Food Trade Review back issues from August 2005:
Edible Films and Coatings: a review.(BOOKSHELF)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Edible Films and Coatings: a review S. Chapman, L Potter Published 2004 Paperback 87 pages Price: 50.00 [pounds sterling] UK: Campden and Chorleywood This review examines the application and use of edible films and coatings in the food industry, providing an understanding of the ...
Digital Simulation in Electrochemistry.(BOOKSHELF)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Digital Simulation in Electrochemistry Published 2005 Hardback 338 Pages D. Britz Price: 60.00 [pounds sterling] Germany: Springer Digital Simulation in Electrochemistry explains to the reader how to numerically solve the parabolic partial differential equations (pdes) ...
Culina Logistics keeps Yakult flowing.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Culina Logistics, the chilled food and drink supply chain specialist, has secured a major storage and distribution contract with Yakult. Launched in the UK in 1996, Yakult manufactures the same named probiotic drink containing millions of 'friendly' bacteria. The product is available in 26 ...
Kerrygold get fixed weight cutters.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Aug 01, 2005 ... The increasing requirement for fixed weight cheese portions by customers of The Kerrygold Company at Leek, Staffordshire, started a dialogue on suitable equipment with cheese cutting specialist ALPMA in 2002. The first ALPMA Cut25M line was installed in the production hall in 2003 and it ...
Thorough examination from Toyota.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Toyota Industrial Equipment is now accredited to help UK forklift operators meet their legal obligation to hold a certificate of Thorough Examination for any forklift that they own, hire or lease. The accreditation from Consolidated Fork Truck Services (CFTS) means that Toyota ...
Turbo takes another trip down Memory Lane.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Turbo Systems, a market leader in the design and manufacture of equipment for the food industry, have received a repeat order from one of the country's top cakes producers. Cardiff-based Memory Lane Cakes purchased four of Turbo System's D150 depositors, two of which are servo ...
Producing non-stop.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Recently Systemate Numafa launched an improved defrosting system for their spiral freezers, revolutionary for its capability of producing non stop 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. On June 7th Pastrilux, a bakery specialised in producing croissants and chocolate bread, opened a ...
Russia reaping the benefits.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Britness is a central packaging company supplying one of the leading Russian discounters, the Kopeika supermarkets. Operating near Moscow, the company packs and prepares a daily average of 20 tons of frozen and processed meat, cheese and confectionary products for sale in self-service ...
Isoma secures major contract win.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Isoma, a leading supplier of bottle handling systems and technology, has secured a major new contract with Arla Foods. Expanding its UK dairy operations with a new liquid milk production plant in Scotland, Arla has awarded the Midlands-based turnkey systems provider the contract to ...
DS Smith gets six of the best.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Aug 01, 2005 ... At their flagship plant at Fordham in Cambridgeshire, DS Smith Packaging wanted to improve the factory ventilation and reduce internal temperatures during warmer periods to improve productivity and operator comfort. Further key requirements of any system were to compliment the aesthetics ...
Marking the launch of SecureTemp.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Enfield-based transport controls supplier The OEM Group has strengthened its product portfolio with the launch of SecureTemp, a revolutionary wireless refrigerated trailer alert. The product will help chilled fleets fulfil their due diligence obligations as well as reducing the cost of ...
Extra protection with BioCote.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Aug 01, 2005 ... BioCote, a market leader in silver based anti-microbial technology, has helped pioneer another unique application following their technology partnership with Euro Packaging. Disposable aprons, gloves and waste sacks in the Euro Packaging range are often used in the food preparation sector ....
Conveyor Systems speed cold store operations.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Powered and gravity conveyor equipment from European Conveyor Systems is meeting the need for high-volume pallet handling with minimal use of lift trucks in a new cold store opened by Phil Hanley in Nottinghamshire. The 129,000[m.sup.2] store has 69 rows of mobile racking and ...
Insectron exterminates competition at PestEx.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Aug 01, 2005 ... The Insectron range of insect exterminators from Berson proved a big draw at this year's PestEx exhibition in Birmingham. The largest pest control event in Europe, PestEx is organised by the British Pest Control Association. An eye-catching exhibit on Berson's stand was a ...
Resdev tackles a meaty issue.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Maintaining the highest standards of hygiene is a prerequisite for Holme Farmed Venison. When the company invested recently in a new build cutting and packing plant at their factory in Sherbunin-Elmet, North Yorkshire, they were looking to install a flooring system capable of withstanding ...
Interfood slice through 100 machine milestone.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Food processing equipment specialists Interfood Technology have delivered their hundredth Weber slicing machine in the UK. The recipient of the milestone machine was particularly apt--one of Interfood's most significant customers--with the slicer adding to the already extensive range of ...
