Processing Equipment
Convenience at Your Fingertips
February 12, 2013 9:27 am | by Bernd Steppeler, Design Engineer, HAVER Filling Systems | Articles | CommentsNew mobile technology allows a cake mix supplier to video conference with an equipment manufacturer while standing in front of the inoperable equipment. By using a small tablet device, equipped with a camera and linked directly to software in the filling machine, the plant operator can show the service team the exact problem while monitoring operational data.
Programmable Temperature & Process Controllers
February 12, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsOmega introduces its new high quality, high accuracy series of 1/32 DIN programmable temperature/process meters and PID controllers with RS-232 & RS-484 communications.
High Velocity Freezer
February 12, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsThe HVF-Freezer (High Velocity Freezer) is an innovative new impingement freezer.
Multi-Lane Muffin Batter Depositing Line
February 11, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsCompany's family of pre-deposited muffin lines is available in several sizes for production rates ranging from 264 to 800 muffins per minute, with capacities up to 18,000 pounds per hour, for either baked or pre-deposited frozen muffins.
X-Ray System
February 11, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsThe Xpert C400 x-ray system detects metals and other foreign objects in food.
Bulk Bag Discharger With Material Delumper
February 8, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsMATERIAL MASTER™ Bulk Bag Discharging System features a fork-lift loaded bulk bag lifting frame with adjustable height receiving frame.
Sanitary Value Housings
February 8, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsSanitary Value Housings are engineered to meet the sterile filtration demands of the food and beverage industry.
Cutting the Mustard
February 7, 2013 11:00 am | by Krystal Gabert, Editor | Articles | CommentsBeaverton Foods, Inc. is currently the largest processor of specialty mustards in the country and operates out of a 70,000-square-foot food processing facility in Hillsboro, Ore., shipping about 30 million units per year. But its beginnings were much more humble.
Brainstorm: Automation in Poultry Processing (Part IV)
February 7, 2013 9:30 am | by John Kadinger, Market Manager, Key Technology | Articles | CommentsJohn Kadinger of Key Technology weighs in: Poultry has long been one of the least automated food processing sectors. As automation equipment becomes more sophisticated, how will poultry processors see their business practices change?
Transducer Electronics for Scale Systems
February 7, 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.
Digital Viscometer
February 7, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsThe DV-I Prime Digital Viscometer features a continuous sensing capability for rapid viscosity measurement.
Food Safety Update: Meat, Poultry and Seafood Processing
February 6, 2013 11:00 am | by Krystal Gabert, Editor | Articles | CommentsThe Food Safety Update section of Food Manufacturing is designed to offer our readers insight into the state of food safety concerns across the industry. We received hundreds of responses to this month’s survey on meat, poultry and seafood processing.
Brainstorm: Automation in Poultry Processing (Part III)
February 6, 2013 9:30 am | by Christy Miller, Marketing Manager, Eagle Product Inspection | Articles | CommentsChristy Miller of Eagle Product Inspection weighs in: Poultry has long been one of the least automated food processing sectors. As automation equipment becomes more sophisticated, how will poultry processors see their business practices change?
Dense Phase Pneumatic Conveyors
February 6, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsThese vacuum and pressure dense phase systems are best suited for conveying materials when degradation and segregation are unacceptable.
Sugar Guide
February 6, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsCompany has recently launched the 'Ultimate Sugar Guide' to provide comprehensive information about sugar content determination and moisture in sugar.
High Level Bulk Depalletizer
February 6, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsCompany's new Model 108HL high level bulk depalletizer is the solution for packagers who need reliable depalletizing with top flexibility, easy installation and quick payback.
February Featured Products: Prepared Meals & Process Monitoring
February 5, 2013 11:04 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsEach month, Food Manufacturing highlights products in a featured category. This month, we are spotlighting prepared meals and process monitoring equipment.
Brainstorm: Automation in Poultry Processing (Part II)
February 5, 2013 9:28 am | by Eric Pfeiffer, Director of Sales & Marketing, Hyde Industrial Blade Solutions | Articles | CommentsEric Pfeiffer of Hyde Industrial Blade Solutions weighs in: Poultry has long been one of the least automated food processing sectors. As automation equipment becomes more sophisticated, how will poultry processors see their business practices change?
Daily Sound Bite: Running on Beer
February 4, 2013 12:49 pm | News | CommentsThe Alaskan Brewing Co. is going green in a most unusual way. The company will use its own product to power its facility. A new $1.8 million boiler will convert spent grain into steam, repurposing the facility's brewing waste into power.
Brainstorm: Automation in Poultry Processing (Part I)
February 4, 2013 9:39 am | by Kevin Stump, Product Marketing Manager, Bettcher Industries, Inc. | Articles | CommentsKevin Stump of Bettcher Industries weighs in: Poultry has long been one of the least automated food processing sectors. As automation equipment becomes more sophisticated, how will poultry processors see their business practices change?
Electric Pump Options for Vacuum Conveyors
February 3, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsVariants of the VS series of vacuum conveyors feature electric pump options.
High Performance Spectrometer
February 3, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsThe new predispersive monochromotor technology used in the NIRSTM DS2500 ensures versatility and stability across the full spectral range from 400 to 2,500 nm.
Portable Muffin and Batter Depositor
February 3, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsThe Portable Muffin and Batter Depositor features an operator interface for recipe access mounted in a stainless steel NEMA-4X enclosure.
Low Pressure Continous Dense Phase Conveyors
February 1, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsE-finity is a patented continuous dense phase convey system for fragile materials.
Pick-and-Place Systems
February 1, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsThe HP 140 Pick-and-Place series integrates a horizontal and a vertical linear axis in a single module that can move directly to all points along these two axes.
