Food Trade Review back issues from January 2007:
CPS gain a foothold in East Africa as its manufacturing equipment goes from strength to strength.(News and installations)(Sunpower Products)
Jan 01, 2007 ... CPS has long been renowned among European producers for the high quality of its equipment, but now its reputation has extended to the African continent with the purchase of a pasteuriser by Sunpower Products in Kenya. The East African enterprise, run by David and Susan Brown, ...
Rigid commitments.(Rigid Corrugated Inc. contracts with AG Enterprises)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Committed to the continual strengthening of their supply chain, Rigid Corrugated has installed AG Enterprises' (VTS) GLOBAL LIVE GPS tracking devices in all of their delivery vehicles. The GPS devices allow Rigid to accurately monitor their vehicles from depot departure to customer ...
Be prepared for EU changes.(News)(European Union)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Coding specialists Linx Printing Technologies claim new EU regulations concerning the traceability for food packaging underline the importance of having an effective and workable system in place. The firm also believes this may see an increase in the coding of individual packs by packaging ...
'Dumping the corpses of quality fish back into the sea is a waste'.(News)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Grimsby-based Faroe Seafood UK has made a scathing attack on fish quotas on the grounds that it leads to landings of black fish and generates an unquantifiable waste of valuable fish stocks. Bicatches of fish, which are up to their landing limits, either end up on the market illegally or ...
Geest pick Busch.(News)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Busch (UK), the Telford based vacuum pump manufacturer, has supplied pumps to one of the country's leading manufacturers of freshly prepared foods and products to UK supermarkets. Geest, part of the Bakkavor Group, required a vacuum to de-aerate a new range of fresh pasta products at its ...
Grantham celebrates 60 fruitful years.(News)(Grantham Electrical Engineering Company)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Grantham Engineering, manufacturers of the Invicta range of vibrators, is celebrating its 60th successful year. The company was founded in 1946 as the Grantham Electrical Engineering Company by Sidney Pask, initially to carry out electric motor rewinds and repairs, and electrical ...
The Wright choice.(News)
Jan 01, 2007 ... SSI has announced a 234,000 [pounds sterling] order for its Tropos ERP solution from Wrights Pies, a leading UK manufacturer of pies, savouries and confectionery. The solution will enable managers, for the first time, to instantly and precisely monitor every aspect of the production ...
A safe solution for Birds Eye.(News)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Frozen food maker Birds Eye, formerly part of Unilever, has chosen Castell's Salvo to protect warehouse operatives at its Hull factory from the threat of unscheduled trailer departure. Having recognised that its existing system of traffic lights and manual powering up of loading bays by ...
Making sure our scientific heritage is saved.(News)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Shimadzu manufactured its first gas chromatograph 50 years ago and, as part of its celebrations, two original Shimadzu GC instruments from the 80s are on display at its UK headquarters in Milton Keynes. The two GC instruments were returned to Shimadzu on indefinite loan by Dr Ian Wilson, a ...
The green steam solution.(News)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Two 13.5 MW Spirax Sarco Engineered Systems are turning energy from industrial steam, a by-product of a neighbouring industrial site, into hot water. The energy is then used to heat some of the largest commercial greenhouses in Britain. Site owner John Baarda is from one of the first UK ...
Welcome to planet automation.(News)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Jo Sims of Pinchbeck has recently installed a Linear 500 Tray Sealing machine for the packing of loose cherries into trays. After operating eight manual M3 Tecnovac machines for many years, Jo Sims took the step to automate and chose a Linear 500 machine from Tecnovac. The ...
Success across the water.(News)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Among Packaging Automation's satisfied customers across the Irish Sea is leading poultry producer Oaktree Foods, which described PA's equipment and service as "very impressive". Oaktree, part of one of Ireland's largest poultry processors, contacted PA to help it launch a new line of ...
FDL expands.(News)(FDL Packaging Group )(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... FDL Packaging Group has opened a brand new Dudley-based warehousing and distribution centre to further strengthen its capabilities across Southern England and the West Midlands. With its business showing a six-fold growth over the last five years--and group turnover increased by ...
