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Voting has begun to select the Dairy Foods 2017 Dairy Plant of the Year.  The 14 U.S. dairy processing companies manufacture fluid milk, cheese, ice cream or cultured dairy products.

Blister-free sanitary membranes; TurboClean ultrafiltration membrane elements for whey and milk processing; Cost-effective alternative to pasteurization; Plus more!

A fair amount of shrink sleeves are entering into beverage and dairy, according to Avery Dennison, Glendale, Calif. Shrink sleeve technology lends itself to customizing and seasonal promotions. Shrink sleeves can also be designed to cover caps, adding a measure of safety and tamper resistance.

There is a new urgency to understand the fundamentals of hygienic equipment design since we addressed this subject in a column last year.

Frozen novelties is a $4.9 billion annual business. Sales were up 4% but unit sales rose only 2.2% in the 52 weeks ended Feb. 19, 2017, according to IRI, a Chicago-based market research firm.

With Quality Intelligence software and a Statistical Process Control analysis engine, dairy processor Michael Foods is moving toward a completely paperless environment on the plant floor.

If you make ice cream, then the typical tests your R&D lab should make include viscosity flow curve, viscosity vs. temperature profile and yield stress determination.

Whether your plant processes thin or viscous products, you need the right equipment. Suppliers of pumps and valves describe what’s right for each job and how to clean and maintain them.