Food Engineering back issues from June 2008:
One instance where heavy can be healthy.(EDITOR'S NOTE)
Jun 01, 2008; ... Are we truly in a recession? While CNNMoney.com declared the recession official back in February, other financial experts have not. In mid-May, JP Morgan's CEO said he thinks we are just in the beginning. And the annual World Competitiveness Yearbook states that the US holds the ...
Calendar.(Calendar)
Jun 01, 2008 ... JUNE 2008 24-25 Advanced Techniques in Labeling FDA Regulated Foods, Manhattan, KS; AIB; 800-633-5137; www.aibonline.org. 24-27 Expo Pack Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; PMMI; 703-243-8555. 26-30 IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo, New Orleans, LA; Institute of ...
New regs on tap for combustible dust explosions.(MANUFACTURING NEWS)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Thirteen workers were killed and more than 60 seriously injured in a catastrophic dust explosion at Imperial Sugar in Port Wentworth, GA on February 7, 2008. While the dangers of combustible dust explosions have been known for many years, the only applicable OSHA legislation is geared ...
Tasty Baking Company.(PLANT OPENINGS & EXPANSIONS)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tasty Baking Company has started construction of a 345,000-sq.-ft. building on 25 acres at the Philadelphia Navy Yard Commerce Center. Both the company's manufacturing and corporate headquarters will move to the new ...
Interstate Warehousing.(PLANT OPENINGS & EXPANSIONS)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Interstate Warehousing will add a 135,000-sq.-ft. expansion to the IWI facility in Franklinville, IN, just outside of Indianapolis. The expansion will ...
United States Cold Storage.(PLANT OPENINGS & EXPANSIONS)(United States Cold Storage Inc.)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Stellar has completed the United States Cold Storage facility in Lake City, FL. The 191,000-sq.-ft. facility features an environmentally sound CO2-based refrigeration system, which will cool 5.2 million cu.ft. The ...
Louisiana Sugar Refining, LLC.(PLANT OPENINGS & EXPANSIONS)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Louisiana Sugar Refining, LLC. (LSR) broke ground for its new million-ton-per-year sugar refinery located adjacent to Cargill's 200-acre river front complex in Reserve, LA. LSR is ...
US-South Korea trade agreement.(REGULATORY WATCH)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... With the US and South Korea now exploring a possible free trade agreement, Cal Dooley, president and CEO of the Food Products Association, says a deal between the two countries could be beneficial to the food industry. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Currently, South Korea ...
Food inspection system under study.(REGULATORY WATCH)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... A report by a health advocacy group makes the case for overhauling the government's food inspection system, pointing to what it calls obsolete laws, misallocation of resources and inconsistencies among major food safety agencies. "Our goal should be reducing the number of ...
Bakers criticize ethanol policy.(REGULATORY WATCH)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... With food prices escalating at both the wholesale and retail levels, America's bakers are speaking out against federal ethanol mandates. "Why are we putting food in our gas tanks instead of our stomachs?" asked Rich Reinwald, owner of Reinwald's Bakery and first vice president ...
Mars, Inc. announced a merger agreement with Chicago-based Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company.(INDUSTRY & PEOPLE)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Mars, Inc. announced a merger agreement with Chicago-based Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company in a transaction valued at approximately $23 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Wrigley will become a separate and standalone subsidiary of Mars. The boards of directors of both companies unanimously ...
Katherine M.J. Swanson, PhD, vice president of food safety, Ecolab, received the 2008 NCFST Food Safety Award.(INDUSTRY & PEOPLE)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Katherine M.J. Swanson, PhD, vice president of food safety, Ecolab, received the 2008 NCFST ...
High Plains Bioenergy, a subsidiary company of Seaboard Farms Foods, opened its new biodiesel production plant.(INDUSTRY & PEOPLE)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... High Plains Bioenergy, a subsidiary company of Seaboard Farms Foods, opened its new biodiesel production plant, which ...
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc.(INDUSTRY & PEOPLE)(Tony Sarsam and Rhonda Ramlo)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc. announced two senior executive changes. Tony Sarsam was named executive vice president of sales and operations, ...
