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Healthy alternatives to snack frying
June 10, 2009
Healthy alternatives to snack frying
The snacks industry has responded positively to demands from consumers for healthier snacks by reformulating, but there is an urgent need to further improve the nutritional profile if market share is not to be lost as consumers search for alternatives ...
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Key Technology Receives Progressive 100 Manufacturer Award
June 02, 2009
Key Technology Receives Progressive 100 Manufacturer Award
Key Technology, Inc. announced today that it is a winner of the 2009 Progressive Manufacturing 100 (PM100) Award, presented by Managing Automation Media, a Thomas Publishing Company, LLC publication.  The global Progressive Manufacturing Awards Program...
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June 01, 2009
Rosenqvists Food Technologies new player offering processing equipment for the potato industry
Rosenqvists, a Swedish supplier of machines to the food industry, is teaming up with a group of experts, to create complete and value-added solutions for the food industry. The focus is on processing lines for chips, snacks and French fries.The company...
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IFT Food Expo and FPSA's PROCESS EXPO to Co-Locate Events in 2010
May 29, 2009
IFT Food Expo and FPSA's PROCESS EXPO to Co-Locate Events in 2010
The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and the Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) today announced a new agreement to co-locate the IFT Food Expo and FSPA’s Process Expo at Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center beginning in July 18-2010.
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Parker Domnick Hunter showcases its latest nitrogen generator at the Snackex
May 28, 2009
Parker Domnick Hunter showcases its latest nitrogen generator at the Snackex
The Domnick Hunter Industrial Division of Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies will showcase its latest at this year’s Snackex exhibition with a fully working nitrogen gas generator system – CO2 mixing station.The demon...
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May 27, 2009
EU deregulates packaging
Supermarket customers will soon have a wider range of choices in the size and amount of pre-packaged foods they buy, after the European Commission passed legislation deregulating food packaging earlier this month. The legislation - ostensibly to provid...
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Columbia Okura offers robotic palletizers suitable for the demands of today’s high capacity potato packers.
May 26, 2009
Columbia/Okura offers palletizing robot specifically designed for potato packers
Columbia/Okura’s A-Series robotic palletizers provide the ideal solution for the demands of today’s high capacity potato packers. They use an end effector ('robot hand') designed specifically to handle the inconsistency of potato bags,.
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Mahr bar screen protects McCain Foods' pumps in Harbin
May 11, 2009
Mahr bar screen protects McCain Foods' pumps in Harbin
In 2007 the managers of McCain Foods factory in Harbin (China) decided modifications were necessary to protect their pump system, and sought a solution from the engineering firm of AMEC Geomatrix, a specialist in the industrial and food processing indu...
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Microwavable packaging growing in popularity
May 06, 2009
Microwavable packaging growing in popularity
Remember the days of sticking a fork into a potato a couple times, then popping it into the microwave for 10 minutes or so? That’s ancient history … or, at least it’s heading in that direction. Microwaveable packaging is quickly catching on, according...
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Key Technology records net loss on lower sales
April 30, 2009
Key Technology records net loss on lower sales
Key Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTEC) announced today sales and operating results for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 ended March 31, 2009.Net sales for the three-month period ended March 31, 2009 totaled $23.3 million, compared to $29.1 million recor...
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Key Technology introduces Optyx Whole Potato Sorter
April 23, 2009
Key Technology introduces Optyx Whole Potato Sorter
Key Technology introduces its first optical sorting system for whole potatoes. Optyx® WPS for whole potatoes achieves a three-way sort using a combination of air ejectors to remove foreign material (FM) and a unique deflector system to separate potatoe...
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Heat and Control Automatic Centrifuge
April 22, 2009
Reduce oil content kettle chips with heated centrifuge
An easy way to lower the oil content of kettle chips, is to use a heated centrifuge.
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