Warburtons invests with APV Baker.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Leading plant baker Warburtons has ordered mixing and forming equipment from APV Baker for its new bakery at Normanton, near Wakefield in Yorkshire. A key part of this investment is the choice of APV Baker Multitex4 moulders to maximise operational efficiency and bread quality. ...
Attwell's chooses DEM Machines.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Aug 01, 2005 ... In the heart of Worcestershire, the Attwell family runs a fully integrated turkey and chicken operation, combining rearing, processing and marketing of all its own production. The company supplies the full range of British turkey and chicken products, including traditional bronze and white ...
Ensuring cakes are safe.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Aug 01, 2005 ... As a leading supplier of hand-made, individual cake portions to supermarkets, convenience stores and other retail outlets throughout the UK, Devondale Bakery of Honiton cannot take risks with quality assurance. To ensure that its products meet the highest safety standards, Devondale needed ...
Stamp out potato disease.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Aug 01, 2005 ... One of Europe's leading potato supply companies, The Higgins Group, has invested heavily in the in-house disease testing of its seed stocks and its research and testing laboratories in Elgin, Scotland, are highly regarded within the agricultural industry. Using these testing facilities and ...
New lease of life for water purification plant.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Aug 01, 2005 ... As part of its ongoing commitment to providing customers with the highest levels of customer support, Purite, a leading manufacturer and supplier of water purification equipment, has introduced a plant refurbishment service. This new offer provides customers with a cost-effective ...
Swedish Meats invests heavily in Univeyor system.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Swedish Meats, one of Scandinavia's largest food groups, has invested over 1.5 million [pounds sterling] in a new Univeyor system for dealing with reusable transport items (RTIs) . New legislation in the Swedish convenience goods industry demands the use of RTIs--plastic crates and ...
Food technology tour of Ireland.(4th annual World Food Technology & Innovation Forum)
Aug 01, 2005 ... After the extraordinary success of last year's event, the schedule for this year's annual Food Tour has been announced. It will once again be integrated in to the World Food Technology and Innovation Forum--an event jointly organised by Enterprise Ireland and Access Events. This year's ...
The sun rises in the East.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Aug 01, 2005 ... In January, SIG Corpoplast (Hamburg, Germany) sold its 200th Blomax Series Ili stretch blow molder to the Ukrainian vegetable oil supplier Poltavskiy MEZ--Kernel Group in Poltava. The Blomax Series 111 was launched only a little more than three years ago at the Munich Drinktec exhibition ....
Link Lockers help dairy staff to change.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Staff changing facilities which benefit from the choice of Link Lockers products have been completed recently at the premises of Shropshire-based Muller Dairy. The project has fulfilled a range of differing garment storage requirements, providing not only personal storage space for each ...
Q A weighing and monitoring.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Cooke Enterprises provides Frozen Ready Meals to UK Retailers and Freezer Centres. Precise control and monitoring of ingredient and component, weights, quality attributes and pack weight verification due diligence are essential and crucial issues on the factory floor for the Cooke ...
NSK's Molded-Oil technology revolutionises performance of vegetable processing machines.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Peter Cox Marketing is revolutionising the market for vegetable peeler machines with a re-engineered design that employs NSK's Molded-Oil bearings. The Molded-Oil bearings are improving overall machine reliability, and reducing the total cost of ownership of the machines. This ...
Inclined screens.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... In order to meet the growing need for a range of small efficient vibrating screens, Nord Engineering Ltd. of Peterborough have added an economy range using the vibratory motor as a source of power. The units are mainly single deck and start from sizes 500mm x 1000mm long. All ...
Hygienic grate added to BLUCHER channel range.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... BLUCHER UK Ltd had added their Hygienic Pro cast stainless steel grates to their range of stainless steel channels and floor drain. The cast stainless steel grate is ideal for the food industry as it has a no nooks or crannies for food build up to occur due to being cast in one ...
Even easier Coliform testing.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Palintest's new Colitag[TM] System is now even easier to use. The Colitag[TM] System is a simple, reliable method for the detection, identification and confirmation of total coliforms and E.coli in 24 hours or less. The System's dry blended reagent now comes ...
Can you profit from your waste?(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... As environmental taxes and waste handling costs spiral ever higher, help is finally at hand. A new range of innovative biomass burners to be launched later this month by the award winning company Bioflame Ltd. promise to help companies in the food and drink sector cut waste ...
Ammonia measurement made easy.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Levels of ammonia in industrial effluents can now be checked quickly and simply with a hand-held photometer developed by water testing specialist Palintest. Using the meter, samples can be taken from any point in the effluent treatment process and tested in a couple of minutes. ...
Cider with Clara.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... The new Clara 500 centrifuge from Alfa Laval has been developed specifically for clarifying products such as cider, vinegar, wine, tea and coffee and a wide range of fruit juices including deciduous, tropical and citrus juice. With a maximum throughput rate of 50 [m.sup.3]/h, ...
