Dairy Processing and Equipment - Articles - Page 50

New detection systems help ensure product safety for dairy processors

September 17, 2014

New detection systems from Thermo Fisher, Fortress, Mettler Toledo and more!

Logistics equipment keeps up with packaging trends

As dairies use more flexible packages, the equipment that handles cases and pallets might have to change. We asked two executives how plant managers can make their operations more efficient.

September 10, 2014

When Dairy Foods surveyed its readers, we found that 35% of dairies plan to purchase new conveyors or palletizers. In the same study, dairy processors also reported they are increasing their use of plastics and flexible packaging (such as pouches) and using less metal and glass.

New pumps and valves technology for dairy processors

August 14, 2014

Pumps from Meyer, Graco, PIAB USA, Ampco and much more!

Edible dairy packaging and other green ideas

Packaging is not a big contributor to a dairy’s carbon footprint, but to consumers, it can be a symbol of a company’s eco-friendliness.

Clay Detlefsen

August 13, 2014

Besides producing recyclable cartons and wraps, dairy processors use compostable materials. Even edible packaging is possible.

Writing standards for robotic equipment

Robotic automation equipment is common in the auto industry, but the wet conditions in dairy plants have created a need for equipment standards to comply with strict food safety and hygiene rules. Here is what we have done so far.

Timothy Rugh

August 12, 2014

Traditional applications for robot-based automation in food processing have been basic pick-and-place packing operations. On the processing side, dairy plants contain many applications that are repetitive or labor-intensive. These are perfect candidates for robot-based automation.

Food safety

Making the most of lab testing equipment for dairies

Waiting for test results can slow down dairy processing. Faster testing methods cut wait time from minutes to seconds. In-line analyzers deliver information in real time.

James Carper

August 11, 2014

Speed, accuracy and consistency are three metrics that managers of dairy processing plants should be measuring. An on-site dairy laboratory can play an important role in achieving high values in each of those metrics.

Test and measure

LactiWhey from Page & Pedersen analyzes sweet whey

Whey composition results provide management tools that help optimize profitability.

July 21, 2014

A new instrument for analysis of sweet whey reports fat, solids, density, salts/minerals, lactose and protein in 60 seconds.

Good cup, bad cup

Yogurt maker turns to vision system to eliminate leakers, dented cups

The ThermoChecker inspects the surface of 600 cups per minute, every 3 degrees, within 30 milliseconds.

July 10, 2014

Industrial Control Inc., Zeeland, Mich., has developed an adaptable, high-speed 3D vision system to detect defective parts in existing systems in the thermoforming industry.

Equipment

Ross’ vacuum-rated high speed dispersers

July 8, 2014

Ross vacuum-rated high speed dispersers are tank-mounted and raisable mixers featuring a laser-cut saw-tooth blade.

Fortress Technology introduces new FM software for Fortress metal detectors

June 28, 2014

Fortress Technology introduced its new FM software for Fortress metal detectors. This software has been developed to be compatible with all previously manufactured detectors and can be field installed on the company’s Phantom and Stealth models.