Processing Equipment & Systems, Automation, Control

Palsgaard celebrates CO2-neutrality milestone

Palsgaard celebrates CO2-neutrality milestone

By Jenny Eagle

Palsgaard, which makes emulsifier/stabilizer blends, which are used in products from cake mixes to chocolate, confectionery, dairy and ice cream, is the first Danish food producer to achieve CO2-neutrality.

Tetra Pak's Homogenizer 500 is now in operation, and has applications within the dairy industry.

Special edition: getting more from your milk

Tetra Pak says technology can help dairy industry

By Jim Cornall

International Swedish packaging and production company Tetra Pak recently announced that the world’s largest capacity food processing homogenizer is in operation with its first customer.

Coperion Corporation relocates US facility

Coperion Corporation relocates US facility

By Jenny Eagle

Coperion, a subsidiary of Hillenbrand, has relocated its North American operations from Ramsey, New Jersey, to three locations; Pitman, New Jersey, Wytheville, Virginia and Houston, Texas.

Netzsch solves 25-year-old dairy problem with sticky pump

Netzsch solves 25-year-old dairy problem with sticky pump

By Pete Ciorrocco

‘For a major Wisconsin-based dairy products company, a progressing cavity pump handled the difficult task of transferring sweetened condensed milk out of flash coolers – solving a 25-year old pumping problem.

Swisslog debuts ‘Robot of the Future’ in Dubai

Museum of the Future 2018

Swisslog debuts ‘Robot of the Future’ in Dubai

By Jenny Eagle

Swisslog, which manufactures automated machines for warehouses and distribution centers, has debuted its CarryPick robot at Dubai’s Museum of the Future.

Nitropod's Food Truck and the CEO, Scot Rubin

Nitropod expects to enlarge its manufacturing plant

By Douglas Yu

The California-based liquid nitrogen ice cream company, Nitropod Industries Inc., plans on expanding its manufacturing plant and increasing the production this year, the company’s CEO, Scot Rubin, told DairyReporter. 

Fonterra MD global operations Rob Spurway, MP for Rangitata and Minister of Food Safety Jo Goodhew, New Zealand Minister of Science and Innovation Steven Joyce, and Clandeboye Operations Manager Steve McKnight, at the official opening of the new Fonterra Clandeboye mozzarella plant.

New Fonterra plants open

By Jim Cornall

Fonterra has officially opened four new plants in New Zealand across the South Island.

Pyreos and Bosch India are working together on technologies to benefit the growing Indian dairy industry

Pyreos to work with Bosch India on milk analysis

By Jim Cornall

Pyreos, the UK-based passive infra-red sensor developer, has announced its technical co-operation with Bosch India for the joint development of milk analysis technologies.

Munson's new ribbon blender produces homogeneous blends in five to six minutes.

New Munson ribbon blender meets USDA standards

By Jim Cornall

A new Munson Ribbon Blender is now on the market that meets US Department of Agriculture (USDA) dairy standards, and blends up to 1.84 m3 of powders, pastes or slurries.

The Delvotest T, which can identify antibiotic residues in milk, gives results in about three hours.

DSM testing tool validated

By Jim Cornall

DSM Food Specialties has announced the successful validation of its testing tool, Delvotest T, for determining up to 27 antibiotic residues in raw cow’s milk and dairy ingredients, such as milk powders.

CGF five-year project to install low carbon refrigeration systems

Heineken, SAB Miller, The Coca-Cola Company, Nestlè & PepsiCo.

CGF completes five-year project to install low carbon refrigeration systems

By Jenny Eagle

Members of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) have completed a five-year project to install low carbon refrigeration systems in over 4,000 supermarkets, four million ice cream and drinks chiller units and industrial plants worldwide.

GEA has a contract to supply equipment for Danone's new plant in the Netherlands.

GEA to equip new Danone production plant

By Jim Cornall

GEA has received a major order from Danone to equip a new state-of-the-art facility for its international Early Life Nutrition brands with several production lines.

KraussMaffei Group to expand in China

KraussMaffei Group to expand in China

By Jenny Eagle

ChemChina, one of China’s largest chemicals group, is set to acquire KraussMaffei Group and its brands KraussMaffei, KraussMaffei Berstorff and Netstal, for €925m.

Sealed Air adds water-free lubrication tech

Sealed Air purchases Dry Lube

By Joseph James Whitworth

Sealed Air has acquired Dry Lube (DL) and its subsidiary Dry Lube Inc., a water-free conveyor lubrication technology and service provider for the food and beverage industry.

Daioni organic dairy certified by China Quality Certification Centre

Daioni - 1st British organic dairy brand certified by China Quality Certification Centre

‘Potential demand for organic dairy produce in Greater China is immense’

By Jenny Eagle

Daioni, the first British organic dairy brand to be certified by the China Quality Certification Centre, has set up a sales team in Hong Kong and hired a brand manager in mainland China to expand its exports in Greater China.

Körber acquires Efacec Handling Solutions

Körber acquires Efacec Handling Solutions

By Jenny Eagle

Körber technology group has completed its acquisition of Efacec Handling Solutions strengthening its presence across Portugal, Czech Republic, India, Singapore, and Spain.

Dematic completes Reddwerks acquisition

Dematic completes Reddwerks acquisition

By Jenny Eagle

Dematic has completed its acquisition of Reddwerks Corporation, and will operate as a subsidiary of the firm under the tradename Dematic Reddwerks.

Ornua Staff celebrate opening of new Kerrygold factory (photo from Ornua)

Ornua expanding presence in budding Nigerian market

By Hal Conick

The Nigerian population is slated to be the world's third largest by 2050, according to the United Nations, and Ornua says it wants to take advantage of the market's powerful potential.  

Tips for choosing a pump system for F&B

Tips for choosing a pump system for food and beverage applications

By Pete Ciorrocco

‘Pumps in food and beverage applications are used to transfer product from one place to another, from unloading rail cars filled with corn syrup for a cola beverage; to dewatering devices and high temperature cooking processes or heat exchangers. 

Danone-Nutricia invests in infant nutrition at new Dutch centre in response to growing demand

Largest European investment to date

Danone doubles Dutch baby milk production capacity

By Lynda Searby

Danone-Nutricia has invested €240m in a new production plant in the Netherlands on the back of double-digit sales growth of infant formula products such as Aptamil and Nutrilon.