Replacing slow and repititive manual tasks for staff members.(News)
Jan 01, 2007 ... The installation of an Ishida Fresh Food Weigher (FFW) at leading French ready meals manufacturer Le Magicien Vert, has replaced a manual packing operation to deliver improved speed and productivity and better working conditions for operators. Automation is clearly a desirable objective ...
A hit in America after producing wrapping speeds of up to 1000 products a minute.(News)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Capable of wrapping up to 1000 products per minute, the new Flowtronic Flow Wrapper was an instant hit with some important North American customers. Two of the largest confectionery multinationals decided on the spot to order this latest example of the Bradman Lake Group's technological ...
A crisp development.(News)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Towards the end of 2005 one of the UK's major crisp manufacturers competed negotiations to supply a revised crisp "multi-pack" packaging format to supermarkets. It was recognised that the new format would impact upon existing packaging processes and machinery, and that crucial ...
Domino's milestone.(News)
Jan 01, 2007 ... As part of a long-term global relationship, leading laser and ink jet solutions provider, Domino Printing Sciences plc, has sold the 2000th A-Series continuous ink jet printer to Tetra Pak, the leader in the development and manufacture of systems for the processing, packaging and ...
Awarding excellence.(News)
Jan 01, 2007 ... The technical achievements of Ishida's groundbreaking QX-1100 traysealer have been recognised after it won a prestigious award. At the inaugural UK Packaging Awards, organised by the UK's leading packaging publication Packaging News, the QX-1100 was named the year's Innovative ...
Japanese expansion continues.(News)(Patisserie Boul'Mich)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... One of Japan's leading patisserie retail groups, Patisserie Boul'Mich, has completed a significant expansion of its Osaka production facility, with a Serpentine continuous baking solution at its heart. The Serpentine baking system, from the global baking solutions group, Auto-Bake, ...
Honoured at Pump Awards.(News)(British Pump Manufacturers Association Awards)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Mechanical sealing solutions specialist John Crane has repeated the success of recent years after scooping another first prize at the 2006 British Pump Manufacturers Association Awards. John Crane received the title of 2006 supplier of the Year in recognition of its efforts to continually ...
An absolute Star.(News)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Peter's Food Service has boosted production capacity and cut running costs by investing in another energy efficient cooling system from Star Refrigeration. Peter's Food Service was looking to replace two spiral chillers and associated refrigeration plant at its manufacturing facility at ...
Go for Biddle.(News)(Romer's Hansbackerei )(Invisidor MAT )(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Biddle has picked up two contracts in Switzerland for its latest air curtain barrier. The new Invisidor MAT (Multi Airstream Technology) was launched recently in the UK and in Switzerland it has captured a number of contracts. The latest includes one for a major Zurich-based bakery and the ...
Renold aids Coca-Cola.(News)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Coca-Cola have recently benefited from a survey of all the transmission and conveyor chain used on machinery at its bottling plant at Enfield, North London. The Enfield site is one of the largest bottling plants in the UK and is capable of filling six million bottles a day containing 12 ...
Invest in Ireland.(News)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Synergy has completed a 5 million [euro] investment in production facilities in Ballineen, Ireland. As well as expanding capacity for Synergy's existing products, such as Saporesse[TM], the extended plant will also manufacture compound dairy flavours and new savoury ingredients, including ...
A cakewalk for operators.(News)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Turbo Systems has created a new standard in bakery automation to ensure greater production flexibility with a revolutionary system for confectionery filling and decoration. Turbo's cake processing line, already in use by two leading UK confectionery companies, is ideal for ...
Controlling Ginsters' temperature.(News)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Ginsters is one of the UK's leading manufacturers of pies, pasties and sausage rolls. Based in Cornwall, they produce 150 million units per year and have a multi-million pound turnover. As a major player in the chilled convenience food market, quality is paramount. In the production of ...
