Solimar fluidisers for removing powder from silos
25 July, 2013When removing powder from silos, the powder can pack down. The finer the powder, the more difficult it can be to remove. Solimar fluidisers offer a solution to this problem.
BEUMER paletpac 2500 layer palletiser
12 July, 2013BEUMER has re-engineered its high-capacity layer palletiser, the BEUMER paletpac 2500. According to the company, the upgraded palletiser offers better accessibility, a shorter assembly period and higher flexibility.
Graco SaniForce 2:1 sanitary piston pump
10 July, 2013Graco has added the SaniForce 2:1 piston pump to its SaniForce line of FDA-compliant sanitary transfer pumps for product evacuation out of drums and bins.
Tetra Pak Hygienic Powder Bin Aerators
02 July, 2013Tetra Pak’s Hygienic Powder Bin Aerators can be installed on powder bins, silos and batch hoppers to promote powder flow during discharge and prevent powder compaction during long-term storage. The working principle is based on introducing food-grade compressed air between the bin wall and the powder.
Inline Postgasser by Tetra Pak
02 July, 2013The Inline Postgasser by Tetra Pak is used for fat-containing powders packed into 25 kg powder bags or cartons with plastic inner liner. The postgasser can be integrated into new or existing filling lines with different levels of automation.
National Bulk Equipment bulk bag filling systems
27 June, 2013National Bulk Equipment (NBE) bulk bag filling systems are engineered, fabricated and constructed to speed inspections, simplify integration and ensure qualification for start-up into food processing and packaging operations.
Weighing up quality and quantity
29 May, 2013At its dry powder blending and packing facility in China, Stern Ingredients can change recipes in under an hour without any hygienic compromise. Matcon assisted with the initial concept design and supplied all handling and processing equipment.
Increasing MES productivity with workflow
28 May, 2013Most industrial companies face significant challenges as they adapt their business processes and policies to improve safety, compliance, quality and productivity, as well as reduce their operating costs. These challenges are forcing companies to evaluate and improve their core business processes within their plants, as well as extend those processes into the supply chain and out to their key suppliers/partners.
Mr Mushroom commissions second forklift
30 April, 2013Perth’s first specialist mushroom wholesaler has added a second Toyota forklift to his fleet on the strength of Toyota’s dual-fuel capability and service support.
Raising the roof on wine distribution
15 March, 2013Toyota Material Handling Australia helped engineer a solution to find the most efficient packing and picking methods for Rathbone Wine Group’s inner-Melbourne distribution centre.
Flexicon Tip-Tite Sanitary Box Tipper
11 March, 2013The Tip-Tite Sanitary Box Tipper from Flexicon forms a dust-tight seal between the container and the equipment, tips the container and discharges bulk material at controlled rates.
CHEP rises to the challenge for Lesaffre Australia Pacific
08 January, 2013Lesaffre Australia Pacific, a manufacturer of bakers’ yeast and bread improvers, has switched to using CHEP’s Intercon intermediate bulk container, which is designed specifically for food industry applications. The Intercon has added further efficiencies to Lesaffre’s supply chain.
Tetra Pak Bulkpak 600 Postgasser - Heat Sealer for bulk bags
25 October, 2012Historically known as Bulkpak 600, the Postgasser - Heat Sealer by Tetra Pak is designed for powder deaeration and replacement of ambient air with an inert gas, followed by hygienic closing of the bulk bags.
VSS VacMount vacuum-mounted vibrator
22 October, 2012The VacMount eliminates welding by using vacuum to securely attach pneumatic vibrators to the hopper wall. It is useful when suppliers send product to the end user in their own container, on which no welding is allowed.
Vanton Flex-I-Liner nonmetallic rotary peristaltic pump
22 October, 2012The portable, nonmetallic Flex-I-Liner rotary peristaltic pump evacuates drums and totes containing acids, caustics, salts, chlorides and reagent-grade chemicals, without corrosion of the pump or contamination of the fluid.
