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Automation: What Lies Ahead?
By Tim Reardon, Potato Industry Manager, Key Technology, Inc.
When we look at potato processing as it is done today and try to imagine how it will look in the future, what do we see? What trends are emerging today that may be in full force in the coming years? What economic realities must we face that we may have avoided in the past?
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Q&A: How Loma Systems Has Developed A Food Safety Solution To Recent Food Production Trends
By Loma Systems
With consumer demand for a varied diet on the increase and eating habits constantly changing, food manufacturers are being forced to increase their range of food products to both maximize profits and increase consumer satisfaction. This has led to the need for food inspection systems that are capable of adapting to different products, packages, and sizes.
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Spotlight On QA/QC
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Article: How Do Those Potato Chips Taste?
Flavorings of every imaginable taste have taken over the chips market. Once upon a time, there were only salt and pepper. Now you see new flavors on the supermarket shelf almost every year. If you travel internationally, there are local flavors that you may run into which you would never even see in your own country.
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Companies Work Together To Promote Antimicrobial Products
ATL (Ad Tape & Label Co. Inc.) is pleased to announce a joint venture with Eversharp Products of Franklin Park, IL, using Eversharp's Samaritan Shield technology.
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Application Note: Leading Hot Dog Manufacturer Installs Six X-Ray Inspection Systems From Mettler-Toledo Safeline
Dedicated to producing the highest quality products, a leading manufacturer of franks, sausages, and deli meats uses no artificial coloring, byproducts, artificial flavoring, or fillers. To assure customers receive only the highest quality products, the food processor recently installed six X-ray inspection systems from Mettler-Toledo Safeline on six packaging lines.
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Presentation: The Importance Of Nondestructive Package Integrity Testing
This presentation discusses package inspection technologies and options that are available for nondestructive testing. It also addresses the advantages and benefits of implementing a nondestructive inspection method, and focuses specifically on the issues of cost, test method (subjectivity vs. hard data), sampling, and market trends.
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Featured Downloads
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Application Note: Major Ingredient Transfer And Weighing For Snack Food Processing
The manufacture of baked snack foods generally requires various ingredients to be transferred to mixing and extrusion processes. Depending on the percentage of each ingredient in the blend, materials are usually categorized as majors, minors, and micros.
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Brochure: Fortress CONTACT Software — HACCP Compliance
Designed to enable PC communication with Phantom metal detectors, CONTACT software provides an effective solution for event logging and data collection — making your metal detector a critical control point in HACCP programs.
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Product Brochure: Eriez X-Ray Inspection Systems
Eriez' E-Z Tec Inspection Systems use advanced linear array technology that is unrivalled in the industry for its sensitivity, speed, and sophistication. Eriez' E-Z Tec Inspection Systems are available only in the United States and Canada. As a member of the global Sapphire Alliance, Eriez brings more than 20 years of X-ray experience to the marketplace.
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Brochure: A300 Checkweigher
The HI-SPEED Model A300 is a stainless steel checkweigher designed to economically process a wide variety of packages in mild-to-moderate wash down environments. The standard A300 machine is composed of a two-belt product handling system with an air blast rejecter and an integrated, XC checkweigher controller.
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Brochure: KD74-H High-Accuracy X-Ray Systems
A uniquely sensitive detector enables detection of contaminants down to 0.2 mm dia.
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Case Study: Bakery Installs New Metal Detectors To Reduce Downtime And Guarantee The Quality Of Its Organic, Preservative-Free Breads
For Fitzroy Alexander, owner of Traditional Breads in Lynn, MA, inspecting breads for contaminants is the "last line of defense" before the product enters the warehouse for shipping. The process begins with the dough, which is mixed and formed into loaves. Next, it is placed in a proofer oven where it rises, at which point it is baked. After cooling for about two hours, the bread is flash-frozen, ready for packaging.
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Featured Multimedia
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| Video: IONSCAN-LS Ion Mobility Spectrometer |
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The IONSCAN-LS detects and quantitates trace analytes using ion mobility spectrometry (IMS). Ultrafast analysis with the IONSCAN-LS offers the advantages of simplicity, selectivity, sensitivity, atmospheric pressure operation, and ease-of-use.
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| NEW PRODUCT: Label Vision Inspection Systems |
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The METTLER TOLEDO CI-Vision Label Inspection System is a complete, inline, high-speed package inspection system that ensures perfect product presentation every time. It automatically inspects labels on all packaging, including bottles, vials, boxes, cans, trays, and tubs.
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