machinery
June 2014
Product Focus: Fruit and vegetables Ingredients: Emulsifiers and stabilisers Packaging: Plastics and films Processing: Lubricants and machinery maintenance; Health, safety and hygiene
Effective condition monitoring
As companies look to reduce costs, key considerations include optimising asset utilisation, reducing waste, lowering energy consumption and maximising uptime.
New topping adhesion solution from Kampffmeyer Food Innovation
Kampffmeyer Food Innovation is launching Gecko Ultra, a new solution to ensuring that seeds, kernels and other decorative toppings remain safely attached to dough pieces. Gecko Ultra is a granulate that is mixed with 10 parts water. The resulting suspension can be applied automatically via a roller, spray or immersion system, or can be brushed […]
Hygienic eco-design
Roberto Ortuño, Technical Support and Analytical Services Director at Spanish research and development centre AINIA – considers the Eco-Dhybat project, which eco-hygienic design in the food industry.
New pallet wrap offers up to 80 per cent price savings
Golden Valley Pallet Wrap Specialists (GVPS), the UK-based supplier of hand and machine pallet wrap, has brought out Fusion 33 – a new machine applied pallet wrap that, the company says, will save users up to 80 per cent of their pallet wrap costs. “Fusion 33 represents a micro technology advancement that will deliver substantial […]
Steamdry project targets low energy food drying
The Steamdry project, lead by HRS and a consortium of European SME’s, aims at developing a new drying plant to allow food producers and food processing SMEs to dry their foods with efficiency, high quality and sustainability. This is done through new Dryer using Superheated Steam and low pressure technology, which ensures efficiency through better […]
Tetra Pak launches new Tetra Therm Aseptic Flex
Tetra Pak has launched a new version of Tetra Therm Aseptic Flex, the continuous aseptic processing unit for indirect UHT treatment of dairy and other food products. This latest version of the unit features a number of improvements that serve to increase efficiency reduce cost and minimize environmental impact. These include a sensor monitored clean-in-place […]
New packaging systems for bakery sector
Tisomi Packaging Machinery, a horizontal flowrapping specialist, is targeting the bakery and morning goods sectors with the latest packaging systems that meet the demands of the marketplace by protecting the integrity of goods and offering prolonged shelf life. Many food companies require packaging systems that can safely wrap a whole range of different shaped products […]
Automated packing line meets criteria for shelf-ready applications
A fully automated case erecting and robotic loading solution by Endoline Machinery at Nairn’s Oatcakes has automated a labour intensive operation, improved efficiency, and overcome previous limitations to meet retailer expectations on shelf ready applications. For ease of construction, Nairn’s had traditionally utilised tuck in bottom cases, but new criteria set out by supermarkets and […]
Vacuum skin pack launched for meat and fish products
Tray sealer specialist Packaging Automation has launched a vacuum skin pack option for its eclipse range of tray sealers – a new pack format that is gaining popularity in the meat, poultry and fish sectors. The skin system of sealing offers high visibility vacuum packs on a pre-formed tray which is aimed at improving shelf […]
Case packer module for gentle bottle placement
US-based packaging machinery firm Standard-Knapp has introduced its Versatron Case Packer with lowering head module. It is ideally suited for customers looking for gentle, positive handling of their product, yet is still rugged enough for 24/7 operation. When equipped with the module, the Versatron Case Packer can continue to operate as a robust drop packer […]
Food & Drink Technology Africa
Alongside its function as a technology showcase, fdt Africa will also be a platform for networking, exchange of expertise and continuing professional development. It will bring mostly global manufacturers of food machinery, beverages technology and packaging machinery together with primarily regional manufacturers of foodstuffs, liquid food and beverages.
Why size (and shape) really does matter
In the food and drink industry, the physical properties of the individual components of food and drink affect the taste, texture, appearance, stability, processing behaviour and functionality of the final product.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory
Greek is the word for yogurt protein solution
Arla Foods Ingredients has launched a protein solution that it says will enable yogurt manufacturers to produce Greek-style yogurts on their existing plant, with dramatically reduced levels of wastage. Sales of Greek and Greek-style yoghurts are soaring globally, says Arla, but the specialist equipment usually needed to make them, and the low yields per kilogram of […]