Green technology has undergone a significant shift in both capability and perception over the past few years. Consumers are driving this trend and making purchasing choices that can impact on a brand’s popularity and sustainability.

The label of ‘green’ denotes so much more than just ‘good for the planet’, it is also an investment into health, cost-efficiencies, natural resources and innovation. Many of the new devices and developments in the green technology arena sit on the bleeding edge of inventiveness and are redefining the boundaries of what technology can do.

Gluten-free, once considered a fad, is now becoming mainstream. As a result, the market for gluten free foods has doubled within the past five years and is now estimated to be approximately 715 billion Rand.

To meet this growing demand, Bakery On Main, a commercial bakery specializing in gluten-free foods, needed to significantly increase its capacity. An integrated bulk handling system designed specifically for gluten-free baked goods was the answer.

Raising the Bar For Mid-Range Multihead Weighers

Ishida is launching a new series of mid-range multihead weighers for the high performance weighing of free-flowing and semi-sticky products for a large number of dry, fresh and frozen food applications. The new Ishida RVE range is available in a wide choice of models, which enables the weighers to be tailored to individual product requirements.

Key to the excellent performance of the new RVE weighers is the introduction of several advanced technology features from Ishida’s top-of-the-range RV multihead weighers.

      A mixer that’s ‘sweet’ to clean

Keeping things clean can be a challenge for any baker. Manufacturers need mixers that can be cleaned simply and effectively. What’s easier than an automated, clean-in-place (CIP) option?

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New multi-lane metal detector aims to cut waste

A new detector from Banbury-based Fortress Technology is designed to improve waste levels as well as safety. Fortress Technology said metal detection sensitivity “can deliver optimal food safety whilst helping eradicate false product rejects in bakery and cereal factories”.

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“Why throw away tonnes of dough every week?”, asks Rob Francis, Chief Engineer, Bread, at Baker Perkins. Your bakery might actually be doing so without realising it, so it is worth exploring why this might be the case. The figures are so stark that it really is in every bakery’s interests to keep a very close eye on standard deviation.

Ishida Europe will underline its market-leading capabilities in snacks packing solutions with the introduction of two brand new packing systems at this year’s Snackex. Details are still under wraps but the new integrated weighing and bagging machines will continue Ishida’s established reputation for enabling snack manufacturers to maximise the speed of their packing operations while achieving close to zero giveaway, maximum efficiency levels and the highest quality pack presentation.

The new solutions will utilise Ishida established Ishida’s iTPS™ (Integrated Total Packaging System), the world’s only complete snack food packing system with all weighing and bagmaking elements from one supplier. Top speeds will be in the region of 150 ppm for potato chips and 200ppm for extruded snacks.

Bread production is very competitive in terms of production costs, which need to be kept to a minimum. Highly automated processes are used to reduce overall operating costs and maintenance costs are kept to tight budgets. 

RPC Bebo’s new Bebo B2nature™ material has created an innovative coffee capsule packaging that can be industrially composted while still delivering long-term protection of the contents and being able to withstand the high pressurised operation of coffee machines.

The success of the preferred supplier partnership between Ishida Europe and Tulip, one of the UK’s leading food processing companies, is ideally demonstrated by the latest installation of Ishida equipment at Tulip’s factory in Ruskington, Lincolnshire, where a bespoke line is handling 2.7 tonnes of frozen cocktail sausages every hour. With each cocktail sausage weighing approximately 10g, this equates to an impressive 270,000 sausages per hour.