Page 37 - Food & Drink Business Magazine September 2018

SMART SENSORS FOR MOTORS
MANY food and beverage segments place
a demand on motors to run continuously
for long periods of time, which can lead to
premature failure of the motor if it is not
monitored closely, according to ABB. The
company has developed the ABB Ability
Smart Sensor for low-voltage motors,
which can be retrofitted to existing
low-voltage motors. It attaches to the
motor frame without wires and uses
Bluetooth Low Energy to communicate operational data to a smartphone app, desktop PC or in encrypted form to the cloud for advanced analytics.
The sensor collects useful such as types of vibration, and lets the operator know when it’s time for a service. Advanced analytics from the cloud can also provide advice on the status and health of the entire fleet. Data collected by ABB shows the smart sensor can help users reduce motor downtime by up to 70 per cent, extend the lifetime by as much as 30 per cent, and lower energy use by up to 10 per cent, reflecting the importance of predictive maintenance.
SACMI’S HIGH-SPEED SOLUTIONS
THE new Sacmi high-speed filling line has been designed to handle a wide variety of products. The line is part of a range of complete filling solutions offering high productivity, flexibility, and process quality, and has also been configured for output rates of up to 72,000 bottles an hour. Sacmi has capacity to broaden the scope of its filling solutions from beverage-only to any food product.
Sacmi FFS horizontal packaging machines also come in a range of configurations, in aseptic and non-aseptic versions (with output rates from 6000 to 100,000
containers per hour for 10-250ml bottles), including a
new smart solution for dairy product packaging.
The packaging machine can also incorporate the Sacmi shrink sleeve applicator, also in a multi-pack configuration. This gives final products added value, and gives customers new opportunities for individual brand enhancement.
Sacmi’s labelling solutions are particularly significant to the Chinese market the company says, especially the ARENA roll-fed labelling machine, which can produce 48,000 labelled containers per hour.
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FLEXIBLE FILLING AND DOSING
Jet Technologies has launched a new high-productivity rotary filling machine for Australian and New Zealand food manufacturers.
The Ilpra Fill Seal R12/4 Tronic delivers a fast and efficient way of getting dairy, dips, desserts, soups, condiment sauces and yoghurt products ready for market.
“Supermarkets are demanding new products each and every year, and food
manufacturers now need to find ways to innovate,” Jet Technologies general manager Daniel Malki said.
“The Ilpra R12 filling machine is the next step towards achieving a flexible future- proofed technology with the speed to produce efficiently.”
The Ilpra Fill Seal R12 is a high-speed rotary filler and sealer with up to 12 stations, which offers flexibility to use each station for different purposes. The machine is designed to precisely fill denestable cups.
“The 12-station filler, with the speed and flexibility of 9000 cups per hour, allows food manufacturers to create their product their own way with a modular design,” Malki said.
“It is completely customisable to each food manufacturer’s requirements, such as dosing locations in the filler and type of doser, filling volumes and speeds.”
The machine’s structure and servo- driven components provides a filling accuracy of +/ – 1%, offering efficiency in all environments.
BUY IT FROM
MICHELL’S OptiPEAK TDL600 moisture analyser helps monitor moisture levels in stored natural gas, according to its supplier AMS Intrumentation & Calibration. In a recent evaluation, the TDL600 demonstrated a fast response and immunity to methane, resulting in an order for seven units.
The six-month trial took place at an underground natural gas storage facility which had been converted from a depleted natural gas reservoir. Excess gas is taken from a regional network during summer when demand is low, and stored in the facility to quickly respond to periods of high demand. During storage, the gas absorbs moisture needing to be dried to acceptable levels before pumped into the transmission network. The near-infrared spectroscopy measurement is immune to cross-interference from methanol, an additive injected to avoid hydrate formation, but also glycol, a liquid desiccant. Overall, the TDLAS principle of the OptiPEAK TDL600 offers a fast response to changes in process gas moisture content, making it suitable for applications where swift action is needed to activate dehydration processes if moisture levels rise above a certain point.
Jet Technologies www.jet-ap.com
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