The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) said it plans to present a GPEC 2010 Environmental Stewardship Award to Associated Packaging Technologies (APT), the Chadds Ford, Pa. -based maker of CPET and RePET™ (recycled PET) food trays.
Ashworth Bros. Inc., Winchester, Va., says the Baking Industry Sanitation Standards Committee
(BISSC) formally approved and verified Ashworth's Omni-Pro® FlexLite, a
strong and lightweight belt for conveying pans, trays, and large
products.
Packaging machinery supplier Bradman Lake Inc.
said it expects by March to relocate its Charlotte, N.C., manufacturing
plant to a new 40,000-sq.-ft. operation in Rock Hill, S.C.
Dorner Manufacturing says its
new and improved 3D CAD modeling software helps engineers now draw food
and sanitary conveyor systems to more precise dimensions.
With a peak speed of 182" per second, Rytec Corporation, says it offers the fastest insulated roll door available for refrigerated and frozen food warehouses.
JBT Corp., Chicago, said its JBT FoodTech business has signed a $6.1 million contract to supply freezing solutions for a new plant in Hau Giang province, Vietnam.
You've heard of one-stop shopping. But how about "one-stop sealing?" Heat and Control says its new Ishida QX tray sealer can seal almost any shape or size tray.
Want to save labor and increase revenue? Hinds-Bock Corp. denesters are proven performers when it comes
to automatically placing containers on the filling line conveyor.
Food processors need real-time information, communication and support
solutions. Not surprisingly, these issues are driving some of the
latest news at Dorner Manufacturing Corp., a conveyor equipment supplier based in Hartland, Wis.
RLS Logistics introduces Accelefrate, a multi-vendor consolidation program that provides guaranteed transportation rates at significantly reduced costs for company customers.
Powerit Solutions' Spara RTP Control lets businesses react instantly and automatically to
utilities’ changing prices – by carefully controlling usage at
high-price times and capitalizing on low prices.
Extreme environments demand extreme solutions. That's why Raymond
Corp., Greene, N.Y., says it developed an Extreme Environment Corrosion
Package (EECP) for three popular lift trucks used in food plants
(including poultry,meat and fish) and cold storage facilities.
Packaging equipment supplier Kliklok-Woodman,
Decatur, Ga., said its flagship endload cartoner, the CELOX, earned one
of the packaging industry’s most coveted awards: the StarPack Gold
Award for “packaging machinery of excellence.”
Why spend time, money and effort developing a new frozen product --
only to have it ruined by freeze-thaw handling and storage conditions. Advanced Food Systems (AFS),
Somerset, N.J., says it now offers two new specialized ingredients to
minimize or prevent damage such as freezer burn, protein damage, or
loss of color and flavor caused by freeze-thaw cycles.
You could say that there was a cold front coming through Chicago. Freezing equipment supplier Linde North America, Murray Hill, N.J., used the recent Worldwide Food Expo to debut CRYOWAVE™, a new hygienic individual quick freezer (IQF).
Food processors looking to improve product quality, lower costs and
increase output may want to consider adding nitrogen to their
operation. Air Products food
industry specialist Chris Johnson will discuss the benefits of using
nitrogen in a variety of food processing applications when he presents
"Liquid Nitrogen -- A Beneficial Ingredient in the Food Industry" at
the Prepared Foods R&D Applications Seminar in Itasca, Ill., on Monday, October 19th.
Here's one "lite" product that's not talking about fewer calories. Instead, Ashworth Bros., Inc.,
Winchester, Va., says new Omni-Pro FlexLite conveyor belt is a rugged,
strong, and lightweight belt for conveying pans, trays, and large
products.
Think of it as the new "baseline" or "standard" for food processing equipment in today's market. Blentech Corp. says it has taken the very best aspects of its well-known Blentherm technology and developed a high output, lower cost model.
CPET containers from Alcan Packaging Food Americas, Chicago, offer food
processors packaging solutions that enhance sustainability, while
providing an alternative to polypropylene (PP) trays.
With retailers holding ready-to-eat meat and poultry processors to
relatively defined price levels, the only way to effectively increase
profit margins is to lower production cost without sacrificing food
quality or safety.
Ashworth Factory Service Corp. introduces SPIRALUBE, a complete line of
specially formulated lubricants to reduce maintenance and increase the
operating life of spiral freezers, coolers and proofers.
Dorner has introduced 25 new fabric belts for AquaGard™, a line of
stainless steel conveyors that offers maximum flexibility for a wide
variety of products and applications while increasing throughput and
reducing product loss.
To meet rapidly growing demand for Kosher-certified food products,
Advanced Food Systems (AFS), Somerset, N.J., has developed a wide range
of Kosher ingredient systems.
