During the last decade or so, the benefits of aseptic filling technology compared to traditional hot filling techniques have become well known in the food and drink sector. The benefits in terms of product quality have been well documented and discussed.1 However, the environmental benefits, both in terms of energy consumption and typical lifecycle analysis of this packaging method are less understood.
Serbian company Nectar says KHS system offers better microbial control and higher-quality product
January 28, 2019
When Nectar started up its first production line for processing fruit juice in beverage cartons 20 years ago near Novi Sad in northwest Serbia, there was no telling how fast the company would develop.
Suitable for a variety of fluid transfer applications, NewAge Clearflo Ag-47 antimicrobial PVC tubing is manufactured from a clear, flexible, phthalate-free PVC compound; it contains a silver ion additive on all the tubing surfaces to guard against microorganisms such as E. coli, Listeria, Salmonella, Legionella, MRSA, Campylobacter and Pseudomonas.
Operating at speeds up to 3,600 rpm, the ITT Bornemann SLH-4G twin-screw, positive displacement pump handles varying viscosities and clean-in-place processes.