The patented Quick Clean Orifice Gate Valves by Vortex Valves North America are designed to handle dry bulk solids in gravity-flow conveying applications.
They can be readily disassembled, cleaned, and reassembled without tools for fast, flexible maintenance.
They are ideal for food, pharmaceutical, and other industries that require daily sanitation to eliminate cross contamination or spoilage.
Its fully adjustable press lock latches allow for a narrow profile and quick disassembly.
Traditional knife gates or butterfly valves are designed to handle gases and liquids, and not dry materials.
These valves rely on soft rubber seals that erode or tear away during use, allowing material leakage through the valve and into the atmosphere.
(1 August 2008) The Halogen Moisture Analyzer HR83 by Mettler Toledo determines the moisture content of food, pharmaceuticals and plastics directly on the production line during manufacturing and...
(1 August 2008) The Batch Formulation Management for GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms’ Proficy Batch Execution 5.1 software allows users to create variations of a product based on a single master r...
(7 July 2008) Emerson Process Management has opened a new process instrumentation technical center in Bao’an China as an expansion to meet increasing demand for world-class automation technology...
(1 July 2008) Food safety is an issue that affects everyone in the world. Almost every week, it seems there is a new food related recall happening somewhere around the globe. While much of the ...
(19 June 2008) GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, has announced the availability of its breakthrough real-time manufacturing intelligence application, Proficy Real...
(24 April 2008) Labtronics Inc. has announced that a leader in the food and beverage industry has selected Labtronics Nexxis ST (Sample Tracker) as an upgrade from their existing in-house system f...
(12 October 2007) US-based cranberry ingredients company, Ocean Spray said it will appoint Unicomm Ingredients Philippines Inc. as its sales agent in the Philippines. The move into the Philippines f...
(1 October 2007) Unlike conventional RFID markers, the new 3M RFID Marker Locating System can differentiate every marked underground feature with the use of a unique identification number, even dis...
Price promotions and the decision to only partially pass on food price inflation to customers have led to a downturn in second quarter margins for Ahold. Net sales for second quarter 2008 were EUR 5.8 billion, down 0.8% from the same period last year. At constant exchange rates, net sales increased by 7.3%.
Despite the credit crunch, drinks giant, Diageo reports another year of strong organic growth with net sales up 7% and operating profit up 9%. Sales rose to £8.09bn up from £7.48bn last year while sales volumes increased by about 3%.
Stop & Shop and Giant Landover supermarkets in the USA are getting a new-look and new logos. The stores are being revitalised as part of a series of new initiatives designed to enhance the customer store experience.
Tesco has raised £605 million (€ 758 million) from four sale & leaseback of properties in the latest phase of its ongoing programme of releasing value from its UK property portfolio.
The deal includes 13 Tesco stores, which account for about 2.4% of its UK store square footage, and a distribution centre.
After a 30% drop in its third-quarter net income, a down economy, and a ground beef recall because of possible E. coli contamination, Whole Foods will be laying off 49 workers, 13% of the people at it's corporate headquarters, after also closing its Austin (Texas) bakery only a few months ago.
Store brands account for 75% of Fresh & Easy sales. The Tesco-owned Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market has now produced its 3 millionth product - a 17-ounce package of store brand mashed potatoes - and plans to add over 250 new Fresh & Easy brand products to its stores over the next several months.
