cooking systems
A new series of cooking systems to handle every kind of sugar confectionery is being launched by Baker Perkins. Proven, unique cooking process technologies are at the heart of the AutoCook concept, backed by modular units configured to provide an efficient, automatic solution for a wide range of outputs. The cooking method depends on process and product requirements. The choice includes the Microfilm swept surface cooker, regarded as the industry standard for sugar and sugar-free high boiled and hard candies, including those with milk and cream; the Turbofilm plate pack cooking system ideal for jelly products; the Carablend for toffee and caramel; and a dedicated fondant cooker. Cookers are integrated with skid mounted systems for weighing and mixing, dissolving, pre-cooking and colour and flavour addition. The systems are designed for easy installation, maximum efficiency and minimal cleaning and maintenance. Controls can be either stand alone or integrated with upstream and downstream systems.
AutoCook systems cover the full range of syrup based confectionery including hard candy, lollipops, toffee, fondants, fudge, jellies and fruit snacks. A system can be configured to make a variety of products both soft and hard candies, for example. The systems can feed most types of confectionery forming techniques, including starchless depositing, die forming, slab forming, extrusion, cut and wrap, and starch mogul processes.
Baker Perkins
Peterborough, Cambridge, UK
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Automating the flavour/fragrance laboratory
, /in Product news /by 3wmediaRudolph Research Analytical have recently released an updated version of their multi parameter flavour/fragrance analysis system. that measures specific gravity, refractive index, optical rotation and colour in a run of up to 240 samples without operator intervention. There are two key features that make the system popular with labs. Firstly, the system can be customized to take the sample directly from existing bottles, allowing the QA lab to skip the decanting step. Secondly, since none of the tests are destructive, over 90% of the sample can be returned to the bottle for reuse. This is particularly important when the sample is very expensive or when only a limited sample quantity is available.
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Automatic range of cooking systems for sugar confectionery
, /in Product news /by 3wmediacooking systems
A new series of cooking systems to handle every kind of sugar confectionery is being launched by Baker Perkins. Proven, unique cooking process technologies are at the heart of the AutoCook concept, backed by modular units configured to provide an efficient, automatic solution for a wide range of outputs. The cooking method depends on process and product requirements. The choice includes the Microfilm swept surface cooker, regarded as the industry standard for sugar and sugar-free high boiled and hard candies, including those with milk and cream; the Turbofilm plate pack cooking system ideal for jelly products; the Carablend for toffee and caramel; and a dedicated fondant cooker. Cookers are integrated with skid mounted systems for weighing and mixing, dissolving, pre-cooking and colour and flavour addition. The systems are designed for easy installation, maximum efficiency and minimal cleaning and maintenance. Controls can be either stand alone or integrated with upstream and downstream systems.
AutoCook systems cover the full range of syrup based confectionery including hard candy, lollipops, toffee, fondants, fudge, jellies and fruit snacks. A system can be configured to make a variety of products both soft and hard candies, for example. The systems can feed most types of confectionery forming techniques, including starchless depositing, die forming, slab forming, extrusion, cut and wrap, and starch mogul processes.
Baker Perkins
Peterborough, Cambridge, UK
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Automatic inspection system
, /in Product news /by 3wmediaThanks to its high-resolution and height-adjustable line scanners as well as its powerful image processing, the I 410 model from Multivac Marking & Inspection ensures that reliable marking and quality inspection from above and below is achieved. The space-saving inspection system can be used flexibly as a stand-alone solution at the end of a packaging machine or it can be integrated seamlessly into a line.
The areas of use for the I 410 range from completeness checks on the packs, through to presence and position inspection of the labels, and right up to checking the print – and this includes pattern and character recognition, character verification and inspection of legibility and codes. The progressive image-capturing technology enables extremely good images in high resolution to be transmitted and verified even at the highest speeds within the packaging procedure.
The I 410 is designed in the Multivac Hygienic Design for use in the food industry, and it is equipped with a separate transport conveyor. The packs can either be fed in manually or transferred from an upstream transport unit. Since a motorized ejection device ensures that reject packs are ejected consistently, compressed air is not required to operate the inspection system.
The system is operated simply and reliably via the Multivac HMI 2.0. Where the unit is installed in a packaging line, it is controlled centrally via the control terminal of the packaging machine, and all processes can be controlled intuitively on the 12 inch LCD touchscreen. Multivac Line Control ensures that efficient line integration is achieved, and it enables product changes to be carried out very quickly since the setting parameters for the particular product are saved in the recipe. The inspection results are also transferred to the line-motion control of the Multivac machine, so that packs detected as rejects can be tracked and then reliably ejected from the line. This ensures that only faultless packs reach the retail outlets.
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Automatic inserter technology
, /in Product news /by 3wmediatnas inserter is designed to automatically place singular 3D objects into tnas robag 3 vertical form, fill and seal (VFFS) packaging equipment, completely eliminating missed inserts and manual labor. Operation is simple. The operator selects a set up a program on the systems existing touch key pad to run the tna robag 3 with inserters. tnas inserter system is so accurate, it offers 0% missed inserts, and reduces the number of multiple inserts dramatically at inserting speeds of 100 bpm, doubling manual speeds 40-50 bpm.
