
Browsing: Processing
Increasing automation in the food processing industry has helped maintain quality. NZ Food Technology News features the latest food processing trends, equipment, machinery and manufacturing processes. There’s a particular emphasis on food processing in the meat, poultry, seafood and dairy industries, as there’s a need for safe and speedy production.
AN AUTOMATION JOURNEY
Mitchell Adams, Redarc
In five years’ time, the factory floor of Redarc Electronics is set to look very different – and it’s all thanks to cobots. Continue →
HRS LAUNCHES NEW DIRECT STEAM INJECTION SYSTEM
To keep up with the growing consumer demand for plant-based milk products, HRS Heat Exchangers has added a new Direct Steam Injection System to its range of pasteurisation and sterilisation systems. Continue →
RAPID SUCCESS – SCALING EQUIPMENT TO SUIT ANY BREWERY
Skol’s brewery on the outskirts of Rwanda’s capital Kigali has only been operating since 2010. Continue →

INDUSTRY BENEFITS FROM LEADING PORTABLE DRYING TECHNOLOGY
When Robert Barnes was asked by a friend to build a dryer to dehydrate macadamia nuts 25 years ago, he never thought it would be the start of his own drying machine business. Continue →
NEW APV HOMOGENISER MODELS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY
Global process solutions enterprise, SPX Flow, has launched two new homogeniser models. Continue →

PRODUCE INDUSTRY TO IMPROVE TRACEABILITY SYSTEMS
United Fresh, New Zealand’s pan produce industry organisation, is seeking input as part of a project to assess and improv traceability within the $6 billion sector. Continue →

HEAT AND CONTROL CELEBRATES 70TH ANNIVERSARY
Heat and Control will celebrate this platinum occasion with a 12-month long celebration. Continue →

Advocado- No browning for 10 Days
New avocado technology from Queensland Company
After developing what it describes as its world-first, patented ‘no browning’ Natavo Zero avocado processing technology, Naturo All Natural Technologies launched its full range of sliced, diced and smashed avocado products for the food service industry at Asia’s leading Food and Hospitality Trade Show, HOFEX, in Hong Kong, May 7-10. Continue →
A vegetable-picking robot has been put to the test in UK fields.
A vegetable-picking robot created by researchers at the University of Cambridge, in the UK, has been put to the test in fields. Continue →
Strong growth in food processing and packaging machinery
The production of food processing and packaging machinery rose by 8 percent in 2018. Continue →

Female Perspective on the future of food production.
Nine influential Kiwi women from across the primary industries sector gathered in Manawatu to discuss where-to-next for our food producing nation. Continue →

New Zealand Dairy Powder Process Innovation is Reducing Costs & Chemical use in Spray Dry Nozzles for Infant – Commodity Powders
Assessing HAZOP and Hygiene Design Requirements in Reducing Chemicals Increasing Assembly Safety & reducing Operating Costs
Spray Nozzle Engineering Ltd, a New Zealand spray dry nozzle innovation and export technology company, has set new world standards in nozzle and check valve technology designs. Continue →

NEW ACQUISITION OPENS GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT IN NZ
Viscofan SA has announced the acquisition of Globus Group New Zealand Ltd – its distributor of Viscofan products in this country for 10 years – as it looks to new growth opportunities. Continue →

Submissions Open for ANZ 2018 PIDA Awards
Entries are now open for the 2018 Packaging & Processing Innovation & Design Awards (PIDA) which are designed to recognise companies and individuals who are making a significant difference in their field in Australia and New Zealand. Continue →

Spray Technology Solutions from Spraying Systems
Spray technology can be used in almost every industry imaginable. Using the correct spray nozzles, automated systems and spray products for your applications is crucial for your operations to run efficiently. Continue →

CLICK&DRY – THE ULTIMATE FOR SPRAY DRY NOZZLES
One of the most critical parts of high pressure spray dryers is the spray dry nozzle system. Continue →

ARE YOU FOLLOWING THE NEW REGULATIONS?
The new Food Act means changes for your business. Eurotec, the New Zealand distributors of Testo Instrumentation, has seen a rush of new business from the hospitality and food industries wanting to benefit from Testo’s range of sophisticated, easy-to-use food safety technology and instruments that are efficient, time-saving and help businesses comply with the new Act.
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MEET APRIL …the World’s Most Famous Robotic Chef
For manufacturers, smart robotic food production lines will simplify the way food is manufactured, offering flexible consistency. Continue →

HEAT AND CONTROL ‘TOTAL SYSTEMS’ APPROACH TO FOOD PROCESSING
Heat and Control has come a long way from its early days of industrial frying systems. Continue →

Cleanroom filter production line prepared for Industry 4.0
The new LifeTec® depth and membrane filter elements for prefiltration, fine and sterile filtration can be used in all common housing constructions. Continue →