroom or cold storage space and will provide energy savings, improved product life and comfort improvements.
BaitSafe baiting station for controlling rodents and crawling insects
13 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Adams Pest ControlBaitSafe offers a HACCP-certified alternative to conventional methods of traditional surface baiting. BaitSafe is certified throughout the food industry for use in controlling rodents and crawling insects.
Loscam stacks up the clients with IBC 16
13 November, 2012 | Supplied by: Loscam LtdLoscam’s first foray into the bulk containers business, the Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC), is receiving positive feedback from its first clients.
