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2/23<br />
Vol. 37 • 31377<br />
ISSN 0932-2744<br />
Cover: High-barrier<br />
Sustainable Package<br />
Authentic Meat-like<br />
Texture<br />
Reducing Waste through<br />
Steam Peeling<br />
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Editorial<br />
Many sides to sustainable <strong>food</strong> packaging<br />
Food packaging today is about more<br />
than protecting the product. This may<br />
still be the most important function.<br />
However, design and material also have<br />
a large influence on buying decisions,<br />
because more consumers want <strong>food</strong><br />
that comes in a sustainable package.<br />
Without any packaging, however, most<br />
<strong>food</strong>s cannot be transported, stored<br />
or sold, and in their unpackaged state<br />
they would prematurely spoil. The<br />
protective wrapping keeps harmful<br />
influences like light, oxygen or humidity<br />
away and prevents soiling or damage.<br />
But packaging is not only there to<br />
extend freshness and shelf-life.<br />
Consumers are increasingly demanding<br />
environmentally friendly packaging. It is<br />
supposed to be recyclable or made from<br />
sustainable materials, yet offer optimal<br />
protection for perishable products. And<br />
this means that especially today <strong>food</strong><br />
packaging is a real high-tech product.<br />
For aroma-proof <strong>food</strong> packaging,<br />
suitable materials are polyamide films<br />
with so-called bi-axial orientation,<br />
used for example to package oily, fatty<br />
<strong>food</strong>s or frozen <strong>food</strong>s. The demand for<br />
these films, which owe their special<br />
properties to a certain stretching<br />
process, continues to rise and so does<br />
the demand for relevant film stretching<br />
lines.<br />
Packaging manufacturers in the <strong>food</strong><br />
industry are obliged to follow strict<br />
legal regulations which among other<br />
things demand a high level of hygiene.<br />
But hygiene is more than just cleaning<br />
and disinfecting. Many applications,<br />
for example in the <strong>food</strong> sector, use<br />
compressed air. If this comes into<br />
direct contact with <strong>food</strong> or is used for<br />
cleaning, it must not be contaminated<br />
with germs, either.<br />
The upcoming interpack event in<br />
Dusseldorf, Germany, will cover all<br />
these packaging topics and many more!<br />
interpack is an important building block<br />
in the innovation cycle of the packaging<br />
and related process industries. After a<br />
six-year break, numerous innovations<br />
for all user areas will be on display,<br />
including <strong>food</strong>, beverage, confectionery<br />
and bakery products.<br />
Megatrends such as sustainability and<br />
digitalization, numerous economic<br />
and ecological, but also political and<br />
social changes and challenges are of<br />
concern for companies and provide<br />
a boost to innovation this year. The<br />
circular economy will be a top issue:<br />
seemingly a simple model but also<br />
all-encompassing and posing major<br />
challenges in many areas. In the<br />
age of climate change, the goal is to<br />
Ian Healey<br />
Editor-in-Chief<br />
produce as little unrecyclable waste<br />
as possible. Hand in hand with this<br />
goes the need to conserve resources.<br />
When it comes to transformation<br />
processes, little can be done<br />
without digital technologies. Big<br />
data, augmented reality and remote<br />
machine maintenance have long since<br />
found their way into assembly shops<br />
and machine fleets.<br />
Whatever your special focus, the<br />
interpack is a must for industry leaders.<br />
We look forward to seeing you there!<br />
Photo: GS<br />
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Contents<br />
<strong>Technology</strong> & <strong>Marketing</strong> 3/22<br />
<strong>food</strong> <strong>Marketing</strong> & <strong>Technology</strong> April <strong>2023</strong><br />
1 Editorial<br />
58 Impressum<br />
Ingredients<br />
8 Black Swan Hydrocolloid Events<br />
11 Bespoke Solutions for Soothing Colic<br />
12 Easy Way to an Authentic, Meat-Like Texture<br />
15 Variety of Chilies: Something for Every Taste<br />
Ingredients: Plant-Based Food, Black Soldier Flies, Fibers and Cellulose, Grain Acceptability<br />
Processing: Wet Pet<strong>food</strong> Processing, Quality Control, Heat Exchangers, Mixing<br />
Packaging: Pouches and Alutrays, No Waste, Weighing Investment<br />
Free trial issue at <strong>food</strong>@harnisch.com<br />
PetFood PRO magazine<br />
wants to emphasize the<br />
high level of quality and<br />
care in the production of pet<br />
<strong>food</strong> through the choice of<br />
ingredients, the choice of<br />
technology and the choice<br />
of packaging materials.<br />
Processing<br />
24 Behind the Scenes of Your Favorite Sweets: The<br />
Intricate Process to Create Classic Desserts<br />
28 How the Best Steam Peelers can Significantly Reduce<br />
Food Waste on Vegetable Processing Lines<br />
34 New Micropilot Radar Level Sensor: Designed for<br />
Special Demands<br />
38 Bag Intake and Control Screening Machine Vib &<br />
Press – New Generation Even More Efficient<br />
39 New Advanced Benchtop Meter Series Extended with<br />
3 New Models<br />
Packaging<br />
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6 A ‘Fruitful’ Collaboration to Sustainably Package<br />
Healthy Organic Snacks New High-Barrier Paper<br />
Delivers Great Impact for Wallaroo Foods<br />
44 The Pinnacle of Food Packaging<br />
52 Consolidated Competence for the Process Industry<br />
54 Baked Goods: Automated Packaging for Sensitive<br />
Goods<br />
Departments<br />
Ingredients: Insect Proteins, More Sustainable BARF, Pet Nutrition, Plant-Based Food<br />
Processing: Healthy Kibbles, Hygienic Cooking, Modular and Flexible Solutions<br />
Packaging: Recyclable Packaging and Bags, Inline Tray Sealer<br />
<strong>Marketing</strong>: Vet's Corner, Pet Food Competence Network, Anuga FoodTec, IFFA, Interzoo<br />
Ingredients: Trusting Suppliers, Stress Relief, Humic Acids for Gut Health, Wheat Textures<br />
www.pet<strong>food</strong>pro-mag.com<br />
Processing: Customized Solutions for BARF, Safe Processing, Cutting, Grinding and Mixing<br />
Packaging: Perfect Packs, Fastening Solutions, Bags and Pouches, Sustainable Sealing<br />
<strong>Marketing</strong>: Interzoo 2022, Insect Breeding, Competence in Packaging, Too Much Protein?<br />
18 Vita<strong>food</strong>s Europe<br />
22 CFIA<br />
40 Firms<br />
44 Interpack
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Cover: High-barrier<br />
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interpack <strong>2023</strong>:<br />
Simply Unique<br />
Cover:<br />
Wallaroo Foods was driven by its conviction<br />
to being sustainable in every respect<br />
and to package its products using only<br />
paper-based material. “We’ve seen other<br />
small brands attempt to master the<br />
transition, but they soon run out of steam<br />
on their quest to find paper-based packaging<br />
material. However, going down<br />
the plastic route was never an option for<br />
us,” remembers Abhisek Kanoi. The OPM<br />
Group, Wallaroo’s label and packaging<br />
partner, introduced the company to<br />
Sappi’s Guard Gloss 4-OHG paper-based<br />
high-barrier product.<br />
Our Cover Story starts on page 6.<br />
Photo: SAPPI Europe<br />
Ingredients: Meat-free texture<br />
There’s no denying that the market for plant-based meat<br />
alternatives is booming. Entering the segment may still feel like<br />
a huge step for meat-processing companies, or <strong>food</strong> manufacturers.<br />
That’s because, the ease with which plant-based<br />
alternatives can be produced may not be immediately obvious.<br />
However, it’s entirely possible for the processing of meatalternative<br />
ingredients to closely resemble that of conventional<br />
meat mixtures. See page 12<br />
Processing: Steam peeling success<br />
Food waste is financial waste, yet when processing lines peel<br />
vegetables, they often throw away huge amounts of raw material.<br />
Food losses can be as high as 30% during mechanical<br />
peeling and 20% with low-tech steam peelers – and much of<br />
this lost revenue is preventable. Rather than accepting this,<br />
vegetable processors can do something about it. There are<br />
four compelling reasons to do this. Eamonn Cullen shares his<br />
experience on page 28<br />
Packaging: Simply Unique<br />
The <strong>food</strong> sector is among the most favored target groups of<br />
visitors to interpack, and this shows in the breadth of their<br />
presentation. The global demand for packaged <strong>food</strong>s is increasing.<br />
In saturated markets with strong incomes, conscious<br />
consumption and consumer behavior also shifts towards<br />
sustainability, regional produce, organic <strong>food</strong> or fair trade,<br />
and this includes packaging. Find out what the Exhibition<br />
Director, <strong>food</strong> Thomas <strong>Marketing</strong> Dohse, & <strong>Technology</strong> has to say, • on February page 46 2016<br />
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Cover Story<br />
A ‘Fruitful’ Collaboration to Sustainably<br />
Package Healthy Organic Snacks<br />
New High-Barrier Paper Delivers Great<br />
Impact for Wallaroo Foods<br />
One hundred percent product-safe packaging, meeting high consumer expectations in terms of sustainability<br />
and the need for appealing, high-impact design were the challenges Oxfordshire-based Wallaroo Foods<br />
was up against. Sappi, the leading manufacturer of packaging and specialty papers, contributed to an ideal<br />
solution with its Guard Gloss 4-OHG high-barrier paper.<br />
Sustainable through and through<br />
“To encourage young people to make<br />
better <strong>food</strong> choices by questioning<br />
where their <strong>food</strong> comes from, what<br />
it is made of and its impact on our<br />
environment,” is Wallaroo Foods’ stated<br />
mission. The producer of organic<br />
tropical fruit snacks creates tasty, fun<br />
<strong>food</strong> for kids that is healthy, nutritious<br />
and guilt-free.<br />
Since it was established in 2018,<br />
Wallaroo has focused on sustainability<br />
throughout its entire production<br />
process. The company works with<br />
small community producers in Africa to<br />
ensure that their organic fruit is grown<br />
with respect for the environment, and<br />
to guarantee a fair and sustainable<br />
livelihood for growers. Only perfectly<br />
ripe fruit is harvested and moved<br />
directly to a certified drying facility<br />
located right next to the fields. This<br />
ensures that only the freshest fruit<br />
is used and that <strong>food</strong> waste during<br />
transportation is reduced to a minimum.<br />
The fruit is cut and then dried using<br />
solar power in state-of-the-art drying<br />
facilities. No sugar, salt, preservatives<br />
or sulphites are added and consumers<br />
can enjoy the pure taste of fruit. To keep<br />
the company’s carbon footprint as low<br />
as possible, the dried and packed fruit<br />
is forwarded by ship.<br />
Sustainability in content and<br />
packaging<br />
Wallaroo had been searching for a<br />
packaging solution for its dried fruit<br />
snacks to meet its exceptionally high<br />
standards. This turned out to be<br />
quite a challenge. Wallaroo wanted<br />
Abhisek Kanoi, Co-Founder of Wallaroo<br />
Foods<br />
an affordable recyclable solution<br />
avoiding the use of any synthetic<br />
materials. “It was a difficult process for<br />
us,” says Abhisek Kanoi, Co-Founder of<br />
Wallaroo Foods. “In the UK, there are<br />
no common standards and so many<br />
differences between the many options<br />
After three months of trials, the quality offered by the 91 g/m² grammage proved to be the perfect choice. The pouches demonstrated excellent stability<br />
while filling. Sappi’s Guard Gloss also excelled in terms of barriers and sealing.<br />
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Cover Story<br />
we investigated. Even some of the<br />
best recyclable solutions we examined<br />
contained a large share of plastics –<br />
something we wanted to pare down to<br />
the absolute minimum.”<br />
Wallaroo was driven by its conviction<br />
to being sustainable in every respect<br />
and to package its products using only<br />
paper-based material: “Four years ago,<br />
this was a rarity in the UK,” remembers<br />
Abhisek Kanoi. “We’ve seen other small<br />
brands attempt to master the transition,<br />
but they soon run out of steam on their<br />
quest to find paper-based packaging<br />
material. However, going down the<br />
plastic route was never an option for<br />
us.” The OPM Group, Wallaroo’s label<br />
and packaging partner, introduced the<br />
company to Sappi’s Guard Gloss 4-OHG<br />
paper-based high-barrier product.<br />
Impeccable printing, processing<br />
and sealing results<br />
Arnie Ellison, New Business Development<br />
Director at OPM, was<br />
immediately impressed with Sappi’s<br />
Guard Gloss: “We were surprised to<br />
experience outstanding runnability<br />
using normal inks or matt finish. With<br />
its glossy premium look and feel,<br />
Sappi’s one side single-coated paper<br />
made quite an impression on us.”<br />
Guard Gloss’ processing properties<br />
are also exceptional. The small,<br />
irregularly shaped fruit pieces proved<br />
difficult to process and it took some<br />
time to adjust the machines. Wallaroo<br />
never lost sight of its goal and finally<br />
succeeded in packaging the fruit<br />
snacks in paper at a processing<br />
speed of 40 bags a minute. “Initially,<br />
Oxfordshire-based Wallaroo Foods had<br />
been searching for an affordable recyclable<br />
packaging solution for its dried fruit snacks to<br />
meet its exceptionally high standards.<br />
we tested only one line with dried<br />
fruit such as mango and pineapple,”<br />
remembers Abhisek Kanoi. “After<br />
three months of trials, the quality<br />
offered by the 91 g/m² grammage<br />
proved to be the perfect choice.” The<br />
pouches demonstrated excellent<br />
stability while filling. Sappi’s Guard<br />
Gloss also excelled in terms of sealing.<br />
“The high-barrier paper is significantly<br />
better than all other materials we<br />
tested. It not only prevents the<br />
package from popping open, it can<br />
also be sealed using less heat, which<br />
saves energy during the process,”<br />
confirms Parminder Singh, Director<br />
of Complete Packaging Solutions<br />
Ltd., carrying out the packaging for all<br />
Wallaroo products.<br />
An Aha moment for consumers<br />
with Guard Gloss<br />
Wallaroo’s customers, who can now<br />
purchase the fruit snacks in selected<br />
organic supermarkets in the UK and<br />
Switzerland, online, in cafes, offices and<br />
hotels, as well as in venues targeted to<br />
The OPM Group, Wallaroo’s label and<br />
packaging partner, introduced the company to<br />
Sappi’s Guard Gloss 4-OHG paper-based highbarrier<br />
product.<br />
children such as zoos, were initially<br />
sceptical about the sustainability of the<br />
solution due to the glossy premium look<br />
of the packaging: “They were surprised<br />
to find out that the package is entirely<br />
paper-based. They literally experienced<br />
an Aha moment – especially when<br />
tearing open the package,” remembers<br />
Abhisek Kanoi.<br />
After successfully deploying the<br />
high-barrier paper for its fruit snacks,<br />
Wallaroo now has ambitious plans<br />
to use it for even more challenging<br />
applications: “We are currently<br />
testing Guard Gloss with naturally oily<br />
products such as roasted corn, beans<br />
and nuts, which usually leave greasy<br />
spots on paper. If everything works<br />
out as planned, we will be introducing<br />
a new generation of pouches to our<br />
customers by early next year,” confirms<br />
Abhisek Kanoi. A promise Wallaroo<br />
Foods is confident it can keep thanks<br />
to Sappi’s Guard Gloss paper-based<br />
solution featuring a heat-sealable, highbarrier<br />
coating that also guarantees<br />
effective grease barrier properties.<br />
grease barrier properties.<br />
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Ingredients<br />
Black Swan Hydrocolloid Events<br />
by Dennis Seisun & Nesha Zalesny<br />
Some developments in hydrocolloids<br />
are hard to believe even if there is no<br />
question that we are living them. Some<br />
prices have reached levels unheard or<br />
undreamt of. There is tightness if not<br />
outright shortage in supply of some<br />
key hydrocolloids. The pandemic and<br />
other factors have resulted in delivery<br />
delays of many months, not to mention<br />
shipping charges increased by a factor<br />
of 10 or more in 2020-2021. Regulatory<br />
issues combined with political<br />
actions have resulted in nightmarish<br />
documentation and compliance<br />
requirements. These were a fact<br />
of life over several recent years for<br />
both, a supplier of hydrocolloids and<br />
a user/buyer of hydrocolloids. They<br />
can be considered black swan events<br />
which, until they happened would have<br />
been deemed highly improbable if<br />
not impossible. For those not familiar<br />
with the term, swans were believed<br />
to be ONLY white. Black swans were<br />
thought to be non-existent until they<br />
were discovered in Australia. What<br />
was deemed impossible for many<br />
hydrocolloids became reality. The<br />
years 2020-2022 are the peak of ‘covid<br />
19’ years with special considerations.<br />
The covid pandemic itself, cannot<br />
really be called a Black Swan event.<br />
Similar if not worse pandemics<br />
have been experienced and a future<br />
one has been forecast with some<br />
certainty. The pandemic, however, did<br />
enable and accelerate the advent of<br />
several hydrocolloid Black Swans. An<br />
interesting book on the subject of Black<br />
Swans is titled, “The Black Swan: The<br />
Impact of the Highly Improbable” by<br />
Nassim Taleb. Let us consider in more<br />
detail now, some Black Swan events in<br />
hydrocolloids.<br />
Pricing is a key factor of interest to<br />
buyers and producers of hydrocolloids.<br />
Producers wonder, “How much can<br />
I get for my hydrocolloid….” And<br />
buyers think, “How little can I offer to<br />
get the hydrocolloid I need?”. Several<br />
years ago at one of IMR’s hydrocolloid<br />
conferences, the theme of “Open<br />
Innovation” was the buzz phrase du jour.<br />
Closer co-operation between supplier<br />
and buyer would not only result in a<br />
better business model for both parties,<br />
it would offer stability in supply and<br />
price. Most important, it would foster<br />
an environment of innovation on both<br />
sides of the transaction. Dynamics of<br />
today’s supply chain have changed this<br />
short lived philosophy. Negotiations<br />
are back to more traditional adversarial<br />
negotiations. Of course, contracts<br />
continue to be negotiated but they are<br />
not set in stone and indeed are not set<br />
at all in cases of force majeur. Annual<br />
contracts and multi-year contracts<br />
were common in the past. Now many<br />
Table 1: Source: IMR Quarterly Review of Food Hydrocolloids – Tableau Analysis<br />
contracts, if offered are for 6 months<br />
or 3 months only.<br />
A few black swans in pricing have<br />
appeared for several hydrocolloids<br />
including for example, LBG, xanthan<br />
gum and some of the more popular<br />
starches. LBG is used nearly exclusively<br />
in <strong>food</strong> and pet <strong>food</strong> applications.<br />
Xanthan gum and starches, however,<br />
have very large industrial and oilfield<br />
applications. The historical pricing<br />
of these three key hydrocolloids was<br />
relatively steady until a few years ago.<br />
Nothing in past pricing trends could<br />
have allowed a supplier or user to<br />
envision the dramatic changes which<br />
occurred in 2020-2022 and continue<br />
into <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
Each hydrocolloid ‘Black Swan’ is<br />
discussed below:<br />
There was an LBG crisis in 1994-1995<br />
which was a first in the history of LBG<br />
until then. Previous prices tripled<br />
and quadrupled. In Q1-1993 LBG enduser<br />
prices were about US$6.50/kg<br />
(roughly 2 ½ kg of seeds are needed<br />
per kg of LBG). By Q1-1994, the price<br />
of LBG had more than quadrupled to<br />
US$12.75/kg. (Source IMR’s Quarterly<br />
Review of Food Hydrocolloids). There<br />
was a dramatic drop by 1996 and<br />
then a continued price drop. By early<br />
1999, market pressures had driven<br />
LBG prices back down to $6.60/kg<br />
and even a little below the pre-crisis<br />
levels of 1993. Things remained<br />
steady for several years. Although<br />
there was some fluctuation, LBG<br />
prices never exceeded US$10.00/kg.<br />
Never until 2020 that is. Starting in<br />
2017-2018 a steady price increase led<br />
to a crescendo of increases in 2020<br />
through 2022. The LBG situation of<br />
2020-2022 made the prior “crisis”<br />
of 1994-1995 seem like a blip. The<br />
situation for LBG became so dire in<br />
2020-2022 that spot prices reached<br />
a peak of €100.00/kg ($105/kg) IF one<br />
could get it. Of course prices have<br />
since crashed albeit remaining well<br />
above the $6.60/kg of decades ago. A<br />
black swan event which no producer<br />
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or user of LBG would have forecast<br />
the 2020-2022 scenario for LBG. LBG<br />
prices are heading back down as<br />
shown in table 1.<br />
Another Black Swan event was the<br />
case of guar gum in 2011-2013 when<br />
it’s use in fracking combined with<br />
horizontal drilling resulted in undreamt<br />
of prices. Tara gum has always been<br />
viewed as a lower priced cousin of LBG.<br />
The guar crisis, however, seemed to<br />
have caused a temporary inversion<br />
between LBG and tara prices during<br />
2011-2013. Tara is now back at its<br />
trailing LBG position as shown in table<br />
2 below.<br />
Xanthan prices have been through<br />
strong cycles since its introduction to<br />
<strong>food</strong> users in the early 1970’s. Prices<br />
were very firm in the 1970’s and ‘80’s<br />
when there was only one supplier in the<br />
world and it’s use started to become<br />
ubiquitous. Then came European<br />
competition in the 1980’s and then<br />
came Chinese competition in the<br />
late 1990’s which drove prices down<br />
