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food processing

16 Jun 2020

Tomra publishes eBook for nut processors

By Staff Writer

Tomra Food has published an eBook to help nut processors tackle underlying operational challenges, which are now intensifying because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new 15-page publication, downloadable free-of-charge from Tomra Food’s website spotlights how some nut processing challenges are longstanding but others are new and unprecedented. Not least, market trends and climate change threaten...
15 Jun 2020

Skyriders completes cleaning project at food-processing plant

By Staff Writer

Rope access specialist, Skyriders recently completed an unusual project at a major food-processing plant. The company is often called on to conduct maintenance, repair and inspection services at large-scale industrial structures such as smokestacks and petrochemical tanks “Our scope of work was to carry out general routine cleaning in inaccessible areas,” Skyriders marketing manager Mike...
28 May 2020

Key Technology helps Furmano Foods overcome food processing obstacles

By Staff Writer

Over a 20 year period Furmano Foods has built up a successful business relationship with Key Technology. Furmano started 99 years ago with just 360 jars of tomatoes and has grown to become a nationally recognized name. Their tomatoes, green beans, legumes and ancient grains, which are packed either in cans or pouches, go to...
14 May 2020

Business unusual with the fdt Africa team

By Staff Writer

Even though times are different, the team of food & drink technology (fdt) Africa are running and doing business unusual. The team may be working from home, but are geared up and in full swing for our bigger and stronger event in July 2021. The exhibition fdt Africa brings together leaders in the processing, filling,...
13 May 2020

Sub-Saharan Africa aims to boost local food and beverage production

By Staff Writer

There are new opportunities for equipment suppliers as sub-Saharan Africa looks to step up manufacturing capacity. Countries across sub-Saharan Africa are actively seeking to reduce their dependence on food imports and grow local manufacturing, pointing to future demand for food and beverage processing machinery and equipment across the continent. The need to step up local...
01 May 2020

GEA expands its range of services with the help of Weidmüller

By Staff Writer

With Weidmüller’s new Automated Machine Learning Software, GEA intends to expand and enhance its range of services in terms of systems and plants. A corresponding ‘pilot’ has been initiated at GEA’s Oelde site. The possibility of increasing one’s own efficiency and productivity through data collection and analysis, as well as developing new business models, fires...
18 Mar 2020

Tomra opens regional headquarters in Johannesburg

By Staff Writer

Tomra has opened new regional headquarters in Johannesburg to strengthen its commitment to customers in South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania.
17 Sep 2019

GEA brings the heat to Gulfood with new food processing developments

By Staff Writer

GEA will present its process expertise, technology leadership and customer-centric services for a wide range of food processing industries at this year’s Gulfood Manufacturing fair in Dubai from 29 to 31 October, at booth D1-64, A1-64 in hall 1. Key processing equipment and packaging exhibits will demonstrate the benefits of automation; optimal process control; as...
08 Aug 2019

NOSA Testing for CO2 analysis and testing is now accredited

By Staff Writer

When it comes to beverages, carbon dioxide (CO2) provides effervescence, a level of acidity and some protection against microbiological growth without the beverage looking, smelling or tasting strange, and without any undesirable levels of trace impurities. The food industry also employs carbon dioxide for food processing applications, such as chilling and freezing, modified atmosphere packaging...
11 Jul 2019

Propak West Africa adds 25 per cent more floor space for this year’s event

By Staff Writer

Propak West Africa 2019 has added a further 25 per cent of exhibition space and announced Sasol as Gold Sponsor for this year’s edition. This year from the 17 to 19 September, Propak West Africa will once again take over the Landmark Centre in Lagos, Nigeria for its seventh edition. Having gown consistently year on...
29 May 2019

The ideal split bearings for sugar-mill maintenance and upgrades

By Staff Writer

Split bearings from Cooper Bearings, available from leading supplier Bearings International (BI), are ideal for maintenance and equipment upgrades for sugar mills in southern Africa. This is the view of Matthew Tyler, Cooper Bearings product manager at BI, who recently paid a visit to various sugar mills in Swaziland and Mpumalanga.
10 May 2019

TOMRA Food to partner with global leader in fresh-frozen vegetables

By Staff Writer

TOMRA Food has been selected to partner with Ardo, a global leader in the fresh-frozen vegetable sector. Ardo has installed two TOMRA Sentinel II optical sorting machines at its processing plant in Ardooie, Belgium, as part of its ongoing objective to achieve ‘maximum output in both volume and quality.’