Alfa Laval claims that its scraped-surface heat exchanger can take high viscosities and avoid burn-ons for applications in bakery and confectionery products.
Arena Products is responding to the increasing pressures for
manufacturers to ensure food safety by adding aseptic-filling
capabilities to its Air-Evac Bag-in-Box packaging.
A new pressure spray system, that uses precise
temperature settings, gives confectioners better control when
coating products with chocolate and other viscous liquids, the
manufacturer claims.
A new method of mixing and heat exchange for highly viscous liquids
without the use of traditional stirrers, has been developed by
Australian scientists.
A new pump for the medical industry could also be used by the food
sector to ensure the hygiene and the accurate measurement of
liquids, its inventors claim.
A table-top homogeniser allows food and dairy processing companies
to test products in the laboratory or at pilot plants to achieve
optimal efficiency before ramping up to full scale production.
Researchers at the University College of Dublin are claiming that
real time process control for food manufacturers - and more
specifically the confectionery sector - has been advanced thanks to
pioneering work into viscosity measurement...