even further. Prices plummeted from<br />
over $13.00/kg in the 1980’s to about<br />
$4.00/kg in mid-2000’s. One Chinese<br />
producer had a ‘xanthan special’<br />
sign at an FIE exhibition around that<br />
time, offering xanthan at $2.00/KG!!<br />
By 2020 xanthan prices had slowly<br />
edged back up to around $10.00/kg<br />
before starting a rapid increase to the<br />
current $20.00/kg, again, IF supply<br />
can be found. Different reasons for<br />
this difficult situation to those which<br />
caused the LBG scenario. The net<br />
result, however, is the same, very high<br />
prices and poor availability, neither of<br />
which was expected or forecast by any<br />
of the players in this market.<br />
In the case of starches and to<br />
quote past IMR reports, “There are<br />
hydrocolloid of cyclic availability<br />
and price, and those with assured<br />
availability and steady price.”<br />
Starches of all types have always,<br />
until now, been in the latter category<br />
i.e. no problem in availability and<br />
steady in price. Indeed, starches and<br />
starch supply was so reliable that<br />
some contracts were established on<br />
verbal agreements based on historical<br />
past use. This is no longer the case<br />
for several workhorse starches, a<br />
shortage of which would have been<br />
unthinkable until it happened, another<br />
Black Swan event in hydrocolloids.<br />
The reasons for these unpredictable<br />
scenarios are varied, and now in<br />
hindsight may seem evident, but then<br />
hindsight is always much clearer than<br />
the hazy future. In the case of LBG<br />
an increase in demand in plant based<br />
beverages, poor raw material harvests<br />
and production issues which caused<br />
a reduction in supply. For xanthan<br />
gum the explanation is primarily<br />
related to Chinese supply issues<br />
combined with regulatory and political<br />
considerations. Lack of investment<br />
in capacity by Western producers left<br />
them ill prepared to satisfy a rapid<br />
increase in demand. The reason(s) for<br />
Table 2: Source: IMR Quarterly Review of Food Hydrocolloids – Tableau Analysis<br />
Dennis Seisun and Nesha Zalesny are partners<br />
with IMR International LLC and authors of the<br />
Quarterly Review of Food Hydrocolloids, as well<br />
as hosts of the annual Global Food Hydrocolloid<br />
Conference, this year in Malta<br />
the tight situation in some starches<br />
is more difficult to explain. Lack of<br />
capacity increases perhaps. A strong<br />
demand in industrial packaging, the<br />
Amazon effect. Poor crop harvests.<br />
Reduced raw material from Ukraine.<br />
The net result is a tightness which has<br />
forced some supply agreements to be<br />
cancelled or re-negotiated.<br />
These events in hydrocolloids over<br />
the last few years, have taken a<br />
market estimated at about $7.0-8.0<br />
billion in value to over $15.0 billion. Of<br />
course, much of this value increase is<br />
directly related to price and is likely to<br />
decline as sky high prices abate. There<br />
are, however, dynamics of volume<br />
increases that have contributed to this<br />
unpredictable growth in market value.<br />
With this brief look at a few hydrocolloid<br />
Black Swans, is it possible to look to<br />
the future and predict any other similar<br />
events that could upend the status<br />
quo? One can try but the very concept<br />
of Black Swans is that they are deemed<br />
improbable or impossible, until that is,<br />
they happen. A safer strategy would be<br />
a closer and more trusting association<br />
between supplier and buyer whereby<br />
the pain AND the gain, when Black<br />
Swans arrive, are shared equitably. An<br />
idyllic concept but worth aspiring to. Do<br />
you have any Black Swan hydrocolloid<br />
stories? Please share.<br />
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Ingredients<br />
Bespoke Solutions for Soothing Colic<br />
Laïta Nutrition are putting their expertise to good use<br />
New-born babies have very specific<br />
nutritional requirements, in order to<br />
help them grow and develop. Parents<br />
are increasingly demanding when it<br />
comes to the quality and <strong>food</strong> safety<br />
credentials of the products they give to<br />
their children. They are looking for real<br />
solutions capable of soothing the most<br />
common ailments suffered by babies,<br />
such as reflux and colic. Studies<br />
show that between 20% and 25% of<br />
babies suffer from colic in their first<br />
four months, with 66% experiencing<br />
problems with regurgitation. Acutely<br />
aware of the impact these conditions<br />
can have on babies and their families,<br />
the experts at Laïta Nutrition has a<br />
range of special recipes designed to<br />
help reduce colic in infants.<br />
Chief among these solutions is<br />
Laïta’s AC milk, available in a range<br />
of formulation options. The formula<br />
may include FOS and GOS for their<br />
prebiotic properties, Omega 3 oils,<br />
not always found in baby formula and<br />
a low-lactose formula, which helps<br />
limit fermentation and gas production<br />
in the intestine, another common<br />
symptom of colic.<br />
Laïta Nutrition’s breadth of expertise<br />
is also reflected in the company’s<br />
anti-reflux solutions. Laïta’s AR<br />
powdered milk (FSMP) is designed<br />
for infants displaying symptoms<br />
of gastro-oesophageal reflux or<br />
regurgitation. This product uses<br />
carob as a thickening agent, and can<br />
be combined with starch to delay the<br />
onset of hunger between feeds. It can<br />
be customized as required, with the<br />
addition of probiotics, FOS and GOS.<br />
• Reduced-lactose formulations are<br />
available, with the option to include<br />
partially hydrolysed whey protein.<br />
All in all, Laïta Nutrition offers a wide<br />
range of products designed to help<br />
reduce regurgitation and colic and<br />
improve the digestive comfort of infants.<br />
The many customization options on<br />
offer ensure that clients can choose the<br />
right forms, textures and compositions<br />
to suit their exact requirements. fmt<br />
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Laïta also help industrial partners to<br />
create specialized products such as<br />
milk formulas thickened with starch.<br />
Laïta has the flexibility and knowhow<br />
to tailor formulations to clients’<br />
precise requirements, incorporating:<br />
• DHA, EPA, ARA, Vitamins A, C<br />
and D, plus Iron, FOS/GOS to help<br />
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Key No. 104787
Ingredients<br />
Easy Way to an Authentic, Meat-Like<br />
Texture<br />
How texturates made from wheat, soy and pea proteins can be used to produce authentic plant-based meat<br />
alternatives<br />
There’s no denying that the market<br />
for plant-based meat alternatives<br />
is booming. However, entering the<br />
segment may still feel like a huge<br />
step for meat-processing companies,<br />
butchers or other <strong>food</strong> manufacturers,<br />
who have not previously considered<br />
expanding their offerings to include<br />
vegan and vegetarian products. That’s<br />
because, the ease with which plantbased<br />
alternatives can be produced<br />
may not be immediately obvious to<br />
traditional processors. Yet, depending<br />
on the raw material, it’s entirely possible<br />
for the processing of meat-alternative<br />
ingredients to closely resemble that of<br />
conventional meat mixtures.<br />
Meat-like processing<br />
With GoodMills Innovation’s VITATEX®<br />
line of texturates made from wheat,<br />
soy and pea proteins, this process is<br />
particularly straightforward. That’s<br />
because the texturates have many<br />
similarities to a conventional meat<br />
mass, which means manufacturers<br />
can use machines commonly used in<br />
the meat industry to produce plantbased<br />
ground beef, patties, nuggets or<br />
cutlets as they do for meat processing.<br />
The texturates pre-swell with<br />
water. In a mixer, for example, the<br />
binding system, oil, flavoring and, if<br />
required, further water is added until<br />
a homogeneous and pleasant-tasting<br />
mass is obtained. In a similar manner<br />
to minced meat mass, the mixture is<br />
processed in a cutter or mincer until<br />
it is the appropriate size for the final<br />
application. The resulting basic mass<br />
is now ready to be formed.<br />
As VITATEX® can be used to produce<br />
vegetable products in meat processing<br />
plants, there’s no need to invest in<br />
new machinery and, in addition, the<br />
manufacturer benefits from the<br />
processing know-how of the product<br />
developers and application engineers<br />
at raw material stage. The range<br />
is suitable for various vegan and<br />
vegetarian applications, replicating<br />
the authentic sensory profile of<br />
conventional pork, beef, poultry and<br />
fish-based products.<br />
Why texture is key<br />
Consumers – especially flexitarians –<br />
still expect a realistic meat-like culinary<br />
experience from meat substitutes.<br />
The task for <strong>food</strong> manufacturers,<br />
therefore, is to authentically replicate<br />
the original product in terms of<br />
texture, sensory characteristics and<br />
appearance. This is called “meat<br />
mimicking”. Texture plays a vital<br />
role in this process, is crucial for<br />
an authentic meat alternative and<br />
decisive in consumer purchasing<br />
decisions: If the texture is not right,<br />
the product will not be perceived to<br />
be a realistic meat alternative and will<br />
have no ‘shelf appeal’ as a result. So<br />
there is no room for compromise and<br />
special attention to the fibrousness<br />
of the components used is therefore<br />
vital for processors.<br />
In the production of the VITATEX®<br />
range, GoodMills Innovation has drawn<br />
on more than 20 years of experience<br />
in the texturization of vegetable<br />
proteins. These insights are a crucial<br />
part of the company’s texturizing<br />
expertise, for example when it comes<br />
to authentically recreating a chicken<br />
nugget with long fibers or a burger<br />
patty with short fibers. The bite and<br />
mouthfeel are completely different<br />
for each product and so, accordingly,<br />
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Ingredients<br />
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Key No. 104910
Ingredients<br />
carefully selected flavors and spices,<br />
convincing results can be achieved.<br />
the texturate used must be<br />
carefully selected. Its fibrousness is<br />
determined in part by the properties<br />
of the protein, which affect elasticity,<br />
structure-forming capabilities and<br />
general texture. Some texturates are<br />
particularly suitable for short-fibered<br />
masses such as minced meat, while<br />
others are perfect for fibrous end<br />
products such as poultry or cutlets.<br />
Long-fiber protein structures are best<br />
achieved with wheat and soy proteins.<br />
Nevertheless, it is not just the starting<br />
material that’s important, as expertise<br />
in the extrusion process determines<br />
bite, texture and mouthfeel, which are<br />
all vital too.<br />
Convincing results<br />
Even though VITATEX® texturates<br />
are particularly convincing with their<br />
texture and fiber-like mouthfeel, taste<br />
and appearance are also key. That’s<br />
why it’s important to realize that<br />
off-flavors of vegetable texturates<br />
can be a challenge. Depending on<br />
the raw material, cereal and earthy<br />
notes must be minimized or masked.<br />
VITATEX® texturates have a neutral<br />
to raw material-typical taste. However,<br />
depending on customer expectations<br />
and product concept, this can be<br />
masked.<br />
Careful pre-selection of raw materials<br />
enables higher product quality.<br />
GoodMills Innovation works with<br />
selected farmers across projects to<br />
source the best raw materials with<br />
defined quality characteristics. But an<br />
almost “real” imitation meat product<br />
will not work without flavor. Yet with<br />
Whether <strong>food</strong> manufacturers choose<br />
the wheat, soy or pea variety, or a<br />
mixture, depends largely on the<br />
product concept and positioning<br />
they are aiming for. Wheat and soy<br />
extrudates are already established,<br />
and the fact that the products are also<br />
available with EU origin brings obvious<br />
advantages. Peas combine regionality,<br />
sustainable cultivation and tradition,<br />
and are thus particularly suitable for a<br />
target group that makes its purchasing<br />
decisions very consciously. With all<br />
three raw materials, common meat<br />
and fish applications can be faithfully<br />
imitated.<br />
Recognizing demand, retaining<br />
customers<br />
Demand for alternative products<br />
based on vegetable proteins has<br />
been rising steadily in recent years,<br />
and further growth is foreseeable.<br />
The most relevant target group<br />
is “flexitarians” - people who want<br />
to reduce their meat consumption<br />
for health, ethical or environmental<br />
reasons, but do not follow a consistent<br />
vegan or vegetarian diet and<br />
are open to new product concepts.<br />
Accordingly, in multi-person households,<br />
statistically there are almost<br />
always people who prefer to reach for<br />
plant-based alternatives. So, in order<br />
to offer the right solution for everyone<br />
at the dinner table, <strong>food</strong> and meat<br />
manufacturing companies should<br />
seriously consider expanding their<br />
portfolios to include authentic plantbased<br />
concepts.<br />
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14 <strong>food</strong> <strong>Marketing</strong> & <strong>Technology</strong> • April <strong>2023</strong>
Ingredients<br />
Variety of Chilies:<br />
Something for Every Taste<br />
Anyone who enjoys spicy <strong>food</strong> likes to reach for chili peppers. But not all chilies are the same: there are<br />
countless chili varieties and offshoots. They differ in color, shape, taste and degree of spiciness. Hotness<br />
is measured on a scale of 0 to 10, or in Scoville units, which range from 0 to the millions. Chili peppers are<br />
therefore very rich in variation, and their range of application in the kitchen and in the <strong>food</strong> industry is also<br />
diverse. In dried form, chili peppers are used to spice up seasonings, frozen <strong>food</strong>s and convenience <strong>food</strong>s.<br />
In addition, chili peppers are an important ingredient in many sauces and pastes. Import Promotion Desk<br />
(IPD), a project of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, supports<br />
chili producers from South America in bringing their products to the European market. One of them is the<br />
company “Uchu Spice” from Ecuador, which specializes in the cultivation and production of a wide range of<br />
chili varieties.<br />
Hot peppers<br />
Both chili peppers and sweet peppers<br />
are descended from the bell pepper<br />
plant genus (Capsicum). Chili peppers<br />
grow on shrubby plants that can reach<br />
a height of up to one and a half feet. We<br />
usually call the fruit a pod, even though<br />
botanically it is a berry. Chili peppers<br />
are rich in vitamins – especially vitamin<br />
C and B1.<br />
The best known characteristic of the<br />
chili pepper is its spiciness. However,<br />
it not only dominates the taste, it also<br />
has an antibacterial effect. Capsaicin<br />
and other substances in the flesh of the<br />
fruit are responsible for the spiciness<br />
of chili. A particularly high proportion<br />
of capsaicin is found in the placenta, i.e.<br />
in the somewhat lighter flesh to which<br />
the seeds are attached. The seeds, on<br />
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Key No. 102618
Ingredients<br />
the other hand, which mistakenly have<br />
the reputation of being “particularly<br />
hot”, contain no capsaicin.<br />
Wide range of varieties and<br />
flavors<br />
Chili peppers come in a variety of<br />
colors – e.g. yellow, orange, green,<br />
red – and in different color intensities.<br />
The shapes also vary – narrow or<br />
bulbous, short or long. Depending on<br />
the variety, there are also differences<br />
in taste, aroma and pungency. The<br />
spiciness is joined by different flavors,<br />
such as fruity, floral, sweet, tangy,<br />
smoky, etc.<br />
Spicy <strong>food</strong> makes you happy<br />
Capsaicin irritates the nerve cells<br />
of the oral mucosa. The cells also<br />
warn us if we burn our mouth<br />
with something too hot. This<br />
is where the burning sensation<br />
comes from when eating a chili<br />
pepper. The body reacts to<br />
capsaicin with increased blood<br />
flow and hot flashes. The pain<br />
stimulus can cause the release<br />
of the happiness hormone<br />
endorphin.<br />
The origin of peppers and chili<br />
peppers is in Central and South<br />
America, and Christopher Columbus<br />
is said to have brought the chili bell<br />
pepper to Europe. Today, there are<br />
a large number of varieties and new<br />
chilies are constantly being created<br />
through breeding. Most commonly<br />
used varieties are descended from<br />
five families of species: Sweet<br />
peppers, as well as “Cayenne” and<br />
“Jalapeño,” belong to the most<br />
common species, Capsicum anuum.<br />
Capsicum baccatum includes the<br />
citrus-flavored chili pepper “Lemon<br />
Drop”. The very hot chili peppers<br />
“Carolina Reaper”, “Scorpion” and<br />
“Habanero” are Capsicum chinense<br />
varieties. The “Tabasco” pod, known<br />
through the sauce of the same name,<br />
is of the Capsicum frutescens species.<br />
The fifth species Capsicum pubescens<br />
is rarely cultivated. “Rocota” is one of<br />
its varieties and very popular among<br />
chili connoisseurs.<br />
+ Markets. “This one-stop chili variety<br />
was met with great demand at recent<br />
trade shows to which we accompanied<br />
the company.”<br />
Developing a high-quality seed<br />
The richness of chili varieties is the<br />
result of cultivation and breeding.<br />
Accordingly, the production of highquality<br />
chili varieties begins with seeds.<br />
“Uchu Spice” puts special emphasis<br />
on seed production, handling and<br />
control in its development center.<br />
The company does not resort to<br />
hybrid seeds but has established<br />
its own seed bank and takes care of<br />
seed management itself. 68 different<br />
varieties of the five Capsicum species<br />
families are currently in the seed<br />
bank. Seed development is a lengthy<br />
process. Each variety goes through<br />
a special development process. For<br />
the development of the “Carolina<br />
Reaper”, for example, five seeds were<br />
available and the company needed<br />
2 ½ years. During the research and<br />
development process, the fruits with<br />
the best genotype and phenotype are<br />
selected to ensure that the chilies<br />
are bred that are the most flavorful,<br />
have the best shape and have the<br />
best organoleptic characteristics.<br />
“Many chili producers don’t pay<br />
enough attention not to mix varieties,”<br />
explains Imelda Echavarria, cofounder<br />
and CEO of Uchu Spice. “We,<br />
on the other hand, take special care<br />
to manage the gene bank so that we<br />
have the best ‘habanero’ or that the<br />
‘scorpion’ pod always has the shape of<br />
a scorpion. Our quality control starts<br />
with the seed.”<br />
The company “Uchu Spice” offers 15<br />
different chili varieties. Among them<br />
are the rather mild “Jalapeño” to the<br />
very hot “Habanero” pods. Many<br />
well-known and often used varieties<br />
are included, such as “Tabasco” and<br />
“Cayenne”, as well as specialties like<br />
“Rocota” and “Scotch Bonnet” chilies.<br />
For the European <strong>food</strong> industry, the<br />
chilies are available in dried form, in<br />
flakes, as powder, puréed or pickled,<br />
depending on their intended use. “The<br />
range of chili varieties, flavors, heat<br />
levels and processing options is very<br />
wide for ‘Uchu Spice’” explains Maria<br />
Paula Gomez, IPD expert for Sourcing<br />
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Ingredients<br />
Cultivating a diversity of varieties<br />
For cultivation, “Uchu” works with<br />
about 600 small farmers in Ecuador<br />
and also in Peru. The company itself<br />
has no cultivated land of its own. The<br />
model involves close cooperation with<br />
local growers. They are part of the chili<br />
network with long-term contracts. In<br />
addition to special seeds, the farmers<br />
receive ongoing training and technical<br />
support to further develop quality and<br />
yields - and thus also to secure and<br />
improve their livelihoods.<br />
Engagement of the Import Promotion Desk (IPD) in Ecuador.<br />
The IPD has been active in Ecuador since 2018 and is primarily<br />
involved in the rural and structurally weak regions of Ecuador.<br />
Ecuador's natural wealth holds great potential for the export industry.<br />
For example, pineapples, passion fruits, pitahayas, passion fruit,<br />
mangos, physalis, granadillas are grown in Ecuador. They are offered<br />
both as fresh fruit and in processed form, and the demand for tropical<br />
and subtropical fruits is high. The portfolio of natural ingredients also<br />
includes grains such as amaranth, quinoa and chia, which have found<br />
their way into European cuisine.<br />
By cultivating in different regions,<br />
the company ensures year-round<br />
production. In addition, differences<br />
in climate and soil conditions benefit<br />
varietal diversity and high quality: the<br />
“Escabeche” chili, for example, thrives<br />
well in the sandy soils of northern<br />
Peru, while the “Charapita” pod<br />
“prefers” the moist clay soils of the<br />
Amazon basin.<br />
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The goal is to work with small and medium-sized enterprises to<br />
harness the country's natural potential, as well as to open up Europe<br />
as a new sales market and win partners for sustainable business<br />
relationships. The IPD is supported by the German Federal Ministry for<br />
Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).<br />
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17<br />
Key No. 102979
Events<br />
Experience the World’s Nutraceutical<br />
Event: Registration is open for<br />
Vita<strong>food</strong>s Europe <strong>2023</strong><br />
