Induction and mixing system includes recirculation tank

Promotes instantaneous wet out under high shear conditions

Morgan Smith, New Products Editor

Oct 9th, 2019

ROSS Model HSM-405SC-25 inline high-shear rotor/stator mixing system

ROSS Model HSM-405SC-25 inline high-shear rotor/stator mixing system

Incorporating solids/liquid injection manifold technology, the ROSS Model HSM-405SC-25 inline high-shear rotor/stator mixing system pulls powders directly into the mix chamber. Mounted on a multipurpose skid with load cells, actuated valves and level switches, the system recirculates into a 400-gal jacketed tank and is controlled from a 15-in. industrial PC with Windows.

Charles Ross & Son Company, Inc.

Flottweg Decanter Centrifuge

Decanter Centrifuge Helps Craft Brewers Boost Yields

Adds speed and efficiency to the filtration process

Ink-jet Printer with UV Curing

Squid Ink announces that its CoPilot Max printing system now offers UV curing capability for non-porous applications. System has a print height up to 2.8 in. per printhead and the ability to run up to two printheads from one controller.

Krones Inc Headquarters

Krones Launches Krones Process Group North America

The move follows the company's acquisitions of Trans-Market, LLC; Javlyn Process Systems, LLC; and W.M. Sprinkman Corp.

Readco Kurimoto Continuous Processor

Processors Integrate Mixing, Flavoring, Heating, Encapsulating, and More

Are available in USDA- and 3A-compliant designs

Wipotec Hc A Checkweigher

Checkweigher Has Requirements-based Modularity for Greater Flexibility

Includes user-friendly controls that yield efficiency improvements

Ross Vsl 400 System

Skid System Mixes and Pumps Low- to Moderately Viscous Products

Maintains uniformity from start to finish of the pumping sequence

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.

Hiperbaric’s 525 in-bulk machine processes twice the amount of beverage product per cycle than traditional in-pack HPP equipment.

In-Bulk HPP Juices Up Fresh Quality for French Firm

The world’s first commercial line for in-bulk high pressure processing represents a breakthrough technology that delivers increased output, cost savings, and sustainable value for Hermes Boissons.

The Baker-Bot ices a full rack of 480 cookies in about 40 to 45 minutes, averaging about six seconds a cookie at Noms Bake Shop.

Cobot Automates Icing Process

A collaborative robot takes on the repetitive task of icing gourmet cookies, delivering speed and efficiency while easing workers’ ergonomic discomfort.

Nestlé and its suppliers are using augmented reality tools, such as smart glasses, to work on complex projects at its facilities across the globe during the coronavirus crisis.

Nestlé Accelerates Use of Augmented Reality Amidst COVID-19

AR provides the remote assistance Nestlé needs to install new production lines, upgrade existing lines, and carry out maintenance safely and efficiently during the pandemic.

You Can Always Get What You Want From RFPs

The OpX Leadership Network’s RFP Guidelines for the CPG Industry and its accompanying RFP Process Template give CPGs a consistent preparation process that enhances the clarity of customer expectations while minimizing important information omissions.

The BlakBear sensor determines the shelf life of perishable foods like packaged fresh meats by detecting and measuring the gas emitted from the products as they spoil.

Packaging Sensor Predicts Shelf Life of Perishable Foods

To deter food waste, a paper-based electrical gas sensor measures the freshness of meats, poultry, and fish, indicating how much shelf life is left in the package more accurately than misleading expiration dates.

ProMach Acquires Modern Packaging

ProMach’s acquisition of Modern Packaging, a manufacturer of filling and sealing solutions for the food and dairy industries will expands ProMach’s filling machinery product range with additional capabilities for viscous food and dairy products.

Just like in this iceberg image, hidden operating costs can sink you. Total cost of ownership enables gathering better data and understanding for better informed decisions.

It’s All About the Cost, Not the Price

Just like all change management, total cost of ownership is a journey that has transformational results when successfully implemented.

During the COVID-19 crisis, Just Made recently experienced a 50% to 60% increase in the sales of its cold-pressed juices, which undergo HPP.