The Dow Chemical Company.(INDUSTRY & PEOPLE)(Glenn Wright appointed as vice president)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Dow Chemical Company named Glenn Wright commercial vice president, North American Basic Plastics. Wright will be ...
La Tortilla Factory.(INDUSTRY & PEOPLE)
Jun 01, 2008 ... La Tortilla Factory appointed Sam Tamayo as vice president and chief ...
PPM (Newberg, OR), a supplier to the global food processing industry, merged with Wright Machinery, headquartered in Middlesex, England.(INDUSTRY & PEOPLE)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... PPM (Newberg, OR), a supplier to the global food processing industry, merged with Wright Machinery, headquartered in Middlesex, England. Wright ...
Facility Group.(INDUSTRY & PEOPLE)(appointment of Ennis Parker)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Ennis Parker was named chief executive officer of Facility Group, an integrated program management, design and construction firm. Parker most ...
Ban bad bags.(FOOD PACKAGING)
Jun 01, 2008; ... Irregular product shapes can torpedo marketing's dreams of a slick-looking package, whether in a shrink film or a vacuum pack. Mercifully, machines are pushing the aesthetic envelope to banish duck-foot webbing and dog-eared wrappers. Fresno, CA-based San Joaquin Figs' bread and ...
Winning packs have enviro-cred.(FOOD PACKAGING)
Jun 01, 2008; ... If not for Kraft Foods, US manufacturers of packaged goods would have been skunked in the 20th edition of the DuPont Awards. This year's citations also were something of a family affair, with two of the winners being the employers of two of the judges, one from UK retailer Marks & Spencer ...
Fancy-food judges cite single-serve hummus.(FOOD PACKAGING)(Wild Garden Hummus )(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008; ... Healthy snacking in a single-serve format was saluted in the National Association for the Specialty Food Trades 36th annual soft Awards, which honor packaging innovation and product quality. The judges made Wild Garden Hummus to Go one of the finalists in the outstanding diet or lifestyle ...
Is it possible to control chemical hazards in food?(FOOD SAFETY)
Jun 01, 2008; ... With the attention on chemical contaminants in imported foods in the past year, many consumers think control of these materials is impossible. Chinese products have been found to contain melamine (wheat gluten, rice protein concentrate), chloramphenicol (honey) and malachite green ...
Polyurethane flooring.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A heavy-duty polyurethane flooring system designed for food and beverage processing plants, Sani-Crete resists impact, abrasion, chemical attack and thermal shock. The sanitary, non-slip, odor-free flooring system meets or exceeds all USDA, FDA and HACCP ...
Floor toppings.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Made of polyurethane-modified concrete, Tnemec's Ultra-Tread floor topping is resistant to hot water washdowns, hot steam cleaning and hot fry oils and liquids. It comes in 3 types: Ultra-Tread M (mortar), Ultra-Tread S (slurry) and Ultra Tread V (vertical). Power-Tread and ChemTread ...
Seamless flooring.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dex-O-Tex's Tek-Crete seamless flooring resists impact and corrosion in aggressive ...
Seamless flooring.
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Formulated for tough food and beverage environments, Stonhard's Stonclad GR seamless flooring contains recycled glass aggregate and ...
Urethane mortars.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Garon's Mortarthane HF trowel-applied urethane mortar withstands aggressive chemical and thermal attack, and provides abrasion resistance for sure footing in wet environments. A high-build urethane coating used to topcoat Mortarthane HF mortar, Mortarthane HF topcoat provides a uniform ...
Polyurethane flooring.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Designed for applications where wet processing or high-temperature cleaning takes place, Dur-A-Flex's Poly-Crete polyurethane resinous floor systems are zero VOC-rated and credited ...
EtherCAT sensor.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Intended for data transmissions and communication in industrial settings where high speeds are necessary for complete factory automation, MTS's Temposonics R-Series EtherCAT sensor is a high-speed networking solution based on industrial Ethernet ...
Laboratory circulator.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Suitable for heating and cooling applications from -10[degrees]C to 80[degrees]C, Thermo Fisher Scientific's stainless steel HAAKE EZ Cool 80 unit is intended for external applications such as analytical instrumentation, jacketed reactors and ...
