News on Processing Equipment

Herbert Engineering has always had a commitment to improving the service offered to it’s customers, and as part of this Herbert is delighted to announce the appointment of their new dedicated International Sales Executive, Adrian Head.

Herbert Engineering has recently teamed up with local manufacturer Flo-mech to provide the perfect washing system for the specific needs of the process industry.

Key Technology introduces RemoteMD™, a new real-time condition analysis tool for G6 optical sorters – Manta®, Optyx®, and Tegra® – as well as G6 ADR® Automatic Defect Removal Systems.

Klamath Basin Fresh Direct have found a way with their packaging, which is developed by Fox Packaging, to stop 99% of damaging light from reaching their potatoes. Potatoes are very sensitive to light and will turn green when they are exposed to light for too long.

There are lots of factors that affect the amount that people eat. It is now well-known that large plates will lead people at a buffet to fill them with more food than small plates and so they end up eating more.

BEST (Belgium Electronic Sorting Technology) introduced the OPUS optical sorter, an all new state-of-the art free fall camera sorter with a small footprint and the ideal inspection width (1 meter) to integrate in a frozen vegetable line

Key Technology announces the launch of its Integrated Solutions Group (ISG) and the introduction of new line integration services.

BEST (Belgian Electronic Sorting Technology) uses the IPA fair in Paris to unveil a series of upgrades and innovations to their optical sorters.

Technical Help in Engineering and Marketing (T.H.E.M.) and Zip-Pak will showcase the Zipbox™ at PACK EXPO International 2010

What do you get when you combine a consumer society that is increasingly mobile, global, and “linked in,” one that demands the delivery of data to their fingertips 24/7, with packaged goods producers clamoring to differentiate themselves on and off the shelf?

Key Technology and ABCO Industries announce the formation of a manufacturing and sales alliance.

Bunge North America, the North American operating arm of Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG), announced that it plans to more than double the capacity of its canola processing plant in Altona, Manitoba.

Bosch Packaging Technology, one of the leading suppliers for total solutions in packaging and process technology, has acquired 33,000 square meters of land in the Verna Industrial Estate to build up its new plant.

Bangladesh Cold Storage Association (BCSA) on Saturday urged the government to double the cash incentive from its current level of 10 percent to boost exports of the vegetable stored in 313 cold storages across the country.

More and more, consumers are ignoring the 10-pound bags of red potatoes and instead picking up smaller, more convenient sizes

Vanmark Equipment, a Grote Company, opened a European Sales and Service facility located at Wrexham in the United Kingdom.

UK's vegetable crisp company Glennans has launched a new look packaging.