Centac C800 centrifugal air compressor
13 March, 2014 | Supplied by: CAPS Pty LtdThe Centac C800 centrifugal air compressor is an extension of Ingersoll Rand’s Centac C1000 product line. Providing clean, oil-free air, the C800 has been certified as ISO 8573-1 Class 0.
BioControl Assurance GDS Salmonella Tq test
12 March, 2014 | Supplied by: IntermedBioControl has released a faster version of its Assurance GDS Salmonella Tq test. The updated version has an eight-hour enrichment in mEHEC media, providing results in select matrices in just 10 hours, including sample processing.
tna intelli-flavCLS 3 closed-loop slurry seasoning system
12 March, 2014 | Supplied by: TNA Solutions Pty Ltdtna's intelli-flavCLS 3 is a closed-loop slurry (CLS) seasoning system that enhances the homogeneity of the slurry mix. It is suitable for salty snacks, baked snacks and extruded products that require slurry flavouring in a tumble drum.
$70m agreement gives SPC Ardmona a boost
11 March, 2014SPC Ardmona has received a much-needed boost in the form of a five-year partnership with Woolworths. The $70 million agreement will see an extra 24,000 tonnes of fruit, tomatoes and navy beans sourced locally.
Marel ProCon Flowline fish-processing flowline
11 March, 2014 | Supplied by: MarelMarel has introduced ProCon Flowline fish-processing flowline. The system uses RFID technology to track all product on the line and monitor performance.
Scisol Rudolph J47 digital refractometer
10 March, 2014 | Supplied by: Scientific Solutions Pty LtdThe Rudolph J47 digital refractometer is suitable for samples composed mostly of a mixture of sugar and water. The instrument's flat measurement surface, temperature correction and one-button measurement capability make it suitable for heavy-use applications.
Out-of-the-box compressed air solution for snack manufacturer
10 March, 2014 | Supplied by: Atlas Copco Compressors AustraliaWhen snack manufacturer Kolak Snack Foods needed to increase its output capacity to meet demand, it installed three Atlas Copco compressors. The compressors were pre-wired and pre-piped, ready to use out of the box.
Inspection Systems LOMA X4 X-ray System
07 March, 2014 | Supplied by: Inspection Systems Pty LtdThe LOMA X4 X-ray System from Inspection Systems is sensitive to both metal and nonmetallic contaminants such as glass, stone, calcified bone, high-density plastics and rubber.
Milmeq V16 Plate Freezer system
07 March, 2014 | Supplied by: Milmeq Pty LtdThe Milmeq V16 Plate Freezer is a system suitable for snap-freezing seafood product. Product is loaded into the freezer cavities by an operator and rapidly frozen through a contact freezing method.
Marel FleXicut water-jet trimming robot for whitefish processing
04 March, 2014 | Supplied by: MarelThe Marel FleXicut is a trimming robot for high-precision bone detection and removal in whitefish processing. According to the company, automating the boning process reduces the need for skilled labour and improves product handling and yields.
Silverson Mixer Tools iPhone app for conversions and volume calculations
04 March, 2014 | Supplied by: JL Lennard Pty LtdThe Silverson Mixer Tools app is a conversion tool designed for process engineers that is used to convert a range of units (such as length, power, temperature, weight, etc) as well as calculate mixing vessel volumes.
Grupo Petrópolis grows with Krones
03 March, 2014 | Supplied by: Krones (Thailand) Co LtdAs part of its rapid expansion, Grupo Petrópolis - Brazil's second-largest brewing conglomerate - has built two new breweries, each with a capacity of six million hectolitres. Krones won the turnkey order for the two breweries.
How Veuve Clicquot supervises its 400 fermentation tanks
03 March, 2014Veuve Clicquot makes its wine in 400 tanks, each of which is monitored for up to 40 variables. The champagne house has just replacd its 10-year-old supervision system software with a new PcVue system.
Compressed air plus heat recovery for PET bottle production
03 March, 2014 | Supplied by: Atlas Copco Compressors AustraliaThe Schwarzwald-Sprudel PET bottle production plant produces and uses compressed air efficiently thanks to an Atlas Copco compressed air station. Heat from the system is recovered to provide heating throughout the facility.
INSPX ScanTrac Fermata Trio 4″ triple beam pipeline inspection X-ray system
03 March, 2014 | Supplied by: HBM Packaging TechnologiesThe ScanTrac Fermata Trio 4″ pipeline inspection system from INSPX uses a triple X-ray architecture that uses multiple dimensions to detect any foreign material in the product. The system is capable of speeds of up to 1890 L of product/min.
