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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.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | MARCH 2020

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.

FIT for the future as food equipment technicians

Sharon Spielman

October 9, 2019

At a press conference at Process Expo on Wednesday, October 9, the Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) announced the launch of the Food Industry Technician (FIT) certification program in association with Lincoln Technical Institute.

The State of Food Manufacturing

2019 State of Food Manufacturing Survey

Food Engineering’s annual survey of the industry shows efficiency is top of mind for food and beverage processors

Casey Laughman

October 7, 2019

Since 2014, respondents to Food Engineering’s annual State of Food Manufacturing survey have ranked automation as the No. 1 trend affecting the industry—until this year.