The much-loved nutraceutical event returns both in person and online this May with an expanded offering<br />
including new, premium content<br />
Registrations are now open for<br />
Vita<strong>food</strong>s Europe <strong>2023</strong>, the leading<br />
global platform for nutraceutical,<br />
functional <strong>food</strong> and beverage, and<br />
dietary supplement professionals.<br />
The event, which features Title<br />
Sponsor KSM-66 Ashwagandha, is<br />
set to welcome over 15,000 attendees<br />
from around the globe to the Palexpo<br />
Convention Centre in Geneva (9-11<br />
May) and online (1-12 May). Visitors<br />
can experience exclusive expertled<br />
content on consumer trends,<br />
market opportunities and scientific<br />
innovations, as well as connect with<br />
like-minded peers and suppliers<br />
to inspire new collaborations and<br />
finished products.<br />
In addition to returning favorites,<br />
this year’s event will offer brand new<br />
show features – such as the new<br />
Sustainability Resource Centre and<br />
the Startup Innovation Challenge –<br />
plus premium content offerings via the<br />
Future of Nutrition Summit (8 May)<br />
and the Vita<strong>food</strong>s Europe Conference<br />
(9-10 May) which are designed to keep<br />
businesses at the leading-edge of the<br />
industry.<br />
Speaking on the return of the event<br />
and the addition of new premium<br />
content offerings, Andy Mather,<br />
Brand Director of Vita<strong>food</strong>s Europe<br />
at Informa Markets, said, “Vita<strong>food</strong>s<br />
Europe <strong>2023</strong> aims to create a unique<br />
experience that visitors will not<br />
just find valuable, but that they will<br />
also really enjoy. This year, we are<br />
introducing a host of new content,<br />
designed to inspire, engage and<br />
provide the spark to propel the<br />
industry forward.<br />
The new Sustainability Resource<br />
Centre will feature innovations and<br />
insights from passionate experts<br />
dedicated to driving sustainable<br />
change in the nutrition industry.<br />
Meanwhile, the Startup Innovation<br />
Challenge provides an opportunity<br />
for upcoming nutraceutical stars to<br />
make their mark on the industry and<br />
develop their innovative projects<br />
through a through a specialized<br />
support programme. We are excited<br />
to welcome everyone in the Vita<strong>food</strong>s<br />
community back for <strong>2023</strong> both<br />
in Geneva and online – including<br />
those joining us for the first time<br />
– to experience the creativity and<br />
collaborations on offer.”<br />
Show highlights<br />
Offering a huge range of new and<br />
returning content for visitors to<br />
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explore, including a mix of premium<br />
paid-for and free-to-attend sessions,<br />
the Vita<strong>food</strong>s Europe <strong>2023</strong> agenda<br />
will explore everything from market<br />
trends, sustainability, women in<br />
nutraceuticals, and more. Highlights<br />
of this year’s event include:<br />
• NEW: Future of Nutrition Summit (8<br />
May, Marriott Hotel, Geneva) – join<br />
a diverse range of C-suite industry<br />
leaders and futurist thinkers for<br />
an exclusive, paid-for one-day<br />
summit discussing the trends and<br />
technologies that will shape the<br />
nutrition industry in 5+ years’ time<br />
– from precision nutrition and the<br />
digitalization of health management<br />
to sustainable supply chain<br />
solutions.<br />
• NEW: Vita<strong>food</strong>s Europe Conference<br />
(9-10 May) – this premium, two-day<br />
conference returns in a new format,<br />
focused on current challenges and<br />
opportunities in sports and active<br />
nutrition; cognitive and emotional<br />
health; metabolic and immune<br />
health; life stages and healthy<br />
ageing. Now located in a purposebuilt<br />
theater on the Vita<strong>food</strong>s<br />
Europe show floor, visitors can<br />
easily combine attending the<br />
conference alongside their regular<br />
show floor and expo experience.<br />
• The Vita<strong>food</strong>s Insights Theater –<br />
returning for <strong>2023</strong>, the Vita<strong>food</strong>s<br />
Insights Theater offers free-toattend<br />
expert sessions diving into<br />
current global consumer trends,<br />
updates on regulatory and supply<br />
chain issues, as well as insights into<br />
delivery formats and packaging.<br />
• NEW: Startup Innovation Challenge<br />
– discover cutting-edge innovations<br />
from the most exciting health and<br />
nutraceutical startups as they<br />
pitch their ideas live. Together<br />
with the popular Startup Pavilion,<br />
this challenge provides a unique<br />
opportunity for companies to<br />
find innovative ingredients,<br />
technologies, services, and finished<br />
products to help their businesses<br />
grow.<br />
• NEW: Sustainability Resource<br />
Center – dedicated to driving<br />
sustainable change in the nutrition<br />
industry, this resource center<br />
offers expert presentations and<br />
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insights into the full spectrum of<br />
sustainability issues, including<br />
supply chain traceability, regulatory<br />
compliance, certifications, carbon<br />
offsetting, alignment with the UN<br />
Sustainable Development Goals,<br />
and gender and LGBTQ+ inclusivity.<br />
Experience innovations, ideas<br />
and insights yourself<br />
“Standing still simply isn’t an option<br />
in this industry; people return to<br />
Vita<strong>food</strong>s Europe year-after-year to<br />
drive their businesses forward and<br />
be inspired.” says Mather. “This year,<br />
we are offering another lively agenda,<br />
packed full of exciting opportunities to<br />
Key No. 104845<br />
Vita<strong>food</strong>s Europe is<br />
connect and gather knowledge. This<br />
includes both new and re-imagined<br />
premium, paid-for events that will dive<br />
deeper into current trends and future<br />
industry predictions; the Vita<strong>food</strong>s<br />
Europe Conference and the Future of<br />
Nutrition Summit. The latter joins the<br />
Vita<strong>food</strong>s Europe <strong>2023</strong> family after<br />
being a huge success at previous<br />
Food Ingredients Europe events. We<br />
truly believe that Vita<strong>food</strong>s Europe<br />
<strong>2023</strong> in Geneva, Switzerland, has<br />
something for everyone, and that this<br />
year’s attendees will experience the<br />
very best in industry innovations and<br />
insights to keep their businesses at<br />
the leading-edge of nutrition.” fmt<br />
Every year, thousands of nutraceutical experts look forward to joining friends,<br />
colleagues and suppliers at Vita<strong>food</strong>s Europe. They love tasting new<br />
products, listening to world-class speakers, discovering new ingredients and<br />
connecting with fantastic people from across our industry.<br />
Experience it for yourself<br />
9-11 May Geneva<br />
1-12 May Online<br />
Register now at vita<strong>food</strong>s.eu.com
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Supporting both Human Health and that<br />
of the Planet<br />
AstaReal at Vita<strong>food</strong>s Europe <strong>2023</strong>, booth H100<br />
AstaReal continues its mission to<br />
be a planet-friendly and sustainable<br />
business by launching Astaxin®<br />
VEGAN. The new product containing<br />
natural algal astaxanthin aims to<br />
promote good health while alleviating<br />
environmental concerns.<br />
With its scientifically proven<br />
antioxidant and anti-inflammatory<br />
properties, natural microalgaederived<br />
AstaReal® astaxanthin is well<br />
positioned to satisfy current consumer<br />
demands: supporting health via<br />
effective and sustainable solutions.<br />
Demand for vegetarian- and vegancompliant<br />
supplements is increasing<br />
globally. To complement daily diets<br />
and maintain well-being, many people<br />
seek plant-based supplements that<br />
promote both physical and mental<br />
health. Meanwhile, consumers are<br />
increasingly concerned about the<br />
origins of their purchases and their<br />
impact on climate and ecosystems.<br />
At Vita<strong>food</strong>s Europe, AstaReal will<br />
exhibit its extended product range,<br />
and demonstrate how supplement<br />
manufacturers can better address the<br />
current consumer concerns.<br />
An innovative finished formulation will<br />
also be launched at the show. Astaxin®<br />
VEGAN, an antioxidant formula that<br />
taps into the plant-based market,<br />
with the content mirroring Astaxin®<br />
Original – including vitamin C and<br />
natural vitamin E – but in a vegan<br />
softgel made of carrageenan and<br />
modified starch. Astaxin® VEGAN will<br />
be available in bulk from June and as a<br />
retail product from October <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
In addition, expo visitors can try<br />
samples of the next-generation vegan<br />
starch-based astaxanthin gummies<br />
that are sugar-free. Moreover, they<br />
will get to know about AstaReal’s bulk<br />
products that are registered with the<br />
Vegan Society and that are applicable<br />
in various supplement dosage forms,<br />
including but not limited to, hard<br />
capsules, softgels, sachet/stick<br />
powder mixes and gels, gummies, and<br />
liquid shots.<br />
AstaReal is a global pioneer in<br />
microalgae cultivation, and the<br />
first producer of human nutritional<br />
supplements containing natural<br />
astaxanthin. The company believes<br />
in transparency that better enables<br />
informed choices, especially with<br />
regards to sustainability. Peter Ahlm,<br />
Head of <strong>Marketing</strong> and Sales at<br />
AstaReal, says: “Sustainability is not<br />
only a core value for us at AstaReal,<br />
but also one of the key considerations<br />
among today’s consumers. This is<br />
reflected in the supplements market,<br />
with environmentally sound products<br />
growing in popularity. Also, in terms<br />
of ecosystem preservation, natural<br />
astaxanthin is a promising ingredient,<br />
as it is derived from fast-regrowing<br />
microalgae which are planet-friendly,<br />
natural resources. Our mission is to<br />
offer the carotenoid in its natural,<br />
purest and most stable form to pave<br />
the way for truly healthy products with<br />
proven sustainability credentials.” fmt<br />
Gut Health Innovations<br />
FrieslandCampina Ingredients at Vita<strong>food</strong>s Europe <strong>2023</strong>, booth H270<br />
FrieslandCampina Ingredients, a<br />
global leader in protein and prebiotics,<br />
will return to Vita<strong>food</strong>s Europe (9 – 11<br />
May) in Geneva, Switzerland. The<br />
company is launching a brand-new<br />
ingredient at the New Product Zone,<br />
with details to be revealed closer<br />
to the show, as well as showcasing<br />
its latest prebiotic and sustainable<br />
ingredient innovations.<br />
In <strong>2023</strong>, people overwhelmingly<br />
see living and eating well as a top<br />
priority and gut health remains high<br />
on the consumer agenda for <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
But with increasingly busy schedules,<br />
consumers are looking for convenient<br />
gut health applications to meet their<br />
health goals with ease.<br />
To inspire brands to create convenient<br />
gut health solutions,<br />
FrieslandCampina Ingredients will<br />
showcase its recently launched<br />
Biotis® GOS-OP High Purity, including<br />
its new gummy concept. Designed<br />
to help manufacturers overcome<br />
common challengers associated with<br />
formulating prebiotic supplements,<br />
this ingredient is efficacious in doses<br />
as low as two grams, opening up a<br />
range of new opportunities for brands<br />
to develop effective and convenient<br />
holistic health solutions.<br />
Sustainably feeding the future<br />
Health and planet-conscious consumers<br />
are actively looking for more<br />
environmentally-friendly products –<br />
and reducing carbon is a top priority,<br />
with 63% of consumers having taking<br />
action to reduce their personal carbon<br />
footprint.<br />
FrieslandCampina Ingredients is<br />
committed to helping brands create<br />
sustainably nutritious solutions and<br />
will be showcasing its new suite of<br />
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carbon-neutral solutions at Vita<strong>food</strong>s<br />
Europe – including its new carbonneutral<br />
protein powder.<br />
Vicky Davies, Global Senior <strong>Marketing</strong><br />
Director, Performance and Active<br />
Nutrition at FrieslandCampina<br />
Ingredients, said:<br />
“This year’s Vita<strong>food</strong>s Europe is going<br />
to be a big one for FrieslandCampina<br />
Ingredients! We’ll be launching a<br />
brand-new ingredient at the show<br />
and it’s one that breaks new ground<br />
for us and the industry. We can’t wait<br />
for brands to discover our newest<br />
offering, as well as our wider portfolio<br />
of nutritious and sustainable proteins<br />
and prebiotics. I’m looking forward<br />
to collaborating with our customers<br />
in person. Vita<strong>food</strong>s Europe gives us<br />
a great opportunity to work together<br />
with our customers and partners to<br />
create tasty, efficacious and sustainable<br />
solutions, so that people can<br />
get the most out of life, always.” fmt<br />
Solutions for Well-being Benefits and<br />
Innovative Delivery<br />
Rousselot at Vita<strong>food</strong>s <strong>2023</strong>, booth I114<br />
Darling Ingredients’ Health Brand<br />
Rousselot®, a global leader in collagen<br />
peptides and gelatin solutions, invites<br />
Vita<strong>food</strong>s <strong>2023</strong> attendees to discover<br />
the ‘game-changing’ benefits and<br />
trending applications of its full range of<br />
collagen and gelatin solutions.<br />
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle remains<br />
a priority for consumers worldwide and<br />
the use of supplements for enhancing<br />
health and wellness is becoming<br />
an increasingly popular solution to<br />
achieve this goal. As a more holistic<br />
view of health and well-being gains<br />
momentum, brands are placing a<br />
greater emphasis than ever before<br />
on adding ingredients with multiple<br />
benefits into their products.<br />
Among the key solutions Rousselot<br />
will spotlight, collagen peptides brand<br />
PEPTAN® is the ingredient to watch<br />
to tap into this trend. From helping<br />
shoppers stay active and mobile at<br />
every stage of life, to boosting beauty<br />
from within, or improving sports<br />
recovery, this premium ingredient<br />
combines multiple science-backed<br />
benefits with versatile formulation<br />
properties.<br />
COLARTIX®, a unique hydrolyzed<br />
cartilage matrix for joint health, made of<br />
naturally occurring collagen peptides<br />
and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) will<br />
also be a key highlight at the event.<br />
In a recently published consumer<br />
study, performed in a real-life setting,<br />
Colartix was shown to decrease joint<br />
discomfort across gender, age and<br />
sport intensity.<br />
Attendees will experience the endless<br />
versatility of these ingredients firsthand<br />
thanks to a range of samples from<br />
Rousselot’s application center. These<br />
include a peach-flavored “Beyond<br />
Beauty” drink featuring Peptan and<br />
probiotics, as well as mobility gummies<br />
featuring Colartix.<br />
In addition to the collagen products<br />
on display, Rousselot will showcase<br />
its world-class gelatin solutions;<br />
Stabicaps, specifically designed<br />
to achieve more stable softgels and<br />
SiMoGel, a unique gelatin technology<br />
solution which enables the production of<br />
nutraceutical gummies in a starch-free<br />
environment. Rousselot’s formulation<br />
experts will be available to discuss with<br />
supplement, capsule, and confectionery<br />
manufacturers how these solutions<br />
unlock the innovative delivery forms<br />
needed to meet the ‘pillars’ of consumer<br />
experience: good taste, convenience,<br />
new shapes and naturalness.<br />
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Sobriety and Performance on the Menu,<br />
at CFIA - Food Exhibition in France<br />
The CFIA is a major <strong>food</strong> fair in France, the crossroads of suppliers to the <strong>food</strong> industry. It takes place every<br />
year in Rennes, Brittany, core region of French agricultural <strong>food</strong> production. But this has become a major<br />
meeting place, gathering 1600 exhibitors and nearly 20,000 visitors. For its 26th edition, on everyone’s lips,<br />
there was talk of sobriety, frugality and innovation in manufacturing processes as well as in ingredients and<br />
packaging. This report from Dominique Huret, Cape Decision, who was on the spot for Food <strong>Marketing</strong> &<br />
<strong>Technology</strong>.<br />
“Essentially manufacturers who come<br />
here are looking for either the recipe of<br />
tomorrow, the machine that will allow<br />
them to improve their production while<br />
saving energy, or a better package<br />
for their products or to finalize their<br />
projects”, explains Sébastien Gillet<br />
CFIA director.<br />
Between hygiene constraints and<br />
growing environmental challenges,<br />
suppliers of solutions for the quality<br />
department are stepping up their<br />
efforts to reconcile sobriety and <strong>food</strong><br />
safety. This is evidenced by about 100<br />
new products put forward by exhibitors<br />
at this <strong>2023</strong> edition.<br />
Innovations in process , quality<br />
and with sobriety<br />
The specialist in industrial water<br />
treatment ChemDoc Water is<br />
deploying a project to recycle wash<br />
water. In <strong>food</strong> production processes,<br />
tanks and lines are washed with<br />
softened water. This water is then<br />
loaded with organic matter and sent<br />
for biological purification before<br />
being discharged into the natural<br />
environment. ChemDoc offers a<br />
process that allows total recycling (or<br />
zero liquid discharge) of manufacturing<br />
washing water. Two processes are<br />
combined: a recycling unit for the salt<br />
(up to 85% recovery) and a membrane<br />
separation unit of the effluents which<br />
allows a reuse of the water for cleaning<br />
with <strong>food</strong> contact guarantee.<br />
Cabinplant automates the dosing of<br />
sticky or even liquid products. Called<br />
MHW SF Extreme, this multi head<br />
weigher weighs and packages products<br />
that are still often added manually,<br />
such as mixed salads, coleslaw, tuna<br />
flakes or even sauces. These products<br />
often stick to the transfer bins or<br />
transfer chutes. With this patented<br />
equipment, the difference between<br />
the displayed weight and the actual<br />
weight is less than 2.5%. Developed<br />
with an industrialist specialized in<br />
poultry, it allows to reduce the manual<br />
work by 70%.<br />
Ishida also presents equipment that<br />
improves weighing but also dosing. The<br />
new CCWAS range embodies the 11th<br />
generation of its multi head weighers.<br />
The manufacturer is also targeting<br />
sticky products. Thanks to a conveying<br />
power and an automatic adjustment<br />
of the opening and closing intervals<br />
of the hoppers. Power consumption is<br />
therefore reduced by 20% compared to<br />
previous models and noise is reduced<br />
by 16dB when operating at full speed.<br />
Pall Corporation flaunts its nextgeneration<br />
vapor filter. Filtering steam<br />
is a very common operation in <strong>food</strong><br />
production. The Pall PSS Plus Premium<br />
is a 3D printed metal filter. It meets<br />
3A culinary steam recommendations<br />
and all other <strong>food</strong> contact standards.<br />
Compared to competing products on<br />
the market, it has twice the filtration<br />
area thanks to a strongly corrugated<br />
design. According to the manufacturer,<br />
its lifespan is therefore 50% longer. A<br />
regeneration cost study done with<br />
customers (filter, chemicals and labor)<br />
account for a 20% reduction.<br />
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Finally, Kaeser Compresseurs, a<br />
specialist in compressed air, is also<br />
focused on reducing energy costs. The<br />
SIGMA AIR MANAGER (c) 4.0 is an<br />
override controller that coordinates<br />
compressors and compressed air<br />
components to optimize energy<br />
efficiency. The ISO 50001 standard<br />
offers a framework for companies to<br />
continuously improve their energy<br />
efficiency with the benefit of energy<br />
saving certificates and tax advantages.<br />
The control takes place thanks to a<br />
dashboard with indicators in real time.<br />
The future of our plates with<br />
“clean label”, please<br />
Many exhibitors showcased natural<br />
flavors, innovative ingredients to give<br />
flavor to <strong>food</strong> without using sugar, salt<br />
or fat and plant-based <strong>food</strong>s. French<br />
company AMI Ingredients introduced<br />
its Incredo© Sugar. It is a patented<br />
sugar reduction solution based on<br />
real cane sugar. A “clean label”, gluten<br />
free and vegan solution that offers<br />
the same sweet experience, the<br />
same mouth feel while reducing the<br />
sugar concentration. The Incredo©<br />
solution improves the efficiency of the<br />
dissolution of sucrose to the sweet<br />
taste receptors. It is therefore not an<br />
artificial substitute.<br />
The acquisition of the Dutch company<br />
Meatless in 2022, has enabled<br />
Beneo to complete its plant-based<br />
portfolio with new texturizers.<br />
BeneoPro W-Tex offers a range of<br />
textured wheat proteins to develop<br />
the best alternatives to meat and<br />
fish. Available in different particle<br />
sizes, they allow a wide variety of<br />
textures, and applications: from<br />
ground beef substitutes to chicken<br />
nuggets, sausages, rillettes and other<br />
prepared meals. Also on display, were<br />
BeneoPro FB bean proteins that can<br />
replace animal proteins (milk, egg)<br />
as well as soy proteins in a number<br />
of applications. With a good amino<br />
acid profile, a high degree of solubility<br />
and nice emulsifying properties,<br />
bean proteins are also suitable for<br />
dairy alternatives and certain savory<br />
preparations.<br />
Global market leader in chemicals<br />
and ingredients Brenntag, announced<br />
end of last year an agreement with<br />
US-based Myco<strong>Technology</strong>. The<br />
