A new sanitary clean-in-place Vibroscreen Double-Deck Screener from Kason Corp. removes oversize and undersize particles from on-size powder and bulk food and dairy products.
Unilever has reduced electricity use by 13%, natural gas use by 16% and water consumption by more than 1.1 million gallons per year.
April 24, 2013
The Unilever Ice Cream plant in Henderson, Nev., was recognized for Outstanding Dairy Processing & Manufacturing Sustainability and Ballard Family Dairy & Cheese, Gooding, Idaho, was honored for Outstanding Achievement in Energy Efficiency.
The Tetra Pak A6 iLine for Tetra Evero Aseptic brings dairy producers a cost effective and efficient packaging solution for ambient white milk in a carton bottle.
Darigold exports two thirds of its milk powder production and three-quarters of its whey products.
April 20, 2013
Seattle-based Darigold, the marketing and processing subsidiary of the Northwest Dairy Association, announced the completion of its new milk powder dryer at its Lynden, Wash., processing plant. A fire destroyed the dryer in February 2012.
Alfa Laval’s Unique PMO mixproof valves include throttling edges on the upper and lower plugs of each valve to accelerate the cleaning fluid and to ensure maximum efficiency in the use of CIP to clean valve seats. This mechanical “scouring” effect enables faster, more thorough cleaning with the absolute minimum amount of CIP fluid. The Unique PMO is equipped with a fully maintainable actuator, designed to further optimize and conserve CIP fluids.
Dairy processors using metalized film packaging might benefit from a X-ray detection system.
April 17, 2013
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a new X-ray detection platform called the NextGuard system. Applications include cheese, ice cream and bakery products.
With a few exceptions (for example, raw milk cheeses), dairy processing includes a highly effective kill step that effectively controls pathogens that may be present in the raw material, and specifically raw milk.
The GMF is an in-line filling machine with several features to optimize production and reduce waste, while giving several possibilities for filling with ice cream and water ice.