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| Chemical Analysis 101: Measurement Of Consituents In Food Products | While having conversations with some of our representatives around the world there seems to be, in some cases, a lack of knowledge as to what primary methods the food industry presently uses to determine certain constituents and the TEV (Total Existing Variance) or lab precision of those primary methods. | 11/13/2011 | 121.4 KB |
| The Evolution Of X-Ray Inspection Systems | Over the last few years, x-ray systems for food manufacturers have matured. Gone is the day when food was painstakingly inspected by hand, which was a time-consuming process; today technologically advanced machines identify a multitude of contaminants in a variety of foods, products and packages. | 09/07/2011 | 59.3 KB |
| Case Study: First Orifice Gate Valve Still Operational At Meat Processing Plant | Westwind Industries of Wichita, Kansas, produces a variety of meat analog (meat alternative) products from soy protein. These products include bacon bits, beef, ham, chicken, sausage and pepperoni granules. A Westwind product many people are familiar with is Bacums™. By Vortex Valves | 06/22/2011 | 28.3 KB |
| Case Study: 'Vee'-Type Diverters Eliminate Spills At Missouri Mill | Handling wheat and flour at ADM Milling Co.’s 4,500-cwt.-per-day soft wheat flour mill in Carthage, MO, was a messy business until three to five years ago. By Vortex Valves | 06/22/2011 | 46.1 KB |
| Datasheet: High Performance Metal Detector: APEX 500 | The Thermo Scientific APEX 500 metal detector offers unrivaled sensitivity to meet the food industry’s toughest requirements. | 05/25/2011 | 362.1 KB |
| Datasheet: Compact Metal Detector: APEX 300 | Thermo Scientific APEX 300 Compact, Flexible Metal Detector is the most flexible member of the APEX product family. | 05/25/2011 | 391.6 KB |
| Datasheet: Food Metal Detector: APEX 100 | The Thermo Scientific APEX 100 metal detector provides cost-effective protection from common metal contaminants found in food production. It offers the most commonly required metal detection capabilities, making it valuable for cost-sensitive applications. | 05/25/2011 | 294.4 KB |
| Datasheet: Pharmaceutical Metal Detector: APEX 500 Rx | The Thermo Scientific APEX 500 Rx Metal Detector offers the highest level of brand protection in the most demanding pharmaceutical environments. Cost effective, mobile, versatile, and reliable. | 05/25/2011 | 685.4 KB |
| Datasheet: PROx X-Ray Inspection Systems | Thermo Scientific PROx X-Ray Inspection Systems come with a full suite of image filters and analysis tools to locate hard-to-find contaminants in packaged/bulk/piped products; also verify correct package assembly. | 05/23/2011 | 328.3 KB |
| Datasheet: EZx Contaminant Detection System | The Thermo Scientific EZx Contaminant Detector provides complete protection from metal, glass, stone, plastic, and other dense foreign objects at a very affordable price. It is especially effective on lines utilizing new metalized film or foil packaging. | 05/23/2011 | 606.0 KB |
| Brochure: X-Ray Inspection - POWERx | Thermo Scientific POWERx High Performance X-Ray Inspection system is rugged, reliable, and hygienic—designed to meet or exceed adverse environmental and cleaning requirements. | 05/23/2011 | 586.0 KB |
| Datasheet: InScan X-ray Inspection System | The Thermo Scientific InScan X-ray inspection system is a safe, easy-to-use inspection solution for beverage filling lines. The proprietary two-dimensional X-ray imaging software offers highly accurate fill measurement and quality control, ensuring maximum profitability for the user. | 05/23/2011 | 147.9 KB |
| Datasheet: e scan In-Line Food Analyzer | The Thermo Scientific e scan in-line food analyzer uses Guided Microwave Spectrometry (GMS) technology to instantly analyze and measure moisture content, fat, protein, and salt properties in food products that pass through a pipe. | 05/23/2011 | 273.9 KB |
| Brochure: e scan In-Line Food Analyzer | The Thermo Scientific e scan in-line food analyzer uses guided microwave spectrometry (GMS) to instantly analyze and measure moisture content, fat, protein, and salt properties in food products that pass through a pipe. | 05/23/2011 | 622.6 KB |
