For manufacturers who would rather take out the air than add in preservatives, a combination of vacuum and modified atmosphere packaging provides an option.
Designed specifically for handling bulk materials known to generate combustible dust, National Bulk Equipment’s agitator hopper is constructed with explosion protection and control features, including an explosion venting system (calculated on a Kst value of 170 and Pmax of 9.5psi) to direct and release overpressure to prepared areas.
The Jolly Green Giant, Winnie the Pooh and other licensed characters are cropping up on packages of infant and toddler foods from Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp.
Hapman’s FL series bag dump station efficiently minimizes dust when introducing bagged ingredients into a process by employing a self-contained filtration system with a collection efficiency of 99.9 percent down to 0.5-micron particle sizes.
Flexicon’s Tip-Tite high-lift box/container dumper provides dust-free operation while discharging into vessels from 6 to 10 ft. (183 to 305cm) above the plant floor.
Redesigned K-Tron Premier P-Series central receivers handle powders, poor-flowing powders and fragile materials, providing a custom solution for difficult conveying applications.
Nilfisk’s Longopac system works like an endless collection bag that can be dispensed as needed to any length and volume for the company’s CFM S3 industrial vacuum cleaner.
Schenck AccuRate’s volumetric or gravimetric MECHATRON twin screw feeder features all stainless steel construction with an internal agitator for handling cohesive materials.
Vac-U-Max’s Model 104121 bag dump stations are available with an integral dust collector and special flanged discharge outlet to mate with the user’s existing equipment.
The retailing giant plans to reduce sodium, sugar and trans fat in the products it sells by 2015 and produce a simple front-of-product label to deliver the message to consumers.
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