Equipment

Global automation systems company, Swisslog, has launched its latest ACPaQ automated mixed case palletiser for food and beverage distribution centres, scalable up to 500,000 cases per day.

Syntegon is showcasing its range of sustainable packaging solutions at Fachpack, the European trade fair for packaging, technology, and processes, to assist food manufacturers in transitioning to more sustainable processes.

Antares Vision Group is launching a new generation range of modular systems able to integrate individual inspection devices, including x-ray, checkweigher, leak detector, seal, code and label inspection modules, into a single machine.

German mixing and dispersion technology company, Ystral, has expanded its solution portfolio with the introduction of Coflow, a continuously operating powder wetting and dispersing machine.

German manufacturing company, Ziemann Holvrieka, is participating in a project led by the Technical University of Munich to develop faster and simpler automation to benefit the food and beverage industry.

BW Flexible Systems has released the Symach 3500S – a push-type palletiser that combines the company’s focus on design with intuitive controls, delivering superior high-speed stacking and palletising performance for bags, bales, crates and cases.

HRS Heat Exchangers is set to showcase its turnkey processing solutions at ProPak Indonesia, focusing on packaging and processing needs within the food and drink sector.

Compressed air-operated products manufacturer, Exair, has launched its new EasySwitch Wet-Dry Vac, a vacuum that simplifies the filter change process when switching from a dry material to a liquid.

Multinational manufacturing company, Danfoss, has launched its new energy-saving Advanced Active Filter AAF007, for use in harmonic mitigation of HVAC units.

Global food processing machinery manufacturer, Key Technology, has introduced its new Compass optical sorter, for individually quick frozen products such as fruits, vegetables, seafood, poultry and meat.

UK based engineering company, Briggs of Burton, has developed a technology solution that turns a brewery into a distillery – without the need for an entire new set up.

In breweries, steam is often used to heat processes, which becomes a considerable part of the total energy cost in beer production. Bürkert flowmeter technology can help reduce those costs.

Sanitising food contact surfaces is essential but chemical sanitisers are not all created equally. Martin Stone from HACCP International provides a checklist of best practices and the pitfalls to avoid.

Global separation technology producer, Eriez, is entering the food processing market with its Salient Pole Rare Earth (SPRE) drum line.

Global post-harvest solutions company, Tomra Food, has found further success with its new AI-powered LucAi technology – with New Zealand’s Fresh Fruit Company installing the package for apple grading.

Global technology and software company, Emerson, has launched its new Aventics Series XV pneumatic valves, designed to be a flexible and cost-effective valve platform.