In the November 2020 issue of Food Engineering, we put a spotlight on sustainability. This issue features an in-depth look at the winner of our Sustainable Plant of the Year award.
MycoTechnology, a Colorado-based manufacturer of mushroom-based protein powder, wins the 2020 Food Engineering Sustainable Plant of the Year award for its commitment to sustainability in design, construction and operations.
Kraft Heinz and Nestlé Waters North America sustainability leaders say protection of the lifeblood resource will require looking outside the factory walls
With water stress a growing concern, food and beverage companies invest to cut usage, increasingly looking outside their factory walls to conserve a lifeblood resource for the industry.
Experts give tips on how to cut waste in food manufacturing, explaining how sustainability efforts for waste disposal and recycling can save processors money.
Spawned by a seemingly unending parade of produce recalls over the last few years, the FDA proposed a new FSMA food traceability rule that demands electronic traceability from farm-to-retail for several food types prone to bacterial contamination.
Food manufacturers, including Quaker Oats, Mars and Conagra, are updating packaging and branding to eliminate images or names viewed as racially insensitive.
Access control helps ensure only authorized employees enter and exit
October 19, 2020
Frozen food processors are looking to increase security and limit the number of people who can enter plants to protect the food and help manage COVID-19.
The chocking system integrates with a Dok-Lok style light communication system and is available with Rite-Vu auxiliary communication lights, approach detection system, camera engagement verification and smart dock alerts.
System includes tool-less removable stainless steel shelving for product storage containers that are positioned for operators to slide bulk food directly into clamshell trays for manual lid closure.
MasoSine Certa 800 pump is rated at a maximum pressure of 15 bar, delivering pump speed up to 400 rpm, flow per revolution of 10.64 liters and maximum flow of 255 m3/h.
Second generation of PT45 diverter valve offers adjustable alignment stops located in the housing, position indication from the tunnel itself, additional actuation options and external tunnel position indication.
ASCO Series 273 valve features a pinching mechanism that remains firmly in place to provide better tube retention and eliminate breakage or damage to the soft tubing.
System is designed to promote systematic product flow and detect contaminants using active product tracking while lowering the amount of good product rejected.