Inserts are fed into an 80L hopper in a bulk or loose state where they are then vibrated on demand into the tna inserters rotary vibrating bowl. tna core products offer a range of robag stand-alone and turn-key systems that are renowned in the industry for bagging speed capabilities, efficiency and overall performance. The robag VFFS system has experienced much success in the snack, confectionery, biscuit, cereal, pasta, powder and fresh produce markets, and can form pillow, block bottom, quattro, string and canoe bags.
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Automated homogeniser
, /in Product news /by 3wmediaAutomated homogeniser
The Omni LH96 Homogeniser Workstation is designed for walk-away batch processing of up to 192 samples and consists of a core processing platform that can be enhanced with a broad range of user specified modules. Optional features include: automatic pipetting, buffer dispensing, bar code reading, sample weighing and refrigeration.
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Automated high throughput LC-MS solution for water and beverage analysis
, /in Product news /by 3wmediaAutomated high throughput LC-MS solution
An innovative LC-MS system with high resolution and accurate mass, the EQuan MAX enables new screening and quantitative capabilities that provide enhanced system flexibility and productivity. The instrument uses the power of the Exactive LC-MS, a high resolution benchtop LC-MS system powered by Oribtrap technology, designed for high throughput. In addition, the EQuan MAX can be used with the companys full range of TSQ series triple stage quadrupole mass spectrometers, providing a comprehensive solution for the analysis of pesticides, pharmaceuticals, personal care products, endocrine disruptors and perfluorinated compounds in environmental water, drinking water and beverages. Samples are directly injected for LC/MS analysis, eliminating the need for off-line sample preconcentration. The unique online sample preparation technique reduces analysis time from days to minutes. The large injection volume (1-20mL) improves detection limits over conventional LC-MS analysis. In addition, the EQuan MAX supports injection volumes as low as 1µL. Switching between injection volumes can be automated for overnight operation and increased productivity, without the need to manually change plumbing configurations.
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Automated continuous heat treatment
, /in Product news /by 3wmediaAutomated continuous heat treatment
A range of innovative fully engineered continuous heat treatment equipment is now available for heat treating bulk solids under controlled atmospheres. The technology ensures optimum retention of active ingredients by minimising the amount of steam and lowering the temperature required to pasteurise or to sterilise the product. The process is entirely automated and can treat products from powders to particles several centimetres in diameter. Applications include decontamination insect removal, roasting, toasting, drying and pre-cooking. Several machine parameters such as temperature profile, residence time and atmosphere can be customised so that a large range of products can be processed without damaging their organoleptic properties. In addition, the system is particularly suited for fragile and sensitive products. Products such as gums and spray-dried powders previously considered as impossible to treat are now being successfully treated in Revtech industrial units with up to 8 log reduction in pathogenic organisms.
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Automated and flexibile packing technologies
, /in Product news /by 3wmediaAutomated and flexibile packing technologies.
The VP 501 high speed case packer has been designed to efficiently pack shaped bottles made of PET and HDPE plastic. The machine can process up to 7 different bottle shapes in over 20 formations. The machines strengths lie in the dividing system designed specifically for shaped bottles and in the controlled guiding of the products from the infeed up to the packing into wrap-around cases. Format changes are fully automatic and with no parts to remove or replace, they are also fast and precise. The formats and settings can be saved and recalled later to ensure exact and reliable replication. The machine is designed to operate continuously over a long period of time and for this purpose has been equipped with a high capacity blank magazine.
The construction of the popular FTS-B-HD 32 bag closing machine has been optimised to simplify cleaning and maintenance. The machine closes multilayered paper bags and when these are lined with PE-inners, a hermetic seal results. The integrated cleaning station means that packaging dusty materials poses no problem and the FTS-closure is ideal for the hygenic sealing of bags containing food products. Improved electrical and pneumatic systems, simplified cleaning and maintenance and an enhanced control system complete the upgrades.
Interpack 14.D15
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Authentic beef flavour collection
, /in Product news /by 3wmediaAuthentic beef flavour collection
Todays consumers want meat dishes to taste homemade, be thoroughly healthy and be prepared rather quickly. The beef flavour collection from Symrise offers flavour solutions for the food industry that meet these needs. Most importantly, the collection provides an authentic and delicious flavour, no matter how the dishes are cooked. While sautéed dishes used to be the main favourite, nowadays people enjoy the broad spectrum of flavours in gently cooked dishes. These foods offer consumers a special sensory experience. The new beef flavourings appeal to people across the globe, and take regional preferences into account along with the prevailing trends towards natural and healthy foods. The collection reflects both traditional eating habits and cultural influences as well as national approaches to preparing foods and different cooking styles.
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Atmospheric pressure GC
, /in Product news /by 3wmediaEver-tightening food regulatory demands lead to greater sensitivity requirements from commonly utilized analytical techniques such as GC-MS. Additionally, there is a need to reduce the injected volume of samples in order to minimize matrix effects and the contamination of instrumentation. Atmospheric pressure GC (APGC) is an ionization source for Waters’ mass spectrometers that provides access to ultra-trace quantification, comprehensive qualitative MS & MS/MS, and high-resolution, ion-mobility separations. Changeover from UPLC to GC is fast and easy. APGC allows food and beverage scientists to analyse both GC and LC compounds on a single MS platform.
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