Processing Equipment & Systems, Automation, Control

Dinant’s snacks plant granted HACCP certification

21-Sep-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Dinant’s snack plant in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, has received HACCP certification from SCS Global Services food safety auditor.

Bühler acquires Haas to add biscuit capabilities

14-Sep-2017 By Oliver Nieburg

The Bühler Group has acquired Austrian-based confectionery, biscuits and wafer equipment supplier Haas for an undisclosed sum.

‘Consumers are increasingly concerned about the origin of the products they are buying’

12-Sep-2017 By Jenny Eagle

CSB-System IT enterprise is creating 150 jobs at its headquarters in Aachen, Germany, as it plans to opens offices in Brazil, China and South Korea.

Nigeria producer Sona Agro educates its VIP consumers on biscuit production

08-Sep-2017 By Gill Hyslop

Sona Agro Allied Foods, one of Nigeria’s biggest biscuit companies, opened its factory in Ota, Ogun State to students to raise the standards of education in the African country.

CSM Bakery and 3D Systems to bring 3D printing to food industry

05-Sep-2017 By Gill Hyslop

CSM Bakery Solutions is collaborating with 3D Systems Corp to develop 3D printers for the food industry, expected to be ready for distribution by the end of 2018.

Pointdexter adds pasteurization capacity to help Produce Safety Rule compliance

05-Sep-2017 By staff reporter

Poindexter Nut Company is to start pasteurizing all the walnuts it ships in North America with a high throughput Napasol line.

FriPura ‘revolutionary’ filter reduces calories in fried food by 25%

31-Aug-2017 By Jenny Eagle

FriPura says manufacturers don’t need to change portion sizes and ingredients in snacks because its ‘revolutionary’ filter can reduce calories in fried food by 25%.

tna sees ‘immense potential’ in Russia as it opens office in Moscow

11-Aug-2017 By Jenny Eagle

tna has opened TNA Eurasia in Moscow to support food manufacturers in Russia, the Baltics and the wider region of CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States).

Aptean’s ‘Factory suite’ streamlines snack food factory floor operations

09-Aug-2017 By Gill Hyslop

Aptean has developed the Factory Manufacturing Execution System (MES) suite of wireless automation programs for the food and beverage industry to follow and improve shop floor activity in real time and with low disruption.

pladis and Unite advance UK government’s apprenticeship plan

03-Aug-2017 By Gill Hyslop

McVitie’s maker pladis and Unite, Britain and Ireland’s largest trade union, have signed an Engineering Apprenticeship Agreement to facilitate the recruitment of 50 apprentices into engineering roles at pladis by 2020.

JBT Corporation acquires powder filling machine manufacturer for $37m

01-Aug-2017 By Jenny Eagle

JBT Corporation has acquired PLF International for £28m ($37m), which designs and manufactures powder filling machines for the food and beverage industry.

Schubert 3D camera ‘one step closer to long-term goal of optical 3D recognition’

28-Jul-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Schubert has developed a 3D camera which can pick up ‘disorganized products’ from a storage bin.

Bureau Veritas targets on-site aflatoxin testing

28-Jul-2017 By Joseph James Whitworth

Bureau Veritas and Schutter Group have introduced an aflatoxin pre-shipment inspection and quality control process.

EyeSucceed to address food safety issues with wearable technology

27-Jul-2017 By Jenny Eagle

NSF International, which partnered with Google to pilot its EyeSucceed Smart Glasses, has been recognized as a ‘Glass Partner’ for food industry applications.

Man dies in industrial accident at Berry Plastics

27-Jul-2017 By Jenny Eagle

A 46-year-old man has died at Berry Plastics plant in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, after claims he was struck by a piece of industrial machinery.

Aptean: ‘Investments in CRM systems within the F&B industry have been low’

26-Jul-2017 By Jack Payne

‘The Food and Drink manufacturing industry is typically an arena of tight margins.

EnWave and Nestlé’s Nestec to pilot food dehydration technology

18-Jul-2017 By Jenny Eagle

EnWave has signed an agreement with Nestec, part of Nestlé, to test its Radiant Energy Vacuum (REV) food dehydration technology – a proprietary method for the dehydration of organic materials.

Snack makers moving beyond pure indulgence to functionality, says European Snacks Association

10-Jul-2017 By Gill Hyslop

The sensible snacking concept is evolving at a rapid rate, said Sebastian Emig, director general of the European Snacks Association (ESA).

Ishida unveils new Multihead Weigher design for easier cleaning

04-Jul-2017 By Gill Hyslop

Ishida Europe has expanded its range of hygienic multihead weighers with a new open frame design that allows fast and easy access for cleaning and inspections.

Going gluten-free in a bakery is not just a simple case of swapping ingredients

03-Jul-2017 By Gill Hyslop

Before reaching for the gluten-free flour, there are a number of elements to consider from a risk and food safety point of view, writes Helen Hood, director of totrain.

Ingredion unveils texturizer series for baked snacks

03-Jul-2017 By Gill Hyslop

Ingredion answers Asian consumer demands for wider range of textures in baked snacks

Dow/DuPont to divest plastics business amid price hike fears

29-Jun-2017 By Jenny Eagle

The Canadian Competition Bureau has reached an agreement relating to the proposed merger between DuPont and The Dow Chemical Company regarding its plastic packaging.

European Commission clears Dow/DuPont merger, subject to conditions

29-Jun-2017 By Jenny Eagle

The European Commission has approved the proposed merger between US-based chemical companies Dow and DuPont on condition of the divestiture of DuPont's pesticide business, including its R&D organization.