company creates products from<br />
mushroom mycelia for a wide range<br />
of <strong>food</strong> applications, including an<br />
innovative plant-based protein called<br />
FermentIQ, a mix of pea and rice<br />
protein powered by fermentation.<br />
At the fair, it was the ClearIQ that<br />
was presented and selected for the<br />
innovations awards. Instead of adding<br />
ingredients to overpower off-notes,<br />
the product boasts a new approach<br />
to a cleaner flavor profile and to flavor<br />
modulation by temporarily occupying<br />
the taste receptor sites on the tongue,<br />
so that negative flavors are unable<br />
to bind with them. ClearIQ natural<br />
flavor, allows to block bitterness and<br />
clarify taste.<br />
French packaging company FPC has<br />
joined forces with Dutch partner Bema<br />
for an interesting range of casings. The<br />
company presented a variety of edible<br />
collagen casings for processed, fresh,<br />
pre-cooked fried sausages or drycured<br />
snacks. Every edible collagen<br />
casing is a tailor-made product fitting<br />
processing on all machines. The<br />
casings are now offered pre-flavored,<br />
with aromatic herbs, in order to<br />
facilitate the work of the producers.<br />
French Prova is a medium-sized,<br />
family-owned company that specializes<br />
in the production of sweet brown<br />
extracts and flavors. With about 300<br />
people it exports all over the world. At<br />
the CFIA, focus was on organic and<br />
fair trade vanilla through its “Care and<br />
Act Vanilla”, sustainable program in<br />
Madagascar. Whatever the finished<br />
product, yoghurt, ice cream or cookie,<br />
a QR code affixed to the packaging<br />
makes it transparent, from the planter<br />
to the consumer. This favors the<br />
environment, the people and the local<br />
economy.<br />
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Processing<br />
Behind the Scenes of Your Favorite<br />
Sweets: The Intricate Process to Create<br />
Classic Desserts<br />
Finding the Right OEM Partner: Six Production Trends to Consider in Chocolate Production<br />
By Chris Sinutko<br />
From candy to ice cream to cookies,<br />
the process of creating many of your<br />
favorite chocolate <strong>food</strong>s is more<br />
intricate than you might imagine.<br />
Beyond the perfect recipe, the<br />
equipment to make the components<br />
of a seemingly simple confection<br />
needs to be specialized, calibrated and<br />
maintained to precise specifications<br />
for the product texture and taste to be<br />
just right. Companies like SPX FLOW,<br />
with a global team that has worked<br />
in the <strong>food</strong> and beverage sector for<br />
decades, works with manufacturers<br />
and processors worldwide, whether to<br />
maintain a classic recipe or innovate<br />
something new.<br />
It is amazing how many products<br />
have a hand in helping to make<br />
chocolate. Whether it’s consistency<br />
in a product consumers already love<br />
or brainstorming and testing new<br />
ideas, dedicated, sophisticated and<br />
knowledgeable equipment partners<br />
can help.<br />
Chocolate’s unique processes<br />
have much to do with temperature<br />
and mixing, requiring specialized<br />
equipment honed for specific uses.<br />
Here are six factors — and the<br />
equipment that goes with them — that<br />
help shape the chocolate-making<br />
process.<br />
1. Temperature<br />
The heating and cooling of chocolate is<br />
a significant determining factor in the<br />
end product.<br />
For example, the filling for a sandwich<br />
cookie needs a specific cooling process<br />
to ensure the taste customers love.<br />
The scraped surface heat exchanger<br />
(SSHE) is a crucial component of the<br />
job. Likewise, bakery filling creams<br />
and frostings, including the heavier<br />
versions for cookies or lighter for<br />
chocolate bars, nougat paste or<br />
coverings, rely on SSHEs.<br />
Even the type of chocolate itself,<br />
whether white, dark, milk, etc., affects<br />
the temperate needs. Chocolates with<br />
a higher cacao content (>70%) require<br />
high temperatures to mix the product<br />
well.<br />
The temperature needs of chocolate<br />
are delicate and specialized. Keeping it<br />
heated and cooled play a large role in<br />
the consistency, which in many cases,<br />
is what a brand has come to be known<br />
for.<br />
2. Blending<br />
Temperature affects blending needs as<br />
well. Cacao mass and liquid chocolate<br />
are challenging media to agitate due<br />
to their high viscosity, non-Newtonian<br />
behavior and sensitivity to local<br />
overheating.<br />
Liquid chocolate is the base for<br />
many favorites, including ice creams,<br />
confectioneries, pastries, beverages<br />
and more. Yet, the production needs<br />
can be particular to the customer’s<br />
needs. The chocolate end product and<br />
ingredients like fat, oil, lecithin and<br />
cacao require pumps, like those from<br />
Waukesha Cherry-Burrell, Johnson<br />
Pump, or APV, to facilitate the process.<br />
Completely blended ingredients,<br />
maintaining a truly homogeneous<br />
mixture and good heat transfer are<br />
essential for the quality of the end<br />
product.<br />
Traditionally, customers in the<br />
chocolate processing industry use top<br />
entry agitators or, even more often,<br />
horizontal blenders consisting of<br />
plough impellers or a combination with<br />
helical ribbon impellers. Disadvantages<br />
include extremely high power<br />
consumption of the blenders has a<br />
negative impact on the overall energy<br />
balance of the process. Furthermore,<br />
these units have an enormous space<br />
requirement that leaves limited plant<br />
floorspace for future expansions.<br />
One solution to this problem is using a<br />
vertical mixer, like the Stelzer Sigma.<br />
It generates forced counterflow<br />
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Processing<br />
Food production in 3D:<br />
www.vega.com/<strong>food</strong>-industry<br />
Simple. Hygienic. Safe.<br />
Measurement technology for the <strong>food</strong> industry<br />
For over 60 years, VEGA has been making significant efforts to increase the reliability<br />
and efficiency of level and pressure measurement technology.<br />
With materials and hygienic designs tailored to the industry, VEGA instruments are well<br />
equipped for the complex measuring tasks and diverse media found in process automation:<br />
from light liquids to fine powders and abrasive bulk solids, right through to viscous pastes.<br />
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circulation with good wall velocity. As<br />
a result, the equivalent blending time<br />
can be achieved with less power due to<br />
more efficient circulation. In addition,<br />
its smaller footprint and lighter design<br />
make for an easier fit within the<br />
confines of a plant’s design.<br />
In one specific instance, SPX FLOW’s<br />
team worked with a chocolate producer<br />
who was having issues using traditional<br />
methods. The team developed a<br />
smooth overall tank mixing utilizing<br />
their specially shaped Sigma elements<br />
plus close-to-the-wall running frames.<br />
The units are welded completely inside<br />
the tanks, making for a smooth surface<br />
which is easier to clear and run at low<br />
circumferential speeds.<br />
Similarly, some puddings and liquid<br />
chocolates require unique mixers<br />
or agitators that mix and heat the<br />
product by circulating it through a heat<br />
exchanger. It also holds and cools it for<br />
packing.<br />
3. Specialty Flavors<br />
Many of our favorite chocolate recipes<br />
would not be the same without<br />
specialty flavors, like hazelnut. These<br />
require specific blending packages,<br />
such as the Bran & Luebbe dosing<br />
system. These are set up to optimize<br />
the system by saving customers on<br />
raw material, time and product waste.<br />
Benefits of a good dosing system<br />
include:<br />
• Metering pumps that accurately<br />
dose the expensive flavorings, mass<br />
flowmeters verify the exact amount,<br />
and the control system auto-adjusts<br />
in real time if required.<br />
• Precise addition of flavor into<br />
tempered chocolate just before<br />
the filler to minimize cleanout on<br />
product changeover<br />
• Quick changeover onto new flavors<br />
allows short runs of specialty flavors,<br />
like pumpkin spice or peppermint.<br />
“From your holiday favorites to new,<br />
limited edition flavors, our dosing<br />
system helps with the unique flavors<br />
and colors into tempered chocolate,”<br />
said Mike Scott, Process Systems<br />
Manager for SPX FLOW.<br />
“We are here to ensure our partners<br />
can create the unique, delicious and<br />
decadent chocolate their customers<br />
crave.”<br />
4. Powders and Dried Products<br />
Every end product has its own unique<br />
set of challenges and needs. Your<br />
favorite hot chocolate mix needs to go<br />
through an extra step of drying before<br />
complete.<br />
Powders go through a specialized<br />
drying process using a fluid bed for<br />
drying and cooling powder. Using<br />
intimate air-to-product contact, fluid<br />
beds are designed to ensure good<br />
heat transfer coefficients and to avoid<br />
degradation reactions in heat-sensitive<br />
products. Processing is performed in a<br />
single step or as part of a multistage<br />
drying operation.<br />
Whether it’s traditional favorites or<br />
new choices, having the equipment<br />
to help with the complex process of<br />
making sweet treats is a special job.<br />
“The process of making these desserts<br />
has definitely evolved, but one thing<br />
is the same: the passion, detail and<br />
expertise that it takes to make even<br />
a single ingredient require true<br />
dedication,” said Michael Christensen,<br />
SPX FLOW Global Technical Sales<br />
Director Dry Evaporation & Market<br />
Manager Ingredients.<br />
5. Cleaning, Plant Maintenance<br />
and Energy Savings<br />
Chocolate-based ambient products<br />
can be both high-value and, in many<br />
cases, highly viscous as well. Its thicker<br />
consistency can cause problems<br />
with cleaning. Without the proper<br />
equipment, a process uses more<br />
energy and water than needed, with<br />
less product yield. A “pigging system”<br />
is required to optimize the project yield<br />
and reduce waste drastically.<br />
SPX FLOW recently introduced a new<br />
Rapid Recovery System designed<br />
to clear products from process<br />
pipes more sustainably — using<br />
approximately 60 to 70 percent less<br />
water compared to other cleaning<br />
systems.<br />
“Customers no longer need to flush<br />
valuable products down the drain,”<br />
said Pranav Shah, SPX FLOW Process<br />
Category Director for Fresh Dairy and<br />
Plant-based products. “This exciting<br />
new offering for our customers can<br />
help across the board — from a more<br />
sustainable process to less plant<br />
downtime to higher yields for neutral<br />
pH, low acidic products.”<br />
Suppose an operating system has<br />
multiple models for pumps that could<br />
be replaced with a single brand, model<br />
and size. In that case, operatives can<br />
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standardize their maintenance while<br />
getting a more optimized output.<br />
In one instance, a customer who makes<br />
candy and protein bars was having<br />
issues with pump capabilities, as they<br />
were using four different brands of<br />
pumps.<br />
By standardizing the customer’s<br />
transfer pumps down to one brand, one<br />
model and three sizes to handle their<br />
entire pump needs — in this case, the<br />
Waukesha Cherry-Burrell Universal<br />
3 Series of positive displacement<br />
Pumps — the number of spare items<br />
was greatly reduced since two of the<br />
three sizes share common spare parts.<br />
Additionally, technician maintenance<br />
is streamlined, as well.<br />
6. Using the right partner<br />
Given the intricacies of chocolate and<br />
the components that go along side it,<br />
finding an equipment supplier that you<br />
can work with as a partner that you trust.<br />
Experience and expertise mean that<br />
you’ll have the guidance to help your<br />
company perform at the highest level.<br />
The industry is constantly evolving,<br />
and with change comes the need for<br />
innovation. Equipment developers<br />
must harness the latest technology<br />
while meeting the highest quality<br />
standards.<br />
SPX FLOW has a suite of brands that<br />
covers chocolate, with hundreds of<br />
years of combined experience.<br />
From project conception to design to<br />
operations and beyond, choosing the<br />
right partner is the key ingredient. fmt<br />
The Author<br />
Chris Sinutko is SPX FLOW Global Director of<br />
Product Management – Nutrition & Health<br />
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How the Best Steam Peelers can<br />
Significantly Reduce Food Waste<br />
on Vegetable Processing Lines<br />
When peeling vegetables, many processing lines waste huge amounts of <strong>food</strong> – and potential revenue. With<br />
modern peeling machines, however, this can be prevented, while also reducing energy costs and water<br />
consumption. Eamonn Cullen, <strong>Marketing</strong> Manager Peeling at TOMRA Food, explains how.<br />
Food waste is financial waste, yet when<br />
processing lines peel vegetables, they<br />
often let huge amounts of raw material<br />
get thrown away. Food losses can<br />
be as high as 30% during mechanical<br />
peeling and 20% with low-tech steam<br />
peelers – and much of this lost revenue<br />
is preventable.<br />
Rather than accepting this, vegetable<br />
processors can do something about<br />
it. Instead of sticking with outdated<br />
peeling machines or buying lowcost<br />
peelers with low efficiency,<br />
processors can reduce waste<br />
significantly by investing in more<br />
effective technologies. There are four<br />
compelling reasons to do this.<br />
One reason is that many vegetable<br />
processing lines around the world are<br />
now 20 to 30 years old. They need<br />
modernizing, and this is the perfect<br />
opportunity to install machinery that’s<br />
more reliable and more efficient,<br />
including the best modern steam<br />
peelers.<br />
Another reason is that vegetable<br />
processing has changed over the<br />
years. More big businesses are now<br />
participating in the industry, and<br />
more are responding to the growing<br />
demand for peeled vegetables as<br />
an ingredient for prepared meals.<br />
This has led to lines increasing both<br />
the volume and the variety of the<br />
vegetables they handle. Whereas<br />
low-volume processing lines might<br />
operate only for a few months each<br />
year during the harvesting season of<br />
one type of vegetable, medium- and<br />
large-volume lines handle different<br />
kinds of vegetables with harvesting<br />
seasons at different times of the<br />
year. Waste that’s tolerated for a few<br />
months annually is intolerable when<br />
seen every day of the year.<br />
The third reason is that huge<br />
advances have been made in peeling<br />
technologies. It remains true that<br />
mechanical peelers are wasteful and<br />
lower-tech steam peelers are also<br />
inefficient – but the more sophisticated<br />
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steam peelers are something else.<br />
Technical innovations have greatly<br />
improved operating speed, peeling<br />
efficiency, controllability, energy use,<br />
and safety. Peeling quality is higher,<br />
uniformity greater, <strong>food</strong> waste usually<br />
lower than 10% and sometimes as low<br />
as 6.5%. On some lines this prevents<br />
the loss of an estimated 1,000 kg of<br />
vegetable material every hour. That’s<br />
an estimated saving of €200,000 per<br />
year.<br />
And the fourth reason? Taking action<br />
to reduce <strong>food</strong> waste demonstrates<br />
a commitment to sustainability. This<br />
matters both for economic and<br />
environmental reasons. Because<br />
the global population is growing so<br />
fast, <strong>food</strong> production will need to<br />
increase by 70% by 2050, according<br />
to the United Nations’ Food and<br />
Agriculture Organization (FAO). Yet<br />
the <strong>food</strong> sector already accounts for<br />
about 30% of the world’s total energy<br />
consumption and 22% of greenhouse<br />
gas emissions. To make matters<br />
worse, some 14% of <strong>food</strong> produced<br />
is lost between harvest and retail.<br />
And it’s not only the UN that cares<br />
about these things: <strong>food</strong> buyers do,<br />
too. Consumers increasingly expect<br />
<strong>food</strong> businesses to adopt sustainable<br />
practices, and <strong>food</strong> retailers expect<br />
the same from their suppliers.<br />
Peeler versatility is a big<br />
advantage<br />
The standard-setter in designing and<br />
manufacturing steam peeling machines<br />
is TOMRA Food, best-known for its<br />
world-leading optical sorting and<br />
grading technologies. The unmatched<br />
effectiveness of TOMRA’s solutions<br />
results from the company’s significant<br />
ongoing investment in research and<br />
development, a deep-rooted culture of<br />
innovation, and decades of experience<br />
working closely with processors to<br />
truly understand their operational<br />
challenges.<br />
More than 500 TOMRA steam peelers<br />
are currently in operation around the<br />
world. Approximately two-thirds of<br />
these process potatoes and one-third<br />
process other vegetables – mostly<br />
carrots, but also beetroot, butternut<br />
squash, kohlrabi, parsnip, pumpkin,<br />
and root celery. Some processors<br />
peel all of these products in the same<br />
factory, sometimes on the same line.<br />
This is made possible by the versatility<br />
of TOMRA’s sorters and steam-peelers;<br />
by these machines being designed to<br />
be easy to clean, which helps prevent<br />
cross-contamination; and by the<br />
machine controls having menus which<br />
allow operators to switch easily from<br />
one type or size of vegetable to another.<br />
Machine versatility is also important<br />
on lines that process only one type of<br />
vegetable because the crops coming<br />
out of the ground can be so variable.<br />
It’s not easy achieving consistent<br />
product quality when vegetables are<br />
irregular in size, shape, and quality.<br />
This challenge has become tougher<br />
in recent years because of climate<br />
change: once-predictable seasonal<br />
temperatures and rainfall are now<br />
erratic, affecting crops. This makes<br />
it even more important to have a<br />
peeler with processing flexibility – an<br />
advantage that has to be designed into<br />
the peeler’s batch weighing module,<br />
pressure vessel, steam exhaust<br />
system, and control program.<br />
Peeler performance depends on<br />
design<br />
In addition to versatility, another key<br />
for unlocking greater yields is peeler<br />
performance. Best performance is<br />
attained by peeling at high steam<br />
Eco Peeling Line Vanmark With Platform<br />
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pressure for a short time. Low-cost,<br />
low-tech steam peelers simply can’t<br />
do this: steam can only be delivered<br />
to their thin-walled vessels at low<br />
pressure and the vegetables have<br />
to be steamed for as long as 40-100<br />
seconds. This wastes more than twice<br />
as much raw material as the best hightech<br />
steam peelers and consumes far<br />
more energy and water.<br />
As a designer and manufacturer<br />
of the best-performing high-tech<br />
steam peelers, TOMRA offers three<br />
alternatives: the Orbit, the Odyssey,<br />
and the Eco steam peeler. Since<br />
2020, each of these machines has<br />
been equipped with fully automated<br />
control programs, making it easy<br />
to switch between different types<br />
and sizes of vegetables, optimizing<br />
process efficiency and yield. But each<br />
of these machines also differs slightly,<br />
in purpose, capabilities, and cost.<br />
The Orbit steam peeler is the number<br />
one choice for vegetable processors. It<br />
is popular for its versatility and because<br />
it straddles the middle ground between<br />
the entry-level Odyssey and the highperformance<br />
Eco steam peeler. The<br />
Orbit was developed following extensive<br />
testing of steam pressure, exhaust<br />
systems, and different vessel shapes,<br />
and when launched in 2000, it brought a<br />
step-change to the industry. It provides<br />
the fast steam supply and exhaust design<br />
of the ECO peeler with a vegetableoptimized<br />
pressure vessel design. Highly<br />
efficient at processing baby carrots and<br />
small red beets (and potatoes), the Orbit<br />
can also accommodate large vegetables<br />
such as pumpkin, butternut squash, and<br />
root celery.<br />
The Odyssey steam peeler is for<br />
users who want to peel efficiently but<br />
have a smaller budget for investing<br />
in equipment. This machine’s longer<br />
pressure vessel is intended primarily<br />
for larger vegetables. Steam delivery<br />
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and extraction is fast, thanks to a large<br />
steam pipe, and mixing-and-lifting<br />
plates inside the vessel – a unique,<br />
patented design – ensure that as<br />
the vessel rotates at high speed, the<br />
vegetables are moved continuously for<br />
even steam exposure.<br />
The Eco steam peeler, launched in 2012,<br />
introduced sophisticated automation<br />
software to optimize steam usage and<br />
achieve similar throughput capacities<br />
with a smaller vessel. This machine<br />
is mostly used for peeling potatoes,<br />
but the advantages of its design – the<br />
round vessel, extra-large steam pipe,<br />
and high rotation speed – are also wellsuited<br />
to some types of vegetables,<br />
such as carrots and red beets. This is<br />
the ‘Formula 1’ model of steam peelers,<br />
unsurpassed in its performance, offering<br />
more than some processors need<br />
but the optimum solution for others.<br />
Post-peeling processes can also<br />
reduce waste<br />
TOMRA also supplies and integrates<br />
post-peeling equipment. To take care<br />
of dry peel separation and washing,<br />
the company has developed a number<br />
of different products for large and<br />
small vegetables, and for low and high<br />
capacities.<br />
The most commonly used of these<br />