Hygienic control devices--fitting the best available.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... New safety regulations governing the installation of hygienic components on food and beverage manufacturing and packaging machinery, recommend that machine designers fit the best equipment available at the time. With this in mind, Schmersal has introduced a range of hygienic ...
High performance vacuum and it's stainless steel!!(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Pershore-based Freddy Products have a new range of heavy-duty industrial vacuums that could be the answer to the food industry's dreams. They have very powerful motors, large filters, are easy to empty and made from stainless steel at a price around that you would expect to pay ...
CKS announce two new rugged industrial PC Modules.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... CKS Holdings Ltd. are extending their range of industrial computers with two new rugged PC Modules both with the CKS extended three year warranty. The new Modules--designated PCModules SB200 and SB400--are rugged chassis computers with versatile fixing positions, low power, low ...
48,000 hour life for new T5 lamps.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... With T5 fluorescent tubes fast taking over from T8 in many lighting applications it's good to know that there are now long life versions available. Specialist lamp company Greenstock has just announced high output Aura T5 lamps with life guaranteed up to 48,000 hours--three ...
Pre-insulated pipework and fittings.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Armaflex Split and Duosplit pre-insulated pipework has been introduced by Armacell UK Ltd, which can be supplied with SAE flare fittings and other accessories. Designed as installation packages for single-split and multi-split conditioning units, reversible air conditioner ...
"LC Taste[TM]" from Symrise is a breakthrough in objective sensory analysis of food products.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... For the first time, high-pressure liquid chromatography makes it possible to separate aroma and flavoring substances from solutions while performing simultaneous sensory evaluations. A new high-temperature liquid chromatography method known as "LC Taste[TM]" allows researchers ...
Altro Quickclad adds new dimension to wall cladding.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Altro has introduced Altro Quickclad, an exciting addition to its high performance wall cladding range. Altro Quickclad is a new, walling system that is ideal for use in applications such as food and drink manufacturing, processing and packaging. Quickclad is an ...
Mobile centrifuge designed for small R&D clarification projects.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Westfalia Separator hits recently introduced a laboratory scale centrifuge for the research and development (R&D) of new active substances. The compact clarifier system can process up to 1001/b of fermentation solution and is supplied on a mobile frame ready to be connected to ...
Fibre optic sensors bring precision and repeatability to food development testing.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Sequoia has introduced a new measurement kit for the food industry, specifically designed to accurately monitor temperature and pressure during cooking in a microwave oven. The kit is ideal for the pre-production and batch testing of ready meals, or for a variety of frozen food development ...
New range of AdBlue[TM] dispensing solutions launched.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... AdBlue is a non-toxic aqueous urea solution used to reduce harmful emissions from diesel powered trucks. To comply with new EU legislation, many heavy duty commercial vehicles will be fitted with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) engines which use a dilute Urea solution called AdBlue to ...
The JAI CV-M71 compact RGB colour CameraLink[TM] camera.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... The JAI CV-MTI is a compact 1/2", progressive scan RGB colour machine vision camera using the CameraLink[TM] interface, and is an indirect replacement for the popular CV-M70. It features the same functionality that made that previous model so successful, with the addition of an improved ...
Toyota launches new generation of heavy-duty stackers.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Toyota Industrial Equipment has introduced a new generation of heavy-duty stackers. Comprising five models, the 7SLL range is built around the unique Toyota Powerdrive system which significantly improves safety, reliability and performance. With lift heights up to ...
Advanced agitator technology stirs up Drinks Industry benefits.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... The unique ability of the 'Visco-Jet' mixer's agitator technology to thoroughly and safely blend heat sensitive or fragile media of any viscosity while eliminating foaming by not producing bubbles and even giving big energy savings has brought particular acclaim for this system in the ...
Clip-on gasket for hygienic applications.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Trauter PHE has launched the Clip-on gasket for use in the food and brewing sectors, and applications which require ultra pure water. It is designed to eliminate the risk of contamination from glue traditionally used to secure gaskets and thus ensure the safety and integrity of the ...
Wet grinding of nano particles.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Nanotechnology is a rapidly expanding new frontier and increasing industrial demand for small and smaller particle sizes for easier particle manipulation and the creation of advanced materials, has led Hosokawa to commit to the development of technology for the manufacture and ...
Miniature Manifold-Mounted Pivot Valves.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Flow control specialist Bio-Chem Valve has introduced a more compact version of its inert, solenoid-operated pivot valve for controlling high purity or aggressive fluids. The 039H Series Miniature Manifold-Mounted Solenoid Pivot Valve is available in the UK and Europe from ...
Flexible machine control in a single, simple-to-configure unit.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... eGard is a new, fully modular approach to controlling access to hazardous machinery and equipment. In addition to providing all the features that are required in a gate switch eGard, developed by safety specialist Fortress Interlocks, also includes electrical operator controls ...
