Case Studies | Refrigerated & Frozen Foods

How Hänel provides Tetra Pak with continuous access to production parts

Hänel multi-function containers with flexible dividers and configuration options are ideal for coping with such massive inventories.

November 27, 2019

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Hänel Storage Systems, Pittsburgh, Pa., details how eight Hänel Lean-Lift Vertical Lift Modules helped Tetra Pak, Vernon Hills, Ill., efficiently provide much-needed replacement parts to its production facilities.

Star Refrigeration helps Lineage Logistics meet demand for frozen foods

Results from recent energy performance data analysis for the site indicate that the Azanefreezer 2.0’s annual energy usage is one-third of that of UK’s “best practice” guidelines.

November 21, 2019

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Star Refrigeration, the UK-based parent company of Azane Inc., Missoula, Mont., completed the manufacture and install of a new cold store facility for Lineage Logistics, Novi, Mich., at its new Great Haddon, UK, site.

Allan Brothers boosts operation effectiveness with lithium-ion technology

The benefits of using lithium-ion were apparent soon after the Allan Brothers’ fleet of electric lift trucks were equipped with li-ion batteries.

November 14, 2019

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By equipping its 30 lift trucks with OneCharge li-ion batteries, Allan Brothers saved on both the ongoing maintenance costs and the investment needed for expansion.

How Vital Farms cuts operating costs with integrated EDI solution

By turning EDI from a time sink into a driver for efficiency and productivity improvements, Vital Farms saves significant operational cost.

November 7, 2019

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After evaluating several vendors, Vital Farms chose TrueCommerce, a Highjump company, Cranberry Township, Pa.

d’Arta, Bühler develop high-capacity sorting solution

d’Arta offers a range of fresh frozen products, including vegetables, fruits, herbs and ready-made side dishes produced from its four European factories.

October 31, 2019

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For many years, d’Arta and Bühler have worked collaboratively to solve the challenges typically faced by the fresh and frozen foods sector and to help improve the efficiency of optical sorting equipment to ensure 100% food safety.

CAS DataLoggers slaughterhouse temp controls

Transit loggers monitor meat cold storage, shipments for slaughterhouses

For long hauls, the temperature logger could store up to 100 days of data at 15-minute sample intervals.

October 24, 2019

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The slaughterhouse placed CAS Dataloggers' Cydiance Lorca Temperature logger/transmitter for each shipment inside the transport vehicle.

How metal detectors are used in various critical control points to meet quality requirements

One of the requirements of the HACCP standard is the installation of metal detectors at different critical points of the production process.

October 17, 2019

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KSB turned to Sesotec GmbH, Germany, for its wide range of metal detection solutions.

IoT solution helps grocery retailers remotely monitor temperature of perishables

For the first time, grocery retailers are able to remotely and non-invasively monitor the product temperature of perishable food in refrigerated equipment.

October 10, 2019

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Migros implemented the Axino.IoT.FoodSafety quality management system to remotely access and review temperature developments of its produce department.

How food safety monitoring protects Longhini Sausage’s products

Longhini searched for an automated alarm system to monitor the refrigerated trucks (reefer trucks).

September 5, 2019

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CAS DataLoggers, Chesterland, Ohio, provided the automated food safety monitoring solution for Longhini Sausage Co. Inc., a New Haven, Conn.-based sausage processor.

How metal detection ensures safety, purity of meat products

Haspel conducted tests with devices from different manufacturers to compare the performance of the new multi-simultaneous-frequency technology.

August 15, 2019

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Fleischmanufaktur Haspel e.K., Germany, selected the UNICON+ conveyor belt system from Sesotec, Germany, with integrated metal detector INTUITY ensures stability and hygiene with maximum metal detection performance and easy operation.