Keeping factory air and premises clean
13 June, 2007 | Donaldson Australasia Pty Ltd
For businesses involved in handling or production of food products, keeping plant air free from dust, mist and fumes is fundamental to preserving worker health and wellbeing. Clean air is also vital to upholding the stringent cleanliness levels necessary for the provision of high quality food products.
UNIVERSAL top load case packer for difficult-to-handle products
13 June, 2007 | HBM Packaging Technologies
Goodman Packaging Equipment from Chicago, USA is one the global leaders for top load case packing machinery.
Cellulose-based films
13 June, 2007 | Innovia Films Pty Ltd
The NatureFlex range of biodegradable cellulose-based films is derived from renewable resources which are certified to meet the European norm EN 13432, American ASTM D6400 and Australian AS4736 standards for compostable packaging. NatureFlex is also registered with the US Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) to carry the official compostable logo.
Blow-moulded retort containers
13 June, 2007 | Gilpin and Co
Gilpin and Company has been awarded exclusive distribution rights in Asia-Pacific for Silgan Plastics Corporation's OMNI injection blow-moulded retort containers. The multilayer, high-barrier plastic bowls and cylinders (cups) are designed for shelf stable processed foods that can be heated in a microwave oven and served. Silgan's OMNI retort containers are suitable for categories like soup and prepared entrees because they are lightweight, portable and, above all, microwaveable. Consumers have embraced the convenience this packaging format offers.
Sanitary accumulator
13 June, 2007 | Garvey Corporation
Garvey's Infinity Series accumulators provide high-speed, low backpressure accumulation for production lines, which was previously difficult, due to product instability and/or susceptibility to damage.
Green tea extracts for meats
13 June, 2007 | Danisco Australia Pty Ltd
Danisco has introduced Guardian Green Tea Extracts, specifically selected for their antioxidative properties on heat-treated meat and poultry products. Green tea is traditionally positioned as a flavour agent used mostly in beverages. Danisco is using the antioxidative properties of green tea to effectively protect the shelf life of meat and poultry products. According to scientific and application data from Danisco Food Protection Center in Brabrand, Guardian Green Tea Extracts are demonstrating flavour performances on meat products that are superior than synthetic antioxidants such as BHA.
Probiotic alternative to pain killer
18 May, 2007 | Danisco Australia Pty Ltd
Researchers from Inserm (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research) and Danisco have demonstrated that the oral administration of Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM mediates analgesic functions in the gut equivalent to morphine effects. These results, patented by Danisco, suggest that the microbiology of the intestinal tract influences visceral pain perception and opens new perspectives in the treatment of abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with this probiotic strain.
Integrated loading
18 May, 2007 | ICA SpA
A new method of bulk loading and unloading palletised products with 20, 40 and 48' containers has been developed by ICA.
High-speed dosing station
18 May, 2007 | Milling Process Services Pty Ltd
Esteve has released its fully automatic high-speed metering plant, HSD, for minor and micro ingredients. The HSD is intended for the industrial bakeries that produce a wide variety of recipes from a host of raw materials, in an environment from which contamination is banished.
Dimensioning unit
18 May, 2007 | Mettler-Toledo Ltd
Cargoscan is a versatile solution for precise, static or in-motion measuring of various objects and shapes.
Direct steam injection cooking
18 May, 2007 | Gold Peg International Pty Ltd
The BenchTop RotaTherm Continuous Cooking system is a single skid that forward feeds and cooks, with options for various cooling set-ups - flash de-aeration, indirect or in a combination.
Empty-bottle inspection for the low output segment
18 May, 2007 | JL Lennard Pty Ltd
Since the smaller breweries and beverage producers also need a high degree of dependability in their bottling operations, Krones has come up with an empty-bottle inspector designed specifically for mid-tier applications. The Smartronic K 714 has a machine rating of maximum 18,000 containers an hour. It features high-resolution DART (distributed architecture for real time) camera technology and is operated from a 12.5 cm touch screen. Its space-saving dimensions, moreover, enable it to be easily integrated into existing lines.
Density analyser
18 May, 2007 | Particle & Surface Sciences Pty Ltd
The Micromeritics AccuPyc 1340 Series Pycnometers are versatile, fast, fully automatic analysers that provide high-speed, high-precision volume measurements and density calculations on a wide variety of powders, solids and slurries.
Shrink sleeve applicator
18 May, 2007 | HBM Packaging Technologies
Benco Pack has developed an integrated Form-Fill-Seal sleeve label application that has been fully approved by the European Patent Office (European Patent Nr. 1587736).
Filling system from Multi-Fill
18 May, 2007 | HBM Packaging Technologies
Multi-Fill Inc, manufacturers of volumetric fillers for the home meal replacement industry, has recently redesigned its MPFSC 120-01 automatic filling machine to better suit the needs of this fast-growing market.
