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Increasing Heat Exchanger Performance
February 1, 2010 4:36 am | by Nwaoha Chikezie | Articles | CommentsHeat exchangers are typically employed in the process industries as a means of providing heat transfer between two streams of fluid across a medium. The heat exchanger ensures the conservation of heat energy otherwise known as heat economic operations. They are designed to foster contact between materials in a conduit network, with one material exchanging heat and the other material flowing within the network either counter-currently or co-currently.
Double-Acting Energy Doors
February 1, 2010 4:29 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe HR6 Energy Door boasts an R rating of 25+ to comply with the Energy Independence Act. These doors are suitable for heavy cart to light motorized traffic, and are available in single or double panel configurations. The door includes self-closing hardware, a vapor barrier, a dual gasket and a triple-pane, gas filled window.
Ethernet-Based Drive
February 1, 2010 4:28 am | Product Releases | CommentsThis ethernet-based drive delivers best flexibility, scalability and power range to meet the unique performance requirements of nearly any application; from basic torque and velocity applications, to indexing, to multi-axis programmable motion via the company’s powerful new complete machine automation solution.
Water-Resistant Dispenser
February 1, 2010 4:26 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe new enMotion Water-Resistant Dispenser offers tailored benefits for food processors that utilize high-pressure wash down cleaning procedures. The unit is engineered to remain mounted on the wall while pressurized water spray is used to sanitize walls, ceilings, floors and processing equipment. Rubber seals and a closeable hatch on the dispenser help protect the enMotion towels from moisture and contamination during routine cleaning procedures.
Umm ... That Edible Food-Like Substance Really Hits The Spot
January 29, 2010 5:08 am | by Jeff Reinke, Editorial Director | Articles | CommentsYesterday we ran a video in which author and “food activist” Michael Pollan offered some thoughts behind his book Food Rules . First, I’m going to admit that I haven’t read the book, so I’m solely going off of his remarks in the interview referenced above.
SC Senators Target Healthier School Meals
January 29, 2010 3:46 am | News | CommentsSeanna Adcox, AP A bill barring honey buns, pizza and chocolate bars from being sold to students during the school day has received tentative approval, but opponents are already lining up. The legislation, approved by a South Carolina Senate Education panel, is aimed at curbing childhood obesity in a state where one in three teens are overweight or obese, and waistlines are continuing to grow.
Minnesota Food Company Now Safe
January 29, 2010 3:33 am | News | CommentsCoon Rapids, MN (AP) — State health inspectors have declared the operations of Coon Rapids food maker Parkers Farm safe, weeks after it recalled its cheese and peanut products. It remains unclear whether the company will be fined for violating health regulations and allowing a potentially deadly bacteria strain to contaminate the production plant.
SPAM Champ Crowned
January 29, 2010 3:21 am | News | CommentsPRNewswire – Stacy Slagor of San Diego, a first time cooking competitor, has won the “Great American SPAM Championship,” an annual recipe contest at state and county fairs across the country. Her Fusion Fajitas feature sauteed SPAM Classic, red bell peppers and onions wrapped in tortillas with a sweet and spicy pineapple salsa.
Anheuser-Busch Helps SD Storm Victims
January 29, 2010 3:14 am | News | Comments(AP) — Anheuser-Busch is providing 1,764 cases of drinking water for South Dakota residents affected by recent freezing rain and snow storms that have left thousands without water and electricity. A truckload of donated water left the company's brewery in Fairfield, CA yesterday. Following a 1,500-mile trip , the water is scheduled to arrive Sunday morning.
Pork Better Than Viagra?
January 29, 2010 3:02 am | News | Comments(AP) — Argentina's president thinks eating pig meat is really sexy. Many people in this beef-loving nation reacted with surprise yesterday when Cristina Fernandez promoted pork in a speech during which she not only said pork is better than Viagra, but suggested she's personally proven it. “I didn't know that eating pork improved sexual activity,” Fernandez said in a meeting with representatives of the swine industry late Wednesday.
