Articles
Giving robots a better feel for object manipulation
A new learning system developed by MIT researchers improves robots' abilities to mould materials into target shapes and make predictions about interacting with solid objects and liquids. [ + ]
Easter eggs: hunting for a solution to excessive packaging
So which Easter tradition came first? The packaging or the egg? The answer is of course not that surprising (it's the egg). [ + ]
Smart packaging designed to leave nothing behind
The food packaging industry is busy redesigning, reinventing and challenging the status quo in order to develop smarter packaging. [ + ]
Retrofitting food plant motors in the digital age
Food plant managers can retrofit most motors with smart sensors to bring their plants into the digital age, explains Markus Brettschneider from ABB. [ + ]
Sizing up cucumbers
Gene researchers have discovered the reason for fruit length variation in cucumbers, which could provide benefits for crop breeders of the future. [ + ]
Taking guesswork out of food processing wastewater disposal
A US study measured nitrogen in wastewater from local cheesemaking and vegetable processing with interesting results. [ + ]
Improving product security and profitability with metal fragment control
The introduction of the new FSMA Act and the tightening of industry standards is forcing food manufacturers to be more proactive in reducing their food safety and product security risks. [ + ]
Getting flooring right in a brewery
Chemical resistance is essential in breweries in order to maintain the facility's functionality and hygiene. [ + ]
Would you like some cheese with your coffee?
High-fat dairy is in and low-fat is old news, according to Dustin Boughton of Maxum Foods, who highlights some of the latest dairy innovations emerging in 2019. [ + ]
High-tech future for the Australian food industry
Autonomous harvesting, smart food hubs and premium food science will all be researched as part of the Future Food Systems CRC. [ + ]
Eliminating live cattle transport prior to processing
Provenir's on-farm processing technology is designed to improve animal welfare, progress sustainable farming practices and provide full traceability, provenance and meat quality. [ + ]
Milk powder spores link with spoilage of UHT milk products
A scientific study has developed a harmonised microbial method to detect and enumerate heat-resistant bacterial spores in milk powders. [ + ]
Energy-efficient pump for gentle handling of pouring creams
Creamery in the UK invests in an energy-efficient MasoSine Certa sinusoidal pump to facilitate gentle, low-shear handling of its pouring cream. [ + ]
Swiss bakery optimises operations with vacuum cooling system
Fleur de Pains has converted to a vacuum cooling system for its baked products. The benefits were not just increased quality... [ + ]
Efficient heat use can help cut agricultural emissions
Agricultural and horticultural businesses around the world have made great strides to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, but energy consumption by Australian agriculture is rising. [ + ]