Hey Presto its Atlet.(News)(Presto PLP powered pallet transporter trucks)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Leading regional cold storage and distribution company Langdons has installed a fleet of Atlet's new Presto PLP powered pallet transporters. The seven trucks are operating in Langdons' 12-acre (4.9 hectare) distribution centre in Taunton, Somerset where they handle as many as 15,000 ...
Krones excel at Numico.(News)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Numico is a successful company specialised in Baby Food and Clinical nutrition. Numico's Baby Food products range from specialised nutrition for babies and breastfeeding mothers to infant milk formula for toddles. Near the end of 2005, at its Zoetermeer facility near Rotterdam, ...
Guinness picks Denca.(News)(Denca Controls contract with Guinness Packaging Plant )(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Denca Controls have been awarded the calibration and maintenance contract for all plant control systems at Diageo's Guinness Packaging Plant in Runcorn, Cheshire, for the sixth year running. In securing this prestigious contract for a further year, the control systems specialist ...
Support honoured.(News)(Auto Vending Innovation Awards for Huhtamaki )(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Packaging specialist Huhtamaki scooped the award for Support Services at the Auto Vending Innovation Awards. The prize was given as a result of the development of the "Heat and Reveal" temperature responsive labels. Huhtamaki's "Heat and Reveal" labels use thermochromic ...
Growth in Africa.(News)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... One of South Africa's leading players in the frozen bakery goods market has doubled its output, following investment in UK equipment. Installation of a Eurotek spiral freezer is enabling Bake it Easy to produce up to 1.2 tons of frozen raw dough products an hour. It is Bake it ...
Double R wins business.(News)(Elliot Absorbent Packaging Ltd )(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... A new turnkey converting and materials handling system supplied by Lancashire-based Double R Consol perfectly illustrates the company's policy of providing customers with complete business solutions. When fellow Lancashire company Elliot Absorbent Packaging Ltd was considering ...
Beacon's monitoring.(News)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Award-winning fresh and exotic ingredients specialist Beacon Foods is using the latest satellite tracking and mobile phone technology to manage its fleet of delivery vehicles, which travel around one-and-half-million miles a year. Managers and drivers for the Brecon-based ...
Green transport.(News)(low emission trucks purchased by Soyfoods )(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Fresh and organic food specialist Soyfoods is always conscious of the impact of its operation on the environment, which explains why it is one of the first customers for the new, low-emission, Mercedes 7.5-tonner. The Leicestershire company took delivery of its BlueTec Euro 4 ...
A 'natural' solution.
Jan 01, 2007 ... The accurate dosing of two dispensers from Rieke Packaging Systems Englass were key to its selection by leading Swiss sports nutrition manufacturer WinForce for the dispensing of its 'all natural' isotonic drink Isotone. The RS 10 dispenser has been selected for the one-litre ...
A good Husband.
Jan 01, 2007 ... Birmingham lift company Husbands has won an 80,000 [pounds sterling] contract with Tulip International which owns the Danepak range of ham and bacon products. The company has provided goods service lifts for Tulip's factories in Tipton, West Midlands and ...
King of Galway.
Jan 01, 2007 ... Thermo King is this year celebrating 30 years of production at its factory in Galway, Ireland. The plant began producing truck and trailer refrigeration units on the 14-acre site at Mervue back in 1976 with just 50 employees. Remarkably, 11 are still working there today. The number of ...
The Good Life.
Jan 01, 2007 ... When Tom and Margaret Fell decided to set up an ice cream business, which would add value to the milk produced by their 300 cows, they could not have known that their successful sideline would develop into a 1.2m [pounds sterling] turnover ice cream dream. As ice cream lovers, ...
Applicator wins innovation shortlisting at the UK Packaging awards.(News)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Tape manufacturer Payne has been highly commended by judges at the UK Packaging Awards after its ground-breaking new applicator was short-listed for the Innovative Development award. Normally, tear tape is applied in the direction of the web movement, but there are applications ...
Peter's trial proves to be a success.