Sales Spike for HPP Products During COVID-19 Pandemic

Consumers in quarantine are snapping up HPP food and beverages because they offer extended shelf life and food safety as they wait out the crisis.

Aripack Partners With Italy-based Packaging Machinery Manufacturers

Aripack, announces its exclusive North American partnerships with Italy-based Miele and Laferpack.

Mettler Toledo C33 PlusLine Washdown Checkweigher

Mettler-Toledo Unveils Two Checkweighers During Virtual Trade Show

During a virtual trade show last week, the company debuted machinery built for easy cleaning in harsh manufacturing environments.

Readco Double Clamshell Barrel

Continuous Processors Have Double Clamshell Barrel Design

Promote complete cleaning, visual inspection, and easy adjustments

Admix Rs 02 High Shear Pilot Scale Mixer

Pilot-scale Mixer Enables Quick Production of Trial Flavors or Adjusting of Formulations

Creates completely homogenous, emulsified, and agglomerate-free mixtures in under 10 minutes

A sophisticated system allows Smucker to add pack sizes without major impacts to the line.

Fast-Track Fulfillment of a Frozen Food Favorite

Now better positioned to keep up with yearly double-digit growth of its popular Uncrustables line, The J. M. Smucker Company creates a highly automated facility that boasts the largest single baking line in the world.

More in Process Equipment

Giving in to the Pressure: Pulp Lifestyle Kitchen Grows with High Pressure Processing

After discovering how high pressure processing can improve the safety and shelf life of its products, a Utah manufacturer opens its own tolling service, creating a lucrative second revenue stream.

Build Relationships for Contract Manufacturing Success

There are controllable factors that can have a profound effect on a successful CPG/co-manufacturing relationship, including safety, trust, honesty, negotiation, brand protection, confidentiality, and skin in the game.

Film unwind on the new stretch wrapping system at Badoit.

Multipacking Optimized

Top quality natural mineral water and an exclusive bottle design are the trademarks of the Badoit brand, and now their multipacks are also consistently first class.

Dr. Louis Vintro, Chief Technology Officer, Duravant

Duravant Announces Appointment of Chief Technology Officer

Former operating company Co-President Louis Vintro will focus on critical technology developments.

Pyraser Landbrauerei has recently invested in a KHS Innofill Glass DRS glass bottle filler.

New Filler for Beer

Pyraser Landbrauerei, founded in 1868 in the Franconia region of Germany, recently invested in a KHS Innofill Glass DRS filler.

Mark Navin, Vice President of Sales, Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery

Spee-Dee Promotes Mark Navin to Vice President of Sales

Navin to lead company’s entire sales effort after 25 years of strategic account success.

Like almost all of Spacestation’s beverage output as a copacker, the company’s own Flybeverage brands—Nectr and Uncle Arnie’s—use a shrink sleeve labeling system that is flexible enough for a variety of different combinations of bottle dimensions/heights, substrates, container transparency levels, and closure styles.

Shrink Sleeve Fits Fine for Cannabis Seltzer & Soda Line

With varied SKUs for CP/CM business, plus a quickly growing in-house brand of its own, this cannabis-infused beverage producer found that shrink sleeve labeling is the right solution for just about any and all form factors, whether glass, PET, or cans.

InvisiShield uses a patented 3-Phase Activ-Polymer technology to reduce 99.9% of pathogens in sealed packaging.

Behind the Shield: InvisiShield Defends Fresh-Cut Produce from Harmful Pathogens

The anti-microbial packaging acts as a final kill step in the supply chain.

Dynaco High Speed Door

Roll-up Door Is Produced without Mechanical Welding

Offers 45% improved corrosion resistance compared to 316L stainless steel

Hazardous Location Bulk Bag Discharging System

Material Transfer’s bulk bag discharging system features sanitary stainless steel construction with round or angled structural tubing for rapid cleaning.

Oil Filtration System for Fried Foods

The OilSaver oil filtration system from Heat and Control can extend the life of frying oil with continuous high efficiency filtration down to 10 microns.

Timken Housed Bearing Solution

Housed Bearing Solutions Keep Operations Running Smoothly

Optimize food processing and safety