Items Tagged with 'bulk handling'

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Dry Processing

Organic grain packager fills it to the limit

Taking the load off the backs of operators, this automatic bag filler also has increased production rates by 40 percent.
April 9, 2013

Grain Millers, based in Eugene, OR has been packaging conventional organic whole grain products for more than 30 years.


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Low-profile sifter

April 9, 2013

The Kason ultra-low-profile, 40-in. diameter Flo-Thru Vibroscreen sifter has a flat dust cover that fits tight spots between storage and process equipment.


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Sanitary box dumper

April 9, 2013

Intended for dumping bulk foods from boxes weighing up to 2,500 lbs., the Flexicon TIP-TITE sanitary box dumper has a container platform that is raised by dual hydraulic cylinders to create a dust-tight seal between the top edge of a box and the underside of a discharge hood.


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Bulk material conveying system

April 9, 2013

Designed for fully automated handling and processing of highly abrasive, non free-flowing metal flake material, the NBE self-contained bulk material conveying system has material supply hoppers with live-bottom, variable frequency drive, discharge-metering conveyors that transfer material to inclined, cleated belt conveyors.


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Vacuum conveying system

April 9, 2013

ATEX approved, the Volkmann INEX vacuum conveying system provides the vacuum transfer of dry or wet powder and granules into potentially hazardous conditions.


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Bulk X-ray inspection system

April 9, 2013

The Eriez E-Z Tec XR-Bulk X-ray inspection system inspects virtually any continuous product stream for foreign objects (metal, glass, stone, bone and some plastics), count, seal integrity, weight, shape, item position and presence/absence of items.


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Mechanical silo unloader

April 9, 2013

The Sodimate silo unloader has a vertical spindle fitted with flexible blades for the mechanical discharge of dry powdered materials from silos, rigid bins and hoppers.


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Dust collection

April 9, 2013

The SWECO sanitary bag dump with integral dust collector provides vacuum below the bag-dump screen rather than above, pulling dust down and away from the operator.


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Drum filler system

April 9, 2013

Able to fill various sizes of drums, the Material Transfer stainless steel Material Master drum filler system includes an integrated scale.


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Bulk bag unloader system

April 9, 2013

Constructed of thick-wall, 6- x 4-in. carbon steel structural tubing and heavy-gauge carbon steel plate, the NBE 5-station, bulk bag unloader system meets or exceeds ANSI and ASME specifications.


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Northeast Foods -Automatic Rolls of NC

Automatic Rolls of North Carolina was chosen as Food Engineering’s 2012 Plant of the Year.The Paterakis family owns Baltimore-based Northeast Foods, a commercial baking powerhouse with 13 production facilities either owned outright or in partnership. Five are part of the Northeast Foods group that stretches from Connecticut to Clayton, NC, where the newest plant began production in May 2011.

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Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference and Expo 2013

Images from Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference and Expo in Naples, Florida, April 14-17, 2013.

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Burns & McDonnell Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)-certified corporate sustainability reporting (CSR) specialists discuss:

  • What is a CSR?
  • What is the GRI and the Food Processing Sector Supplement?
  • Why are companies producing CSRs?
  • What are latest CSR trends?
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Check out Food Engineering’s May 2013 issue, featuring stories on Food Packaging, Lift Trucks and Food Safety.
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Food Authentication Using Bioorganic Molecules

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