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Servo-drive auger

January 10, 2014

Created for dry product filling in the food and beverage industries, the Spee-Dee servo-drive Revolution Series auger includes a direct drive design, PLC-based controls, full-color touch screen operator interface, 16-gal. hopper and NEMA 4 electrical enclosure.

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Batch feeder

January 10, 2014

Providing a first-in, first-out product flow, the MULTI-FILL batch feed system can be fed with a post dumper, conveyor or chute from a second floor or high platform.

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Gable-top packaging machine

January 10, 2014

Designed for dairy, juice and other liquids, the Evergreen EQ-70 gable-top packaging machine features a self-contained CIP/SIP system, environmental control features, carton decontamination and hermetic filling system.

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PackML solution

January 10, 2014

Built for filling applications in the packaging industry, the Mitsubishi PackML solution combines a PLC, HMI, motion and robot programming products under 1 platform.

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Patty fill system

December 6, 2013

The NuTECtured patty fill system forms and assembles patties in random grinder-sized strands for heat transfer throughout the product for faster, more uniform cooking times.

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Bucket/tub filling system

November 8, 2013

The Hinds-Bock automatic filling and lidding system denests buckets and tubs.

TECH FLASH

Valve bag packaging for dry bulk foods: What are you missing out on?

Improvements in valve bag packaging have made the systems popular in Europe, but US manufacturers may still see them as messy or unreliable.

Shane O'Halloran

October 29, 2013

Why that perception should change.

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Fill/seal lines

October 11, 2013

OYSTAR Hamba cup, tub and bottle filling and sealing machines are used for pasty and liquid products in preformed containers.

Field Reports

Inspecting one jar at a time

The all-seeing X-ray eye can do it faster and better than the human eye, fulfilling this processor’s motto, “Filled and Inspected One Jar at a Time.”

Wayne Labs

October 11, 2013

The company uses the highest-quality production equipment and maintains vigilance in seeing that each jar of salsa meets the demanding standards of every other jar.

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Cup/tray filling lines

September 10, 2013

Available in single or multiple lanes, Hinds-Bock cup and tray filling lines come with varying levels of automation, ranging from a filling machine to complete automated lines including a denester, film sealer and overcap lidder.