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Mixers

Ross creates customizable Multi-Shaft Mixers

February 26, 2013

Ross creates customizable Multi-Shaft Mixers for processing solid-liquid dispersions, solutions and emulsions.

Techniques

PBI finds a fluid bed processing system works most efficiently

A new food granulizing line fits a restricted space with circular fluid bed processor

February 25, 2013

Agglomeration required a third process line but the opportunity meant more business. PBI had to solve the challenge of fitting a new line that includes equipment to moisturize, agglomerate and dry the material in a plant of 27,000 square feet.

Smart trucking

Foremost Farms USA stays competitive with sustainable shipping practices

A company executive says 'we needed to curtail our diesel usage but then came the million-dollar question—how?'

February 25, 2013

Over a period of three years, Foremost Farms reduced its value for gallons of diesel per ton of milk hauled by three-tenths of a gallon. That’s $800,000 a year when diesel is at $4.00/gallon.

Buchi's NIRMaster standalone spectrometer

February 25, 2013

Buchi provides the classical reference methods and NIR for quality control of milk and dairy products.

Neogen's new Soleris Direct Vial for yeast and mold

February 24, 2013

Neogen has developed a rapid and accurate test that can help dairy producers save time and money by rapidly detecting yeast and mold.

MicroSnap Total from Hygiena

February 24, 2013

MicroSnap Total from Hygiena provides Total Viable Count test results in seven hours or less.

Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces its Exactive Plus system

February 23, 2013

Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced its Exactive Plus system, the company’s latest benchtop liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry system for high-throughput screening, identification and quantification of compounds in complex matrices.

PerkinElmer AxION direct sample analysis system

February 22, 2013

The PerkinElmer AxION direct sample analysis system, integrated with the AxION 2 Time of Flight mass spectrometer, can directly ionize samples and draw straight into the MS.

CEM’s new FAST Trac Analyzer

February 21, 2013

Flexible enough for use in the QA/QC laboratory or at-line, CEM’s new FAST Trac Analyzer provides fast and accurate fat and moisture determinations in dairy powders.