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Hygenic devices meet EC food ruling

Hygienic push buttons, control devices and indicator lights are designed specifically to meet the health and safety requirements of EC machine directives for the food and beverage market.

News from Schmersal (UK), Mar 24, 2005

Wear performance of chain astonishes

US food manufacturer has described the wear performance of a long-life chain - lasting 11 months instead of 8 weeks in one of its 'most arduous applications' - as 'simply astonishing.'

News from Renold Chain, Mar 18, 2005

Boiler provides the cooking power

Gas-fired vertical steam boiler delivers steam to digitally controlled cooking vessel that ensures shellfish are cooked at the optimum temperature for the correct amount of time.

News from Fulton Boiler Works, Mar 18, 2005

Starwheel checkweigher has high accuracy

Claimed to be the world's first starwheel-based checkweigher, it maintains high throughput and unparalleled accuracy while handling the widest range of container sizes.

News from Mettler Toledo, Mar 17, 2005

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Process machinery maker customises too

Manufacturer of good quality stainless steel process machinery, with full welding, fabrication and machining facilities, is able to customise equipment to specification.

News from Hanningfield Process Systems, Mar 9, 2005

Boiler operates 'around the clock' to meet demand

To cope with this new demand and provide steam for direct and indirect use on a variety of cooking and heating processes, a horizontal steam boiler works 'around the clock'.

News from Fulton Boiler Works, Mar 7, 2005

Food and drink conduits carefully managed

Understanding the tightly regulated requirements of the UK food and beverages industry, Kopex International has set up a network of specialist distributors.

News from Kopex International, Feb 28, 2005

Food safety and traceability legislation tested

Comprehensive weighing and traceability systems that can track ingredients throughout the process - from Goods-in to Goods-out - replace paper based systems.

News from Stevens Group, Feb 23, 2005

Weighing and traceability systems up food safety

System 'polices' the production process without constant supervision by management and ensures consistent batch quality and provides real time data on raw material usage.

News from Weightron Bilanciai, Feb 23, 2005

Weighing up expansion opportunities

Sussex based Marco Weighing Systems has opened a dedicated software solutions centre on the outskirts of Leicester.

News from Marco Weighing Systems, Feb 9, 2005

Filtration ensures food manufacturing air is clean

The combination of coalescing and adsorption filtration provides air that's free from particulate, liquid droplets and hydrocarbons for food and packaging applications.

News from Parker Hannifin Filtration Division, Feb 1, 2005

Monitor food temperatures without wires

Wireless food temperature monitoring system uses comprehensive visualisation software that allows the tracking of critical data automatically and with ease.

News from UK Instrument and Controls, Feb 1, 2005

Attention to detail keeps things moving

In food preparation, process and packaging machinery, it can be the small things that when overlooked cause disproportionately large problems, says David Grenwood.

News from WDS, Jan 28, 2005

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Impeller mixes highly shear sensitive materials

Wide large-diameter blades that promote high flow and uniform distribution of shear feature an impeller that can be retrofitted to any existing mixer drive as well as new installations.

News from Mixing Solutions, Jan 26, 2005

Consistent high speed coding cuts downtime

With an existing coding and marking system's frequent failures equated to a production loss of 18,000 milk pots/15 minutes of downtime, it was decided it was time for an upgrade.

News from Rodriguez, Jan 24, 2005

UK autosport machining/inspection seminar repeated

Following a successful event last November, Delcam is to repeat its free seminar showing how the latest developments in machining and inspection technology can improve quality and boost productivity.

News from Delcam, Jan 14, 2005

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Advanced vision engine made for sorting systems

For 'Tegra' and 'Optyx' optical sorting systems, a modular electro-optical foundation features an advanced, modular vision engine and high-performance cameras.

News from Key Technology, Jan 13, 2005

Rubber sheeting is metal detectable

Rubber sheeting that is designed for use on machinery throughout the food and pharmaceutical industries is detectable should small portions accidentally end up in a product.

News from E-Components and Chains, Jan 4, 2005

Air knives ensure that pre-glued labels attach

Air knives that can reduce drying costs by up to 90% when compared with thermal drying, and can be installed easily, are being used to ensure pre-glued labels do not slip from bottles.

News from Secomak, Nov 26, 2004

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Bringing fine control to particle size reduction

Ultra-precision particle reduction equipment can integrate up to five grinder stages per unit resulting in a high degree of single pass size reduction and offers a long service life.

News from Modern Processing Equipment, Nov 23, 2004

Sensor detects bottles moving at high speeds

A miniature polarised retro-reflective sensor detects PET bottles at high speeds and reliably at up to 25,000 bottles/h on six bottling lines operating on three shifts.

News from IFM Electronic, Nov 16, 2004

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Eliminate coding and labelling errors

Comprehensive options have been developed for eliminating expensive, embarrassing date code, barcode or any other labelling errors, primarily in the food and drink industry.

News from Harford Control, Nov 9, 2004

Non-contact thermometers monitor food reliably

Non-contact thermometers are quick and reliable tools for inspecting surface and internal food temperatures and include a built-in countdown timer for monitoring cooking, cooling and exposure.

News from UK Instrument and Controls, Nov 5, 2004

Servo actuated cutter speeds product slicing

A high speed reciprocating cutter based upon a servo actuator has completed 2.5 years of trouble-free operation on a sweet product production line, having doubled operation speed.

News from Hoerbiger-Origa, Oct 25, 2004

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Packaged boiler room maintains hospital steam

Fulton Boiler Works has supplied a purpose-built, prefabricated boiler room to Burnley General Hospital.

News from Fulton Boiler Works, Oct 14, 2004

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