November Product Roundup: Equipment and Tools for Food Manufacturing Operations
Optical sorter just for chips
A new version of the Compass optical sorter is specially made for potato chips, tortilla chips and similar snack foods. This belt-fed sorting system identifies and removes product defects and foreign material (FM) to protect food safety and product quality. Delivering sustained performance over long production cycles with minimal human intervention, the unit simplifies operation, cleaning and maintenance while providing a quick return on investment. It has recipe-driven programming and a user interface designed to mimic smartphone app navigation. Operators can easily create and adjust sort recipes, including adding new products to sort, new grades or different varieties of an existing product.
Key Technology/Duravant; Walla Walla, Wash.
509-540-7415
Food-safe lubricants with performance
The food & beverage industry requires lubricants that can withstand harsh operating conditions while meeting safety and health standards. Bel-Ray No-Tox Food-Grade Clear Gear Grease is a general-purpose, white mineral-oil based grease. Its aluminum complex thickener makes it virtually waterproof and also gives it excellent resistance to caustic wash-downs. No-Tox Syntra Food-Grade Synthetic Oils are fully synthetic, multipurpose, PAO-based lubricants designed for a wide range of applications in food manufacturing and other clean industries. No-Tox Food-Grade Chain Lubricant is for most chain lubrication needs in the clean industries. It coats and penetrates to lubricate sprockets, links, pins and bushings, which reduces friction and wear.
Bel-Ray/Calumet Branded Products; Indianapolis
317-328-5660
Lubrication service caddy
Designed by a Motion Repair & Services hydraulic team, the Motion Lube Caddy is a self-contained, enclosed gear drive lube service cart, customizable to meet your needs. It delivers a fast, efficient and clean way to services a facility’s enclosed gearing assets while enhancing worker safety, and also can be used on hydraulic systems. It includes a towable dual reservoir in 40, 75 or 150 gal used/new oil capacities; external oil hose connections supplied with quick disconnects; air-operated pumping of used oil reservoir; 50 ft. of retractable, new oil-dispensing reel with programmable metering gun; new oil inline fluid filter and many other features.
Motion Repair & Services; Birmingham, Ala.
Bulk material handling efficiency
T35/S60 quick change feeder offers versatility and contamination-free material handling. It is specifically engineered for applications that demand rapid cleaning and maximum flexibility in material handling and changeover. This feeder is offered in both volumetric and loss-in-weight configurations. The single screw feeding elements are designed to handle free-flowing powders, granules and pellets, while the twin screw elements are effective for managing floodable powders and challenging materials that are sticky or difficult to flow.
Coperion; Sewell, N.J.
609-413-9215