Case Studies
Depackaging waste to recycle more
An innovative depackaging unit allows both food packaging and its contents to be recycled into valuable resources by separating the two components. [ + ]
Inghams’ zero waste to landfill goal
A complete waste management solution at two of Inghams’ plants has led to a significant cost saving of more than 30% per annum and an increased diversion rate of 95% at both plants. [ + ]
Sidel provides complete line solution for mineral water producer
To increase the capacity of its mineral water production facility, Serbian bottler Planinka has contracted Sidel to establish a complete new bottling line. [ + ]
Large catering enterprises can turn food waste into energy
Emerson's innovative large-scale food waste recycling system, Grind2Energy, puts food waste to work — by converting it into energy. [ + ]
Pig processor centralises vacuum supply
Pig processor Pini Polonia chose a centralised vacuum system from Busch for its newest facility in Poland. [ + ]
Craft brewery eliminates bottling line bottleneck
Craft brewer Three Floyds responded to exploding demand by building a larger brewhouse. But the existing bottling line was slowing the company down. [ + ]
Data-driven decision-making in the oyster industry
The Yield's Internet of Things aquaculture solution is enabling better decision-making using local data at the Barilla Bay Oyster farm in Tasmania. [ + ]
Linking equipment boosts production rates
Enmin, a designer and manufacturer of electromagnetic and electromechanical vibratory and product handling equipment, provided a turnkey solution that linked the roaster, the multihead weigher, VFFS, checkweigher and metal detector providing a productivity boost for a nut processor. [ + ]
Flowcrete flooring features in flour mill renovation
When US$800 million food producer Bakhresa Group renovated its ageing flour mill in Durban, South Africa, it specified a hardwearing epoxy floor. [ + ]
Robotic arms aid labelling and assembly
Looking for an automated, cost-effective way to produce its customers' products, TCI invested in 6-axis industrial robots to perform labelling and assembly tasks. [ + ]
Krones' NitroHotfill delivers compressed air savings
A NitroHotfill line from Krones has produced a 44% reduction in compressed air consumption for a Turkish tea processor. [ + ]
Jus de Fruits d'Alsace opts for aseptic line from Krones
When repackaging its sensitive products in PET bottles instead of in soft packages, French beverage company Jus de Fruits d'Alsace invested in a Contiform AseptBloc from Krones. [ + ]
Keeping 9300 pallets of meat cold
Refrigeration Services has supplied and installed an ammonia holding blast/freezer system which holds up to 9300 pallet spaces of boxed meat to Ralph's Meat Company. [ + ]
Seasoning kale chips more effectively
Canadian-based Brandneu Foods significantly reduced lead times for its popular range of kale chips by 75% after installing the high-performance tna intelli-flav OMS 5 at its plant in Toronto. [ + ]
Krones inspection technology maintains brewery's high standards
Seeking to upgrade the quality of its products, Pott's Brewery in Germany has installed inspection technology from Krones for its swing-stopper bottling line. [ + ]