Coated casings.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Vector's Enhance impermeable coated casings reduce the risk of contamination, purge, breaks, nicks or flaking while providing flavor and aroma. The line includes: SmokeKote 2 with the darkest surface color and subtle smoke flavor; SmokeKote 3 with a dark ...
Temporary panel covers.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Grace Engineered Products' TempCovers temporary panel covers meet OSHA standards and provide safe access to an electrical panel being serviced by a qualified worker. With the covers, electricians do not need to remove and ...
Plug-in weigh scale modules.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Allen-Bradley-compatible, Hardy's single- and dual-scale weigh modules read weight data from load cells and communicate the data and status information over the I/O backplane to the Allen-Bradley processor. Mounted directly into the I/O ...
Portable sanitary mixers.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... USDA-approved for meat and poultry products, Sharpe's paint-free MS portable mixers create high flow with low shear for mixing liquids from 50 to 5,000 gals. Featuring all stainless steel construction, they can be equipped with fractional through 2hp motors, with various size shafts and ...
Roller drive.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Providing an energy-efficient solution for a range of material handling applications, Interroll's high-torque EC110 24 VDC roller drive features a high-performance motor and gear box, combined with elastic decoupling for quiet, smoother operation. Suitable ...
Pouch packing system.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... KHS's Innopack CMP pouch packing systems process at outputs from 60 to 250 pouches/min. with pouch sizes from 90mm wide and 100mm high to 200mm wide and 250mm high. Processing of other packaging sizes is possible. If pouches enter the machine horizontally with the wide side or narrow side ...
Battery charger.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Designed for use with GRIP2 and GRIP3 model barcode reader handles, Pepperl+Fuchs's ODZ-MAH-CHARGER can be mounted to a wall or countertop. Providing LED indication of battery charge status and available with an optional Bluetooth modem, the battery ...
VOC-compliant topcoats.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Tennant's reformulated WearGuard CRU 250 chemical-resistant urethane topcoats meet the volatile organic compound requirements of the Ozone Transport Commission and the Chemicals Control Branch of Environment Canada. The coatings' emissions remain below 250g/l to comply with more stringent ...
High-speed adhesive gun.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Nordson's e.dot+ high-speed hot melt adhesive electric gun for precision adhesive applications is designed for use in high-end gluing applications requiring small dots or beads of adhesive ....
Weave netting.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Designed for use with boneless and bone-in, cooked or smoked meats and poultry products, CMS's Flavorseal tight weave netting holds and shapes meat firmly during cooking, reducing surface tears. The netting does not cook into the meat and peels off ...
Impact doors.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... A semi-flexible, full-thickness door, Aleco's FD-175 ImpacDor has a rudder sub-frame aria full height reinforced spine. Fully insulated and gasketed, the door is suited for temperature control and is available in a variety of colors. The energy-efficient HD-175 impact door is injected with ...
Large tube housing.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Suitable for use with spices, powders, flour, starches or pet food where sticking, galling and product bridging are prevalent, Industrial Magnetics' new LTH (large tube housing), incorporates a strong 3-in. diameter ...
High-shear mixer.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ross's benchtop high-shear LCI-V rotor/stator mixer has a 1 hp variable speed drive for operation up to 10,000 rpm, and comes with four stator heads--slotted, square hole, fine screen and round hole. Designed for dispersion, emulsification, homogenization ...
Vehicle/inventory tracking.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Sky-Trax's Total-Trax vehicle and inventory tracking system automatically captures exact pallet location and identification, as well as vehicle location. The system provides location and ...
Safety mat system.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Omron's UMQ series safety mats have an IP67 quick-disconnect cable connector that allows last-minute cable length changes in the field; the cable is not attached until the end of the installation process, reducing the potential for cable damage during ...
Industrial PC.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] B&R's APC620 industrial PC uses a Windows XP-embedded system platform with a real-time extension. Designed for applications with a minimal operating system size, the PC has an integrated smart display link that can be used to operate a remote line with 4 ...
Filling weigh systems.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Now NTEP-certified legal for trade, NBE's hang weigh, base weigh and check weigh design filling weigh systems provide ...
Polyurethane-coated bearings.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Carter's polyurethane-coated non-marking bearings reduce noise, improve traction and decrease wear on cam tracks. The standard bearing polyurethane is Shore 80A; other ...
