In the selection and configuration of drives for the food and beverage industry, food safety is the most obvious major concern. Various other issues must also be addressed with common challenges including adverse environmental conditions that must be kept under control from the outset. NORD Drivesystems has configured clean and resilient systems based on efficient smooth-surface motors for a Czech malt house. [ + ]

Harim is partnering with Marel to install four new poultry processing lines in its revamped, five-storey Iksan plant. [ + ]

The nsd tupH from NORD DRIVESYSTEMS is an afforable aluminium drive for shellfish processing that can comfortably be washed down to achieve stainless steel-grade resistance to corrosion. [ + ]

At a large-scale meat processing plant, current production levels were fast becoming unsustainable without expanding operation in the key area of boning. But with operations running continuously at the facility, the challenge was to find a solution that could be implemented with minimal impact on the business. [ + ]

The Zip-Pak Pour & Lok flexible packing solution gave Giant Sunflower Seeds a boost in production capacity, improved processing speeds and less scrap and downtime. [ + ]

Raw ingredients in complex foods can be identified using X-ray diffraction. [ + ]

Woolworths, in partnership with European-based food distribution company Hilton Food Group, engaged Vaughan Constructions to build its primary meat and distribution facility for Victoria and the construction won a Master Builders Association Award for Excellence in Construction of Industrial Buildings. [ + ]

With assistance from Pathtech, a Melbourne-based abattoir has implemented an in-house drug and alcohol testing program that not only ensures the safety of its workers and helps minimise avoidable workplace accidents, it also guarantees that there will be no issues from a legal defensibility point of view. [ + ]

How high-strength 3D parts printing saves a tea bag manufacturer time and money. [ + ]

One of the largest producers of mineral water in France has increased output speed by 3000 containers/h following a line upgrade by Gebo Cermex, with installation and ramp-up to full-speed production achieved in less than three weeks. [ + ]

When a leading food manufacturer upgraded its condiment production line it needed an end-of-line solution to take the bottles and pack them into a configuration suitable for supermarket shelves. [ + ]

Yili's Liquid Milk Division engaged Sidel to design the PET bottle for its new Changyi yoghurt drinks, launched in China. [ + ]

US Food service supplier Mrs. Gerry's Kitchen spent six months researching various peeling solutions for its processing line and toured manufacturing facilities to evaluate steam consumption data before choosing machines from TOMRA Sorting Food. [ + ]

After fire devastated the Sydney factory of Haverick Meats in May 2016, it took a team effort to get the facility back open, supplying the professional foodservice industry and the community, in time for the Christmas rush. [ + ]

Following a period of significant growth, the a2 Milk Company realised it needed to modernise its quality management system with software that would not only help to improve on its quality processes, but also be able to grow. [ + ]