Sustainability

Winning Paths to Environmental Savings

Smithfield Foods, McCormick & Company, Conagra Brands, and Hiland Dairy go above and beyond to save energy, water, solid waste, ingredients, and food products by scrutinizing their operations and taking advantage of state and utility grants.

September 21, 2020

Liquid Processing & Handling Equipment: Page 4

Pumps/Valves

Cleaner, Efficient Technology at the Heart of Production

Clean in place is an important trend as pump and valve suppliers look to improve uptime for food and beverage producers. Smarter, more flexible products are also helping to meet product demands.

August 13, 2020

Sustainability

Water-reduction Project Results in 3 Million Gallons Saved

When a Smithfield Foods Ideation Project challenged facilities to reduce the use of single-pass water for reuse elsewhere, the company’s Sioux Falls, S.D. facility answered the call.

July 5, 2020

Processing Instrumentation

Noosa Yoghurt Cuts Downtime, Product Loss With Valve Upgrade

The TrueClean CIP’able air blow check valve from Central States Industrial enabled the yogurt maker to save hours of downtime and many pounds of product every week, with an expected savings of $350,000 a year.

June 11, 2020

Liquid Processing & Handling Equipment

Busch Rotary Vane Vacuum Pump Wins Vacuum Efficiency Test

Busch Vacuum Solutions

TÜV Süd direct comparison demonstrates oil-lubricated rotary vane vacuum pump’s superiority over oil-sealed screw vacuum pump.

April 9, 2020

Processing Equipment

HP Hood Takes the Fast Track to Expansion

An idle cultured dairy products plant is converted into a technologically advanced plant that produces and packages fluid milk for extended shelf life dairy beverages by installing technologies to advance the facility’s food safety and control systems.

December 23, 2019

Processing Equipment

Vacuum drum mixer offers simplistic mixing with no intermediate vessel

Saves on space and time in smaller factory settings

October 23, 2019

Pumps/Valves

Rotary lobe pumps achieve cost-effective, reliable performance

Are suitable for applications requiring gentle product treatment

October 17, 2019

Pumps/Valves

Processing system minimizes cooking and clean-down times

Saves energy and water

October 15, 2019

Pumps/Valves

Rotary valve incorporates design innovations

Handles food while maintaining sanitary standards

October 13, 2019

Processing Equipment

Induction and mixing system includes recirculation tank

Promotes instantaneous wet out under high shear conditions

October 9, 2019

Processing Equipment

Digital sorter for gummy candies improves product quality

Virtually eliminates false rejects

October 7, 2019

Processing Equipment

Lab scale inline mixer offers predictable, repeatable results from the lab to full production

Wets out powders into a liquid

October 7, 2019