PepsiCo Argentina closes Buenos Aires plant and relocates cookies, snacks & soft drinks production

28-Jun-2017 By Jenny Eagle

PepsiCo Argentina has closed a plant, which produces cookies, snacks and soft drinks, in Florida, Buenos Aires province, and moved production to Mar del Plata, a five-hour drive away, axing 691 jobs.

Warbutons claims improved accuracy in forecasting with FuturMaster system

26-Jun-2017 By Gill Hyslop

UK bakery giant Warburtons says it has increased the accuracy of its forecasts from 79% to 86% by moving to alternative software.

Neogen launches sesame allergen test kit

13-Jun-2017 By Joseph James Whitworth

Neogen Corporation has expanded its line of food allergen kits to include a test for sesame.

ADM to open flour mill in response to bakers’ demand for flour

08-Jun-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is constructing a flour mill in Mendota, Illinois, US, to meet growing demand for flour throughout the Midwest.

Three dead in corn mill explosion

06-Jun-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Three people have died and a dozen injured after an explosion at a corn mill in Wisconsin, US.

One dead, 18 injured in Copelit Afrique boiler explosion

31-May-2017 By Jenny Eagle

One person has died and 18 are injured after a boiler explosion at Copelit Africa in Mballing, Senegal, which makes fish oil and fish meal on Saturday.

Bühler JetMix creates smoother pre-ferment for bakery industry

30-May-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Bühler has partnered with Kollmorgen to launch the JetMix that creates pre-ferment combining water and flour through hydration.

Interpack 2017

OAL: ‘You don’t need to have robots in cages any more’

16-May-2017 By Jenny Eagle

OAL proved manufacturers don’t need to have ‘robots in cages’ on the factory floor by introducing visitors to its APRIL Robotic Weighing Station at Interpack.

Interpack 2017

GEA debuts Comas and Imaforni processing lines

15-May-2017 By Jenny Eagle

GEA debuted its Comas cupcake production line and Imaforni multi-zone tunnel oven for crackers, cakes, pies, biscuits and cookie manufacturing at Interpack.

Interpack 2017

Mettler-Toledo Safeline debuts four enhancements on its metal detection systems

09-May-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Mettler-Toledo introduced four enhancements on its Safeline metal detection systems at Interpack.

Interpack 2017

GEA sees ‘increasing interest in hygienic design and quick changeovers to meet “free-from” production needs’

05-May-2017 By Jenny Eagle

GEA is seeing an increased interest in hygienic design and quick changeover technology to meet the “free-from” production needs and trends for a ‘one-stop shop’ concept.

Interpack 2017

APRIL Robot Chef signs autographs at Interpack

05-May-2017 By Jenny Eagle

OAL’s APRIL (Automated Processing Robotic Ingredient Loading) Robotic Weighing Station created a buzz at Interpack this week (May 4-10) signing autographs for guests.

Interpack 2017

Gerstenberg Services launches Scraped Surface Heat Exchanger for margarine production

05-May-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Gerstenberg Services has launched a Polaron Scraped Surface Heat Exchanger (SSHE) for direct cooling with the natural refrigerant CO2 to improve cooling capacity for margarine production.

Kezzler partners with SGS to market serialization technology

04-May-2017 By Gill Hyslop

Norwegian serialization service provider Kezzler and certification company SGS have signed a strategic alliance agreement to jointly market a global serialization and tracking and tracing services solution.

Interpack 2017

‘The future depends on manufacturers taking control of quality and product safety issues’

04-May-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Across the consumer goods industry, the future depends on manufacturers taking control of both quality and product safety issues, says Eagle product inspection.

Interpack 2017

Mettler-Toledo gets more connected to Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things

04-May-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Developments surrounding Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT) have started to facilitate a major paradigm shift in various manufacturing industries, according to Mettler-Toledo.

Kaida chooses Tomra equipment for potato processing plant

03-May-2017 By Joseph James Whitworth

Kaida has invested in two agricultural product processing plants which will feature Tomra’s steam peeling and optical sorting machines.

Interpack 2017

Minebea Intec continues to expand foreign body detection products

03-May-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Minebea Intec continues to expand its foreign body detection products launching Dymond Bulk X-ray inspection system.

ATS wants factory workers to ‘smell’ disasters before they happen

02-May-2017 By Douglas Yu

Equipment malfunction should be dealt with proactively at snack food manufacturing plants, Advanced Technology Services (ATS) has said.

Scientist develops laser system to scan peeled potatoes for toxic compounds

01-May-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Scientist Lien Smeesters from B-PHOT Brussels Photonics Team at the University of Brussels has partnered with Tomra Sorting Solutions to develop a sensor that scans peeled potatoes for toxic chemicals.

AIB unveils Baking Process Kill Step Calculator for flour tortillas

24-Apr-2017 By Gill Hyslop

AIB International has added a Baking Process Kill Step Calculator for flour tortillas to its portfolio of validation services.

tna to further develop its potato snack and baked goods processing portfolio

24-Apr-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Tna will further develop its potato snack and baked goods processing portfolio hiring Carel Pfaff as group product manager, processing.

ABB to install switchgear at Nestlé Buitoni pizza plant

20-Apr-2017 By Jenny Eagle

ABB has won a contract to supply a UniSec medium voltage secondary distribution switchgear at Nestlé’s Buitoni frozen foods plant in Benevento, Italy.