Acrylic flow meters.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Dakota Instrument's ACR clear acrylic flow meters have direct reading dual scales. Mounted by locating holes between the rear of the acrylic block and the yellow-colored backing plate, the flow meters offer quick conversion from factory-set panel mounting to partial or full in-line ...
Gable-top filling machine.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on Floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Intended for use with half-gal. milk and juice products, Evergreen Packaging's EH extended long-life gable-top filling machine fills up to 140 cartons/min. It features a HEPA, double-class 100 ...
AC motor brakes.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Featuring a simple design with fewer moving parts for stop/hold applications, Warner's Unibrakes AC spring-applied motor brakes have an external manual release lever that allows a driven load to be moved without energizing the motor; the lever resets ...
Snack bagmaker.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Designed for snack foods, Ishida's Atlas-202 flexible bagmaker produces pillow, hem-seal, gusseted and fiat-bottom bags. A single button call-up of multiple, preset bag formats and sizes reduces changeover times. The bagmaker is available with automatic ...
Multiple-deep systems.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Westfalia's multiple-deep automated storage and retrieval systems have a smaller building footprint to maximize storage space. They can store 1 to 12 pallets deep in a rack, efficiently utilizing warehouse space. Multiple-deep mini-load and unit load systems ...
In-line mixers.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Meeting clean-in-place and sterilize-in-place requirements, Silverson's Ultra Sanitary in-line mixers also como y with FDA ano cGMP standards, and are 3A (TPV)- and -HEDG-certified. The mixers include a self-draining tangential outlet, single-piece ...
Pressure transducers.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CE-compliant millivolt output units for industrial applications, Omegadyne's PX35 series industrial pressure transducers have an FM-intrinsically safe rating standard. Ten feet of 4 conductor-shielded cable comes standard. A twist-lock ...
Recycled PET content resins.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Containing up to 20% post-consumer recycled PET, Invista's Polyclear Conserve PET polyester polymer features above average color and clarity. Made of bottle-grade recycled PET flake reduced back to its pre-polymer feedstock, it is processed to reduce contamination including dirt and other ...
Vibratory conveyor.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A vibrated base frame conveyor, Meyer's VIBRA-FLEX II delivers consistent sympathetic vibration to the pan through the springs. It features all stainless steel ...
Power distribution cabinet.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Customizable to fit a variety of applications, Staco's FirstLine OC power distribution cabinet reduces installation time by providing maintenance bypass, branch circuit distribution and voltage transformation in a single cabinet. The cabinet has up to 96 ...
Filling machines.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Intended for use over vertical form, fill and seal machines, Hinds-Book's SP-64 and SP-160 PIC filling machines feature a long-reach positive shut-off spout with an adjustable blow-off feature to maintain a clean seal zone and accurate fills. The 2P-64 and ...
Bacon spiral oven.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Designed for use with fully and partially cooked bacon products, Stein's GCO GyroCompact spiral oven has a small footprint but provides high-production volume. The oven uses steam condensation, followed by convection of a superheated steam-air mixture to quickly ...
Sorter controls.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FKI's UniSort sliding shoe and linear belt sorter controls provide automated calibration, monitoring and diagnostic testing, including tracking alignment, divert precision, shoe assignment and switch mechanism testing, to manage sortation systems. The ...
Diaphragm metering pump.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Capable of pumping up to 42 gallons/hour, Omega's PHP-800 series diaphragm metering pump can handle output pressures up to 175 psi. The pump has PVDF double ball valves. A backlit LCD display shows the ...
Agitation systems retrofitting.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lee Industries retrofits existing equipment with a new agitation system. Custom-manufactured agitation systems can be designed specifically for current ...
Large line flow meter.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] McCrometer's Multi-Mag L series flow meter has electromagnetic, multi-point sensing technology for large line sizes, a smart programmable signal converter and noise-immune cable. Incorporating a ...
Load locking system.(TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK: Focus on floors and Filling Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lantech's Pallet-Grip load locking system for its straddle stretch wrapping systems captures any style of pallet in heights from 4 to 6 in. high, and completely wraps to the top of the load. The system rolls bottom film web into a cable and then places the ...