| White Paper: Automation In The Food Industry | Automation is one of those terms that almost defines itself; automation is, well, that which is automated. More precisely, automation is the use of control systems linked with other computer technologies to control production in industrial operations with minimal human intervention. By George Melnykovich, Senior Advisor, FPSA | 03/15/2011 | 44.9 KB |
| White Paper: Food Safety And The Role Of Equipment Manufacturers | Food safety is hardly a new topic. Its history is concurrent with the industrialization of the food industry. Yet, in the past decade it has achieved a new prominence in the minds of the consumer and, more recently, has grabbed the attention of the legislative and regulatory agencies in Washington. By George Melnykovich, Senior Advisor, FPSA | 03/15/2011 | 54.7 KB |
| Datasheet: HDS Pipeline Metal Detectors | METTLER TOLEDO Safeline's HDS pipeline metal detectors are intended predominantly for use in the sausage manufacturing sector of the food industry. These rugged, mobile, compact systems are designed for close integration with leading vacuum fillers and other sausage processing equipment. | 02/17/2011 | 130.0 KB |
| Datasheet: Everest S9000 Rugged Computer Terminal | The Everest S9000 is designed for customers who require a stainless steel, IP65/NEMA 4 sealed unit to meet the hygienic standards in food processing, healthcare, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. | 01/21/2011 | 520.4 KB |
| White Paper: The Effect Of FreshPax Oxygen-Absorbing Packets On The Shelf-Life Of Foods | In this article, the effect of FreshPax oxygen absorbing packets on the shelf life of perishable foods was investigated. Fresh baked bread and mozzarella cheese were each inoculated with mold spores and packaged with or without the packets in moderate and high barrier flexible pouches. By Multisorb Technologies | 01/11/2011 | 999.4 KB |
| White Paper: ‘Active Packaging’ Locks In Food Freshness For Today's Military And Merchandising Missions | Active food packaging systems are enabling soldiers in the field to enjoy a larger variety of foods. The use of active packaging helped influence menu expansion of the Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE), now the standard individual combat ration for the military, enabling a wide range of food options contained in multi-laminate, flexible polymeric pouches. By Multisorb Technologies | 01/11/2011 | 62.8 KB |
| White Paper: Effect Of Oxygen Absorbers On Storage Quality Of Sliced Ham | In this article, the effect of commercial oxygen absorbers on sliced ham quality packaged in barrier film (OTR @ 60cc/m2/da) under rigorous display conditions was investigated. Atmospheric pressure, vacuum, and CO2 back-flushed packaging methods were used. By Multisorb Technologies | 01/11/2011 | 116.3 KB |
| White Paper: How Safe Is X-Ray Inspection Of Food? | Some food manufacturers have reservations about the adoption of X-ray inspection as a method of product inspection. The levels of radiation used for X-ray inspection in the food industry are extremely low, and the use of X-ray inspection equipment is both highly regulated and increasingly common. By Mettler-Toledo | 12/06/2010 | 646.9 KB |
| White Paper: Creating A Culture Of Quality In The Food And Beverage Manufacturing Industry | For years, the food and beverage manufacturing industry has been in the midst of a struggle between two opposing forces – efficiency versus quality. The challenge: How to reconcile these seemingly contradictory goals and link the manufacturing quality to efficiency in the supply chain to produce quality products manufactured efficiently. By Sparta Systems, Inc. | 10/21/2010 | 63.7 KB |
| Brochure: GreenLight™ Model 910 | GreenLight Model 910 is a simple low medium throughput test that provides total aerobic viable counts of food samples by measuring bacterial oxygen consumption and equating oxygen consumption to microbial load. | 10/14/2010 | 966.2 KB |
| White Paper: GreenLight™ 960: Same-Day Analysis Of Aerobic Plate Counts (APCs,TVCs) In Raw Meat Samples | An increasing appreciation for the importance of food and microbiological safety has resulted in a demand for a more rapid, high-throughput method for total viable count (TVC) quantification to deal with the increasing numbers of samples that require testing. The industry standard for TVC determination (ISO.4833.2003), also known as aerobic plate count, is widely used but presents users with some very significant drawbacks. By MOCON, Inc. | 10/14/2010 | 1.27 MB |