While watching a packaging line operating smoothly, the quote attributed to the Greek philosopher Aristotle might come to mind, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”
In a major victory for agricultural producers, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers have withdrawn the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) interpretive rule, whose goal was to clear up confusion about what farming activities were exempt from the Clean Water Act.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers have issued a study that found most of the prepackaged meals and snacks produced and marketed in the US for toddlers contain high levels of salt and sugar, potentially putting children’s health at risk.
Designed for vacuum packages of fresh protein, Paper Pak UltraZap OdorVac active absorbent simultaneously captures any confinement odors and reduces bacterial growth in the purge.
Powered Aire air curtains are installed over door openings to prevent the infiltration of wind, insects, fumes, dust and other debris, and provide climate separation.
UL listed, the Baumer CleverLevel LBFS/LFFS level switch can be used for multiple media including liquids; it is unaffected by adhesive substances or foams.
Engineered to prevent employee injuries and deaths from falls through skylights, the BlueWater Skylight Defender non-penetrating fall protection solution withstands and supports at least 400 lb.
The Honeywell SLATE integrated combustion system is suitable for applications such as industrial boilers, make-up air, process heating, burner control and ovens.
Suitable for inline and submersion applications, the Sensorex S8000 Series modular sensor platform delivers pH and ORP measurement in plant water/wastewater treatment and food production environments.
Built for food processing facilities, the Best Sanitizers HACCP SmartStep footwear sanitizing, foot-operated system uses compressed air to deliver an atomized mist of Alpet D2 surface sanitizer; the mist provides ample coverage to footwear soles, yet uses only 0.2 oz. of chemical.
The Agr Pilot Profiler bottle thickness management system offers a means to nondestructively monitor bottle production, on a continuous basis, for changes in bottle performance characteristics.
Delivering cold chain temperature data to smartphones, the PakSense AutoSense self-contained, wireless automated system simultaneously creates a cold chain temperature record.
Built for small runs, the FOX IV SCL-4000D digital ink jet color label printer prints full-color labels on demand at speeds up to 7.9 in./sec. with a print resolution up to 1,200 dpi.
The Provisur PowerMax3500 slicing system has a standard 6- x 15-in. or optional 7- x 13-in. slicing throat size that allows the use of up to 3 independent product drives.
Performing non-stop film changes in food and beverage packaging operations, the Butler SP1 Series automatic film splicer senses the diameter of an expiring roll of film and automatically splices the end onto a new roll; it runs at speeds up to 600 ft./min.
Designed for simple machine control, the Unitronics Samba all-in-one, palm-sized controller has a 4.3-in. QVGA 16-bit touchscreen that enables data entry and the display of variable data.
Lehvoss LUVOCOM 70 series poly-ketone compounds offer high temperature and chemical resistance, hydrolytic stability, low permeability, weld line strength and processability.
Designed for high-viscosity products, the CIP-able Alfa Laval AlfaVap cassette evaporator concentrates process liquids that contain particulates or dissolved and finely dispersed proteins of animal and/or fish origin; nearly all evaporation takes place within the cassette.
Engineered for light-duty belt conveyors, the Flexco FGP food-grade precleaner features stainless steel components and FDA-approved, food-grade materials that limit negative spaces and crevices; an adjustable spring tensioner ensures blade-to-belt contact, while standoffs enable cleaning between the end plates and the conveyor without disassembling the unit.
Converting a belt conveyor into a self-cleaning magnetic separator, Eriez electric magnetic pulleys automatically separate heavy tramp iron contaminants from conveyor-transported food products.
Designed to withstand extreme conditions where moisture, dust, dirt or humidity is present, Shat-R-Shield industrial-grade Ironclad fluorescent vapor-tight fixtures are rated NEMA 4X, NEMA 5 and IP66.
Processing up to 3,000 front halves/hr., the Mayekawa YIELDAS 3000 front-half deboning system for chicken automatically creates filets or butterfly products.
The Ross 96-in. OD x 162-in. straight wall horizontal storage tank includes saddles designed, fabricated and stamped for full vacuum to 60 psig at 300°F in accordance with ASME Section VIII, Div. 1.
Engineered for high-volume processors, the Weber hygienic 906 slicer automatically loads 4 logs and creates on-weight slices at blade speeds up to 1,500 rpm, while the 804 model for mid-volume processors has an idle-cut knife head for slices from .5 to 50mm thick and on-weight portions at blade speeds up to 1,500 rpm.
The Ashworth ActiveTrack baking band tracking system employs high-temperature, self-cleaning, non-contact sensors to collect and analyze oven band speed and position data to make bidirectional adjustments to track an oven band to within +/- 1/8 in.
Engineered to apply peracetic acid, quaternary ammonium and other food sanitation chemicals in small doses, the Dosatron D8RE3000 chemical injector has an injection range of 1:3,000 to 1:800 or 0.03% to 0.125%.
Built for bulky products that have high adhesion or high buoyancy (high surface area and low bulk density) such as leafy greens, the Corenco screw-fed disintegrator features auger feeding.
Accepting infeed products up to 6 1/2 in. in any dimension, the Urschel Sprint 2 dicer has a stainless steel sanitary design throughout the food zone, which is completely isolated from the mechanical zone.
The GEA Westfalia MSI 500 separator includes an integrated direct drive system installed underneath the bowl in the separator’s frame to eliminate radial forces and strain on the bearings.
Combining conveying technology with an automatic load handling device, the Kardex Remstar sort2ship system automatically transports containers to the vertical carousel for buffer storage.
Radio Frequency Co. Macrowave post-baking dryers eliminate final drying from the last third of an oven line; the radio frequency energy preferentially heats and dries the moist areas of cookies, crackers and snack foods to control moisture and color.
With the SEALPAC TraySkin system, products are vacuum packaged directly on the tray, which is hermetically sealed with a transparent barrier skin film.
Heinkel HF & F inverting filter centrifuges have an axially moveable filter cloth that can be inverted while under rotation to completely discharge the solids and leave the filter cloth free of residual heel.