products, the TOMRA 8/30 Brusher,<br />
has unique features for dry peel<br />
separation, wet peel separation,<br />
washing, quick and easy cleaning to<br />
remove potential sources of crosscontamination,<br />
and easy changeover<br />
to different vegetables. Another<br />
notable tool is the TOMRA Barrel<br />
Washer: handling vegetables more<br />
gently than other machines has made<br />
product damage during washing a<br />
thing of the past.<br />
This post-peeling equipment also<br />
improves sustainability. When<br />
wet-washing, water filtration (with<br />
a reusable rotary screen filter)<br />
reduces water consumption; with dry<br />
separation, water consumption at this<br />
stage of the process is eliminated.<br />
Processors who haven’t yet experienced<br />
TOMRA’s peeling solutions<br />
can trial them with examples of<br />
their own produce (or similar) at<br />
the company’s peeling process<br />
development laboratory. This is located<br />
in Ireland, but customers don’t have to<br />
visit in person: demonstrations can also<br />
be seen through live broadcasts made<br />
securely over the internet. It is here<br />
that TOMRA continues the research<br />
and development that will keep on<br />
bringing efficiency improvements<br />
to vegetable peeling, benefiting the<br />
profitability of processors and <strong>food</strong><br />
security of the planet.<br />
fmt<br />
Eamonn Cullen, <strong>Marketing</strong> Manager Peeling at TOMRA Food<br />
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Complete solutions<br />
for <strong>food</strong> of the future<br />
End-to-end solutions to product meat<br />
substitutes with high-moisture extrusion.<br />
The PolyCool cooling die provides<br />
high-performance for a wide range of<br />
products in various shapes and structures,<br />
while meeting industrial-scale production<br />
standards of up to 1000 kg of wet textured<br />
proteins per hour. The hygienic design and<br />
excellent accessibility allows fast and easy<br />
cleaning between production batches for<br />
maximum <strong>food</strong> safety.<br />
Scan to learn more and visit us<br />
at Interpack! Hall 3, booth C47<br />
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New Micropilot Radar Level Sensor:<br />
Designed for Special Demands<br />
The new Micropilot FMR63B 80 GHz radar level sensor satisfies the strictest hygiene requirements of the<br />
pharmaceutical and <strong>food</strong> industries while also meeting your demands for efficiency, precision, compliance,<br />
simplicity, and safety.<br />
The new generation of Micropilot 80 GHz radar sensors meets the requirements of many process industries<br />
for greater simplicity, product safety and efficiency in relation to plant processes. For users of level<br />
measurement technology in the life sciences or <strong>food</strong> industry, other factors include uncompromising levels of<br />
hygiene, turbulent surfaces, foam formation or narrow tanks. With the Micropilot FMR63B, Endress+Hauser<br />
pledges to meet your unique requirements. A hygienic stainless-steel housing, improved measuring speed,<br />
Heartbeat <strong>Technology</strong> with Radar Accuracy Index (RAI), Ethernet-APL, an antenna with a narrow beam<br />
angle, optimized algorithms and operating assistants are features that make the Micropilot the ideal<br />
measuring device for a wide range of hygienically challenging applications.<br />
Optimal measurement performance<br />
and predictive maintenance without<br />
process interruptions are key<br />
benefits of the new Micropilot<br />
FMR63B (tracking link: https://<br />
eh.digital/3DsDglS) that can increase<br />
profits and reduce costs. They include<br />
early detection of anomalies with realtime<br />
data via Heartbeat <strong>Technology</strong><br />
with foam and buildup detection, as<br />
well as a high level of process safety<br />
and extended calibration cycles<br />
thanks to Endress+Hauser’s patented<br />
Heartbeat <strong>Technology</strong> Radar Accuracy<br />
Index (RAI). These features increase<br />
productivity and efficiency.<br />
Customers with sensitive plants and<br />
processes in the life sciences, <strong>food</strong> or<br />
beverage industries, for example, can<br />
now also enjoy these benefits thanks<br />
to the new hygienic design of the<br />
Micropilot FMR63B, which is approved<br />
for even the most rigorous compliance<br />
requirements, such as EHEDG, 3-A<br />
or ASME BPE (in the latest available<br />
version from 2022). Measurement is<br />
contactless, i.e. there is no contact<br />
with the medium. In addition, since<br />
the sensor comprises one single piece,<br />
the need for additional seals, which<br />
could become damaged or fall into the<br />
medium, is eliminated.<br />
The latest member of the large 80 GHz<br />
radar range from Endress+Hauser<br />
is therefore suited to a wide range<br />
of applications, from bioreactors to<br />
mixing tanks to storage or fermentation<br />
tanks. The Micropilot FMR63B also<br />
proves reliable in hygienic solids<br />
applications, such as milk powder.<br />
Compatibility with external cleaning<br />
systems, such as H2O2, means that<br />
it can be easily installed even in<br />
cleanrooms and similar environments,<br />
such as ultrapure water tanks for<br />
injection solution, where strict levels of<br />
hygiene apply. The automatic creation<br />
of checksum parameters (CRC) also<br />
assists with compliance. Unintentional<br />
changes to configuration parameters<br />
are detected immediately, inspections<br />
Increased productivity thanks to process monitoring, verification and diagnostics in the running<br />
process with Heartbeat <strong>Technology</strong>.<br />
Micropilot FMR63B – The solution<br />
for continuous non-contact level<br />
measurement in hygienic applications.<br />
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Materials<br />
Handling<br />
Performance<br />
Flexibility<br />
Simplicity<br />
Controls & AI<br />
Processing<br />
Project<br />
Management<br />
Coating &<br />
Seasoning<br />
Cooling<br />
& Freezing<br />
Distribution<br />
Packaging<br />
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We put a lot into<br />
this one perfect fry.<br />
Come see us at<br />
INTERPACK<br />
May 4 – 10 | Hall 14 / C56 – D56<br />
Düsseldorf, Germany<br />
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Key No. 104940
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are faster and system errors are<br />
effectively eliminated. Tampering is<br />
prevented by locking the device.<br />
Bluetooth® connectivity in conjunction<br />
with the SmartBlue app not<br />
only facilitates efficient use of the<br />
measuring technology, but also<br />
significantly reduces systematic<br />
failures. This means that the entire<br />
range of radar devices can be used to<br />
perform commissioning, parameter<br />
configuration and monitoring tasks<br />
remotely by means of guided set-up<br />
sequences (wizards), thus ensuring<br />
safe operation. These devices offer<br />
simplicity and safety down to the last<br />
detail. For example, when connecting<br />
via Bluetooth®, the display of the<br />
connecting device flashes; in cases<br />
where there are several devices<br />
installed in production, this makes it<br />
easy to identify the desired measuring<br />
device.<br />
Increased efficiency and<br />
exceptional measurement<br />
performance<br />
The 80 GHz Micropilot range increases<br />
the efficiency and productivity of<br />
industrial processes thanks to the<br />
exceptional measurement performance<br />
of its newly developed sensor chip<br />
and thanks to Heartbeat <strong>Technology</strong><br />
with patented Radar Accuracy Index<br />
(RAI), which was developed by<br />
Endress+Hauser. Another significant<br />
upgrade to the new 80 GHz sensor<br />
is a notable increase in accuracy in<br />
the case of rapid level changes and<br />
turbulent surfaces, such as those that<br />
occur in mixing processes. Combined<br />
with the narrow beam angle of the<br />
80 GHz antenna, the measuring<br />
technology can thus be used in a<br />
wide range of applications, such as<br />
small mixing tanks for pharmaceutical<br />
products.<br />
Apart from measurement performance,<br />
Heartbeat <strong>Technology</strong> developed by<br />
Endress+Hauser is key to unlocking<br />
potential increases in productivity.<br />
It provides reliable data on process<br />
conditions and the device condition<br />
and enables predictive maintenance<br />
Simple device integration into asset management systems through digital communication.<br />
Simple Display of device status – A change in the backlighting from green to red highlights errors<br />
immediately.<br />
thanks to continuous real-time<br />
monitoring of anomalies such as<br />
foam or buildup. Foam formation (in<br />
fermentation tanks in breweries) or<br />
buildup (in production vessels for dairy<br />
products such as yoghurt) is detected<br />
at an early stage, thus increasing<br />
process reliability. This allows, for<br />
example, the right amount of antifoaming<br />
agent to be added at just the<br />
right time, which in turn saves costs<br />
and regulates processes.<br />
Heartbeat <strong>Technology</strong> with Radar<br />
Accuracy Index<br />
The ability of Heartbeat <strong>Technology</strong><br />
to detect foam and buildup increases<br />
process safety, while the Heartbeat<br />
<strong>Technology</strong> Radar Accuracy Index (RAI)<br />
achieves significant savings in terms<br />
of time, cost and labor. It enables<br />
documentable device verification<br />
without interrupting the process. Here,<br />
the RAI compares the factory-set<br />
parameters of the measuring device<br />
to the actual status, thus ensuring<br />
that the instrument detects the level<br />
within a precisely defined accuracy<br />
range. Using Heartbeat <strong>Technology</strong><br />
and RAI to perform verification<br />
regularly while the process is running<br />
ensures an optimal degree of process<br />
safety and significantly reduces<br />
the workload associated with wet<br />
calibrations. Verification is performed<br />
directly in the measuring point in less<br />
than three minutes, without having<br />
to remove the device or interrupt the<br />
process. Calibration cycles can thus be<br />
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Processing<br />
extended significantly and confidence<br />
in measurement results increased,<br />
especially since the test method is fully<br />
traceable (DIN-ISO-9001-compliant)<br />
and certified by the TÜV.<br />
State-of-the-art-communication<br />
State-of-the-art communication<br />
options such as Profibus PA, HART<br />
and innovative Ethernet-APL, further<br />
increase plant availability. The new<br />
two-cable technology makes it possible<br />
to use Ethernet directly in the harsh<br />
environment of process automation.<br />
Plant operators can access their data<br />
seamlessly with less hardware and<br />
protocol conversion. This makes<br />
Ethernet-APL particularly relevant when<br />
it comes to the construction of entire<br />
new plants.<br />
This technology meets all the<br />
requirements of process plants<br />
and means that the field of process<br />
automation can now avail of Ethernet<br />
and all its benefits. The fact that<br />
it is easily integrated into asset<br />
management systems and features<br />
smart self-monitoring means that<br />
plant shutdowns are largely avoided.<br />
Thanks to more process variables with<br />
increased accuracy compared to 4 to<br />
20 mA, productivity levels are increased.<br />
Finally, Ethernet-APL also makes for<br />
easier control of plants. Communication<br />
via APL enables access to the device<br />
and its parameter configuration via the<br />
integrated web browser, without any<br />
need for physical access.<br />
Easy to use<br />
The Micropilot FMR63B for noncontact<br />
level measurement in hygienic<br />
applications forms part of the range<br />
of new 80 GHz radar sensors from<br />
Endress+Hauser, creating a complete<br />
range of radar instruments to meet<br />
virtually any application requirement.<br />
The new measuring device interface<br />
is used in many Endress+Hauser<br />
measuring devices, thus enabling<br />
cross-functional compatibility. At the<br />
same time, the new interface makes the<br />
operation of each individual measuring<br />
device extremely easy and intuitive,<br />
with the result that no major training is<br />
required to use the technology.<br />
Its intuitive operation is also evident<br />
in how easy the interface is to access.<br />
It can be accessed via the SmartBlue<br />
app on any mobile device, or via control<br />
systems such as HART communication.<br />
Wizards prevent errors during commissioning<br />
or proof tests, which also<br />
results in significant time savings.<br />
Inefficient or faulty device functions are<br />
also displayed in the SmartBlue app,<br />
thanks to Heartbeat <strong>Technology</strong>. For<br />
example, in the case of loop diagnostics,<br />
it detects a deterioration in the power<br />
supply, changes in loop resistance due<br />
to corroded terminals, faulty wiring or<br />
moisture in the housing.<br />
Maximum safety for staff, plants,<br />
and processes<br />
Between systematic errors, unintentional<br />
incorrect operation or<br />
process anomalies in sensitive applications,<br />
each plant has its own unique<br />
requirements. With their industry<br />
knowledge and technological expertise,<br />
Endress+Hauser has been delivering<br />
appropriate solutions for a wide range<br />
of applications for many years. The<br />
new Micropilot for hygienic applications<br />
meets the specific requirements of<br />
the life sciences and <strong>food</strong> & beverage<br />
industries.<br />
The new radar range, and therefore the<br />
Micropilot FMR63B, features smart<br />
safety features such as HistoROM,<br />
alternating background lighting or<br />
touch control. If the entire device<br />
needs to be replaced, parameters<br />
can be transferred securely and easily<br />
via the HistoROM mobile data unit.<br />
A change in the backlighting from<br />
green to red immediately indicates<br />
process anomalies and malfunctions<br />
and furthermore highlights defective<br />
units. Touch control eliminates the<br />
need to open the device in hygienic<br />
environments: by means of infrared<br />
optical sensors, the device can be<br />
controlled quickly and safely with the lid<br />
closed, without the need for any tools.<br />
To ensure that you are always aware of<br />
the device condition and able to take<br />
whatever action is needed, the device<br />
condition is displayed in accordance<br />
with NAMUR NE 107.<br />
The convenient, wireless remote access<br />
itself also meets the highest safety<br />
requirements. To protect passwords,<br />
Endress+Hauser has developed an<br />
additional safety layer for Bluetooth®,<br />
the core component of which is<br />
CPace. CPace prevents attacks during<br />
Bluetooth® pairing. The protection level<br />
provided by this security enhancement<br />
was rated “high” by the Munich-based<br />
Fraunhofer Institute AISEC.<br />
To sum up, the Micropilot FMR63B<br />
delivers increased efficiency, even<br />
in hygienic applications<br />
The new generation of 80 GHz radar<br />
sensors has been developed using<br />
Endress+Hauser’s in-depth application<br />
and industry knowledge of the<br />
life sciences and <strong>food</strong> & beverage<br />
industries. The Micropilot FMR63B<br />
offers the latest technologies, such<br />
as Heartbeat <strong>Technology</strong> with RAI<br />
or Ethernet-APL, which enable noncontact<br />
measurements in sensitive<br />
environments coupled with exceptional<br />
measurement performance.<br />
The hygienic design made entirely of<br />
stainless steel and the significantly<br />
improved measuring speed of the 80<br />
GHz sensor increase the productivity<br />
and efficiency of plant processes, even<br />
in the case of turbulent surfaces. The<br />
compact design, combined with the<br />
narrow beam angle of the antenna<br />
and optimized algorithm, mean that<br />
it can be used in small tanks where<br />
fittings could otherwise interfere with<br />
the measurement. The new, intuitive<br />
interface and the many wizards for<br />
mounting, commissioning, operation,<br />
and troubleshooting ensure maximum<br />
process safety. Finally, thanks to Heartbeat<br />
<strong>Technology</strong>, anomalies such as<br />
foam formation are detected early on<br />
and without interrupting the process,<br />
with the result that plant shutdowns<br />
can be avoided and maintenance cycles<br />
extended thanks to the patented RAI. fmt<br />
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Processing<br />
Bag Intake and Control Screening<br />
Machine Vib & Press – New Generation<br />
Even More Efficient<br />
The Vib & Press bag intake and control screening machine from Daxner is the most efficient solution when<br />
it comes to control screening sensitive and difficult products as well as their product intake. Now Daxner is<br />
launching an optimized version that scores with higher throughput and improved cleanability.<br />
More throughput for increased<br />
efficiency<br />
The new Vib & Press has an enlarged<br />
intake opening and a larger screening<br />
area of 850 mm diameter for higher<br />
throughput. In addition, the Vib &<br />
Press is now equipped with a vibration<br />
spring system, which also has a<br />
positive effect on efficiency. Two vibro<br />
motors on the screen optimize the<br />
performance.<br />
Removable cone and focus on<br />
Hygienic design<br />
The operator can remove the cone<br />
of the new version of the Vib & Press<br />
conveniently in just a few steps. This<br />
makes cleaning easier and contributes<br />
to the concept of Hygienic Design. As<br />
with the predecessor model, the entire<br />
top of the new Vib & Press can be<br />
removed by a simple tilting mechanism<br />
for fast and easy cleaning. The round<br />
design prevents material residues in<br />
corners and edges.<br />
Optional ultrasonic technology for<br />
enhanced results<br />
Daxner once again demonstrates<br />
its strength as a provider of flexible<br />
solutions for the bulk solids industry.<br />
The new version of the Vib & Press can<br />
optionally be supplied with ultrasonic<br />
technology.<br />
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The new Vib & Press achieves high throughput rates thanks<br />
to its 850 mm screening area.<br />
Photo: Daxner GmbH<br />
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Processing<br />
New Advanced Benchtop Meter Series<br />
Extended with 3 New Models<br />
Hanna Instruments, Inc. (Hanna)<br />
announces its new Advanced<br />
Benchtop Meter Series. There are<br />
three new models available with one<br />
benchtop meter for testing pH, another<br />
dedicated to Conductivity, and lastly,<br />
there is one for measuring Dissolved<br />
Oxygen.<br />
Providing fast, accurate, and<br />
repeatable measurements, Hanna’s<br />
New Advanced Benchtop Meters are<br />
perfect for various applications and<br />
testing in many different industries.<br />
This new line of benchtops is ideal for<br />
laboratories, research and education,<br />
<strong>food</strong> manufacturing, and the industrial<br />
industry to name a few.<br />
Users can expect an easy, intuitive,<br />
and personalized testing experience<br />
with Hanna’s New Advanced Benchtop<br />
Meters. A customizable touch screen<br />
allows users to only show the data<br />
that they need. Other top features<br />
like the Ethernet and Wi-fi connection<br />
capabilities make transferring data<br />
convenient via FTP or email.<br />
“We are very excited to introduce our<br />
New Advanced Benchtop Meters.<br />
Improving the testing experience for<br />
our customers and the industries<br />
that they serve is at the core of<br />
everything that we do at Hanna. This<br />
new line of benchtop meters delivers<br />
reliable results, is user-friendly, and<br />
customizable,” states Kevin Stein,<br />
Vice President of Global <strong>Marketing</strong> for<br />
Hanna Instruments, Inc.<br />
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Firms<br />
Swiss Can Machinery: From Startup to<br />
Well Respected Specialized Provider<br />
Just in time for the 10th company anniversary Swiss Can Machinery AG presents itself at interpack in<br />
Düsseldorf (Hall 7A, Booth B11) as an international successful supplier of can filling and seaming machines<br />
Within a remarkably short time of nearly ten years, Swiss Can Machinery AG (SCM) has succeeded in<br />
positioning itself internationally as a leading specialist in manufacturing machines and complete lines to<br />
fill and close cans and jars with powder or dry products. That could be achieved not only by a deliberate<br />
successive build-up of its manufacturing capacities, but also by a consistent orientation of the machine<br />
program to the needs of quite ambitious customers.<br />
The retrospective on the history of<br />
the Swiss company shows a strategic<br />
planning as well as a continuous<br />
growth. Established mid 2013 in Au/<br />
St Gallen, a first step of expansion<br />
was realized by moving to neighboring<br />
Berneck/St Gallen in the autumn<br />
of 2016 into a considerably larger<br />
production site including office building<br />
and showroom. A short time later, this<br />
location was further extended to 2,000<br />
sqm in total by an upgrading of an<br />
existing final assembly hall, another<br />
hall for pre-assembly and a new office<br />
for the automation division.<br />
According to the dynamics of SCM<br />
the two managing directors Michael<br />
and Marc Grabher have acquired a<br />
predominant young team of currently<br />
27 employees. While Bsc. ME Michael<br />
Grabher (39), who successfully studied<br />
production and process technology,<br />
leads the commercial sector as CEO,<br />
his brother Marc (38), a graduate<br />
engineer, is responsible for the<br />
technical side as CTO.<br />
From the beginning, it was the declared<br />
aim of the enterprise, to accommodate<br />
the fast changing developments in view<br />
of “Industry 4.0“. So a great part of the<br />
seed capital was invested in software<br />
and a research and development<br />
department was established already<br />
early.<br />
„We see enormous potential<br />
concerning digitalisation and we are<br />
well prepared to master the challenges<br />
of the future“, emphasises Michael<br />
