Processing Equipment & Systems, Automation, Control

Speaker's Corner. Pic: Anuga FoodTec.

Anuga FoodTec 2018 preview

‘How to adapt to changes in bakery & dairy’

By Staff reporter

Anuga FoodTec 2018 will focus on the theme ‘Resource Efficiency’ this year covering all aspects of food production from the dairy and bakery industries, beverages and pasta, fruit & vegetables, to oils & fats.

Bühler's continuous mixing process technology enables a fine and creamy dough. Pic: Bühler

Bühler on track with continuous mixing process

By Gill Hyslop

Bühler will be unveiling the next step in its continuous mixing process technology, which it claims reduces pre-dough processing times and increases hydration, at iba later this year.

Duravant to acquire Key Technology. Pic: Duravant

Duravant to acquire Key Technology for $175m

By Jenny Eagle

Duravant has signed an agreement to acquire Key Technology, which designs and manufactures digital sorting, inspection, conveying and processing equipment.

The F-BXT suction cups. Picture: Piab.

Suction cup picks up brittle lasagna sheets

By Jenny Eagle

Piab has developed a customized suction cup, which can pick up thin and brittle food items such as sheets of pasta used in lasagna or thin slices of cracker bread.

Picture: Minebea Intec.

Minebea Intec expands its business in France

By Jenny Eagle

Minebea Intec has renamed its business in France as Minebea Intec France, following the acquisition of industrial weighing specialists Aaz Pesage and Centre Pesage last year.

The test is approved for commodities including corn. Picture: iStock

News in Brief

Charm Sciences DON test backed by USDA-GIPSA

By Staff Reporter

The USDA-GIPSA has approved a test from Charm Sciences for detection of 0.5 to 30 ppm DON (deoxynivalenol/vomitoxin) in feed and grain.

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