Killing pathogenic bacteria without using antibiotics or chemicals
03 April, 2013Engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method to kill deadly pathogenic bacteria, including Listeria, in food handling and packaging. This innovation represents an alternative to the use of antibiotics or chemical decontamination in food supply systems.
Bel-Ray No-Tox Food Grade Dry PTFE spray
03 April, 2013 | Supplied by: Bel-Ray Company IncThe Bel-Ray No-Tox Food Grade Dry PTFE Spray is a multipurpose, dry-film lubricant in a convenient aerosol form that has been NSF-H1 approved for use in ‘clean industry’ applications.
Korean brewery sees the light
02 April, 2013The Hite Brewery Company installed 25 Hanovia UV water disinfection systems at its Massan and Gangwan plants. The UV systems ensure water used in the production processes remains free from microbial contamination, ensuring a high-quality product.
Dairy farmers to supply direct to Woolworths
02 April, 2013Woolworths is trialling a direct relationship with a group of dairy farmers in the Manning Valley. This will be the first time that a retailer has contracted farmers directly for drinking milk.
Big brother to watch over all Inghams plants
02 April, 2013Inghams has announced it will install video monitoring at all of its processing plants following the release of a video showing employees kicking, stomping and punching live turkeys.
Funding for E. coli vaccine development
02 April, 2013Bioniche Life Sciences received $500,000 from the National Research Council of Canada to further develop an E. coli O157 vaccine.
Wonderware MES software
01 April, 2013 | Supplied by: Invensys Process Systems (S) Pte LtdOnly Wonderware MES software provides dependable consistent quality without sacrificing flexibility. Find out why the leading food and beverage processors and CPG manufacturers choose Wonderware MES solutions.
Vorne XL800 visual productivity appliance
28 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Workflow LtdThe Vorne XL800 productivity appliance is a cost-effective visual scoreboard that tracks production performance, measuring downtime, overall efficiency and OEE.
ASM WB61 Tape Extension Sensor
28 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Automated Control Pty LtdThe WB61 Tape Extension Sensor from ASM Sensor provides up to 4000 mm measuring length in a compact housing. It is made from a quality moulded housing which enables lower construction costs for a rugged sensor.
Keeping things cool with heat exchangers
28 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Teralba IndustriesTeralba installed a Dimpleflo heat exchanger to replace an existing plate-type unit used to cool food products. This has reduced the maintenance interval to once per year and the total gasket cost is less than half the cost of the plate heat-exchanger gaskets.
Netter Industrial Vibrators Vibroscanner vibration measuring system
28 March, 2013 | Supplied by: NetterVibration Australia Pty LtdWith an instant readout and no calibration needed, Netter Industrial Vibrators’ Vibroscanner shows the dominant frequency of vibration, the acceleration and the vibration movement on a convenient handheld unit.
UK food safety gets an £800,000 boost
27 March, 2013Food industry standards in the UK will be given a boost to the tune of £800,000 as part of a collaboration between business and academia that will create new software.
Turkey bashers sacked by Inghams
25 March, 2013Inghams has terminated five employees from its Tahmoor abattoir following Lateline’s airing of a video showing employees kicking, punching and stomping live turkeys prior to processing.
SMC Pneumatics ASR pressure control valve and ASQ flow valves
25 March, 2013 | Supplied by: SMC Australia | New ZealandCombining SMC Pneumatics’ ASR pressure control valve and ASQ flow valves makes it possible to operate the return stroke of a pneumatically operated cylinder at a lower pressure than the working stroke.
Eagle FA 720 fat analysis system
21 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Food Processing Equipment Pty LtdThe Eagle FA 720 system offers accuracy in fat analysis, ensuring meat processors are supplying meat at customer-specified chemical lean (CL) values.
