In this February 2015 issue of Food Engineering, we explore how energy waste caused by leaks in compressed air, steam and water or faulty building insulation/seals can be reduced with the right equipment and knowledge.
The Dow Chemical Company is using its global connections to address the food and beverage market’s needs by developing new packaging concepts at its Pack Studios headquartered in Houston.
Technically inclined people in the baby boom generation no doubt remember the crystal (more properly known as piezoelectric) phonograph cartridge or microphone.
Sweden-based BillerudKorsnäs offers FibreForm, a proprietary, natural, renewable, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified paper that can be 3-D formed.
The Aerodyne Environmental Vacu-Valve 10-in. trickle valve operates as a constant discharge valve for dust collectors, hoppers, cyclones and other equipment operating under negative pressure; its duckbill design allows it to dispense free-flowing material continuously.
Spiroflow Spirofil bulk bag fillers are modular in construction, enabling users to specify a number of options to meet individual production requirements.
The Glass WOK bowl-shaped cooking vessel features a 400L volume and 11.84-sq.-ft. available heating surface for frying, cooking, warming, stewing, searing, steaming, poaching, boiling, braising, blanching, mixing and cooling.
The Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage software suite provides manufacturers with access to applications in a cloud environment with a subscription-based delivery model.
Able to fill up to 33 plastic bags/min., the Haver ADAMS 12 powder filling bagger combines form/fill/seal technology with a high-speed rotating filling process.
Engineered for use over vertical form/fill/seal machines, Hinds Bock SP-64 and SP-160 filling machines feature a long-reach positive shutoff spout with an adjustable blowoff feature.
The Theegarten-Pactec FPC5 horizontal packaging machine separates and wraps short items in flow-packs, including compressed stock cubes and tablets, at a speed of 1,500 units/min.
Able to mix a range of batch sizes with minimal starting liquid levels, the Admix FlowShear bottom-mount disperser and emulsifier has a mixing head design that provides high shear and flow for high-viscosity food products by combining a rotor-stator with an optional impeller.
The Cashco SLR-1 self-loading regulator valve consists of a DA4 pressure-loaded, flow-to-open, pressure-reducing regulator with a pressure-reducing regulator mounted onto it.
The Material Transfer low-headroom portable bulk bag discharger features a sanitary, no-tube penetration design; all the components are mounted on welded, solid-body stand-offs.
Made of woven polypropylene, Mondi Pinch Pro pinch-bottom, large-format industrial bags support a range of powdered and granulated product applications, including pet food, sugar and bakery ingredients.
Designed with modular components, the Volkmann bulk bag unloading station has a 2,000-lb. capacity, low-profile pickup and dust-tight discharge chute connector; the connector keeps product flow contained and prevents dirt and other waste material on the underside of the bulk bag from entering the product flow.
With an optional batch weigh design, Vibra Screw bulk bag unloaders allow operators to control inventory, monitor bag contents and batch weigh preset quantities of material.
Thermo Scientific bulk X-ray systems include bulk flow conveyor belts 400 and 600mm in width; they run at a maximum speed of 80m/min. and handle a range of bulk flow products.
Fairbanks Scales QuickSilver bench scales for sanitary applications have a stainless steel platform; they are designed to the Scale Manufacturers Association standard for shock and overload protection.
Capable of filling up to 10 bags/hr. with a single operator, GEA BBS-S and BBS-D big bag fillers fill, vibrate and weigh bags while they are hanging within the high-care filling area.
Designed for material processing operations, the National Bulk Equipment single-station variable container filling system provides dry bulk container-specific filling, densification and NTEP-certified weighing.
The Rite-Hite Dok-Lok SHR-5000 vehicle restraint uses a patented “shadow hook” design to secure traditional trailers and intermodal container chassis and trailers with rear-impact guard obstructions.
Able to support tray, pad or unsupported pack styles, the Standard-Knapp 298 Tritium Trayshrink packer has a wrapping module that can be fully customized to follow the height and length of the final pack; the module runs up to 120 trays/min. and offers multi-axis control.
Standing 4 x 4 x 8 ft., the PPM Star Wheel popcorn processor delivers up to 500 lb./hr. of continuous output; it holds a maximum of 37 gal. of cooking oil.
Used for food, beverage and dairy applications, the SPX Lightnin SanStar SSi stainless steel inline sanitary mixer complies with ASME BPE guidelines and has CE certification.
Designed for mixing heavy pastes and viscous liquids, Ross Bow Tie high-viscosity dispersers wet out solids and incorporate them into a liquid vehicle.
The Munson Model 700-TH-40-SS sanitary rotary batch mixer blends batches of ingredients in parts as small as one per million in less than 3 minutes, regardless of disparities in bulk densities, particle sizes or flow characteristics.
FOODesign immerso-cook 16 direct-fired fryers have a belt feed system that can be customized for a range of foods including chips, snacks, prepared foods, meat, poultry, seafood and battered and breaded products.