Grabher. Therefore the staff includes<br />
a lot of mechanical and electrical<br />
engineers. To intensify continuous<br />
development of the machines a new<br />
office for the automation department<br />
was installed at the beginning of this<br />
year. Six highly qualified specialists<br />
View into the final assembly hall where - at this time – a complete filling and seaming line was built<br />
in order of a Romanian producer of baby <strong>food</strong> . Photos: Kimberly Wittlieb<br />
The two managing directors of Swiss Can<br />
Machinery AG: CEO Michael Grabher (left) and<br />
his brother Marc as CTO<br />
work there. Moreover there is a close<br />
cooperation with Siemens and other<br />
suppliers of high technology.<br />
In spite of all innovatic strength<br />
company philosophy is conservative in<br />
some way. “Our investments are well<br />
thought out and the slogan ´cobbler<br />
stick to your trade´ seems to be quite<br />
reasonable. You should always keep<br />
a healthy economic basis in mind and<br />
for this reason, we are in a certain<br />
consolidation phase now“, explains<br />
Michael Grabher. He shows himself<br />
very satisfied with achieved growth,<br />
not excluding the constant effort to<br />
technical improvements.<br />
Machine program with several<br />
USPs<br />
The result is a homogeneous as well<br />
as modular portfolio with some unique<br />
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selling propositions. In strict differentiation to competitors, there<br />
is a general focus on lower running machines. So SCM might<br />
have a leading market position concerning can filling and seaming<br />
facilities within a capacity range up to 100 pieces per minute.<br />
In this segment the series V-Matic is offered, allowing processing<br />
under modified atmosphere. The type name indicates the<br />
additional function of evacuating. It should be another USP of the<br />
Swiss company that with the help of its innovative gassing system,<br />
cans with less than 0.5 per cent residual oxygen are produced.<br />
Numerous additional modules<br />
Beside diverse can filling and seaming machines, the production<br />
program includes semi-automatic can seaming machines, UV- or<br />
Pulsed Light-disinfection systems, cappers, spoon dispensers,<br />
conveyors and other peripheral components. Moreover numerous<br />
additional modules are in the portfolio. Such as a cleaning system,<br />
working with ionized compressed air and rotating nozzles.<br />
Furthermore laser marking of cans – even from above and below<br />
at the same time – and a camera system to control and serialize<br />
products can be integrated. Generally SCM uses only high-grade<br />
aggregates and materials such as best steel qualities. To fulfill high<br />
hygienic standards the machines possess all necessary permits<br />
and are certified according to FDA and EHEDG regulations.<br />
Your Recipe.<br />
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Food-focused. Global resources<br />
that deliver.<br />
Whether it’s storing, sifting, metering,<br />
weighing or transferring, Shick Esteve is<br />
your complete ingredient automation<br />
systems provider.<br />
International cross-industry customers<br />
Often the facilities are installed in clean rooms, because the<br />
most important customer group are producers of milk powder<br />
respectively baby <strong>food</strong>. Other clients come out of the dietary<br />
supplements, sweets, snacks, pharmaceutical and coffee<br />
industries. Meanwhile, even some well-known can producers are<br />
supplied. Within all branches SCM generally concentrates on<br />
high-quality individual goods while neglecting mass products.<br />
It is not astonishing that the Swiss company has a high export<br />
rate of more than 90 per cent. Worldwide there are about 20<br />
representations. The Asian region is still very expansive, not only<br />
China. Currently the Japanese market is fast developing for SCM.<br />
In cooperation with a Nippon specialized German commercial<br />
agency the delivery of two filling and seaming lines to a prestigious<br />
baby <strong>food</strong> producer is planned in <strong>2023</strong>. But also a pleasing strong<br />
demand in Europe can be registered. At present a complete line<br />
for a Romanian customer is built in Berneck, consisting of a MAP<br />
closing unit as main component and all important peripheral<br />
modules from depalletizer up to capper.<br />
Enormous trade fair presence<br />
From the beginning SCM has been very active at trade fairs,<br />
participating in all important <strong>food</strong> and packaging industry<br />
shows. At this year´s Interpack the company will present itself<br />
at an enlarged booth of nearly 140 sqm. In Dusseldorf a V-Matic<br />
seaming machine in combination with a multihead weigher is to<br />
be seen, demonstrating the filling of smaller pieces of chocolate<br />
into cans.<br />
Within a get together at second event day, the 10th company<br />
anniversary will also be highlighted at the booth. The official<br />
jubilee celebration will take place at Berneck headquarter in the<br />
beginning of June.<br />
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Firms<br />
GEA opens State-of-the-Art <strong>Technology</strong><br />
Center in Wallau, Germany<br />
GEA opened the doors of its new<br />
1500-sqm <strong>Technology</strong> Center (XLAB)<br />
in Biedenkopf-Wallau for the first time<br />
on March 20. From now on, the new<br />
XLAB will be available to customers<br />
for product testing and training.<br />
During the opening ceremony, guests<br />
had the opportunity to be the first to<br />
get acquainted with the new location<br />
and technological developments of<br />
the internationally operating group<br />
for the <strong>food</strong> processing industry.<br />
“We are very excited to open our new<br />
<strong>Technology</strong> Center, after a short sixmonth<br />
construction phase. With the<br />
XLAB, we are taking product testing<br />
for our national and international<br />
customers to a whole new level. A<br />
special feature is the new 500-sqm<br />
air-conditioned hall, which can<br />
be cooled down to freezing point<br />
and enables customer tests under<br />
realistic conditions,” says Moritz<br />
Krunke, Managing Director of GEA’s<br />
Wallau site.<br />
During the opening week, automation,<br />
digitization, sustainability, as<br />
well as training and performance<br />
support workshops were offered<br />
to customers. Plant tours and live<br />
demonstrations on the slicing and<br />
packaging line, SmartPacker and<br />
CutMaster rounded off the program.<br />
Individual machines and complete,<br />
highly digitalized production lines are<br />
on display on the exhibition floor, and<br />
the business unit’s entire product<br />
portfolio is available. This includes<br />
technically complex thermoforming<br />
and vertical packaging machines,<br />
high-speed cutting and loading<br />
GEA Food Solutions Germany GmbH at Biedenkopf-Wallau (Germany) opens the doors for its new<br />
<strong>Technology</strong> Center for the business unit Slicing & Packaging. Source: GEA<br />
systems for meat, sausage, ham/<br />
bacon, cheese, frozen <strong>food</strong>s and<br />
vegetables, as well as highly flexible<br />
bowl cutters for the production of<br />
sausages, cheese, fish and meat<br />
substitute products. In addition, this<br />
business unit of GEA offers solutions<br />
for the production and packaging of<br />
lollipops and other confectionery and<br />
<strong>food</strong> products. The XLAB combines<br />
expertise from across the GEA<br />
business unit at one location.<br />
GEA offers technology transformation<br />
“Our new <strong>Technology</strong> Center<br />
underscores our partnership-based<br />
customer relations on a national and<br />
international level. Together with<br />
our customers we develop tailored<br />
solutions that will play a decisive role<br />
in the technological transformation<br />
of the respective production area,”<br />
adds Jörg Kuhn, Vice President of the<br />
Slicing & Packaging Business Unit.<br />
GEA has been active in the <strong>food</strong><br />
segment for many years and has<br />
since developed into a full liner that<br />
offers expert knowledge to support<br />
its customers throughout the entire<br />
process. GEA is not only a supplier,<br />
but also a consultant for customers<br />
just entering the industry. These are<br />
integrated into the processes and<br />
planning at an early stage. In addition<br />
to consulting, GEA stands out as a<br />
full-line supplier of machines for the<br />
entire process line, automation and<br />
software, which is a huge plus in<br />
terms of efficiency.<br />
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Firms<br />
Provisur Continues to Push Boundaries<br />
as one of Most Innovative Companies<br />
Provisur Technologies is a leading industrial processing equipment manufacturer headquartered in Chicago,<br />
with a global network of manufacturing, sales, and service locations. Their motto, ‘Pushing Boundaries’,<br />
highlights Provisur’s drive to constantly develop innovative technologies for <strong>food</strong> processing machines.<br />
Innovation at its core<br />
Innovation is at the heart of what<br />
Provisur does. The company has two<br />
Innovation Centers - one in Chicago,<br />
Illinois, and another in Paris, France,<br />
where customers, in collaboration with<br />
Provisur engineers, product specialists<br />
and <strong>food</strong> scientists, can experiment<br />
with new formulations, brainstorm,<br />
and explore the processing options<br />
to develop tailored applications and<br />
solutions.<br />
Collaboration between Provisur experts<br />
and customers is a mainstay of<br />
the innovation process. The company<br />
develops patented technology to meet<br />
the ever-changing needs for the <strong>food</strong><br />
processing industry, often originating<br />
from creating tailored solutions that<br />
solve customer challenges.<br />
Innovations from Provisur made it all<br />
the way to the top ten of Crain´s List of<br />
Chicago’s Most Innovative Companies<br />
for 2022. The list is compiled by Ocean<br />
Tomo, a consultancy specialized in<br />
intellectual property (IP) and comprises<br />
twenty high-performing innovators.<br />
The list recognized Provisur for 16<br />
patents in 2022.<br />
Beehive RSTD06: State of the art<br />
patented technology proves drive<br />
for innovation<br />
The Beehive RSTD06, widely recognized<br />
as one of the most versatile<br />
protein separators in the industry,<br />
was featured as an example of the<br />
company’s spirit of innovation. It is just<br />
one example of the over 350 patented<br />
technologies the company has globally<br />
throughout its range of equipment.<br />
“The versatile machine processes a<br />
wide variety of raw products including<br />
pork, chicken, beef, turkey,<br />
fish, mutton as well as<br />
fruits and vegetables and<br />
can be used to debone,<br />
desinew, and defat,”<br />
says Dave Schumacher,<br />
The Beehive RSTD06, widely recognized as one of the most versatile protein separators in the<br />
industry, is one example of the over 350 patented technologies Provisur has globally throughout<br />
its range of equipment.<br />
General Manager for the Separation<br />
Business at Provisur. “This new<br />
technology further expands the<br />
machine’s application range to include<br />
high-performance beef separation as<br />
well.”<br />
Versatility in action<br />
“The core of our business is to<br />
support our customers in providing<br />
safe, affordable and high quality <strong>food</strong><br />
products to the world,“ explains<br />
Brian Perkins, President of Provisur.<br />
“The growing demand for higher<br />
sustainability on the one hand and cost<br />
efficiency on the other, can only be met<br />
by innovative ideas and technologies.<br />
Our R&D teams are constantly striving<br />
for better solutions.”<br />
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Packaging<br />
The Pinnacle of Food Packaging<br />
Welcome Home: interpack, May 4-10, is Simply Unique<br />
In just a few weeks, the global<br />
processing and packaging industry<br />
will finally meet again in Düsseldorf,<br />
Germany. At interpack, the industry’s<br />
hot topics meet the latest technologies<br />
and innovations. Thomas Dohse,<br />
Director of interpack found time to talk<br />
with Ian Healey about this year’s event<br />
and what to expect next month.<br />
IDH: How are you feeling Thomas,<br />
just a few weeks to go to interpack?<br />
Thomas Dohse: We are ready. All our<br />
exhibitors and partners are ready to go<br />
and we look forward to providing the<br />
industry with another great trade fair.<br />
What is the difference to 2020 and<br />
2021?<br />
Thomas Dohse: We were ready then as<br />
well. All the preparations were made<br />
and the decision to postpone and then<br />
cancel the show was not taken easily.<br />
You have been responsible for<br />
interpack since the beginning of<br />
2020? You have had to wait a long<br />
time for the start.<br />
TD: Yes, that’s true, but it makes it<br />
all the more special. I have been part<br />
of the interpack team for many years<br />
before that, so I know the show and the<br />
exhibitors very well. Virtually my first<br />
decision was to accept the decision to<br />
postpone the 2020 interpack. Around<br />
70% of our visitors come from outside<br />
Germany. The Corona pandemic left us<br />
with no alternative. In such a case, the<br />
priority has always to be the safety of<br />
the visitors and exhibitors.<br />
The second decision to also cancel the<br />
2021 edition and return to the regular<br />
schedule of the fair in <strong>2023</strong> was also<br />
made bearing the industrial sector<br />
in mind. In springtime 2021 there<br />
were still too many uncertainties to<br />
guarantee a completely trouble-free<br />
show. In addition to this was the bigger<br />
picture since other events had also<br />
been postponed. We felt it best to stay<br />
with our original three year rhythm<br />
and wait until <strong>2023</strong> and avoid even<br />
more chaos to the Trade Fair calendar.<br />
Our exhibitors have understood<br />
and applauded this plan and the<br />
expectations for this year are high.<br />
Will previous visitors find a lot of<br />
changes since 2017?<br />
TD: Six years is a long time in this<br />
industry. You and I know the show<br />
well, but there is a new generation<br />
ready to take part for the first time.<br />
We have new topics and new ideas<br />
and we have refreshed the hall<br />
structures.<br />
interpack is an important building<br />
block in the innovation cycle of<br />
the packaging and related process<br />
industries. After a six-year break,<br />
numerous innovations for all user<br />
areas will be on display: Food,<br />
beverage, confectionery and<br />
bakery products, pharmaceuticals,<br />
cosmetics, non-<strong>food</strong> and industrial<br />
goods. Even pet<strong>food</strong> is a growing area<br />
for the packaging and processing<br />
industry as a whole. Requirements<br />
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and framework conditions are<br />
constantly changing and now the<br />
focus is on digital technologies and<br />
sustainable products and processes.<br />
There is a great determination of the<br />
industry itself to actively shape this<br />
transformation process.<br />
Visitors can expect numerous<br />
premieres and fascinating solutions<br />
from the world of packaging in 18 fully<br />
booked exhibition halls.<br />
The <strong>food</strong> sector is among the most<br />
favored target groups of visitors<br />
to interpack, and this shows in the<br />
breadth of their presentation. The<br />
global demand for packaged <strong>food</strong>s<br />
is increasing. In saturated markets<br />
with strong incomes, conscious<br />
consumption and consumer<br />
behavior also shifts towards<br />
sustainability, regional produce,<br />
organic <strong>food</strong> or fair trade, and<br />
this includes packaging. Like the<br />
current challenges posed by energy<br />
management and conservation of<br />
resources, this causes a process of<br />
transformation within the sector. A<br />
similar observation can be made for<br />
beverages and non-<strong>food</strong> products,<br />
which are presented together with<br />
the <strong>food</strong> sector in halls 5 and 6,<br />
as well as in 11 and 14. Around 20<br />
percent of visitors to interpack are<br />
especially interested in solutions for<br />
industrial goods. These, too, are to<br />
be found in the same halls. In hall 13,<br />
there is a special focus on bottling<br />
and packaging solutions for the<br />
beverages sector.<br />
Halls 7 and 7a, 8a, 9 and 10 of interpack<br />
are of the highest importance for<br />
innovations in packaging materials.<br />
This is where visitors can view<br />
more than a third of all exhibitors<br />
with all their materials and their<br />
finished packaging products. This<br />
presentation, which is not only<br />
for users of packaging, packaging<br />
materials and packaging aids is<br />
already the largest packaging trade<br />
fair in the world. This also makes<br />
interpack unique. Here is where all<br />
packaging materials are represented<br />
and there is an especially high<br />
number of innovations in the field<br />
of sustainability and conservation<br />
of resources, for example in using<br />
new materials, sustainable raw<br />
materials, or increasing the amount<br />
of recyclates used in packaging.<br />
Will there be a conference<br />
programme or other presentations?<br />
We have thought long and hard<br />
about the most important topics<br />
in the processing and packaging<br />
industry. We are putting tomorrow’s<br />
opportunities and challenges<br />
on the agenda. That is why we<br />
have redesigned our supporting<br />
programme. We look forward to<br />
numerous voices from experts as<br />
well as ground-breaking innovations<br />
and projects. I can share some of<br />
these highlights with you.<br />
“Spotlight talks & trends” at interpack<br />
means seven days of input around<br />
the most important topics and<br />
trends in the industry, best practices,<br />
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Packaging<br />
exciting applications and their<br />
drivers for innovation and growth.<br />
Each day of the trade fair will have a<br />
different focus topic and will feature<br />
presentations, case studies and<br />
interactive sessions with top industry<br />
experts. The focus will be on topics<br />
related to logistics, circular economy,<br />
reusable packaging, sustainability,<br />
digital technologies, product safety<br />
and e-commerce. Companies such<br />
as Siemens, Schütz and Markem-<br />
Imaje have already announced their<br />
attendance for presentations.<br />
Like no other trade fair, interpack<br />
stands for major product launches,<br />
technological news and packaging<br />
innovations. These will be<br />
highlighted again this year through<br />
award ceremonies. The “WorldStar<br />
Packaging Awards” <strong>2023</strong>, which<br />
will be presented by the World<br />
Packaging Organisation, WPO, at<br />
interpack, will be of particular appeal.<br />
The award is considered the most<br />
prestigious packaging award in the<br />
world. A total of 228 award winners<br />
demonstrate the innovative strength<br />
of the industry. This year’s edition<br />
also features new and exciting<br />
categories: Gift Packaging, Digital<br />
Packaging and the special category<br />
Accessible Packaging. Around<br />
400 participants are expected to<br />
attend the award ceremony on May<br />
6. The “PackTheFuture Award” of<br />
the German IK Industrievereinigung<br />
Kunststoffverpackungen and its<br />
French partner ELIPSO will also<br />
be handed out during interpack.<br />
The award honors innovative and<br />
sustainable packaging solutions made<br />
of plastic. The aim is to promote and<br />
publicize the contribution of plastic<br />
packaging to climate protection, the<br />
circular economy and responsible<br />
consumption. Awards are given<br />
for the best designs for recycling,<br />
sustainable material sourcing or<br />
consumer benefits, among others.<br />
Is there a place for smaller<br />
companies at such a large show?<br />
Yes, innovations and innovators<br />
are welcome to the interpack Startup<br />
Zone. Every year, new start-up<br />
companies enrich the world of<br />
packaging. Ten of them will make their<br />
first major appearance at interpack<br />
<strong>2023</strong> and present themselves to an<br />
international trade audience in the<br />
Start-up Zone in Hall 15, including<br />
Recyda, Easy2cool, Packwise and<br />
Releaf Paper. They bring exciting<br />
innovations from software solutions<br />
for recycling or the supply chain,<br />
sustainable materials or packaging.<br />
I remember the launch of the Save<br />
Food Initiative in 2011. Is that still<br />
on-going?<br />
Absolutely: Around 30 exhibitors at<br />
interpack are also members of the<br />
SAVE FOOD Initiative, which since<br />
2011 has been dedicated to fighting<br />
the global loss and waste of <strong>food</strong>.<br />
The “SAVE FOOD Highlight Route”<br />
offers visitors an insight into new<br />
technologies that help reduce <strong>food</strong><br />
losses and increase product safety.<br />
The SAVE FOOD booth in the North<br />
Entrance Area will also provide<br />
information about the initiative and<br />
show initial results of the joint study<br />
with Istanbul Bahçeşehir University<br />
(BAU) on the production of biobased<br />
packaging materials from <strong>food</strong><br />
waste or <strong>food</strong> by-products. For more<br />
information on the fight against <strong>food</strong><br />
loss and waste, the “Product Safety”<br />
theme day on May 9 in the “Spotlight<br />
talks & trends” lecture forum is a<br />
valuable place to start.<br />
Do you have a personal favorite new<br />
programme for this interpack? Or is<br />
there a highlight we haven’t covered<br />
so far?<br />
Of course not! Every part of the show<br />
will be different; we aim to offer plenty<br />
for everyone who comes. That’s what<br />
makes interpack Simply Unique.<br />
We haven’t previously talked about<br />
Women in Packaging. There are still<br />
too few women in our industry, and<br />
too few make it to the executive levels.<br />
