Dairy Processing and Equipment - Articles - Page 64

Elopak's high-speed gable-top carton fillers

April 26, 2013

The new generation of high-speed E-PH90UC half-gallon gable-top carton fillers from Elopak offers improved reliability and minimized mechanical adjustments

A new sanitary clean-in-place Vibroscreen Double-Deck Screener from Kason

April 26, 2013

A new sanitary clean-in-place Vibroscreen Double-Deck Screener from Kason Corp. removes oversize and undersize particles from on-size powder and bulk food and dairy products.

Sustainability

Unilever Ice Cream, Ballard Family Dairy & Cheese honored in dairy sustainability awards program

Unilever has reduced electricity use by 13%, natural gas use by 16% and water consumption by more than 1.1 million gallons per year.

April 24, 2013

The Unilever Ice Cream plant in Henderson, Nev., was recognized for Outstanding Dairy Processing & Manufacturing Sustainability and Ballard Family Dairy & Cheese, Gooding, Idaho, was honored for Outstanding Achievement in Energy Efficiency.

Oystar offers the new IWK FP 10 filling platform

April 23, 2013

Oystar USA offers the new IWK FP 10 filling platform for the filling of metal, plastic and laminated tubes at speeds of up to 70 cycles per minute.

Tetra Pak's A6 iLine for Tetra Evero Aseptic

April 23, 2013

The Tetra Pak A6 iLine for Tetra Evero Aseptic brings dairy producers a cost effective and efficient packaging solution for ambient white milk in a carton bottle.

NiMCO’s Ultra Clean is a single-lane form, fill and seal machine for gable-top cartons.

April 22, 2013

NiMCO’s 680QLCP Ultra Clean is a single-lane form, fill and seal machine for gable-top cartons.

Construction

Darigold completes construction of plant dryer in Lynden, Wash.

Darigold exports two thirds of its milk powder production and three-quarters of its whey products.

April 20, 2013

Seattle-based Darigold, the marketing and processing subsidiary of the Northwest Dairy Association, announced the completion of its new milk powder dryer at its Lynden, Wash., processing plant. A fire destroyed the dryer in February 2012.

New pumps and valves for dairy plants

Valves provide protection for dairy processors

April 19, 2013

Alfa Laval’s Unique PMO mixproof valves include throttling edges on the upper and lower plugs of each valve to accelerate the cleaning fluid and to ensure maximum efficiency in the use of CIP to clean valve seats. This mechanical “scouring” effect enables faster, more thorough cleaning with the absolute minimum amount of CIP fluid. The Unique PMO is equipped with a fully maintainable actuator, designed to further optimize and conserve CIP fluids.

Inspection equipment

Thermo Fisher Scientific launches a lower-priced X-ray detection system for dairy foods

Dairy processors using metalized film packaging might benefit from a X-ray detection system.

April 17, 2013

Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a new X-ray detection platform called the NextGuard system. Applications include cheese, ice cream and bakery products.

Food safety: The case for environmental pathogen sampling

Controlling environmental pathogen sources is a key component of food safety systems in dairy processing plants.

Matthew Stasiewicz Robert Ralyea Martin Wiedmann DVM, Ph.D

April 17, 2013

With a few exceptions (for example, raw milk cheeses), dairy processing includes a highly effective kill step that effectively controls pathogens that may be present in the raw material, and specifically raw milk.