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News Release from: Union Food Machinery and Equipment | Subject: Laska bowl choppers
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 15 September 2006
Bowl choppers improve efficiency,
versatility
Bowl choppers are offered with five different motor ratings to facilitate processing different materials and to provide different speeds and are believed be the fastest on the market.
Wellingborough, UK-based UFM (Union Food Machinery and Equipment) has launched a new family of high capacity Laska bowl choppers, including 200, 330, 500 and 750 litre models The new machines are set to help the company meet customer demand for versatile chopping equipment
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 22 Jan 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new bowl choppers are offered with five different motor ratings to facilitate processing different materials and to provide different speeds.
The highest motor rating offer what Laska believes be the fastest machine of its type on the market.
The bowl choppers can offer from two cutting speeds and one or two mixing speeds up to infinitely variable cutting speeds up to the maximum as well as forward and reverse mixing, according to the rating.
Amongst the most significant advantages of the range is the machines' ease of use.
The simple PLC based control system is perfect for companies who are committed to improving their level of process automation.
"Control is essential if you want to maximise the efficiency of this kind of equipment," explained Malcolm Burgess, managing director of UFM.
"Furthermore, PLC based control allows you access to additional information that can lead to further process improvements," he concluded.
UFM is also able to offer maintenance contracts to support the range as well as an on site specification service prior to sale.
"Effective maintenance is essential in the food industry where down time can be extremely costly," explained Burgess.
"Maintenance is made all the easier when the machines are specified and installed correctly.
As a result, we strive to offer our best advice at the earliest possible stage." Options include vacuum execution, water addition and cooling via CO2 or liquid nitrogen.
A further option is a full recipe management system and modem link for rapid updating of required data via the Internet.
This allows users to turn the machine a sophisticated management tool as well as a process device.
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