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Specifying geared motors to reduce HACCP risk factors

Specifying geared motors to reduce HACCP risk factors

Markus Kutny, Director of Sales Vertical Markets for Bauer Gear Motor, a premier brand of Altra Industrial Motion Corp., examines how specifying geared motors in stainless steel design or specialised finishes can help reduce HACCP risk factors.

29th June 2020
When to specify stainless steel for your component parts

When to specify stainless steel for your component parts

John Marshall, Technical Manager at WDS Components Parts, explains the advantages of stainless steel for standard and component parts.

29th June 2020
When to specify stainless steel for your component parts

When to specify stainless steel for your component parts

John Marshall, Technical Manager at WDS Components Parts, explains the advantages of stainless steel for standard and component parts.

29th June 2020
Rittal publishes guide to HD enclosures for food and beverage industry

Rittal publishes guide to HD enclosures for food and beverage industry

Rittal has published a White Paper which considers the distinguishing characteristics of Hygienic Design enclosures and how they must align with current and relevant directives, regulations and guidelines. It can be downloaded here. 

26th June 2020

Easy roller adjustment for perfect dough thickness

Easy roller adjustment for perfect dough thickness

When a UK subsidiary of a multinational food and beverage equipment manufacturer looked to upgrade and simplify an automated dough thickness adjustment option across its range of biscuit baking machinery, they turned to Positek and its P103 series LIPS short-stroke linear position sensor to provide precise measurement of the gauge roller gap position.

22nd June 2020
Photo sensors control bags of sweets being fed to robots

Photo sensors control bags of sweets being fed to robots

During high-speed production of retail bags, a confectionery manufacturer conveys individual bags of sweets to a pick-and-place packing robot for secondary packaging. A highly reliable diffuse-mode photoelectric sensor, mounted beside the conveyor, detects the presence of bags as they approach the packing station and inhibits the pick-and-place sequence if no bags are queued for the packing robot.

18th June 2020
Igus helps autonomous vehicles get to the bottom of ocean discovery

Igus helps autonomous vehicles get to the bottom of ocean discovery

As scientists delve into the study of climate change, new strategies and products are evolving to help them uncover data that is driving the world’s foremost crisis. The scientific community is obtaining significant information from international oceans, especially with the support of autonomous surface vehicles.

17th June 2020
Contrast sensors ensure labels are aligned on boxes of sweets

Contrast sensors ensure labels are aligned on boxes of sweets

During high-volume production of confectionery, sealed cartons of bagged candy travel by conveyor to a labelling station. Contrinex’s versatile and high-performance, RGB light-based photoelectric contrast sensor checks the label’s alignment and confirms the presence of print registration markings. If a label is blank, illegible or wrongly positioned, the carton is diverted to a holding area for investigation.

3rd June 2020
Rockwell iTRAK 5730 small-frame intelligent track system

Rockwell iTRAK 5730 small-frame intelligent track system

Food and beverage manufacturers are constantly under pressure to package a wider variety of products in more types of packaging without compromising productivity. Now they can answer these trends while increasing throughput using the new iTRAK 5730 small-frame intelligent track system from Rockwell Automation. The system uses independent cart technology to support smart, flexible and efficient machines.

2nd June 2020
Online water analysis module continuously measures iron content

Online water analysis module continuously measures iron content

To complement the Type 8905 Online Analysis System, Bürkert has launched its compact flow injection analysis (FIA) module for monitoring iron content in water supplies. The modular design offers simple integration of pH, ORP, turbidity and chlorine sensors all of which can be calibrated quickly and easily.

28th May 2020
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