Case Studies
Aseptic filling for Nectar
Nectar has opted to go asceptic. Its new 12,000 bottles/h line has improved efficiency and reduced downtime. [ + ]
Fill glass, aluminium and PET on one line
Lion is increasing flexibility in its craft brewery by installing a Vipoll Visitron filler that can run bottles, cans or PET. [ + ]
CEIA metal detectors pass the Zandvliet Vleeswaren test
Dutch meat producer Zandvliet Vleeswaren is always striving to improve, and one example is its state-of-the-art metal detection system by the Italian supplier CEIA. [ + ]
Getting the jam into lots of doughnuts
Getting various viscosity fillings hygienically into pastries and doughnuts at 50 L/min requires pumping and dosing excellence. [ + ]
Pumping sauce, ketchup and mayonnaise hygienically
When a global brand sauce and condiments manufacturer wanted to replace pumps that were proving difficult to clean and maintain, hygiene was a prime consideration. [ + ]
DuPont Nutrition & Health relocates Sydney production site
After strong regional market growth, food ingredient supplier DuPont Nutrition & Health has relocated its production site to Erskine Park, NSW. [ + ]
Hygienic liquid food handling
Only some pumps can meet the hygiene and flow control requirements needed to move liquid and semi-liquid foodstuffs. Following is why Atlantic Engineering choose Watson-Marlow's Certa sine pump. [ + ]
Boosting poultry production by automating incubators
Using a method that dates to the early Egyptians, poultry producers have been using incubators to hatch eggs for more than a century. Now new control systems are set to improve yields 3–5% while energy costs are slashed by 30%. [ + ]
Solar-powered brewery delivers sustainability
An integrated solution unlocks real-time visibility into utility usage across brewing, packaging and distribution for improved decision support. [ + ]
Bottling company invests in Sidel's Super Combi
Niagara Bottling LLC decided to utilise the growing bottled water market by installing a new high-speed PET line. [ + ]
Sort it out: blueberry processor uses sorter to remove FM
Quebec Wild Blueberries invested in a VERYX digital sorter from Key Technology in 2016 in order to aid the production process of its individually quick frozen berries. [ + ]
Smart glasses speed up food warehouse operations
With perishable food products, speed is crucial in every part of the supply chain, but this is often hindered through slow and complicated warehouse operations. Wearable technology company Picavi has sped up this process using smart glasses in order picking, and Weerts Supply Chain has utilised their technology. [ + ]
STULZ technology helps sustainable wine production
Most people would not associate wine with sustainability, but a collaboration between STULZ New Zealand and Mt Difficulty Winery could change this. [ + ]
Hygienic and economical movement of dips from production to packaging
A mix of stainless and aluminium conveyors and corrosion-protected aluminium drives provided an affordable solution for a dip and spread manufacturer without compromising its stringent hygiene requirements. [ + ]
Bulk bag weigh batch discharger improves granular sugar re-bagging
A UK food manufacturer has reduced the time to rebag granular sugar by one-third while needing less labour and still meeting ATEX and hygiene requirements by using an automated bulk bag weigh batching system with an integral flexible screw conveyor. [ + ]