Food Engineering

FE December 2018 cover

2018 December

In the December issue of Food Engineering, we put the spotlight on our latest Fabulous Food Plant and its emphasis on sustainability.

Cover Story

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Fabulous Food Plants

Hispanic Cheese Makers' fabulous food plant sets the bar for reducing waste

Hispanic Cheese Makers’ wastewater lagoons are a big project, but a small part of the company’s overall sustainability goal
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Casey Laughman
December 12, 2018
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What Hispanic Cheese Makers is doing with its wastewater and with its sustainability efforts overall makes it a model for producers looking for ways to be sustainable and good neighbors, and it’s why Hispanic Cheese Makers is being featured as a Fabulous Food Plant.
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Feature Articles

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Automation

Processors turn to robots for production jobs

No matter what shape or weight, any food product can be handled deftly by a robot
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Wayne Labs
November 29, 2018
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When you think of robots in the food industry, you probably think of heavy-lifting jobs, such as palletizing. However, this article looks at four exacting applications for robots on the production floor—including primary packaging.
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Columns

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Editor's Note

New ways food processors can be green

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Casey Laughman
December 12, 2018
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Sustainability is a goal we all want to pursue, but we're constrained in how we can pursue it. And if you've already done all the easy stuff, then suddenly you're faced with a big challenge when it comes to squeezing more energy or water savings out of your operations.
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Departments

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Products

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side-entry receiver filter
Dry Processing Technology

Schenck Side-Entry Receiver Filter

December 10, 2018
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Designed to meet the requirements for sanitation and inspection in the food and pet food industries, the Schenck hygienic side-entry receiver filter is suited for low-headroom applications under pressure or vacuum.
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Dry Processing Technology

BinMaster SPL-100 Laser Level Sensor

December 7, 2018
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Powered by a lithium battery, the BinMaster SPL-100 single-point laser level sensor can measure low- and no-dust solids contained in bins, tanks or silos up to 98-ft. tall, even in remote locations.
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New Plant Products
Dry Processing Technology

Puritan Drawer Magnets

December 7, 2018
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Puritan drawer magnets are engineered to remove medium and fine ferrous contaminants from dry, free-flowing products under gravity flow.
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New Plant Products
Dry Processing Technology

Volkmann VS Series Vacuum Conveyors

December 7, 2018
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Volkmann VS Series vacuum conveyors are ATEX certified against the 13 potential sources of ignition for the transfer of powdered products having a minimum ignition energy greater than 1 mJ.
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Dry Processing Technology

Eriez DSC Grate Magnet

December 7, 2018
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The Eriez DSC (dust-tight, sanitary, convertible) grate in housing magnet handles fine powders and some head velocity pressure, while maintaining a positive seal.
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New Plant Products

Rotolok Rotary Airlocks

December 6, 2018
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Rotolok USDA Dairy-certified rotary airlocks feature product contact surfaces manufactured in 316 stainless steel and polished to a 150-grit finish.
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New Plant Products

Multi-simultaneous-frequency metal detector

December 5, 2018
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The METTLER TOLEDO Profile Advantage metal detector analyzes product signal data captured across a spectrum of frequencies simultaneously and virtually eliminates false triggering by suppressing the active and unwanted signals produced by the products themselves.
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New Plant Products

Coperion ZVB Rotary valve

December 5, 2018
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The Coperion ZVB rotary valve provides the gentle handling of fragile food and pet food products, while maintaining the industries’ sanitary standards.
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New Plant Products

Refrigeration Solenoid Valves from Danfoss

December 5, 2018
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Danfoss EVR v2 solenoid valves accommodate higher refrigerant pressure and a range of applications, such as cold rooms and chillers where the system is subjected to additional stress due to the rapid defrosting cycles and/or short hot gas injection cycles and where a suction line solenoid valve is required for defrosting.
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New Plant Products

Rosemount Hygienic Transmitters

December 5, 2018
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Rosemount 326/327 pressure, level and temperature hygienic transmitters comply with 3-A and FDA specifications, have conventional 4-20 mA outputs and IO-Link connectivity, and are available with 9 common industry process connections to integrate them with automation systems.
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New Plant Products

Lee Industries Inclined Agitator

December 5, 2018
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Capable of blending and folding foods with a variety of viscosities, Lee Industries 30° inclined, double-motion agitator is used in conjunction with a hemispherical bottom kettle.
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vortex pumps

Vertiflo Series 1500 vortex pumps

December 4, 2018
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Vertiflo Series 1500 horizontal end suction vortex pumps are suitable for a range of applications, such as food processing solids, wastewater treatment, pollution control and waste pumping in the wine industry.
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New Plant Products

Unifiller CakeStation cake decorating system

December 4, 2018
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The Unifiller CakeStation all-in-one cake decorating system has a PLC touchscreen control system with recipe storage that features a manual touch-up setting for 4 programmable modes for decorating, mid-layer depositing, top and side icing, bordering and rosette head depositing.
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New Plant Products

Layton box crusher

December 3, 2018
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Designed to break up frozen product inside cardboard boxes prior to further processing, the Layton box crusher features all-T03 stainless steel construction, with the exception of the drive sprocket and drive chains.
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New Plant Products

Tunnel Pasteurizer

December 3, 2018
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Engineered for the beverage industry, the KHS Innopas SX tunnel pasteurizer can be used for filled and sealed beverage cans, as well as glass and PET bottles.
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