Case Studies
How MEG is increasing its regranulate quotas
Grinding PET into flakes is part of a German soft drink company's recycling agenda. [ + ]
Dematic gives Americold a voice for the future
Americold's cold and frozen storage DC in Arndell Park, NSW has implemented a fully automated advanced voice picking system from Dematic. [ + ]
Self-cleaning screen saves rendering facility $100,000 pa
A self-cleaning screen installed prior to the prefilter cartridge filters in an RO plant is saving a Quensland rendering plant $100,000 per annum. [ + ]
SPX FLOW helps brewery achieve expansion through efficiency
Italian brewer Brewfist had some clear processing goals when it looked to expand production capacity at its brewhouse near Milan, Italy, to meet growing market demand. [ + ]
The art — and science — of the mojito
Bacardi's staff of experienced technicians and production personnel provide experience and art in making the company's premixed mojito, while an instrument from X-Rite provides some of the science. [ + ]
Fibre laser cutter keeps Jmar Engineering on track
A fibre laser cutter from Applied Machinery is helping Shepparton-based Jmar Engineering to maintain productivity, quality and growth. [ + ]
Bakery automates wrapping to meet market demands
To capitalise on a major expansion in its core wholesale market, Schwob's Swiss Bakery automated its packaging process with the installation of a PFM Hurricane Servo flow-wrapper from Emrich Packaging Machinery. [ + ]
Cheese company saves energy with centralised vacuum
A centralised vacuum system from Busch has enabled a German dairy company to reduce vacuum system energy consumption for its cheese packing facility. [ + ]
Moving 2 million litres of wine a week
To maintain its weekly output of more than two million litres of wine, Casella has expanded its material handling fleet to 140 Toyota forklifts nationally. [ + ]
Hygienic bottling using hot fill technology
Wanting to use hot fill technology for hygienic reasons and anticipating an output of up to 48,000 bottles/h, and following a carefully considered consultation process, Coca-Cola Canners decided to go for a system manufactured by its long-standing partner KHS. [ + ]
The art of high-volume winemaking
The challenge for Yalumba, in establishing its Oxford Landing winery, was to balance high-volume processing technology with winemaking art. [ + ]
UV disinfection preserves the taste of Nu-Pure spring water
UV disinfection from UV-Guard Australia was selected by Nu-Pure for its ability to safeguard spring water from pathogens without adversely affecting its taste and odour. [ + ]
Result Group delivers a sticky solution for juice bottle neck tags
Labelmakers partnered with Result Group to deliver an adhesive tag for The Daily Drinks Company that is automatically attached to the bottle lid while on the production line, creating a point of difference in an overcrowded shelf space. [ + ]
Energy costs practically halved
Optimising the heater box where PET preforms are heated with ceramic reflectors has reduced the energy use at German mineral water bottler more than 40%. [ + ]
Accuracy, simplicity and increased plant efficiency were the medicines for Baxter
Compact, versatile and user-friendly labellers cured Baxter's labelling woes. [ + ]
