Americas: Ashland’s cellulose gums to give tortillas improved texture, shelf life
Ashland Specialty Ingredients, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc, says its Aqualon and Blanose cellulose gums are used in masa flour mixes to improve water absorption and retention in tortilla dough, both cooked and uncooked. Masa flour is sold for home, restaurant, and commercial production of tortillas and other masa-based products. "The increase in water absorption creates a tortilla with improved...
Americas: MD of Palsgaard Mexico honored by Dutch association
The Executive Committee of the Danish Export Association has awarded MD of Palsgaard's Mexican subsidiary, Miguel Hidalgo, the diploma and medal for his outstanding efforts and success in promoting and marketing Danish products and services in Latin America, particularly in Mexico.Hidalgo has been the MD of Palsgaard Mexico since 1996 and under his management the company has grown its...
Europe: BENEO unveils ingredients for a lifetime at FiE 2013
BENEO showed concepts at Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) 2013 in November in Frankfurt, Germany, which enable food and drink manufacturers to respond to the growing trend for promoting healthy life stages from early years to old age. It presented a range of benefits possible with its prebiotic fibres, rice specialties and functional carbohydrates, through a number of food and drink applications...
Asia Pacific: Cargill, Putera Sampoerna Foundation to boost quality of education in Indonesia
Cargill’s starches and sweeteners business, PT Sorini Agro Asia Corporindo Tbk (Sorini), and Putera Sampoerna Foundation (PSF) launched the Education Quality Improvement Program in Indonesia on November 11, 2013.The program is designed to help schools achieve Indonesia’s Eight National Standard of Education through a whole-school approach that will ensure the program’s sustainability and impact, as well as provide continuous...
Americas: Rockwell Automation to acquire iTRAK system owner Jacobs Automation
Rockwell Automation says it will purchase Jacobs Automation, which provides a motion control solution called the iTRAK System. This technology improves performance across a wide range of packaging, material handling, and other applications for the global machine builder market. “The combination of iTRAK technology with our Integrated Architecture will be a game changer for machine builders,” said Victor Swint, VP, motion...
World: ABB releases upgrade to fastest press tending robot
ABB's IRB 6660-100/3.3 has been designed to redefine the envelop in press tending with larger blanks and longer distances at 15% shorter cycle times. Its reach has been extended from 3.1m to 3.35m, as the machine increases the distance between press lines to between 8.5m and 8.7m to handle larger blanks with short cycle times. “We’re excited to provide our customers...