GEA is launching a key element for process safety in the food, beverage, dairy and pharmaceutical industries: the mixproof double-seat valve Type MX from the GEA VARIVENT® family. Safety is crucial for the future viability of production plants, product integrity and the ever-increasing hygiene requirements are regarded as potent drivers of innovation. With advanced process components such as the new “MX” valve generation, GEA supports companies that aspire to play a pioneering role in product safety.
Having grown from a man with his toolbox to a multi-million pound business; today Rotamec provides 24/7 cover, 365 days a year, for the repair and supply of rotating mechanical equipment across many industries.
One of six Coca-Cola HBC sites to have received a new canning line from KHS in 2020 is Edelstal in Austria. The system was delivered, installed and commissioned in a remarkably short time – and under quite extraordinary conditions.
Besides having their fillets inspected for bone contamination, poultry processors are also eager to get some kind of automated fillet quality inspection. Marel's IRIS FI (Fillet Inspection) camera offers such a visual quality assessment. Because of its ability to detect defects such as bruises, fat and skin, IRIS FI plays an essential role in supplying highest quality food.
Faced with dwindling product and innovation cycles, the manufacturing industry requires more flexibility. To ease automating modular production equipment, User Association of Automation Technology in Process Industries (NAMUR) has created a manufacturer-independent standard called Module Type Package (MTP), which has now been adopted by COPA-DATA’s zenon software platform. Here, Johannes Petrowisch, Managing Director of COPA-DATA CEE/ME explains how this standard will revolutionize entire industries but especially the process industry.
With outputs up to 250,000 pieces/hr (1,000kg/hr), the ServoForm Flexi provides a hygienic and flexible alternative to many starch moguls applications - particularly in the rapidly growing functional, nutraceutical and healthcare markets.
Stäubli looks forward to demonstrating its expertise in robotic applications for the food industry at ANUGA FoodTec 2022 (Hall 7, Stand C-041), 26th to 29th April, Cologne, Germany. The manufacturing group will be showcasing an Industry 4.0-compatible range of hygienic four-axis and six-axis robots capable of operating with process reliability in environments that require the handling of unwrapped food.
Marel describes the importance of dedicated intralogistics systems for efficient meat processing. In order to run a food processing facility efficiently, it’s crucial to have the right intralogistics equipment and systems in place.