Tag: processing
Asia Pacific: Blue LEDs could preserve food, finds Singapore university
A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that blue light emitting diodes (LEDs) have strong antibacterial effect on...
Europe: Fresh vegetables company joins Agrial Vegetable division
Dutch Group Van Oers United, a fresh vegetables specialist in Europe and Africa, will become part of French agricultural cooperative Agrial through its vegetables...
Americas: Videojet releases color-changing inks for retort applications
To meet code requirements before, during, and after the retort process, Videojet releases ink innovations, V476 and V521, for use with its 1000 Line...
Americas: 3D food printing could change the food industry, says professor
The use of three dimensional (3D) printers has the potential to revolutionize the way food is manufactured within the next 10 to 20 years,...
Americas: JBS USA Pork buys Cargill Pork business
JBS USA Pork will acquire Cargill's US pork business for US$1.45 billion, which is subject to regulatory review and approval.
Included in JBS’ acquisition of...
Europe: Tetra Pak sterilizes packages with electron beam technology
Tetra Pak launches a filling machine that uses electron beams, not hydrogen peroxide, to sterilize packaging material.
The Tetra Pak E3, on display at the Fispal Technologia...
Europe: Mettler Toledo presents industrial weighing solutions in catalog
Mettler Toledo's Industrial Weighing Catalog presents product offerings such as weighing, measuring, formulation and dimensioning for pharmaceutical formulation, warehousing and shipping applications.
It also features...
Americas: Coffee factory uses Spiroflow conveyors for high speed packaging
Spiroflow, a manufacturer of dry ingredients conveying and bulk bag handling equipment, has received additional orders from Eight O’Clock Coffee after it initially designed...
Europe: SIG Combibloc supplies one filling machine to Swedish company
Swedish food manufacturer Orkla Foods Sverige has replaced two existing filling machines with one filling machine from SIG Combibloc.
With the CFA 712, the food...
Europe: Mettler Toledo launches weight platforms
Mettler Toledo launches PBK9 and PFK9 weighing platforms for weighing processes in which quality is critical and tolerances need to be minimized.
They are designed...