Belmain a plus for the food industry.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Where grip is an important part of the job in the food industry, the new Belmain Plus from hand protection experts Marigold Industrial Ltd is the Perfect solution. Ideal for meat handling and processing, the glove's latex finish offers the user excellent grip for improved ...
Get a precise slice of the action from Eurobake.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... The Simplex 20 bandslicer from Eurobake offers precise, continuous cutting of breads and other bakery products. Designed for simplicity of operation the bandslicer slices quickly, quietly and without the damaging sawing action employed by other types of bread slicers. Suitable ...
Air knife packages reach new levels of efficiency.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Spray technology experts Spraying Systems have applied their considerable R&D resources to the development and manufacture of a new design of air knife, with features that make it uniquely efficient in the controlled application of air to drying, cooling and other blowing tasks across ...
Micro Motion LF-Series mass flowmeters enable precise measurement of gases and liquids down to flow rates of grams per hour.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Emerson Process Management has expanded the Corolis range with the new Micro Motion[R] LF-Series, a mass flowmeter family designed for low flow applications. The LF-Series deliver precise mass, volume, temperature, and density measurement for liquids and gases in a flow range ...
A new concept in confectionery forming.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... APV Baker is introducing a unique concept in confectionery forming, with the ability to deliver a wide range of innovative and attractive products. The AirForm moulder is based on rotary moulding technology, widely used in the biscuit and cookie industries for many years. APV ...
Key Technology introduces new Control System to maximize the flexibility of popular Turbo-Flo[R] Steam Blancher/Pasteurizer.(PLANT & EQUIPMENT)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Key Technology introduces its most versatile Turbo-Flo[R] Steam Blancher/Pasteurizer. Featuring an optional new control system, which can be integrated with plant networks, and an optional new belt-speed controller, which can be adjusted to change cook time on the fly, Key's Turbo-Flo ...
Loma 'meats' high standards of metal detection.(COMPANY EVOLUTION)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Loma Systems, the leading manufacturer of checkweighers, metal detectors and X-ray systems has teamed up with VEMAG, a well-known supplier to the meat industry, to introduce a state of the art metal detection system specifically for sausage production lines. Adding to Loma's ...
National Britannia Group and West Private Equity agree GBP 25 million Management Buyout.(COMPANY EVOLUTION)
Aug 01, 2005 ... National Britannia Group, one of the UK's leading food hygiene and health & safety risk management specialists, has been acquired by its senior management team and West Private Equity from a consortium of private and trade investors for GBP 25 million. National Britannia's ...
Savour the Flavours.(COMPANY EVOLUTION)
Aug 01, 2005 ... To facilitate its continuing growth in the UK and export markets, Savoury Flavours Ltd. has completed the latest in the expansion of its Manningtree, UK facilities. Production capacity has more than doubled with the commissioning of a new twin-ribbon mixer. "This new high-speed ...
Sortex adapts to new branding.(Buhler logo)(Swiss Buhler Group )(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Since 1946 Sortex has grown to become an industry leader in optical sorting equipment that has made a major contribution to operational efficiency and improved quality in all food industry sectors as well as in many other industries where precise sorting is critical. When the ...
Northern Foods moves into new headquarters.(COMPANY EVOLUTION)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Northern Foods plc, one of the UK's leading food manufacturers, has confirmed the successful relocation of its corporate headquarters to Leeds. The offices replace the company's existing HQ in Hull, which is scheduled for demolition later this year as part of a regeneration scheme for the ...
Muller feels good about Vokes-Air filters.(COMPANY EVOLUTION)(Vokes-Air Ltd.)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2005 ... The UK's leading yogurt brand, Muller, has chosen market-leading air filtration company Vokes-Air Ltd. as the perfect partner to supply filters for the company's new state-of-the-art "Bottle" production plant. As Muller's main supplier for filters, Vokes-Air was called in to ...
Sanderson Weatherall auction a huge success.(COMPANY EVOLUTION)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Sanderson Weatherall, acting on behalf of administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers, has successfully sold the assets of Parkside Performance Films, Darton, South Yorkshire. The auction of one of the largest ever offerings of flexible packaging equipment and plant in Europe took ...
Greenstock appointed an Aura main distributor.(COMPANY EVOLUTION)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Specialist lamp company Greenstock has been appointed a main distributor for the Swedish Aura fluorescent tube range, supplying the lamps to the specialist food and beverage market amongst others. "This comes at an exciting time for Greenstock as the new generation of Aura long life ...
Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks streamlines UK Operation.(COMPANY EVOLUTION)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks has set up a new company to support and manage the development of its UK dealer network. Dedicated exclusively to the Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks brand, it is trading as Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks UK. The move will allow a much closer and ...