Jan 01, 2007 ... Peter's Food Services recently contacted Axium Process to see if they could provide a solution to the constant blocking of the fine spray nozzles which apply glaze to its range of baked pies and sausage rolls on the browning lines. Axium Process installed a pilot filter system in one of ...
Tegra[R] sorters for fresh-cut processors.(new food processing equipment from Key Technology Inc.)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Key Technology's Tegra[R] sorters are designed specifically for fresh-cut processors to automatically detect and remove defects and foreign material from the product stream at high production rates. Featuring proprietary Vis/IR cameras and a unique metal-mesh catenary C-Belt[R] ...
Turning ART into a science.(Alfa-Laval's new food processing equipment )(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Alfa Laval has announced a new development called ART [R] (Alfa Laval Plate Reactor) which essentially is a reactor-in-a-box; a heat exchanger that does not merely heat or cool a process but provides the actual vessel in which key reactions take place. With conventional ...
Hosokawa unveil flashy new dryer.
Jan 01, 2007 ... The Drymeister continuous flash dryer offers drying, grinding, classifying and sterilising in one process. Developed from the established Micron dryer range, available from Hosokawa Micron Ltd., the Drymeister offers significant increases in drying efficiency and cost effective ...
The floor machine that doesn't run away with you!
Jan 01, 2007 ... The Cleanfix Floor Mac is a very innovative single disc machine for effectively cleaning and polishing floors. The special oscillating rotation of the disc means that the otherwise difficult to manage centrifugal force that usually spins novice cleaners out of control instead ...
The new STILL RX 70.(PLANT)(STILL GmbH)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Hamburg-based STILL GmbH, leading supplier of intelligent control of Intralogistics, continues its product offensive unabated with the launch into the global market of the RX 70--the world's only forklift truck with hybrid technology. The new RX 70, available in load capacities ...
New Insectron glue boards.(PLANT)(I-Boards)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Insect extermination expert Insectron has launched a new series of glue boards, called I-Boards, for use in its insect exterminators. Specifically designed to attract, catch and kill flies and other flying insects, the I-Boards allow users to quickly determine how many insects ...
Septigel for clean hands on the go!(PLANT)(Prodene Hygiene Products)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... New from Prodene Hygiene Products is Septigel, a portable instant sanitiser that disinfects and decontaminates hands--without the need for water. Aimed primarily at the Healthcare and Food Processing sectors, Septigel is an alcohol-based sanitiser with proven microbiological ...
New processes for healthy snacks.(PLANT)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Baker Perkins is launching significant process innovations allowing snack manufacturers to develop a wide-range of new products that meet the growth in demand for foods matching healthier lifestyles. A range of ideas has been generated for the production of healthier snack foods ...
New Hydra-Cell pumps.(PLANT)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Hydra-Cell[c] seal-less positive displacement pumps are designed for long-life even in the most arduous conditions, and are now available through fluids specialists Michael Smith Engineers. Hydra-Cell pumps cover a wide range of flow rates from 0.4 litres/min up to 128 ...
Farleygreene's 'Sievmaster' machines.(.)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Carrying on from their recent updates to the linear conveying sieve and rotary centrifugal sifter units, Farleygreene have now updated their already successful 'SLIMLINE' straight through check sieves to include new features that have been part of ongoing development by the company to all ...
Flexi-loader insulated curtain-side trailer.
Jan 01, 2007 ... Operator safety, flexibility, and high thermal efficiency--all are factors that feature strongly on Gray & Adams' new flexi-loader insulated curtain-side trailer. Designed with the driver in mind, the new flexi-loader has been manufactured to cater to the ever-challenging ...
Rapid, automated detection from Neogen.(PLANT)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Neogen Europe Ltd has expanded its range of rapid, automated microbiology test systems with the launch of Soleris in the UK and Ireland. The Soleris system is a rapid optical system for the detection of microbial contamination based on an innovative application of classical ...
