Lower cost option to produce PET jars from MAER
13 September, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.hbm.com.au
MAER trimmers are now available as a cost competitive solution for the production of wide mouth PET jars.
DOD coder for Cheetham Salt
11 August, 2006 | Supplied by: Matthews Australasia Pty Ltd
Cheetham Salt is Australia's largest producer and refiner of salt. Its 12 solar salt fields nationally produce an annual total of more than 1.4 million tonnes, which is processed at six refineries
Filling system for ready meals
11 August, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.hbm.com.au
As food companies are demanding more flexibility and reliability from their packaging lines, modular equipment designs, space efficiency, ease of cleaning, and the ability to handle multiple package sizes and products have become key considerations when selecting packaging equipment.
Nifty packaging for a cup of tea
12 July, 2006
Quikstix is a new and convenient way to make cups of tea or coffee. All ingredients, including stirrer, are contained in the one clever device.
Pouch success for semi-liquid fat
12 July, 2006 | Supplied by: SEE
Vandemoortele is a Belgian food group that supplies soy products, frozen dough products and margarine/fats to the food service and retail sectors
Global adoption of the RSS bar code
10 July, 2006
GS1, the organisation that locally administers the global multi-industry system of identification and communication, has announced a global sunrise date of January 2010 for all scanning systems to read reduced space symbology (RSS) bar codes on any trade item.
RFID sensor tags
10 July, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.savi.com/
Savi Technology has released two sensor tags that reduce spoilage and damage by monitoring the temperature and humidity of commercial shipments of food stuffs and other perishables vulnerable to environmental conditions as they move through the supply chain.
Country of origin food labelling consumer brochure
14 June, 2006
A consumer brochure on country of origin labelling of food would help consumers to understand the new labelling requirements for unpackaged fresh and processed fruit, vegetables, nuts and seafood that begin from today, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Christopher Pyne, said.
Tray denester with pre-padding system
13 June, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.packauto.com.au
By modifying the successful Intermittent pick and place unit from MGS Machine Corporation, (shown in the picture); Packaging Automation Pty Ltd has been able to deliver a system that places soaker pads inside food grade trays, on demand, in a fresh meat environment.
The potential of intelligent labels
06 June, 2006 by Mike Smyth, Journalist
Food poisoning in the US is claimed to take 5000 lives every year and force 325,000 into hospital treatment. Overall, nearly one in four Americans suffers from some form of food poisoning in any year
A sweet packaging decision
15 May, 2006 | Supplied by: TNA Solutions Pty Ltd
Lotte Confectionery, South Korean-based manufacturer of chocolates, biscuits, lollies, chewing gum, ice-cream and snack foods which can be found on shelves right around the world, wanted to update its packaging equipment
Mexican Express hots up food packaging line
12 May, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.tronics.com.au/
The addition of a new product to its range of specialist Mexican cuisine triggered a need for Adelaide-based manufacturer, Mexican Express to upgrade ('hot up') its labelling line to a fully automated process.
Cost-effective alternative to metal cans
12 May, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.hbm.com.au/
Graham Engineering Corporation of York, PA, USA has designed an innovative solution for the production of blow-moulded wide mouth plastic containers with barrier properties.
RFID master class to be held during NMW
10 May, 2006
A one-day master class on RFID principles, challenges and practices for manufacturing will be held during National Manufacturing Week 2006, at Sydney’s Darling Harbour from May 30 to June 2.
Tracking food in Europe
06 May, 2006
A prototype system designed to help consumers, farmers and other interested parties trace the geographic origin of food at all stages of production from 'farm to fork' - storage, processing and distribution - has been developed by researchers
