Pumps/Valves

Rotary knife cutter offers greater shear and less impact

Yields end product with clean cuts in tightly controlled size ranges

May 7, 2017

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Regulatory

The keystone of FSMA is the food safety plan: Build on your HACCP knowledge to get there

Building a world-class food safety system depends on constructing an accurate, precise and risk-based food safety plan.

May 5, 2017

Confection & Candy

Voided, bio-based film being tested by Mars launched at interpack

A four-year, European-funded project involving all players in the supply chain, including end-user Mars, comes to fruition with a new voided, bio-based, multilayer laminated film that lowers density and improves yield.

May 5, 2017

Beverage

From the interpack floor: Film converter brews up specialized coffee capsule lidding film

Turkish film converter Ispak Ambalaj showcases its flexible packaging capabilities, including specially designed film for capsules for a Turkish coffee brewing system.

May 5, 2017

Dry Processing

Mixer engineered for a range of powders with diverse properties

Has a special diverter valve with an outlet

May 4, 2017

Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Industry-leading construction project management that delivers

Meeting food processors’ unique construction needs requires integrating countless factors during front-end planning straight through to final construction. O’Neal’s deep experience can protect your capital investments by delivering first-pass quality through project completion.

May 4, 2017

Dry Processing

Winery cuts labor and dust with bulk bag weigh batch discharger

Repetitive lifting of the bags, and the possibility of airborne dust from their dumping and disposal posed potential safety risks.  To prevent these problems, while reducing D.E. material cost, the winery installed a bulk bag weigh batch discharger with integral flexible screw conveyor.

May 4, 2017

Frozen & Refrigerated Foods

Easy as Thai

Custom thermoformed, compartmentalized lidded trays for Easy Home Chef’s meal kits are designed for each specific recipe created by the company.

May 4, 2017

Robotics

Robot moves cooking vessel from one processing or ingredient station (heat, mix, etc.) to another

A robot named APRIL allows food manufacturers to move a cooking vessel from one processing/ingredient station (heat, mix, etc.) to another on an industrial scale.

May 4, 2017

Beverage

The case for a cleaner can

The SmarterSeal can topper is a pliable overcap that keeps a can lid sanitary. It is injection molded of polypropylene or low-density polyethylene, making it pliable, durable and 100% recyclable.

May 3, 2017

Dry Processing

Flexible screw conveyor accommodates range of sources

Can handle free- and non-free-flowing materials

May 3, 2017

Beverage

Snyders-Lance, Inc. & Smithfield Awarded Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing

OpX Leadership Network Honors CPGs who Improved Sustainability in Production Operations

May 2, 2017

Beverage

PET bottles, plastic pouches and metal beverage cans made up nearly 60% of all package types sold in North America in 2015

According to PMMI Business Intelligence, North America will see a 0.8% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) through 2020, from 529 billion units sold in 2015 to 549 billion units sold in 2020.

May 1, 2017