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Processing
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Festo packaging two key systems so machine designers can shrink project footprints
MISSISSAUGA, Ont.—Festo is addressing the desire of machine designers for more compact control cabinet solutions to house key electrical and pneumatic control and monitoring systems in order to minimize project footprints. Festo’s compact VTUG plug-in valve terminal and CPX-E master/modular…
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Provisur Technologies acquires Hoegger AG
Chicago—Provisur Technologies, Inc., a global leader in innovative food processing technologies has announced it has acquired Hoegger AG, a privately-held leading provider of form pressing, separation and cook & chill equipment. Based in Flawil, Switzerland, Hoegger serves leading food processors…
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HOSPECO intros ProWorks Ultra Thin Nitrile Gloves
CLEVELAND—Employees who work with their hands deserve protection from skin irritation, and, of no less importance, handling many products themselves such as food, electronics, pharmaceuticals, highly-engineered industrial goods call for protection from contamination caused by human touch. These coexisting needs…
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Converting “fatbergs” from waste problem to useable energy
Cooking oil and similar waste can clog pipes, harm fish and even grow into solid deposits like the “fatbergs” that recently blocked the sewage system in London, England. University of British Columbia researchers may have found a way to treat…
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Premium Brands invests in Yorkshire Valley Farms Ltd.
Vancouver-based Premium Brands Holdings Corporation, a leading producer, marketer and distributor of branded specialty food products, has acquired a 62.6 per cent interest in Yorkshire Valley Farms Ltd., an Ontario-based processor and marketer of organic chicken products. Yorkshire, which has…
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Cooking oil coating prevents bacteria from growing on food processing equipment
A thin layer of cooking oil can prevent bacteria from contaminating scratches or grooves in stainless steel used in food processing, University of Toronto researchers say in newly published research. While surface scratches may appear small to the naked eye,…
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A dry step in the right direction in processing facility footwear sanitization
GOLDEN, Colorado—Meritech, an industry leader in employee hygiene automation solutions, has introduced its Sole Clean Dry Step, a fully-automated footwear sanitizing system for dry and semi-dry production facilities. Integrated with Meritech’s CleanTech fully-automated handwashing systems, the Sole Clean Dry Step…
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A dry step in the right direction in processing facility footwear sanitization
GOLDEN, Colorado—Meritech, an industry leader in employee hygiene automation solutions, has introduced its Sole Clean Dry Step, a fully-automated footwear sanitizing system for dry and semi-dry production facilities. Integrated with Meritech’s CleanTech fully-automated handwashing systems, the Sole Clean Dry Step…
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Saladexpress partners with European investor
Saint-Rémi, Québec Québec-based vegetable processor Saladexpress, has partnered with Agrial, a major French agriculture and agri-food co-operative, to implement a factory modernization. “This partnership, the first of its size for Agrial in Québec, will be mutually beneficial,” said Sylvain…
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Barley research could benefit craft brewers
Researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia have uncovered fundamental new information about the malting characteristics of barley grains, a finding they say could pave the way to more stable brewing processes or new malts for craft brewers. Published…