RTS achieves the ultimate challenge.(PLANT)(RTS Flexible Systems)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... RTS Flexible Systems have installed a robot system that can pick up four poppadums in succession and put them down together at a 100 picks per minute, 24 hours per day, seven days per week with a very low breakage rate. The system can deliver a healthy Return on Investment in ...
Starfrost C[O.sup.2] freezing technology.(PLANT)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Equipment specialist Starfrost has developed a revolutionary freezing system for seafood products that could previously only be processed using nitrogen. In conjunction with parent company Star Refrigeration, Starfrost's equipment development team has pioneered two types of ...
New extra-tacky ROCOL lubricant.(PLANT)
Jan 01, 2007 ... ROCOL Lubricants has developed a new food-grade multipurpose grease in close consultation with one the UK's leading food producers, which is highly tacky to ensure long term adhesion to moving parts in numerous food and drink industry applications. Called FOODLUBE Ultra, the new ...
Heavy stirring made easy.
Jan 01, 2007 ... Designed to make light work of heavy stirring, Vikan's Paddle Stirrers are now available with long handles. Ideal for stirring both hot and cold foods in pots or large containers, Vikan's Paddle Stirrer blades have been designed with rounded corners and with one side straighter ...
Pump and drive combination.
Jan 01, 2007 ... FMI has developed a wide range of ceramic piston pumps offering reliability, repeatability and flexibility for dispensing and filling duties, which are available through pump specialists Michael Smith Engineers. FMI pumps are designed for simple and reliable operation and ...
Gemini rising for the bio-pharm industry.(PLANT)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Alfa Laval has announced the introduction of its Gemini M range of Plate Heat Exchanger plates which, with their double-wall construction, safeguard against the risk of cross-contamination. The intrinsic security of the design lends itself to applications such as water for ...
New Gilson GX-271 & GX-274 ASPEC[TM].
Jan 01, 2007 ... For automation of solid phase extraction procedures the new Gilson GX ASPEC Instrument range, from Anachem is now available. Designed by the experts in this field with today's laboratories in mind, these instruments maximise efficiency and throughput. Large cartridge ...
eGard and AS-i--a perfect match.(AS-interface)(Fortress Interlocks Inc.)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Machinery safety specialist Fortress Interlocks has introduced an AS-interface (AS-i) control and safety base module for its eGard system, enabling eGard to be simply connected to an 'AS-i Safety at Work' control network in minutes. This provides significant time savings over other ...
Smashing sample preparation.(PLANT)(Don Whitley Scientific launches AES Chemunex Smasher laboratory blender)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Exclusive UK distributor Don Whitley Scientific has launched the AES Chemunex Smasher laboratory blender, completing the DWS sample preparation range that includes the WASP spiral plater, Dilumat gravimetric diluter and automatic colony counters. One of the quietest blenders on ...
Lean manufacturing makes Hanovia more efficient.(PLANT)
Jan 01, 2007 ... UV disinfection specialist Hanovia has made dramatic improvements in the production quality and lead time of its UV lamp shop by using Lean Manufacturing tools and improved measurement systems. Lean Manufacturing is a management philosophy that focuses on the reduction of waste, ...
Bay West beauties!(PLANT)(Bay West Inc.'s dispensers)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... This line up of colourful eye-catching dispensers is sure to enhance any washroom, as well as make a valuable contribution to hygiene--just where it matters most. Because they are from Bay West, the global leader in controlled washroom dispensing, these units will reduce ...
From batch to continuous cooking.(PLANT)(BenchTop RotaTherm[R] Continuous Cooking system)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... The BenchTop RotaTherm[R] Continuous Cooking system is a single skid that forward feeds and cooks, with options for various cooling setups--flash de-aeration, indirect or in a combination. With the BenchTop RotaTherm, continuous cooking can be utilised in the R&D process and the ...
R&D made easy by Spice.(PLANT)(Spice Application Systems Ltd adds new laboratory )(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Spice Application Systems Ltd are offering food companies the opportunity to hire a fully equipped seasoning laboratory to achieve development projects at their new premises in Oxfordshire. "We are able to offer a high quality laboratory along side our working factory. This will ...