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Equipment Round Up: Motors and Drives
Rev up your processing engines as we take a look at the latest motors and drives available for the food processing industry.

Equipment Round Up: Conveyors
Our May equipment Round Up focuses on conveyors and conveyor systems.

Equipment Round-Up: Instrumentation & process control
FoodProcessing.com
November's equipment round-up features instrumentation and process control equipment, including coriolis solutions, industrial computers and microprocessor-based controllers truck.

Risky business: Counterfeit and fake parts
FoodProcessing.com
The savings can be short-term when replacing OEM parts and assemblies with ones of questionable origin.

White Papers: In Depth Research

What Machine Vision Can Do For You
Author: Mettler-Toledo CI-Vision
Posted: 02/09/2010
Mettler-Toledo CI-Vision has produced a white paper outlining the features and benefits of vision systems for food production lines. The document explains how machine vision works and how the technology has improved over time. The document also outlines how vision systems can benefit production facilities and details are given on the relative cost of implementing such systems, and how to weigh cost versus value. Visit www.mt.com/visioninspection to download your free copy

Conveying Fresh-Cut Produce: The State-of-the-Industry Report
Author: Key Technology
Posted: 08/26/2009

In this white paper, we will explore the types of conveyor systems that are suitable for freshcut produce – belt conveyors, vibratory conveyors, and horizontal motion conveyors – highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each. We will consider a variety of fresh-cut products from leafy greens to whole and cut fruits and vegetables as well as a range of applications from simple conveying to dewatering, fines removal, and more.

The goal of this paper is to help fresh-cut processors and packers identify the most effective conveying solutions for their specific applications.

Safe Handling of Sugar for Refineries and Consumers
Author: MAC Equipment
Posted: 08/25/2009
Significant recent events have caused sugar refiners to review how materials are handled in their production facilities. Historically the refiners have used mechanical means (screw conveyors and bucket elevators) to handle bulk sugar. Recent changes in legislature atop industrial incidents have caused producers to seek alternatives, such as pneumatic conveying, as well as address the issue of dust collection in refineries.

Washing Down Drives without Washing away Profits
Author: Gates Corporation
Posted: 03/05/2008
This white paper from Gates Corporation will examine drive system cleaning and sanitizing challenges facing the food manufacturing industry and compare wash-down considerations for roller chain and belt drives, so that food manufacturers can make informed choices about how to maintain the highest level of productivity while meeting or exceeding food safety standards.

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