Process & Logisitcs

Low trans fatty acids in margarine, shortening and spreads
Gerstenberg Schröder
Due to an increased awareness of health issues there is a global trend towards a reduction of the trans fatty acids content in margarine and other food products, especially after Denmark by law has banned trans fatty acids and US FDA recommends reducing the contents to less than 1per cent of the energy. more...

High-impact tank cleaning for the food industry
Alfa Laval Tank Equipment A/S
By reducing cleaning time, new rotary technology increases up-time for sanitary products. more...

Food packaging – a new twist
Huhtamaki
A well-designed food package closure not only keeps the contents safe and accessible, it also makes a product more appealing. more...

Efficient and reliable food analysis
Biacore International AB
The ability to check meats for hormone and antibiotic traces is essential to food safety. One specialist outlines its selection of kits for rapid and accurate detection. more...

Open-and-shut case
Hoermann KG VKG
Hoermann KG VKG bring an innovative change in the structure of production floor doors which can prevent drafts and heat loss, while protecting against personal injury and collision damage. more...

The path to quality without a hitch
Mettler Toledo
A new meat packing plant serving the Italian market uses the latest technology to process large quantities of product while maintaining efficient traceability and labeling systems. more...

Critical conveyor control
Habasit
The food processor’s dilemma: how to provide top-level hygiene and reduce the risk of
contamination, while remaining competitive? The answer may lie in the conveyor belt. more...

Knowledge is power
MatrixOne BV
Sharing data is an immense task for multinational corporations, but a new system promises to
allow companies to consolidate information across the globe. more...

Robotic automation for pork primal cutting
University of Bristol
A newly developed carcass-cutting system has demonstrated speed, consistency, accuracy and control improvements over manual labour, thus proving the technical feasibility of robotic pork butchery. more...

Cold remedy: refrigerated warehouses go high-tech
International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses
Operators of public refrigerated warehouses are increasingly using automation technology to provide the effcient, cost-effective services demanded by today’s food processors. more...

Collaboration: the key to collective success
Uniform Code Council
The only way companies can achieve the next level of improvement in supply chain performance is by working in concert with their trading partners. more...

Retracing your steps
World Batch Forum
With the advent of new food safety laws, traceability has become a serious issue for the food industry. Dennis Brandl of the World Batch Forum describes how a new system can meet these guidelines. more...

Distribution of wealth
International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses
Factory gate pricing is the latest attempt by retailers to maintain profit margins and reduce operating costs.
Theo WM van Sambeeck, director of the European division at the International Association of Refrigerated
Warehouses, looks at the benefits of implementing a new distribution system. more...