Processing Equipment
The Lead
What Food Manufacturers Need From MRO for a Reliable Plant
May 14, 2013 11:47 am | by George Krauter, Vice President, Storeroom Solutions | Articles | Comments
There are maintenance, repair and operations surveys that show that “quick response and product knowledge” combine for over 75 percent of what was important to plant management; price is less than 8 percent of the consideration and fulfillment programs just 3 percent.
ND Pasta Plant to Restart Production
May 17, 2013 9:59 am | News | Commentsformer Noodles by Leonardo plant in Cando will start producing pasta again next week after six months of closed doors. The facility is now owned by Cando Pasta LLC, a partnership of local businessmen Jim and Bruce Gibbens and two other investors. The plant should have as many as 20 employees later this month and as many as 40 by next year.
Cheaper Equipment Isn’t Always Less Expensive
May 17, 2013 9:11 am | by Carol Thorsen, Wynright Corporation | Articles | CommentsThe difference between shopping at a general site and one that specializes in warehouse and industrial equipment and supplies is that with the latter you can explain what you need, ask questions and ensure that when the products are delivered they’ll actually work in your application.
Low Temperature Chillers
May 17, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsIceman Low Temperature Chillers are now available with operating temperatures from -20°F to +20°F (-29°C to -7°C) and nominal capacities up to 12 tons in both air- and water-cooled condensing.
Flow Meters for Hazardous Locations
May 17, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsCoriolis Flow Meters are CSA/cUS certified for use in Class I, Div 1, Groups C & D hazardous locations.
Robot Hardware Platform & Software Controller
May 17, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsCompany has launched Gemini 4, a new Delta robot hardware platform and software controller.
Automatic Power Factor Correction Bank
May 16, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsThe lower kVAR cost efficient StacoVAR® mini is a wall-mountable automatic power factor correction bank that maintains the desired power factor level through a microprocessor-based controller which adjusts to system load conditions.
Ultrasonic Meter
May 16, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsCompany is expanding its E-Series Ultrasonic Meter offering with the addition of the Cold Water Engineered Polymer Meter available in two initial sizes: 5/8" x 3/4" and 3/4".
Twin Screw Pumps
May 16, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsCompany introduces its S Series line of twin screw pumps. These pumps are ATEX-certified for use in explosive or dangerous environments.
High Speed Dispersers
May 15, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsHigh Speed Dispersers are suitable for high-volume mixing in vessels up to 6,000 gallons or larger.
Full Profile Insertion Flow Meter
May 15, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsThe Full Profile Insertion (FPI) Mag Flow Meter is the industry's only hot tap full profile insertion flow meter available.
Washdown AC Motors
May 14, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsCompany introduces its new series of WSS stainless steel AC motors.
Optimized Transducer Electronics for Scales
May 14, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsThe HBM AED9101D transducer electronics process signals from strain gage full bridge transducers, making them digitally available via various interfaces such as Profibus, DeviceNet or RS232/422/485, free from interference and even over greater distances.
Food Safe LED Work Light
May 14, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsFeaturing heavy duty construction and a high output LED tube assembly measuring 5 feet long, the FTL-5-LED-50-HD produces over 2,000 lumens of bright but well diffused illumination that is ideal for industrial and commercial applications where portability and high output are required.
Griddle Depositor
May 13, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsCompany's Griddle Depositors are designed for pancake and waffle batters.
DIN Rail Weight Transmitter
May 13, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsThe model 201 weight transmitter is a fast, accurate instrument for process control-based static and dynamic weighing applications.
Brainstorm: Instrumentation (Part II)
May 10, 2013 12:02 pm | by Shannon Foos, Segment Manager, Process Network Connectivity and Asset Management, Rockwell Automation | Articles | CommentsThe Food Manufacturing Brainstorm features industry experts sharing their perspectives on issues critical to the overall food industry marketplace. In this issue, we ask: How can accurate instrumentation increase efficiency in food processing plants?
Reducing Total Packaging Cost, Automatically
May 10, 2013 9:16 am | by John King, Food Equipment Director, North America, Sealed Air Corporation, Cryovac Food Packaging Division | Articles | CommentsEfficient operations at processing facilities are more critical than ever if meat product manufacturers are to remain profitable. Fortunately, advancements in packaging machinery and the potential for automation resulting from these innovations can play a pivotal role in enhancing efficiency for meat processing operations.
Chap Apron
May 10, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsThe VR™ Chap Apron is designed to meet the challenging conditions of the food processing and produce industries.
Brainstorm: Instrumentation (Part I)
May 9, 2013 11:15 am | by Tim Freeman, Managing Director, Freeman Technology | Articles | CommentsThe Food Manufacturing Brainstorm features industry experts sharing their perspectives on issues critical to the overall food industry marketplace. In this issue, we ask: How can accurate instrumentation increase efficiency in food processing plants?
100% Lean Beans
May 9, 2013 9:16 am | by Anna Wells, Executive Editor, IMPO | Articles | CommentsStarbucks' Carson Valley roasting facility won the 2012 Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME)’s Manufacturing Excellence Award, which cites North American plants that demonstrate significant progress in their journeys towards operational excellence over a three year period.
National Chocolate & Dessert Show
May 8, 2013 11:52 am | EventsThe National Chocolate Show will return to Navy Pier in Chicago this October as the National Chocolate & Dessert Show, the only trade show dedicated to the chocolate and dessert industry. Exhibitors at the show will offer all the tools to create a chocolate or dessert line, from packaging, equipment, ingredients, and more.
Combination Filler
May 8, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsThe combination fillers allow processors to fill two or more different elements, such as dry powder products and particulates, into one container at the same time on an automatic pouch machine.
Nitrofuran Screening Kits
May 8, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsCompany has dramatically improved the analysis of nitrofurans in feed, fish, shrimp, meat, honey and milk with its line of MaxSignal® ELISAs.
Bearing Solutions for Challenging Environments
May 8, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsCompany provides long-lasting mounted bearing solutions for challenging applications in food processing, meat and poultry, and beverage handling facilities.
PET Sheet Manufacturing for Yogurt Packaging
May 7, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsCompany's DPET™ direct-to-sheet manufacturing system is designed to provide the kind of consistency it takes to realize the absolute maximum from Form, Fill, and Seal (FFS) lines.
