Although most conveying systems used for end-of-line packaging operations run at less than 300 feet per minute, faster conveyor speeds could sometimes be utilized on straight conveyor sections for high-volume throughput of lightweight, low-profile products.
Lubricant degradation caused by microbial growth can now be of less concern to food plants and customers with the introduction of LUBRI-ARMOUR, an anti-microbial additive produced by Lubriplate Lubricants, Toledo, Ohio.
GEA Refrigeration Technologies, Durham, N.C., presents the GEA High Velocity Freezer range (HVF) of impingement freezers, designed for freezing hamburger patties and other flat products.
Sometimes, two is better than one. This combination filler, from Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Sturtevant, Wis., allows operators the benefit of filling two or more different elements, such as dry powder products and particulates, into one container at the same time on an automatic pouch machine.
INSIGHT, Inc.,Manassas, Va., released Version 4.6 of SAILS and Insight Enterprise Optimizer (IEO), the industry reference standards for strategic supply chain design.
The Micron-Pro cooking oil filter from Heat and Control, Hayward, Calif., pays for itself in oil savings within the first year at plants producing meatballs, batter-breaded foods and more.
METTLER TOLEDO’s Safeline PowerChek Plus x-ray inspection system was designed specifically to meet the product contamination inspection needs of bulk and packaged food products.
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