Articles
Science catches gluten in the rye
CSIRO scientists have discovered a way to detect gluten from the grains (including rye) of any food product. [ + ]
Schmalz adapting digital factories to vacuum technology
Schmalz electrical vacuum components allow users to efficiently package and process their products, while storing performance-related data on the cloud. [ + ]
AWRE tackles the topic of food waste
The 'Food Waste Stage' is on debut at this year's Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo (AWRE), which is being held in October at ICC Sydney. [ + ]
Clean fresh produce and vegetables without using water
When a Listeria outbreak in the US impacted its sales, a Canadian company developed a process to clean fresh fruits and vegetables without using water. [ + ]
Helping robots come to grips with motive and context
Robots need to understand motive and context to perform tasks safely, opening up new avenues of research into multiple complex technologies and robotics. [ + ]
Designing a better low-fat potato chip
From first bite to swallow, researchers have developed a technique to analyse potato chips' physical characteristics to help formulate a tastier low-fat snack. [ + ]
Producing ready-to-eat salads at higher capacity
A processing line for the production of ready-to-eat salads was recently put into operation for a salad producer wanting to improve its capacities. [ + ]
Power quality and food waste
Fixing power quality can reduce food waste in an increasingly autonomous and continuous production cycle. [ + ]
Hygienic beer caps using UV LED technology
Researchers investigate efficient technology for disinfecting the caps for bottled beer, soft drinks and mineral water during the filling process. [ + ]
9 trends play a key role at Anuga 2019
What's coming, staying and new? The diversity of the world's food and beverages will be on display at Anuga from 5 to 9 October 2019 in Cologne, Germany. [ + ]
Swedish food plant recovers 98% of compressor energy
Dafgård Foods looked to Atlas Copco for a compressed air solution to meet the needs of their expanded food production plant. [ + ]
A crushing success for Kaeser and Teusner Wines
Kaeser's SK 25 rotary screw compressor has been successfully installed at Teusner Wines, providing high-quality crushed grapes. [ + ]
South Australian juice is sparkling in China
A South Australian winery has increased its presence in Asia with a non-alcoholic grape juice product that is packaged like a sparkling wine. [ + ]
A targeted shift towards sustainable packaging
Nerida Kelton provides some advice on how businesses should be preparing to meet Australia's 2025 National Packaging Targets. [ + ]
Tracking down aroma — food process applications
From the development of 'clean labelling' to reducing product recalls, aroma science has many practical applications in the food production process. [ + ]
