Efficiency was built into Frito-Lay’s Casa Grande plant a quarter-century ago, but the snack maker takes the facility’s energy- and water-conservation systems to a new level with near net zero.
Polymer science presents food and beverage manufacturers with many floor covering options, but performance often hinges on the expertise of the people installing them.
Munson Machinery’s Model 700-TH-40-SS sanitary rotary mixer gently blends batches of ingredients in parts as small as one per million with 100 percent uniformity in less than 3 minutes and evacuates all of the batch.
Variable in speed, the PDC 90-2 shrink sealer has a dual-head capability and can seal over 400 containers/min. or run as slowly as 100 cpm per head to synchronize with production.
The Flexicon bulk bag discharging system with integral pneumatic conveying system transfers material from bulk bags to silos and other storage vessels.
ACS Valves’ BT Series valves with blow-through feeders/airlocks ensure optimal bulk density and throughput of hard-to-convey materials such as fine powders and flakes that can easily over-aerate and reduce material feed efficiency in high-pressure, pneumatic conveying applications.
Witte’s twin-shaft vibratory drive features a proprietary design that produces a linear vibration that delivers consistent motion to its large, high-capacity fluid bed dryers, coolers, screeners and conveyors.
The donut shop experience can be replicated at home with Krispy Kreme’s three new coffee blends. Source: Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp.Just as gas stations morphed into convenience stores, donut shops
The Rollstock RC-300 rotary chamber machine features a 304L stainless steel modular frame with the ability to accept a range of chamber configurations, sealing profiles and sealing widths up to 24-in. long.
Suitable for most straightforward powder wet-out applications up to 50,000cP, Ross high-speed dispersers come with heavy-duty precision bearings and drive assembly, high-quality stainless steel wetted parts and shaft guard, and an air/oil hydraulic lift with controls.
With an EMM interface module, the Moore NET Concentrator System process control and distributed I/O network comes standard with an Ethernet (MODBUS/TCP) port and dual, independent MODBUS RTU (RS-485) ports.
Packaged in a 35mm-wide DIN-rail enclosure, NKT VTD Series high-performance voltage transducers sense voltage in an array of DC-powered installations, including industrial motors, battery chargers, photovoltaic arrays and wind generators.
Engineered for point-of-use filtration of compressed air in a variety of applications, the Donaldson DF-Three filter features 3 stages of purification: aerosol coalescing, hydrocarbon vapor adsorption and particulate removal; it can also be used as a compact treatment unit for small compressors to generate pure compressed air.
Handling up to 15 liters, the Admix BenchMix Model OPLB-400 high-shear benchtop lab mixer provides versatility with multiple high-shear heads, low-speed impellers and props.
Conforming to the temperature compensation calculations of SAE ARP 4990, the COX Flow Measurement ExactComp EC80 flow computer accepts 4- and 10-ohm pick-offs, and includes dual-rotor frequency and RTD temperature sensor inputs for either single- or dual-rotor turbine flow meters.
Using a common programmable logic controller platform, the Intelligrated Alvey PLC-controlled robotic palletizer is an alternative to the traditional proprietary robot.
Used to inspect PET and HDPE containers for low pressure caused by misplaced caps, stress cracks, pinholes and other defects, the filtec pressure/leak detector has a beltless system that eliminates the squeezing of bottles to detect improper pressure.
Developed for the food industry, Ensinger TECAFORM FG Blue material makes equipment components more visible to optical inspection systems since blue is the only color that does not widely occur naturally in the food chain.
Providing continuous control of the surface blowdown rate for commercial and industrial boilers, the ECD automated Model 61 boiler blowdown control system reduces scaling and corrosion.
The Moyno 1000 close-coupled positive displacement pump can be used for shear-sensitive chemical feeds, adhesives, lime, polymer metering, slurries and viscous crude oil transfer applications.
A lightweight replacement for glass for pasta sauces, apple sauce, salsas, jams, jellies and other food products filled at temperatures up to 205ºF, the Amcor 24-oz., round, wide-mouth PET jar is unbreakable, transparent and recyclable.
Independently tested and certified to meet the requirements of FDA CFR 175.300, the Master Bond EP42HT-2FG food-grade epoxy system has been toxicologically evaluated to meet the NSF/ANSI 51.4.1 (2009) standard for food equipment materials.
The MasoSine sine pump produces powerful suction with low shear and no pulsation. Large, open cavities allow the transfer of cheese curd with little damage.
Designed for powders and nutraceuticals that require an ultra-high moisture barrier, Klöckner Pentapharm ACLAR PA600/02 2-layer laminated barrier film is made with Honeywell 152-micron ACLAR UltRx6000.
FDA-compliant Eriez PolyMag additives impart metal detectability, X-ray contrast and magnetic susceptibility into plastic moldings to protect consumers from plastic-contaminated food products.
Used to replace existing manual hose switching stations, Vortex
multi-port wye line diverter valves converge or divert materials from
one or more sources to one or more destinations.
Designed with 304 stainless steel disc packs and 7075-T6 aluminum hubs,
Zero-Max ServoClass couplings provide high torsional stiffness, zero
backlash and low hysteresis for precise positioning at speeds up to
10,000rpm.
This machine is part of the coating application in the lacquering/laminating plant used to process WheyLayer films. Inset shows sample foods packaged in WheyLayer material. Source: Fraunhofer IVV.Begun three years
Powered by energy-efficient regenerative blowers, Spraying Systems WindJet air knife drying packages eliminate the need for compressed air in a range of operations including debris and dust blow-off, removal of excess water and moving products.
Material Transfer’s Material Master bulk bag material conditioner makes it easier to discharge bulk bags that have solidified, hardened or agglomerated.
K-Tron’s material handling and continuous feeding system features ActiFlow, a material flow aid that prevents bridging and rat-holing of cohesive materials in loss-in-weight feeder hoppers.
Northwest Food Processors Education & Research Institute and the Hitachi Foundation are jointly offering the 2012 Food Processing Workforce Pioneer Awards for food companies with facilities in Idaho, Oregon and
Maple Leaf Foods celebrated the opening of its Hamilton, Ontario plant, which is Canada’s largest commercial bakery. The plant produces a variety of products for the Canadian market and represents
Piab’s piFLOWi powder vacuum conveyor system consists of 25 standard parts that can be combined to create more than 2,000 configurations depending on the application’s requirements.
Milk producers seek right to reduce output when prices are lowMilk producers and dairy processors are clearly at odds over major new dairy legislation now in Congress. The Dairy Security
National Bulk Equipment’s process-specific sanitary bulk container dumper is designed and built to the particular sanitary operating processes and practices of an application to ensure optimal compliance contribution (OCC).
