Material Handling
Fair Food: Is The Food System Broken?
May 8, 2012 8:00 am | Videos | CommentsOran Hesterman, the author of a new book, claims that the current food production system is endangering our environment, our health and our future. He offers a prescription for change.
Dust Explosions In The Food Industry
March 19, 2012 9:41 am | by Vahid Ebadat, Ph.D., CEO, Chilworth North America | Articles | CommentsA food processor's guide to understanding how dust explosions happen and what can be done to prevent them.
Authorities ID Worker Killed At Tyson Plant
March 16, 2012 12:11 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAuthorities have released the name of a worker who died in an accident at the Tyson Foods plant in Dakota City in northeast Nebraska.
Robotic Picking Systems Enhance The Beverage Supply Chain
March 16, 2012 11:35 am | by Derek Rickard, Distribution Systems Manager, RMT Robotics, a Cimcorp Oy Company | Articles | CommentsTrack-and-trace systems and tighter inventory control helps beverage operations meet legislative, food safety and productivity demands.
Tyson Worker Fatally Injured At Neb. Plant
March 15, 2012 1:00 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTyson Foods Inc. said Thursday that worker has been fatally injured at a company beef plant in northeast Nebraska.
Brainstorm: Lift Trucks
March 15, 2012 12:57 pm | by Steve Cox, The Raymond Corporation; Mark Hoch, Hyster; Jeff Mueller, Jungheinrich Warehouse Products | Articles | CommentsIn March we asked industry experts: What important safety features should manufacturers consider when acquiring lift trucks for warehouses or loading docks?
Bulk Bag Conditioner
March 5, 2012 4:53 pm | Products | CommentsThe BLOCK-BUSTER™ Bulk Bag Conditioner with two hydraulic rams and specially contoured end plates presses opposing sides of bulk bags, loosening material that has solidified during storage and shipment and enabling bulk bag unloaders to discharge it through bag spouts.
Clear Screen Covers
March 5, 2012 4:48 pm | Products | CommentsClear, plastic screen covers provide a window for constant, visual monitoring of product in process to quickly detect screen blinding without requiring removal of the cover, machine disassembly or shutting down the operation.
Wireless Scale System
March 5, 2012 12:07 pm | Products | CommentsSnapStream allows a scale to send weight data wirelessly to an indicator and the indicator in turn to send that data wirelessly to a host of peripheral equipment such as remote displays, printers, PCs and networks.
End-Of-Line Pallet Handling
March 5, 2012 11:23 am | Products | CommentsThe Freeway® Solution is a fully integrated end-of-line solution that combines robotic palletizers, laser-guided vehicles, label equipment, product tracking software and a PC-based monitoring system.
Magnetic Separator
March 1, 2012 4:45 pm | Products | CommentsThe ProGrade® series of Magnetic Separators includes standard magnetic plates, grates, traps and tubes. Professional grade magnets are available at three different degrees of magnetic strength, enabling users to choose the ideal level of protection for their specific application.
A Sustainable Reality Worth Spreading
February 29, 2012 12:03 pm | Articles | CommentsOne of the reasons US Foods has become a high-ranking nationwide foodservice distributor is the quality of its products — and, behind it all, there’s also the company’s understanding of what it means to be sustainable.
Checkweighers
February 17, 2012 3:06 pm | Products | CommentsCompany's Checkweighers are PC-controlled and handle basic checkweighing (up to 150 pieces/minute) up to high-end checkweighing (up to 640 pieces/minute).
Bulk Depalletizer Module
February 15, 2012 12:12 pm | Products | CommentsThe separator/stacking module for the company's Model 108 bulk depalletizers automatically stacks the tier sheets and top picture frames on pallets in separate hoppers for easy removal by forklift once the stacks are filled.
FDA Requests $4.5 Billion To Support Food Safety & Public Health
February 14, 2012 12:59 pm | News | CommentsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requesting a budget of $4.5 billion to protect and promote the public health as part of the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget – a 17 percent increase over the FDA enacted budget for FY 2012. Industry user fees would fund 98 percent of the proposed budget increase. The FY 2013 request covers the period from Oct. 1, 2012 through Sept 30, 2013.
SPX Awarded Contract To Create Dairy Plant In China
February 14, 2012 9:54 am | News | CommentsSPX Corporation today announced that its Flow Technology segment has been awarded a contract worth approximately $40 million by Bright Dairy & Food Co., Ltd. to establish a new dairy processing plant in Shanghai, China capable of producing pasteurized fresh milk, ultra-high temperature (UHT) long shelf life milk and yogurt.
Automated Material Handling System
February 13, 2012 3:33 pm | Products | CommentsThe automated material handling system provides a total process solution for moving highly fragile food product through multiple process operations into bulk storage for temperorary holding prior to final packaging.
Electromagnetic Vibratory Feeders
February 13, 2012 2:46 pm | Products | CommentsCompany's small vibratory feeders for hazardous locations boast a Hi-Vi electromagnetic drive circuit as a solution for users' feeding, screening and conveying applications. These units are CSA approved for Class II Division I, Group F&G hazardous environments.
Combination Scales
February 10, 2012 4:13 pm | Products | CommentsPrimoWeigher combination scales maximize productivity, minimize changeover time and streamline maintenance. The open-frame design provides easy access to all componenets and can be stripped to its core in minutes.
Crippled Wine Bottle Plant To Reopen In July
February 10, 2012 10:19 am | by ERIK OLSON | News | CommentsWorkers at the Bennu Glass plant have chiseled away tons hardened glass from the crippled melter of the wine bottle plant here, and a new furnace and 100 employees should be ready to restart the shuttered plant in July, company officials say.
Creator Of Lemonheads Dies At 93
February 9, 2012 10:11 am | by KAREN HAWKINS,Associated Press | News | CommentsCandy company executive Nello Ferrara lived a sweet life. The man who brought the world Lemonheads and Atomic Fire Balls routinely serenaded the restaurants where he dined and held mandatory family dinners every Sunday, said his son, Salvatore Ferrara.
California Ripe Olive Growers Produce $493.6 Million In Economic Impact
February 8, 2012 12:47 pm | News | CommentsCalifornia's ripe olive growers have a significant impact on the state's economy, yielding nearly $493.6 million in annual economic activity – or nearly $1.4 million dollars each day of the year – as a result of grower spending, according to a newly released report commissioned by the California Olive Committee (COC) and conducted by Dennis H. Tootelian, Ph.D., Tootelian & Associates.
United Fresh 2012
February 7, 2012 12:28 pm | EventsUnited Fresh 2012 features a trade show format customized for each segment of the produce industry. The show offers a combination of cutting-edge education, technical innovations, marketing expertise and networking opportunities.
U.S. Food Showcase
February 7, 2012 12:21 pm | EventsThe U.S. Food Showcase will be held, once again, in conjunction with FMI’s Supermarket Industry Exposition at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas April 30 - May 3, 2012.
Robotic Palletizing For Food Manufacturers
February 7, 2012 9:30 am | by Terry Zarnowski, Sales and Marketing Director, Schneider Packaging Equipment | Articles | CommentsRobotic palletizing is an effective way for food manufacturers to ensure proper palletization when preparing pallets of varying shapes and sizes.
