Reduce water use while peeling fruit
06 October, 2010
A recently developed system that uses air, rather than water, to blast peels off fruit could reduce water use by 80%.
Electric motors for dry and wet areas
06 October, 2010 | Supplied by: Lafert Electric Motors
Motors used in food production areas are primarily selected for either ‘dry’ areas or ‘wet’ areas. These are entirely different situations with very different demands. We assume we are looking at safe areas, where there is no hazard from combustible gas or liquids.
Mueller Temp-Plate heat exchanger
26 September, 2010 | Supplied by: Teralba Industries Pty Ltd
The Mueller Temp-Plate heat exchanger can be used for heat transfer in the plating, metal finishing, chemical, textile, brewery, pharmaceutical, dairy, pulp and paper, food, nuclear, beverage and waste treatment industries.
Find E. coli in beef faster
14 September, 2010
Infrared spectroscopy can detect E. coli faster than current testing methods and can cut days off investigations of outbreaks, according to a study at Purdue University.
Arrow Scientific GreenLight food safety tests range
10 September, 2010 | Supplied by: Arrow Scientific
The GreenLight range of food safety tests provide easy, same-day detection and enumeration of bacteria in food samples by measuring bacterial oxygen consumption (bacterial respiration) and equating oxygen consumption to microbial load.
Coles provides hormone-free beef
07 September, 2010
Coles is sourcing hormone growth promotant (HGP)-free beef from its Australian cattle producers to achieve its goal of providing customers with the best quality fresh food.
Pizza oven for peak demand
06 September, 2010 | Supplied by: JL Lennard Pty Ltd
The Adelaide Hills pizza restaurant has solved the problem of peak-hour demand with a triple-stack XLT oven from JL Lennard. The company had the common problem of coping with the massive peak demands that can swamp a casual dining and takeaway establishments.
Sentry hand hygiene dispenser
06 September, 2010 | Supplied by: Spray Nozzle Engineering
The Sentry hand hygiene dispenser is a robust, foot-operated unit that is designed to be easily placed wherever hand sanitation is critical, such as in food preparation areas, to prevent contamination.
Grasselli skinning and slicing systems
06 September, 2010 | Supplied by: IBEX Industries Limited
The machine frames on Grasselli skinning and slicing systems are made of heavy-duty stainless steel for strength in the unforgiving meat processing environment. Parts such as tooth rollers and blade holders are heat treated for durability and prolonged life. The quick blade change system allows easy access and reduces downtime during processing. Modular conveyors with the intralock belt system means only worn parts are replaced, to save costs.
Secomak Dry Guide drying solution
06 September, 2010 | Supplied by: Hurll Nu-Way Pty Ltd
Secomak’s Dry Guide drying solution is claimed to improve the performance of the airknife concept.
Lafferty foaming and sanitising equipment
06 September, 2010 | Supplied by: Spray Nozzle Engineering
Lafferty foaming and sanitising equipment has been specifically developed for use in the food and beverage industry. Both fixed and portable systems are available and they are suitable for foaming, sanitising and rinsing.
Hach No Glass pH system
03 September, 2010 | Supplied by: Accurate Detection Pty Ltd
The Hach H series rugged portable meter systems provide a large LCD with LED backlight and measurement of pH (ISFET or glass), mV, temperature, conductivity, total dissolved solids (TDS), salinity and oxidation reduction potential (ORP).
TEA Transmissions stainless steel permanent magnet couplings
03 September, 2010 | Supplied by: TEA Transmissions Pty Ltd
Stainless steel permanent magnet couplings have no wearing parts, providing wear-free transmission of torque between the driving and the driven parts through any non-ferrous wall. This makes them suitable for mixers and agitators in the food processing and pharmaceutical industries where contents must be isolated from the drive.
Mecmesin Advanced Force Gauge
03 September, 2010 | Supplied by: SI Instruments
The Mecmesin Advanced Force Gauge (AFG) is a versatile and fully featured digital force gauge that has been specifically designed to measure force in tension and compression (push or pull) with optimum precision and performance.
Koehler Automated Colorimeter
03 September, 2010 | Supplied by: Crea Laboratory Technologies Pty Ltd
The Koehler Automated Colorimeter is a microprocessor-controlled spectrophotometer with a wavelength range from 380 to 720 nm for colour measurement or 320 nm up to 1100 nm for routine analysis. It can carry out an exact colorimetric evaluation in conformity with several ISO/ASTM standards with just a single measurement and display the result in terms of traditional colour systems such as Iodine, Hazen/APHA or Gardner colour numbers as well as in modern CIE-L*a*b* colour values.
