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How Prestage Foods of Iowa built a state-of-the-art pork processing plant

December 9, 2019

Producing more than 1.4 billion pounds of pork and turkey annually, the Prestage Farms family of companies employs more than 2,700 associates and is affiliated with more than 470 farm families across the U.S.

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MicroBottler Craft Beverage Bottling Equipment

November 26, 2019

This line fills a variety of bottle sizes and shapes, ranging from 6 oz. to 25 oz. (750ml).

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | NOVEMBER 2019

Using inspection and detection equipment in cannabis edibles manufacturing

Inspection and Detection 101: Selecting the most suitable inspection and detection equipment depends on cost, material to be detected and the type of product.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

November 26, 2019

Developing the perfect product formulation and using the best production equipment can help manufacturers create quality cannabis-infused food and beverages.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | NOVEMBER 2019

SSV-f Checkweigher and Metal Detector

November 25, 2019

The Economy combination SSV-f Checkweigher and Metal Detector is the best combination of performance, price and compact footprint.

Baker Perkins ServoForm Hard Candy Depositor

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | NOVEMBER 2019

ServoForm Hard Candy Depositors

November 18, 2019

ServoForm Hard Candy depositors are continuous and use a starch-free process. The one-shot depositing action can combine up to four colors and components in a single product to produce a wide range of candies.

Sustainability

Packaging industry pumps up R&D to keep pace with green goals

Rose Shilling

November 11, 2019

One after another, food and beverage companies have declared plans to cut waste and move toward the ultimate goal: packaging materials that are reused over and over.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | NOVEMBER 2019

L5M-A Laboratory Mixer

November 11, 2019

The L5M-A Laboratory Mixer is suitable for a range of applications – mixing, emulsifying, homogenizing, disintegrating and dissolving.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | NOVEMBER 2019

SleekWrapper 45 Flow Wrapper

November 4, 2019

The SleekWrapper 45 servo-driven horizontal flow wrapping machine can produce up to 150 packages per minute with a maximum web width of 18" or 450mm.

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Radio Frequency Pasteurization System

Smaller batch treatment system has capacity of 250 pound per hour.

October 17, 2019

Responding to the needs of large-scale growers and remediation laboratories, RFC is adding a smaller pasteurization system to its family of larger conveyorized pasteurization systems.

Maintenance

Mangled, cryptic English creates maintenance headaches

While some companies would like to throw smart sensors at maintenance problems, making maintenance more efficient relies on humans to communicate effectively

Wayne Labs

October 10, 2019

While not all processors have machine shops with CNCs in their plants, most food and beverage plants do have process and packaging equipment that would benefit from smarter maintenance.