Especially in times of a shortage of<br />
skilled workers, valuable potential<br />
often remains untapped. Many<br />
women also seek contact with likeminded<br />
people. So there are many<br />
good reasons for a women’s network.<br />
This year, interpack is promoting an<br />
exchange for the first time with an<br />
event by women for women. Together<br />
with the WPO, we are hosting a panel<br />
discussion followed by networking<br />
on May 8. Female participants have<br />
the opportunity to expand their<br />
professional network, get inspired by<br />
other women and share experiences.<br />
All women who are already working in<br />
the industry as well as interested junior<br />
staff, trainees and students are invited.<br />
Another première will be the “Late<br />
Night TV Studio”, but during the day:<br />
We aim to present Live TV from the<br />
trade fair. The Tightly Packed TV<br />
Studio from interpack and packaging<br />
journal will create the atmosphere<br />
of a “late night” studio, there will be<br />
exciting talk shows with well-known<br />
heads of the industry, discussions<br />
on the most important topics and live<br />
broadcasts from the exhibition halls.<br />
The studio is located in the transition<br />
area from the North Entrance to Hall<br />
9 on the second floor. All broadcasts<br />
are also transmitted on the Internet.<br />
So, to summarize: the interpack<br />
is raring to go. Exhibitors will<br />
be presenting packaging and<br />
processing technology for<br />
tomorrow. Visitors will find<br />
information on all aspects of<br />
trending topics of the industry.<br />
That’s right! Start planning your visit<br />
now, to get the most from your trip.<br />
We are looking forward to welcoming<br />
the world to Düsseldorf in May.<br />
Thanks for your time Thomas. All the<br />
best to you and your team. The Dr.<br />
Harnisch team is also ready to meet<br />
with the packaging industry. fmt<br />
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Packaging<br />
Compact Packing<br />
Solutions give<br />
Maximum<br />
Flexibility<br />
MULTIVAC at interpack <strong>2023</strong> (Hall 5, Stand<br />
A23)<br />
At interpack <strong>2023</strong> MULTIVAC will be showing<br />
practical and needs-based solutions for packing<br />
small and medium-sized batches, as well as<br />
complete processing and packaging lines for the<br />
<strong>food</strong> industry. These small-batch solutions enable<br />
hand-craft businesses and smaller processors to<br />
make the entry into automatic packaging - with<br />
the aim of achieving maximum flexibility and costeffectiveness.<br />
In addition to chamber machines of<br />
different sizes, the exhibits will also include compact<br />
thermoforming packaging machines and traysealers.<br />
YOU DECIDE.<br />
“This year we are very consciously putting our<br />
smaller and more compact models center stage<br />
as well. They are very versatile in their use, as well<br />
as being cost-effective, efficient, very sustainable,<br />
and a resilient link in virtually every production<br />
process,” emphasizes Dr Tobias Richter, Director<br />
and CSO of the MULTIVAC Group.<br />
ConfecECO<br />
Line solution for thermoforming packaging<br />
The heart of the line for applications in the<br />
Food service sector is the R 085 e-concept<br />
thermoforming packaging machine, which is<br />
designed for packing small batches very efficiently.<br />
This proven entry-level model can run sustainable<br />
materials as well as conventional flexible and rigid<br />
films. Another benefit: This compact allrounder<br />
requires only a small footprint, and it operates with<br />
electricity only, and does not need compressed air<br />
or cooling water. This means that it can be used very<br />
flexibly within the production area. In Düsseldorf<br />
the R 085 e-concept will be shown in conjunction<br />
with a Handtmann dosing system, which is used to<br />
dose <strong>food</strong> directly into the thermoformed packs.<br />
Stand-alone machine for thermoforming<br />
packaging<br />
The R 105 MF thermoforming packaging machine<br />
is an entry-level model for packing a wide range<br />
of <strong>food</strong> products, such as for example steaks or<br />
salmon cuts, in attractive MultiFresh vacuum<br />
skin packs. This enables maximum shelf life and<br />
perfect product presentation to be achieved even<br />
in small batches. The quality, freshness, color and<br />
texture of the product are presented in a natural<br />
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Packaging<br />
way, and the content is held without<br />
any tension within the pack. The<br />
special packaging materials, which<br />
are optimised for the MultiFresh<br />
process, are also available from<br />
MULTIVAC.<br />
Semi-automatic and fully<br />
automatic tray packing in the<br />
smallest space<br />
Sealing only, vacuum or skin packing,<br />
modified atmosphere packaging,<br />
or even trays with high product<br />
protrusion? The T 255 traysealer is<br />
a space-saving, free-standing unit,<br />
which enables many different types<br />
of tray packing to be produced on the<br />
one machine in small and mediumsized<br />
batches. The visitors to the<br />
MULTIVAC stand will be able to<br />
convince themselves during regular<br />
demonstrations of the die change,<br />
how highly flexible this efficient<br />
traysealer is, and how it offers<br />
maximum machine availability. The<br />
machine can be converted in a very<br />
short period of time and with just a<br />
few hand movements from producing<br />
MultiFresh packs to MAP packs.<br />
The T 305 is the smallest fully<br />
automatic traysealer from MULTIVAC,<br />
which can be fully integrated into<br />
lines. It is way ahead in its class as<br />
regards output performance, and<br />
it can accommodate formats from<br />
one to four tracks. Thanks to its<br />
range of available loading areas,<br />
this allrounder can be perfectly<br />
matched to the individual production<br />
environment, and it can run trays<br />
up to a depth of 110 mm. Recently<br />
it has also become possible to<br />
have PaperBoard applications<br />
and MultiFresh trays with 50 mm<br />
product protrusion.<br />
An optional DP 115 direct web<br />
printer from MULTIVAC Marking &<br />
Inspection is available for marking<br />
the packs. The film is printed by<br />
means of the thermal transfer<br />
process, and the printer is situated<br />
at the film infeed on the packaging<br />
machine.<br />
Packaging in film pouches<br />
With its B 425 compact chamber<br />
belt machine, MULTIVAC is showing<br />
a model, which offers a very high<br />
output, particularly when packing<br />
smaller products such as ham,<br />
cheese, poultry and fish. The main<br />
features of the machine are its<br />
durability, very easy operation and<br />
the highest level of hygiene. The<br />
new B 425 will also be appreciated<br />
by cost-conscious companies, who<br />
are looking for a higher product<br />
throughput when packing small<br />
products, since the 1,300 mm long<br />
sealing bar makes it possible to load<br />
many products. Another benefit of<br />
its compact design is the small space<br />
requirement of the machine, and<br />
this means that it can even be used<br />
in small production environments.<br />
When packing products on chamber<br />
belt machines, the filling of the film<br />
pouches and the loading of the<br />
machine are often a bottleneck<br />
in the process. By using the new<br />
MULTIVAC Pouch Loader (MPL) and<br />
MULTIVAC Pouch Rack (MPR), the<br />
loading of the chamber belt machine<br />
is performed semi-automatically,<br />
enabling a significant efficiency<br />
increase and cost<br />
reduction to be achieved.<br />
In Düsseldorf the chamber<br />
belt machine will be combined<br />
with a SE 320 shrink unit, which<br />
thanks to precisely controlled heat<br />
exposure produces shrink packs in<br />
a way that is particularly reliable and<br />
gentle on the product.<br />
MULTIVAC tabletop machines are<br />
an ideal solution for the quick and<br />
easy packaging of smaller products.<br />
They can be used very flexibly due<br />
to their compact dimensions. They<br />
provide the highest output and also<br />
offer outstanding pack quality, even<br />
when operated in commercial nonstop<br />
mode. With its C 200 tabletop<br />
chamber machine, MULTIVAC is<br />
showing at interpack a proven<br />
model, which is also suitable for<br />
larger products, such as for example<br />
cheese portions, ham or fresh meat,<br />
thanks to its chamber size of 465 x<br />
355 x 150/220 mm.<br />
Flexible flowpacker for <strong>food</strong><br />
products<br />
The W 500 being shown by MULTIVAC<br />
is a universal flowpacking solution,<br />
which offers a high level of flexibility<br />
for packing a wide range of <strong>food</strong><br />
products, and it supports the use of<br />
sustainable films and paper-based<br />
materials. The robust machine, which<br />
is built to MULTIVAC’s Hygienic<br />
Design, is characterized by its high<br />
level of efficiency and precision, as<br />
well as its user-friendliness, reliability,<br />
cost-effectiveness and high output.<br />
Precise servo drive technology<br />
ensures that maximum output<br />
and optimum process control are<br />
achieved. Products with a maximum<br />
width of 200 mm and a height of up<br />
to 120 mm can easily be packed - with<br />
or without a tray. The other features<br />
include the independent speed<br />
setting of the rollers for crease-free<br />
longitudinal sealing, the extremely<br />
reliable cross sealing thanks to<br />
precise and recipe-based control of<br />
sealing temperature and pressure,<br />
as well as an integrated gas analysis<br />
system for MAP packing with<br />
modified atmosphere.<br />
When it comes to labelling or<br />
marking the packs on a flowpacker,<br />
MULTIVAC offers a wide choice of<br />
solutions. These range from inline<br />
labellers to direct web printers and<br />
even combined systems. All these<br />
solutions are characterised by their<br />
extremely compact construction and<br />
optimum hygiene features. They are<br />
perfectly matched to the MULTIVAC<br />
flowpacker in terms of their control<br />
technology and mechanical functions.<br />
A DP 207 printing solution will be<br />
shown at interpack on the W 500. fmt<br />
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Packaging<br />
Visit TOMRA at:<br />
ProSweets<br />
Boulevard - Segment C-F Stand A002<br />
23 - 25 April<br />
Cologne<br />
Interpack<br />
Hall 5, Stand A41<br />
4-10 May<br />
Düsseldorf<br />
www.tomra.com/<strong>food</strong><br />
TOMRA 5C<br />
TOMRA 5B<br />
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Packaging<br />
Ultra Hygienic Pump Metal Detector<br />
for Meat Processors<br />
Fortress <strong>Technology</strong> at interpack <strong>2023</strong> (HALL 11, BOOTH E30)<br />
Returning to Interpack <strong>2023</strong>, <strong>food</strong> safety inspection specialist Fortress <strong>Technology</strong> will unveil how its ultrahygienic<br />
in-line Meat Pump Pipeline Metal Detector attaches to clippers and stuffers on sausage, pork, beef<br />
and poultry processing lines.<br />
With meat processing compliance<br />
demanding the highest levels of<br />
sanitation, the new Fortress Meat<br />
Pump Pipeline Metal Detector features<br />
an ultra-hygienic, <strong>food</strong>-safe Delrin<br />
removable plastic tube. Constructed<br />
with no metal ends, it is completely<br />
clear of crevices that could hide<br />
bacteria. Also included are customised<br />
Delrin wrenches stored on the machine<br />
to loosen and tighten threads without<br />
damaging the pipe.<br />
IP69K-rated and internationally<br />
compliant to meet EU and Germany’s<br />
Federal Health & Food Safety (BVL)<br />
requirements, the slimline machine<br />
is fitted to a mobile frame for fast<br />
attachment to meat stuffers and<br />
clippers. The machine also has a unique<br />
rail mounted reject valve design for fast<br />
removal of the pipe for cleaning and<br />
reassembly.<br />
Designed specifically for sausage<br />
and red meat and poultry burger<br />
applications, the reduced system<br />
length requires less space between<br />
meat processing machinery, including<br />
stuffers and clippers, than traditional<br />
pipeline metal detectors.<br />
Its mobile frame is easy to roll out. A Clean<br />
in Place mode is also available. In less<br />
than three minutes, meat processing<br />
staff can blast high pressure water<br />
jets through the system, eliminating<br />
bacteria and product residue to prevent<br />
cross contamination in industrial meat<br />
processing environments.<br />
Not being fixed to ceilings or frames<br />
enables easy reconfiguration on<br />
upstream processing lines. Being a<br />
balanced system mitigates the risk of<br />
the machine tipping over when being<br />
manoeuvred around. To accommodate<br />
facilities with sloped floors, adjustable<br />
casters allow the pipe angles to be<br />
easily corrected.<br />
For workforce safety, an extension<br />
pipe on the reject output helps to<br />
prevent injury during sanitation and<br />
maintenance. Featuring ergonomic<br />
electric powered height adjustment<br />
controlled via the HMI, the unit, which<br />
is three foot in height and length also<br />
includes an automatic air dump when<br />
the valve is disassembled, as well<br />
as a visible stop pushbutton to halt<br />
production.<br />
To save waste and labour, there are<br />
two performance testing options.<br />
Halo automatically runs performance<br />
verification tests, challenging the centre<br />
of the pipeline metal detector aperture<br />
without the mess of inserting and<br />
retrieving test balls. The other optional<br />
manual testing process comprises a<br />
test ball insertion and retrieval kit to<br />
prevent contaminating meat products<br />
with the test samples.<br />
Sophisticated data capture and Contact<br />
Reporter Software documents the<br />
numerical value of signal strength for<br />
each reject event and replaces paper<br />
records documenting performance<br />
verifications. Satisfying the most<br />
stringent GFSI/SQF, BRC and HACCP<br />
meat, poultry and <strong>food</strong> processing<br />
Quality Assurance codes of practice.<br />
The Meat Pump Pipeline can be easily attached to meat stuffers and clippers, reliably detecting<br />
metal contaminants in a variety of sausage, pork, beef and poultry <strong>food</strong>s<br />
The Fortress Meat Pump Pipeline can<br />
also be used to inspect pates, broths,<br />
gravies and sauces, as well as soft<br />
viscous pet <strong>food</strong>s. Visit Hall 11, booth<br />
E30 for a full demo.<br />
fmt<br />
A single piece of ultra-hygienic removable Delrin<br />
tube on the Meat Pump eliminates crevices that<br />
may harbour bacteria.<br />
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Packaging<br />
Custom Tailoring for Weighing Systems<br />
MULTIPOND at interpack <strong>2023</strong> hall xx booth xx<br />
MULTIPOND Wägetechnik GmbH<br />
serves the <strong>food</strong> and non-<strong>food</strong> industry<br />
by drawing on decades of expertise. The<br />
focus is on achieving greater efficiency<br />
and economy by customizing the entire<br />
weighing process.<br />
In the run-up to interpack we asked,<br />
Philipp Kapser, Head of European Sales,<br />
how MULTIPOND helps its customers<br />
meet both current and future market<br />
requirements.<br />
What are the challenges customers<br />
approach you with and why?<br />
I would like to answer that question<br />
with an example from the clothing<br />
industry. Ready-to-wear clothing is<br />
designed to fit as large a cross-section<br />
of the population as possible. It stands<br />
to reason, then, that compromises<br />
have to be made in terms of the fit<br />
itself. A tailored suit, on the other hand,<br />
is created for your own body shape<br />
and any particular needs it may have.<br />
The individual details are a constant<br />
reminder that it was made exclusively<br />
for me.<br />
MULTIPOND can be likened to a<br />
bespoke tailor, in that we do not offer<br />
a standard solution. Our weighing<br />
systems are precisely like this suit: It<br />
fits like a glove, fulfills the customer’s<br />
requirements for the best quality and<br />
may well be with him for life.<br />
The growing demand tells us that this<br />
is exactly what customers appreciate<br />
about us.”<br />
Supply bottlenecks and difficulties<br />
in procurement are a major burden<br />
for most companies. Some might<br />
think that custom products are hard<br />
to make. Why, then, is MULTIPOND<br />
achieving such growth?<br />
“We have more people on our<br />
development team than most similar<br />
medium-sized machine construction<br />
companies. Most manufacturers are<br />
currently looking for alternatives and<br />
short-term solutions to ensure their<br />
ability to deliver. We, on the other hand,<br />
score points with our high degree of<br />
development and vertical integration<br />
throughout the entire production<br />
process. This independence from the<br />
procurement market gives us not only<br />
more calculable costs. We are able to<br />
adapt to changes in that market with<br />
the highest degree of flexibility and<br />
agility.<br />
Especially in these difficult times,<br />
we believe in the importance of a<br />
dependable and long-term partnership<br />
of equals. The increased machine sales<br />
of over 40% in 2022 is testimony to this<br />
approach.”<br />
The packaging industry often equates<br />
MULTIPOND with high prices. How<br />
do you explain this perception?<br />
“Quite often, only the acquisition costs<br />
are considered when comparing offers.<br />
At first glance, a customized product<br />
is usually more expensive than the<br />
standard solution.<br />
But if we take a closer look, several<br />
other factors play a key role as well. For<br />
example, our J-generation multihead<br />
weighers are set apart by their all-round<br />
hygienic design. This is the basis for<br />
fast and straightforward cleaning of<br />
the entire system while maintaining<br />
the highest hygiene standards. The<br />
fully automated calibration function<br />
and associated adjustment of the load<br />
cells ensure maximum availability. The<br />
significantly reduced downtimes this<br />
achieves lead to maximum utilization<br />
of production times for our customers.<br />
Our weighing systems, then, ensure<br />
an output that far outstrips the dump<br />
performance of a competitor product.<br />
In addition, MULTIPOND is brilliant<br />
when it comes to accuracy. Our<br />
newly developed 18-head weighing<br />
system is considered a high-precision<br />
weigher and will be making its debut at<br />
Interpack. With a target weight of 5g, for<br />
example, we can guarantee a maximum<br />
deviation of 0.5%. This is equivalent to a<br />
difference of 0.025g – in effect, nothing<br />
“Your products are too valuable not to be<br />
weighed by MULTIPOND.”<br />
Philipp Kapser, Head of European Sales<br />
at all. This allows our customers to<br />
minimize the amount of give-away and<br />
significantly increase the return on their<br />
investment.<br />
Our high quality standards mean that<br />
we are often unable to compete with the<br />
price of cheaper suppliers. That said, a<br />
MULTIPOND weighing system usually<br />
pays for itself in the first year of use.”<br />
And finally: You are talking about<br />
MULTIPOND weighing systems,<br />
which you compared to a tailor-made<br />
suit. What happens when that suit<br />
no longer fits? If the size or style<br />
changes?<br />
“If the initial requirements do change,<br />
we adapt our weighers to the new<br />
production conditions. We talk<br />
to our customer to find the best<br />
possible solution that suits the new<br />
circumstances to perfection. No<br />
compromises are needed, because<br />
every weighing system can be converted<br />
to the new conditions through a wide<br />
variety of modifications.<br />
Even machines that have been in<br />
operation for decades can be modified<br />
and the availability of spare parts is<br />
guaranteed. Of that we are especially<br />
proud!”<br />
Thanks for your time and best wishes<br />
fmt<br />
for the show!<br />
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Packaging<br />
Consolidated Competence for the<br />
Process Industry — Smart Solutions for<br />
Manufacturing Meat Substitutes and<br />
Confectionery<br />
Strong Together: Coperion, Coperion K-Tron and Gabler Engineering at Interpack <strong>2023</strong><br />
At this year’s Interpack (4-10 May<br />
<strong>2023</strong>, Dusseldorf), Coperion, Coperion<br />
K-Tron and Gabler Engineering will<br />
jointly present their efficient process<br />
solutions for <strong>food</strong> manufacturing. New<br />
at booth 4D25 in hall 4 at this year’s<br />
Interpack is Gabler Engineering. With<br />
the acquisition and integration of<br />
Gabler in 2022 Coperion expanded<br />
its <strong>food</strong> manufacturing portfolio. For<br />
over 115 years, Gabler Engineering has<br />
represented the perfect combination<br />
of experience and innovation,<br />
offering machines and systems<br />
for the development, construction<br />
and manufacture of complex, tailormade<br />
processing systems for the<br />
confectionery and pharma industries.<br />
The company provides innovative<br />
technology and highly flexible machinery<br />
such as extruders, molding lines, coating<br />
machines and spray cabinets. At<br />
interpack, Gabler will exhibit the KM-40<br />
extruder for manufacturing viscous<br />
masses, used for the manufacturing of<br />
chewing gum or chewable candy.<br />
Visitors can also learn about the<br />
technologies and process expertise<br />
for manufacturing plant-based meat<br />
substitutes. Coperion’s ZSK Food<br />
Extruder in Hybrid Design provides one<br />
solution for manufacturing various TVP<br />
and HMMA-based meat substitutes on<br />
a single machine. Together with highaccuracy<br />
Coperion K-Tron feeders<br />
and efficient bulk material handling<br />
solutions, Coperion offers not only<br />
the ideal technical foundation for the<br />
production process but also supports<br />
companies in developing new recipes<br />
using various proteins.<br />
Additionally, Coperion will be showing<br />
products for gentle and hygienic<br />
conveying of powdered ingredients<br />
with the WYK dual channel diverter<br />
valve as well as the ZRD 150 rotary<br />
