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Technology Sourcebook

Pneumatic rotary actuators

October 7, 2014

Bimba MHRQ double-rack, rack and pinion pneumatic rotary actuators feature a compact, extruded aluminum body.

Field Reports

Taking the squeeze out of raw ingredient storage and flow

Consolidating rack systems increases storage capacity by 42 percent and frees up space, allowing the addition of 24 percent more inventory items.

September 4, 2014

General Mills’ Cedar Rapids, IA plant had successfully used pallet flow and pushback rack systems, but ongoing growth, product changes and long usage time created the need for a storage system that would safely add capacity to its existing facility.

The expo floor will feature more than 350 exhibitors with new products, solutions and innovations.

International Powder Bulk & Solids Event

Powder and bulk show preview: Program to focus on safety, solutions and compliance

Shane O'Halloran

April 8, 2014

Educational forum and exhibition floor allow attendees to envision solutions in action.

Technology Sourcebook

Cheese block handling system

March 8, 2014

A complete turnkey solution, the Haden & Custance 40-lb. cheese block handling system de-cartons, de-bags and tracks inline up to 80,000 lb./hr.

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Vertical lift

March 8, 2014

The MCE Gripper Elevator vertical lift firmly grips individual products to elevate or lower them.

Retorts can bottleneck a process, but significant improvements are being made.

Automation

Cost containment: Using automation to help stop leaks

Everywhere you look, your cash flow is hemorrhaging. Integrated automation systems can show you where to start applying tourniquets.

Wayne Labs

March 8, 2014

You may be able to use a spreadsheet or home accounting program to get your household finances in order. But, there are so many places for cash to evaporate in a food or beverage plant, that unless you are using an integrated software system to track and focus every process, you may never know if leaks exist.

Dry Processing Technology

Bulk bag discharging system

February 7, 2014

The Material Transfer bulk bag discharging system features an integral, explosion-proof dust collection system with return line filtration to discharge collected material into a downstream process.

Gourmet Baker turned from an older screener designed for sugar to the Kason centrifugal sifter

Dry Processing

New centrifugal screener helps bakery stay on schedule

An older screener was a food safety hazard.

Mikell Knights

February 7, 2014

For Gourmet Baker, a Canadian producer of baked desserts, it is the power of fine flour that separates its strudel, Danish pastries, puff pastries, croissants and cinnamon rolls from competing brands. The company consumes about 80,000 lb. of flour per week at its plant in Winnipeg, MB.

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6-axis robot

February 7, 2014

Used in assembly, dispensing, material handling, machine tending and packaging applications, the Yaskawa Motoman MH12 6-axis robot features a double-yoke design that offers additional strength if the robot crashes due to a programming error.