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Field Reports

Dairy cuts downtime caused by power interruptions

Four power events per year cost the dairy $200,000, but power protection equipment has eliminated the interruptions.

January 7, 2015

Power interruptions and brownouts (sags) are costly, even if it’s just one per year.

Dairy Processing

Tech update: Dairy processing

Wayne Labs

September 4, 2014

In the US, fluid milk sales are flat, but Greek yogurt and other specialty markets are hot, which means a processor’s survival will depend upon having the right automation tools.

Nonthermal Processing

Nonthermal processing boosts taste, textural and nutritional benefits

Shane O'Halloran

September 4, 2014

Between high-pressure processing, ultrasound, irradiation and pulsed light, there’s an option for almost any application.

The Hapman Helix flexible screw conveyor conveys imported rice from its integral stainless steel hopper into a packaging machine

Field reports

Equipment track record justifies placement in new facility

April 8, 2014

After a conveyor proved itself in an existing facility, choosing a unit for a new plant was a no-brainer.

Friedrich Fischer, president of Atmic-FF Fischer Planning

Engineering R&D

Watch your dairy air

Sterile air extends product shelf life by protecting the processing space from impurities.

Mikell Knights

December 5, 2013

Purging airborne microbes like yeast and mold is not easy due to their size.

Goose Island Brewery's seepex 3-A PC pump

Field Reports

Brewery’s pump doesn't need valves

Combined with a flow meter, the positive-displacement pump accurately meters yeast flow.

Wayne Labs

October 11, 2013

It can reverse directions as well, making the CIP/SIP process a piece of cake.

TECH FLASH

Does your operation need color-coding? 13 criteria to help you decide

Color-coding can be an important component of your HACCP plan.

Shane O'Halloran

July 15, 2013

Learn how it could benefit your operation’s processing, maintenance and sanitation procedures.

TECH FLASH

3A-SSI Sanitary Standards announces FSMA-compliant equipment design criteria

The new criteria account for recently released preventative controls rules.

Shane O'Halloran

February 26, 2013

More effective hygienic design is a major component.

TECH FLASH

Don't bring pathogens into your plant

There’s no telling what may be coming in your door riding on the outside of cartons, buckets and bulk containers.

Wayne Labs

January 28, 2013

There’s no telling what may be coming in your door riding on the outside of cartons, buckets and bulk containers.

pulsed light sanitation fowler products claranor

Technology Sourcebook

Utilizing an intense pulse of full-spectrum light emitted from a xenon lamp, the Claranor pulsed-light sanitation system destroys microorganisms through the photochemical effect of the ultraviolet spectrum and the photothermal effect of the intense flash of the visible spectrum.