Heineken Plant Faces Worker Retaliation Over Cuts
January 29, 2010 2:32 am | News | CommentsUntitled Document January 29, 2010 (Reuters) Workers at a Belgian unit of Dutch brewer Heineken blocked the entrance to a plant in northeast Belgium yesterday in protest against planned job cuts, union officials said. The Alken-Maes brewery wants to cut 43 of some 230 jobs at the plant.
Nestle Targets Hershey Acquistion
January 27, 2010 5:15 am | News | CommentsLONDON (Reuters) — Swiss food group Nestle is likely to set a long-term goal of buying Hershey after the Kraft-Cadbury deal, hoping that market pressures will wear down opposition from the controlling Hershey Trust. Nestle, the world's largest food group is set to drop to No. 3 in the chocolate world behind Mars-Wrigley and Kraft-Cadbury, an unfamiliar role for a company that holds No.
Carlsberg Brewing Strike Short-Lived
January 27, 2010 4:42 am | News | CommentsCOPENHAGEN (Reuters) — Carlsberg, the world's fourth-biggest brewery, said a strike among its brewery workers and drivers in Denmark ended late on Sunday and beer brewing had resumed. Around 600 of the workers went on strike on Friday over pay, halting Carlsberg's beer production in Denmark.
Canada's Food Safety Lags Behind U.S.
January 27, 2010 4:30 am | News | CommentsPORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Northeast fisheries regulators are meeting to reconsider sharp, new scallop catch restrictions that have been vigorously protested by the fleet. The New England Fishery Management Council initially refused to reconsider the new rules, which include cutting annual fishing days from 37 to 29.
Wooden Pallet Use Under Fire In Food Transport, Storage
January 27, 2010 4:16 am | News | CommentsORLANDO, FL (PRNewswire) — In the fifth of a series of independent tests, wood shipping pallets that transport food were discovered carrying E. coli, Listeria, Salmonella and other pathogens that could spread illness. This evidence has caught the attention of public officials in New York, who are advancing legislation to ban the use of wood pallets for the transportation of meat and other fresh foods.
Honeybee Colonies Fighting Back
January 27, 2010 3:57 am | News | CommentsSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Fewer beekeepers are reporting evidence of a mysterious ailment that had been decimating the U.S. honeybee population. But losses due to a colony collapse disorder remain high enough to keep beekeepers on edge. Stresses on bees such as starvation and poor weather are also adding to the burden.
Northeast Scalloper Cuts Reconsidered
January 27, 2010 3:41 am | News | CommentsPORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Northeast fisheries regulators are meeting to reconsider sharp, new scallop catch restrictions that have been vigorously protested by the fleet. The New England Fishery Management Council initially refused to reconsider the new rules, which include cutting annual fishing days from 37 to 29.
EPA Partners Boost Green Power Usage
January 26, 2010 4:33 am | News | CommentsWASHINGTON D.C.(EPA) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s top 10 Green Power Partners increased their voluntary green power commitments by more than 1.5 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2009, while 300 new organizations joined the Green Power Partnership. Overall, the 1,200 partners are buying nearly 18 billion kWh of green power annually, equivalent to the annual carbon dioxide emissions from electricity use of more than 1.
'Convenience Consumers' Explain Food Choices
January 26, 2010 4:31 am | News | CommentsCHICAGO (BUSINESS WIRE) — As straightforward as the concept of convenience may seem, it is more complicated to define when it comes to Americans making food choices, according to a recent study by The NPD Group, a leading market research company. In its latest food and beverage market research, NPD finds that 72 million adult consumers-nearly one in three adults-are "Convenience Consumers," but their needs are varied depending on their life stage and other characteristics.
Monsanto Moves In On Mexico
January 26, 2010 4:30 am | News | CommentsINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Seed maker Monsanto Co. said Monday that three of its corn traits have received regulatory approval for export to Mexico. The company said export approval for its Genuity SmartStax, Genuity VT Triple Pro and Genuity VT Double Pro corn traits will enable U.S. and Canadian farmers who plant them to market their grain in Mexico in 2010.
