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Field Reports

Precision blending of nutraceuticals

Tumble blender technology enhances the speed and homogeneous blending of nutraceutical components and powders

February 21, 2020

Nutraceuticals can encompass a wide variety of health-related products including vitamins, supplements, mineral blends, and even various foods like energy bars. Many of these formulations involve the fine blending of as many as 40-50 components, including powders and trace elements.

Cimcorp MultiPick robotic material handling

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Bakery improves fulfillment time by automating headquarters warehouse

The bakery also reduced space utilization by 50 percent and decreased labor by 30 percent

Wayne Labs

January 30, 2020

Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe Inc. finds the summer season really good for business—except mostly manual practices in the warehouse put a real crimp on the way the company would really like to handle the distribution side of its supply chain.

Field Reports

Upgraded metal detection recovers 5-10% more product from false rejects

January 24, 2020

Cebro Frozen Foods, Newman, Calif., a bulk producer and supplier of organic, kosher and conventional individually quick frozen (IQF) vegetables to the industrial and food service industry, was founded in 1993 and is operated by third-generation grower and owner Patrick Cerutti.

Field Reports

Brewer expands growth, operates greener with a Miura steam boiler

Sharon Spielman

January 20, 2020

When the owners of Badger State Brewing Company decided to continue their expansion and growth, they added a Miura LX-100SG steam boiler to build out processing capabilities while reducing fuel consumption and lowering emissions—helping to achieve their goal of being an even greener brewery.

Dry Processing

Mini mixer reduces cycle time for supplement maker

Sharon Spielman

December 20, 2019

Ultra-marathoner Jeff Vierling started Tailwind Nutrition, Durango, Colo., for himself and fellow runners, cyclists and triathletes who rely on nutritional supplements to sustain energy during long-distance races.

Field Reports

Fabricating a specialized processing vessel begins with design and engineering

September 20, 2019

When constructing its plant in McIntosh, Ala., Tate & Lyle required custom-designed distillation columns, pressure vessels and heat exchangers.

Dry Processing

Bulk bag system helps ingredient distributor branch out to manufacturing

Sharon Spielman

August 18, 2019

Although the company was originally a distributor only, it chose to branch out to the manufacturing side in 2015, offering customized ingredient blends, premixed dough conditioners and toll blending.

Field Reports

Solenoid valve keeps steam from overheating chocolate

June 24, 2019

A Midwest chocolate manufacturer was experiencing an overheating problem with the tanks resulting in over-cooking of the cocoa butter, causing it to caramelize.

Field Reports

Sweetener manufacturer solves recurring pump repair problem

Seal face technology addresses the most difficult sealing problems in unique pump applications

Sam Ajram

May 9, 2019

A manufacturer and blending facility of liquid and dry sweetener products, located in upstate New York, was faced with mounting costs and downtime, linked to pump failures in its liquefier unit. The facility’s technicians narrowed the problem to its batch-run sucrose blending circulation pump, critical to liquefying white and brown sugar, organic and kosher products, fructose, maltitol, corn syrup and invert syrups.

Field Reports

High-speed interleaving, stacking results in sanitary production

April 15, 2019

Despite ongoing production pressures on meat and poultry operations managers, making the effort to follow best practice sanitary standards can not only enhance food safety and production but also add value to products.