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Sustainable Packaging

ProAmpac Introduces Retort Pouches

November 30, 2023

The new product contains post-consumer recycled (PCR) material.

Software/Devices

Allpax and ProMach Introduces Software Suite

June 22, 2023

The new suite includes retort supervisory control (AllSet), tamper resistant data capture (AllLog) and retort and retort room automation machine control (AllView).

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Superstatic Retort for Reduced Process Times and Energy Consumption

September 1, 2022

Designed to sterilize an array of food and beverage products, the SuperStatic Retort is equipped with enhanced heating and cooling technology to ensure uniform and efficient thermal processing of shelf-stable products.

Energy Recovery System Offers as Much as 30% Energy Savings

August 30, 2022

JBT Corporation's Energy Recovery System integrates with new and existing JBT Steam Water Spray retort systems.

The Allpax automated retort system featuring shuttle car transport and rigid chain loader/unloader, shown here, removes workers from the laborious and injury prone activity of pushing heavy baskets, top right, to and from and into and out of a retort.

Retort design improvements

Retort loading/unloading system removes the push-pull chain drive

A real engineering improvement, Allpax’s new design is simpler, requires fewer periodic adjustments and reduces parts wear

Wayne Labs

May 21, 2020

Real engineering improvements make things simpler to operate and maintain

Stress corrosion cracking - viewed under scanning electron microscope

Maintenance

Know the causes of stainless-steel corrosion in retorts and take practical steps to prevent corrosion

Retorts represent a large investment, so take the right steps from the very beginning to maximize the life expectancy of these devices and your ROI

Jeff Arthur

December 5, 2019

Unless steps are taken to identify, reduce, or eliminate the causes of corrosion, batch retorts may have their service lives cut short, resulting in production disruptions and the need for early replacement of affected vessels.

Engineering R&D

Making safer retorts

Automated loading and unloading of retorts protects workers from being burnt or crushed

Wayne Labs

October 24, 2018

Greg Jacob, general manager of Allpax, with the help of Phillip LeBlanc, lead engineer, and Jonny Watkins, director of software development, devised the Allpax Telescopic Basket Loading System for making retort loading and unloading much safer.

Field Reports

Cooking with steam and getting hot water in return

May 30, 2016

Hormel Foods is well known for its variety of meat products in microwaveable, refrigerated and canned formats.

Technology Sourcebook

Production retorts

June 12, 2015

Available in diameters from 24 to 63 in., Shaka retorts provide high-speed reciprocating agitation for batch retorting.

Technology Sourcebook

Oscillating motion sterilizers

June 10, 2015

Offered in 1,400 and 1,700mm diameters and up to 6 cube positions, SURDRY oscillating motion sterilizers overcome viscosity by controlling the deflection angle and dwell time of the product.