The Gabler Engineering extruder is ideally suited for manufacturing high-viscosity masses<br />
that are used in chewing gum manufacturing.<br />
Photo: Gabler Engineering, Malsch, Germany<br />
valve. The rotary valve is equipped<br />
with intelligent RotorCheck 5.0<br />
technology which provides reliable<br />
contact monitoring for greater safety<br />
in the conveying process. Coperion<br />
K-Tron will present two intelligent<br />
feeding solutions for high-accuracy<br />
ingredient feeding into the process:<br />
the QT20 twin screw loss-in-weight<br />
feeder as well as a representative of<br />
the new vibratory feeder line.<br />
Extruder for manufacturing<br />
viscous masses<br />
The Gabler Engineering twin<br />
screw extruder is ideally suited for<br />
manufacturing and molding highviscosity<br />
mass strands, such as those<br />
used in chewing gum production. Each<br />
extruder is developed according to<br />
individual customer requirements<br />
to ensure the best possible process<br />
and resultant high product quality.<br />
Depending upon the product, Gabler<br />
extruders achieve throughputs<br />
between 5 and 5000 kg/h (11-11023<br />
lb/h). In chewing gum production, the<br />
KM-40 extruder’s output typically<br />
achieves about 40 kg/h (88 lb/h).<br />
Every process section can be opened<br />
manually or automatically for cleaning,<br />
allowing for rapid product changes<br />
as well as flexibility in screw handling.<br />
The extruder conforms to the GMP<br />
requirements of equipment design,<br />
featuring smooth surfaces and fulfilling<br />
the <strong>food</strong> industry’s hygiene standards.<br />
Depending upon the application,<br />
the extruder can be integrated into<br />
a complete line or be used as a<br />
standalone machine.<br />
Proven components and<br />
innovative technology for more<br />
safety in the conveying process<br />
At this year’s Interpack, Coperion<br />
is presenting the proven ZRD 150<br />
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Packaging<br />
the K3-PH loss-in-weight feeder line<br />
is optimized for multi-feeder clusters<br />
around a process inlet. The D4 platform<br />
scale with high-accuracy Smart Force<br />
Transducer (SFT) weighing technology,<br />
together with the latest generation<br />
of controls, ensures high feeding<br />
accuracy. Furthermore, the modular<br />
“Quick Change” design simplifies and<br />
accelerates recipe modifications,<br />
cleaning and maintenance.<br />
The proven Coperion WYK dual channel diverter valve is suited for the highest hygienic demands<br />
in the <strong>food</strong> industry.<br />
Photo: Coperion, Weingarten, Germany<br />
The Coperion K-Tron P-Series central<br />
receivers for vacuum sequencing are<br />
intended for conveying a broad palette<br />
of bulk materials; they fulfill the strict<br />
hygienic requirements of the <strong>food</strong> and<br />
pharmaceutical industries. All of the<br />
P-Series models are constructed of<br />
stainless steel and feature steep cone<br />
angles for reliable product discharge,<br />
as well as band clamps for quick<br />
disassembly.<br />
rotary valve outfitted with intelligent<br />
RotorCheck 5.0 technology. With<br />
this functionality, Coperion offers<br />
manufacturers reliable contact<br />
monitoring for rotary valves. This<br />
solution avoids unwanted contact<br />
between the rotor and the housing to<br />
reliably prevent metallic abrasion and<br />
thus any possible contamination of<br />
the product being conveyed. Thanks<br />
to its flexible control, the device can<br />
be modified to accommodate changes<br />
in production conditions. The device’s<br />
parameters can be adapted to different<br />
product characteristics or varying<br />
cleaning cycles with no difficulty at<br />
all. Food manufacturers with high<br />
product quality and safety demands<br />
will especially benefit from this add-on<br />
solution for Coperion rotary valves.<br />
In addition, Coperion will be showing<br />
its proven WYK dual channel diverter<br />
valve, optimized in numerous ways and<br />
suited to meet the highest demands<br />
in the <strong>food</strong> industry. It is ideal for<br />
conveying powders with high hygienic<br />
requirements, such as powdered<br />
milk, lactose, and infant <strong>food</strong>s, and<br />
is CIP (Clean-In-Place) capable. Even<br />
with no additional disassembly or<br />
manual intervention, it is absolutely<br />
clean following wet cleaning and free<br />
of impurities, saving time, effort and<br />
costs. The diverter valve’s compact<br />
design and its high surface quality are<br />
further advantages. All materials in its<br />
construction fulfill EU1935/2004 <strong>food</strong><br />
regulations and are FDA compliant.<br />
Gentle, high-accuracy feeding<br />
solutions<br />
With the K3-HD-CL-SFS-V100 vibratory<br />
feeder, Coperion K-Tron presents a<br />
solution for gentle gravimetric feeding<br />
of sensitive bulk solids. Coperion<br />
K-Tron K3 vibratory feeders use<br />
an innovative patent-pending drive<br />
system. This new generation of lossin-weight<br />
feeders with vibratory trays<br />
provides gentle bulk material handling,<br />
higher feeding accuracy, and shorter<br />
changeover times which in turn lead<br />
to less waste, shorter downtimes, and<br />
higher product quality, and markedly<br />
higher process efficiency. K3 vibratory<br />
feeders are modularly constructed<br />
and are available in Standard Design,<br />
easy-to-clean Hygienic Design, and a<br />
specialized Pharma Version.<br />
For the ever-increasing demands<br />
of manufacturing processes in the<br />
pharmaceutical industry, Coperion<br />
K-Tron is showing its K3-PH-ML-D4-<br />
QT20 twin screw loss-in-weight feeder<br />
in combination with a P10 vacuum<br />
sequencing sanitary receiver for refill.<br />
Thanks to the trapezoid scale shape<br />
and significantly smaller footprint,<br />
To offer comprehensive solutions for<br />
<strong>food</strong> manufacturers, Coperion has<br />
created the Food, Health and Nutrition<br />
Division. Since October 2022, the<br />
LINXIS Group is part of this division.<br />
The LINXIS Group’s six industry-leading<br />
brands - Bakon, Diosna, Shaffer, Shick<br />
Esteve, Unifiller and VMI - will also be at<br />
interpack in hall 4, booth C23, directly<br />
opposite the Coperion booth. Peerless<br />
Food Equipment has been part of this<br />
group since December 2022. fmt<br />
Coperion K-Tron’s newest generation of lossin-weight<br />
feeders with vibratory trays enables<br />
gentle bulk material handling, higher feeding<br />
accuracy, and shorter changeover times.<br />
Photo: Coperion K-Tron, Niederlenz, Switzerland<br />
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Packaging<br />
Baked Goods: Automated Packaging for<br />
Sensitive Goods<br />
Baked goods are popular, which lends<br />
them their enormous variety worldwide.<br />
Whether from the supermarket shelf<br />
or as frozen delivery – bread, bread<br />
rolls, croissants, pastries and cakes<br />
are sensitive <strong>food</strong>stuffs that place high<br />
demands on production processes<br />
and packaging. Therefore, automation<br />
and digitalization are also becoming<br />
increasingly important issues for the<br />
bakery industry. And the issue of<br />
sustainability has long since arrived in<br />
the sector.<br />
Without any form of packaging, bread,<br />
bread rolls etc., are usually only available<br />
in a bakery. Freshly bought products<br />
should however also be promptly<br />
consumed. By contrast, industrially<br />
produced baked goods cannot do<br />
without packaging. Soft croissants or<br />
cakes, for example, are very sensitive<br />
to pressure, biscuits are often fragile.<br />
Robust trays are needed, while other<br />
baked goods can be safely packed<br />
inside tube bags. But packaging not<br />
only protects against mechanical<br />
hazards: Certain barrier properties allow<br />
packaging to extend shelf life without<br />
compromising on high quality. Growing<br />
mobility, an increase in single households<br />
and increasing consumption outside<br />
the home make reusable packaging<br />
for use to-go or smaller packaging<br />
sizes very attractive. Sustainable<br />
packaging materials must meet all<br />
these requirements as well, which are<br />
increasingly in demand by the market<br />
– a real challenge for the producers<br />
of baked goods and packaging. But<br />
recyclability, reduced usage of material<br />
and less packaging have long become<br />
trends within the baked goods sector,<br />
and so, monomaterial film, paper-based<br />
solutions and cardboard packaging with<br />
biobased coatings have already become<br />
industry staples.<br />
Europe dominates the<br />
consumption of baked goods<br />
Statista has determined the turnovers<br />
for the production of baked goods<br />
within the European Union: According<br />
to the results, Germany with a turnover<br />
of 22.7 billion euros and France with<br />
21.5 billion euros are at the top, followed<br />
by Italy (6.7 billion euros), Spain<br />
(5.8 billion euros) and Poland (4.7 billion<br />
euros). On the global market for baked<br />
goods, according to Mordor Intelligence,<br />
Europe generates the largest share<br />
of turnover. According to the market<br />
This flow packer with flexible lateral sealing can process different recyclable wraps on the same<br />
system.<br />
Image: Gerhard Schubert GmbH<br />
researchers’ information, the developed<br />
markets in Western Europe are mature<br />
and saturated when it comes to baked<br />
goods, while the developing countries<br />
in Eastern Europe drive sales of biscuits<br />
and bread due to their high demand<br />
for convenience <strong>food</strong> products. The<br />
European baked goods market is said<br />
to be well established in terms of the<br />
supply chain, the product range, the<br />
sales channels and the preferences of<br />
consumers.<br />
Automated solutions for the<br />
bakery industry<br />
Things are not easy right now for the<br />
baked goods industry: High cost<br />
pressure, increasing variety of products,<br />
a change in consumers’ habits and the<br />
demand for more sustainability result<br />
in new requirements towards both<br />
production and packaging processes.<br />
In order to remain competitive,<br />
manufacturers of baked goods need<br />
flexible systems with which to react to<br />
market trends. In the future, it will be<br />
almost impossible to avoid a higher<br />
degree of automation. Digital processing<br />
and packaging machines are therefore<br />
of great importance, as is the growing<br />
integration of robots. These automated<br />
assistants have become an integrated<br />
part of the bakery industry as well. Pickand-place<br />
robots, equipped with suitable<br />
gripping tools, are even packaging<br />
sensitive products like biscuits, bars<br />
or other baked goods. If the product<br />
or format changes on the packaging<br />
line, only the associated gripping tool<br />
needs to be changed. Long downtimes<br />
are avoided this way. For example,<br />
Syntegon has developed a proprietary<br />
Intelligent Direct Handling (IDH) pickand-place<br />
system for cookies, crackers<br />
and biscuits, which uses linear motor<br />
technology for an especially gentle<br />
handling of the sensitive products. The<br />
system also enables faster production<br />
speeds, as it can grip several products<br />
at the same time and place them on<br />
feeding belts or into trays in a single<br />
work step.<br />
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Packaging<br />
Packaging machine manufacturer<br />
R.Weiss Packaging offers complete<br />
packaging systems for the bakery<br />
industry, which are based on a modular<br />
system. This system uses standard<br />
modules for all packaging processes, like<br />
righting, top loading, closing, marking<br />
and palletizing. The picker lines consist<br />
of several cells in a row, which, depending<br />
on the requirements, are equipped with<br />
several delta pickers mounted one after<br />
the other. They are designed for sorting<br />
and packaging unpacked products and<br />
products in primary packaging. Products<br />
pre-grouped in a line or fed chaotically<br />
are recognized by a camera system and<br />
fed into the top loading area through a<br />
transport system.<br />
Robots are also used in final packaging:<br />
A strudel dough manufacturer from<br />
Vienna, for example, uses two Stäubli<br />
robots to meet the increasing demand.<br />
Among the special properties of the<br />
line are the hanging arrangement of the<br />
two robots as well as the absence of a<br />
safety guard. The Swiss manufacturer’s<br />
robots package strudel dough for the<br />
<strong>food</strong> industry in a 1.5-second-rhythm:<br />
four packages wrapped in foil, each<br />
containing two sheets weighing<br />
A newly developed picker technology based on linear motors guarantees an especially gentle<br />
handling due to even movement.<br />
Image: Syntegon <strong>Technology</strong><br />
125 grams each, are packed inside a box.<br />
One robot grips the units wrapped in foil,<br />
while the other prepares the box.<br />
Cobots are fast learners<br />
Collaborative robots, also known as<br />
cobots, make production even faster<br />
and more flexible. Packaging machine<br />
manufacturer Gerhard Schubert uses<br />
cobots in their machine concepts for fast<br />
feeding of different products. The new<br />
Schubert cobots tog.519 are ready for<br />
serialized production and are optimally<br />
suited for retrieving light-weight<br />
products via pick-and-place from a<br />
disordered feed and processing them<br />
with a frequency of 90 cycles per minute.<br />
The AI-supported programming and<br />
image processing has been designed in<br />
such a way that customers can easily<br />
carry out a format change without any<br />
necessary programming and in a very<br />
Baked goods are sensitive products that need safe packaging.<br />
Image: GHM<br />
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Packaging<br />
short time. In principle, the only thing<br />
that needs to be done is to hold the<br />
new product up in front of the cobot.<br />
According to the manufacturer, the<br />
advantages of this cobot solution<br />
are flexible application sites, a large<br />
variety of pick-and-place tasks, a high<br />
processing speed and its very simple<br />
operation.<br />
Using different recyclable types of<br />
wrap on one system<br />
Depending on their consistency<br />
and ingredients, baked goods need<br />
packaging with different barrier properties.<br />
If products change frequently,<br />
manufacturers often have to quickly<br />
change between tube wraps with<br />
different properties. To solve this<br />
problem, Schubert offers a flow packer<br />
with matching sealing technology in their<br />
portfolio. This makes it possible to use<br />
both recyclable mono-plastic wraps and<br />
paper-based tube wraps on the same<br />
machine.<br />
Interpack exhibitor Multivac, too, is<br />
able to fall back on their experience<br />
from a wide range of different projects<br />
for the bakery industry. These include<br />
handling very different products, for<br />
example, toasties, bread or pancakes –<br />
and individually designed line concepts<br />
to match. For example, the company<br />
has developed a full wrap labelling<br />
solution for foldable plastic trays.<br />
Pressure-sensitive baked goods like<br />
cookies, muffins, donuts, pieces of pie<br />
or entire cakes are often packaged<br />
in such transparent foldable trays,<br />
which are then usually wrapped with a<br />
cardboard package band. The conveyor<br />
belt labeller by Multivac is said to save<br />
up to 70 percent of material compared<br />
to labelling with a cardboard package<br />
band. The model features servo-driven<br />
pressure brushes, which allow for C-<br />
and D-labelling of up to 120 packages<br />
per minute at a label width of up to<br />
500 millimetres. Other than as a simple<br />
top label, a label can be placed in a<br />
C-shape over three sides or in a D-shape<br />
over all four sides of the packaging. Both<br />
the C- and D-labels have the advantage<br />
of sealing the package at the same time<br />
according to the manufacturer. With the<br />
new full wrap labelling solution, Multivac<br />
has expanded their portfolio for the<br />
baking trade and the bakery industry.<br />
Producing baked goods at high<br />
speed<br />
Many systems in the bakery industry<br />
work at very high speeds, but at the same<br />
time, there is an expectation of constant<br />
high quality. Mixing and kneading<br />
systems for constant operation, like<br />
those of interpack exhibitor Zeppelin,<br />
are the tools needed for the job and<br />
can produce 20,000 pretzels per hour,<br />
two million bread rolls a day or three<br />
tons of biscuit dough per hour. Before<br />
packaging, many baked goods must be<br />
precisely cut to size. Döinghaus offers<br />
A full wrap solution reduces the materials used<br />
when labelling foldable trays.<br />
Image: Multivac<br />
individual solutions for cutting that utilise<br />
ultrasound, among them the universal<br />
cutter Ultracut Nado, which cuts both<br />
round and angular products. The size of<br />
individual pieces and segments, as well<br />
as different cutting speeds, are freely<br />
selectable using a touch panel with<br />
intuitive operation.<br />
And igus GmbH from Cologne,<br />
manufacturer of plastic bearings made<br />
entirely of plastic as well contributes to<br />
seamless operations in the production<br />
of baked goods. A greaseless linear<br />
system, for example, is being used in<br />
an industrial wafer baking system made<br />
by specialised mechanical engineering<br />
company Walterwerk. The system<br />
bakes standardised wafers for the<br />
industrial production of ice cream, which<br />
are fed into a rolling station and rolled up<br />
while still warm. Afterwards, they are<br />
transported to the cooling tower over a<br />
conveyor belt, before the wafer is given a<br />
paper cone in the confection area. In this<br />
area, the linear bearings made of tribooptimised<br />
high-performance polymers<br />
by igus are used during separating and<br />
feeding.<br />
fmt<br />
The Syntegon IDH pick-and-place solution offers a high grade of flexibility for both products and packaging style.<br />
Image: Syntegon <strong>Technology</strong><br />
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Events<br />
APRIL MAY<br />
JUNE<br />
23-25 April<br />
Cologne, Germany<br />
Let`s meet at<br />
ISM + ProSweets Cologne<br />
Koelnmesse GmbH<br />
Messeplatz 1, 50679 Cologne<br />
Tel: +49 1806 002 200<br />
www.ism-cologne.de<br />
prosweets-cologne@koelnmesse.de<br />
4-10 May<br />
Dusseldorf, Germany<br />
interpack<br />
Let`s meet at<br />
Messe Düsseldorf GmbH<br />
Postfach 10 10 06, 40001 Düsseldorf,<br />
Germany<br />
Tel.: +49 211 45 60 01 • Fax: +49 211 45 60 6 68<br />
www.interpack.com<br />
8-11 May<br />
Milano, Italy<br />
TUTTO FOOD<br />
Camera di Commercio Italo-Tedesca<br />
Italienische Handelskammer München-Stuttgart e.V.<br />
Landaubogen 10, D-81373 München<br />
Tel.: +49-89-961661-86<br />
messner@italcam.de<br />
www.italcam.de<br />
9-11 May<br />
Geneva Switzerland<br />
Let`s meet at<br />
Vita<strong>food</strong>s Europe<br />
Informa Exhibitions, 5 Howick Place,<br />
London SW1P 1WG, Great Britain<br />
Tel.: +44 20 337 73111<br />
www.vita<strong>food</strong>s.eu.com<br />
28-30 May<br />
Cairo, Egypt<br />
Food ingredients Africa<br />
Informa Markets<br />
PO Box 12740, de Entree 73,<br />
Toren A, 1100 AS Amsterdam Zuid Oost,<br />
The Netherlands<br />
Tel.: +31-20-409 9544 • Fax: +31-20-363 2616<br />
www.figlobal.com<br />
8-10 June<br />
Addis Abada, Ethiopia Let`s meet at<br />
Agro<strong>food</strong><br />
fairtrade Messe GmbH & Co. KG<br />
Kurfürsten Anlage 36,<br />
69115 Heidelberg, Germany<br />
Tel.: +49-6221/4565-0<br />
Fax: +49-6221/4565-25<br />
info@fairtrade-messe.de<br />
www.fairtrade-messe.de<br />
JULY SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER<br />
16-19 July<br />
Chicago, IL, USA<br />
Let`s meet at<br />
IFT Food Expo<br />
Institute of Food Technologists<br />
252 W. Van Buren,<br />
Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60607<br />
Tel.: +1-312-782-8424<br />
Fax: +1-312-782-8348<br />
www.ift.org<br />
26-28 September<br />
Nuremberg, Germany<br />
Powtech<br />
NürnbergMesse GmbH<br />
Messezentrum,<br />
90471 Nuremberg<br />
Tel.: +49 911 86 06 49 09<br />
Fax: +49 911 86 06 49 08<br />
www.powtech.de<br />
7-9 November<br />
Dubai, UAE<br />
Gul<strong>food</strong> Manufacturing<br />
Dubai World Trade Centre,<br />
P.O. Box 9292, Dubai, UAE<br />
Tel: (+971) 4 308 6124<br />
info@dwtc.com<br />
www.gul<strong>food</strong>.com<br />
28-30 November<br />
Frankfurt, Germany Let`s meet at<br />
Food ingredients Europe<br />
Informa Markets<br />
PO Box 12740, de Entree 73,<br />
Toren A, 1100 AS Amsterdam Zuid Oost,<br />
The Netherlands<br />
Tel.: +31-20-409 9544<br />
Fax: +31-20-363 2616<br />
www.figlobal.com<br />
28-30 November<br />
Nuremberg, Germany<br />
Brau Beviale<br />
NürnbergMesse GmbH<br />
Messezentrum,<br />
90471 Nuremberg<br />
Tel.: +49 911 86 06 49 09<br />
Fax: +49 911 86 06 49 08<br />
www.braubeviale.de<br />
Let`s meet at<br />
Let`s meet at<br />
Let`s meet at<br />
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33 Bühler AG Uzwil, Switzerland<br />
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41 ESTEVE S.A.S Rians, France<br />
17 EURASANTÉ Loos - Lille, France<br />
5 fairtrade GmbH & Co. KG. Heidelberg, Germany<br />
11 GELITA AG Eberbach, Germany<br />
Digital Gerhard Schubert GmbH Crailsheim, Germany<br />
39 Getriebebau NORD GmbH & Co. Bargteheide, Germany<br />
31 ICF & WELKO S.P.A. Maranello (MO)<br />
19 Informa Exhibitions London, Great Britain<br />
13 Institute of Food Technologists Chicago, USA<br />
15 J. Rettenmaier & Söhne GmbH Rosenberg, Germany<br />
45 Messe Düsseldorf GmbH Düsseldorf, Germany<br />
Cover 1 Sappi Europe Alfeld GmbH Alfeld, Germany<br />
41 Schaaf Technologie GmbH Bad Camberg, Germany<br />
9 Schütz GmbH & Co. KGaA Selters (Westerwald)<br />
35 TNA EUROPE Ltd. Birmingham, Germany<br />
43 TOMRA Sorting NV Leuven, Belgium<br />
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25 VEGA Grieshaber KG Schiltach, Germany<br />
29 WENGER Manufacturing, Inc Sabetha, USA<br />
49 Winkler & Dünnebier Rengsdorf, Germany<br />
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