Lab equipment - Articles | Food Engineering

Mergers & Acquisitions

Brabender Becomes Part of Anton Paar

January 4, 2024

The move aims to provide direct access to demo instruments, detailed sample analysis and tailored application advice.

HEMCO expands range of Unimax hoods

Floor mount hoods feature fire suppression systems.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

April 27, 2023

UniMax floor mount hoods are constructed of chemical resistant, non-conductive modular panels fea¬turing composite resin surface material.

Artisan Industries Inc.'s ROTOTHERM MINI

Refrigerants/Condensers/Evaporators

Artisan Industries Releases Lab-Scale ROTOTHERM MINI

April 5, 2023

The company released a lab-scale version of its production-scale evaporators.

Processing

Hemco Launches New Uniflow SL AireStream SL Fume Hood

October 26, 2022

The company’s new laboratory fume hood includes upgraded safety and performance features and is available in multiple dimensions.

Compact High Shear Lab Mixer for all Industries

September 5, 2022

The Admix Benchmix 10 includes the Admix Rotosolver high shear mix head, engineered for high efficacy of wetting out and dispersing powders, eliminating agglomerates, and creating homogenous mixtures and emulsions.

HEMCO offers VSE balance enclosure for procedures involving powders and liquids

June 27, 2022

The VSE is offered in 24", 36" and 48" widths to accommodate an analytical balance and other small-scale lab processes.

Gericke introduces double shaft mixer for low volumes

June 27, 2022

The Multiflux GMS laboratory mixer uses the company's proprietary double rotor design to offer the same high speed, gentle and hygienic mixing capabilities in a low volume, tabletop model.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | MARCH 2020

Using Pilot Plants to Launch Cannabis Food and Beverages

First Steps: Pilot plants are an essential aspect of product development when entering the cannabis-infused food and beverage market.

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

March 16, 2020

Ever since the advent of legal cannabis product commercialization, companies developing and producing these infused foods and beverages have sought viable equipment to help them create consistent, high-quality products for recreational and medical cannabis consumers.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | JUNE 2019

Cannabis testing is an exact science - regulations are not

Wayne Labs

June 24, 2019

In the U.S., there are 33 states, plus the District of Columbia, with some form of legal cannabis for medicinal purposes, and 10 states that allow it for recreational use. However, when it comes to specifying the level of THC, CBD, terpenes and the other 80 or so constituent components in cannabis, there's a smorgasbord of rules and regulations.

Rosemount CT4215 Packaging Leak Detection System

Engineering R&D

Detect package and container leaks with QCL technology

This leak detector can -- and does -- detect package and container leaks at rates up to 200 units per minute on a line

Wayne Labs

December 21, 2018

Emerson's engineers have created a sensing device capable of detecting gas leaks in bottles, cans and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) at line speeds, using laser technology developed by Cascade Technologies, a Stirling, Scotland-based spinoff of the University of Strathclyde.