Food Safety Magazine, February/March 2012

Sample Prep InstrumentInnovaPrep LLC has launched their latest collection ofsample prep instruments. The Concentrating Pipette is an automatedmicroparticle concentrator developed to replace antiquated,time-consuming and labor-intensive sample prepmethods, such as culture enrichment, filtration and centrifugation.The automated one-pass system can rapidly reduce samplevolume while removing matrix-associated inhibitors,enabling the latest detection systems to quickly identifypathogens at previously undetectable levels.InnovaPrep LLC, 816.619.3375 • www.innovaprep.comGrill Surface ThermometerDeltaTRAK’s Grill Surface Thermometer(model 29010) is the ideal device for monitoringthe temperature of cooking surfaces,such as flat-top grills, griddles andbarbecue grills. It can also be used onhot-holding tables and carving-stationwarmers. The thermometer is a dual-scaleNSF-certified thermometer with an easyto-readdial. This durable thermometer ismade of heavy-duty stainless steel and has atemperature range of 100 °F to 500 °F (38 °C to 260 °C).DeltaTRAK, 800.962.6776 • www.deltatrak.comVertical Bagging SystemM-TEK has introduced the V60 verticalbagging system, which offers increasedproduction efficienciesand easier maintenance. Thesystem includes value-addedfeatures that maximize flexibilityand performance, such as highpressure,wash-down design,without removing or coveringmachine parts; robust stainlesssteelconstruction; cycle speedsover 100 per minute and innovative,linkage-free seal and film advancesystems.M-TEK, 847.741.3500 • www.mtekcorp.comWeigh Belt FeederThayer Scale offers the new MWF-SGSP-OS Ultra-SanitaryOpen Construction Weigh Belt Feeder for processing offoods and any other application where cleanability, reliabilityand weighing performance are important. The feeder canprovide either a “closed loop” gravimetric control of material feedrate or an “open loop” control for precise convey rate output.Thayer Scale, 781.826.8101 • www.thayerscale.comF E B R U A R Y n M A R C H 2 0 1 2 636:06:40 PM