Food Quality & Safety New Products: October/November 2021

Equipment Sanitizer

Enviro Tech Chemical Services has introduced a dry peracetic acid floor and equipment sanitizer. PeraGuard is designed to improve environmental biosecurity and sanitation on surfaces where conditions favor microorganism growth. The product is EPA registered for use in food and beverage facilities. In addition, the sanitizer can be used on farms to control ammonia and odors. PeraGuard is activated by water or moisture and is a highly concentrated, odorless, and dustless application that is effective against E. coli, Listeria, Salmonella, Staphylococcus and other pathogens. Enviro Tech Chemical Services, environtech.com/peraguard.

Servomotors Line

The SIMOTICS S-1FS2 line of servomotors is designed for the clean condition requirements of the food and beverage industries. These new servomotors are offered in a variety of power ratings, from 0.45–2kW (0.60–2.68 hp) with torque from 3.1–14 Nm (2.28–10.32 ft-lbs.).

One cable connection is provided for easy installation and cleaning. The standard absolute encoder is 22-bit multi-turn. These new motors are suitable for clean-in-place (CIP) processes and for use with all commercially available cleaning agents used with washdown motors. They are also designed for the 3-A (U.S.) and EHEDG (Euro) requirements of the food and beverage industries. Options include a holding brake, stainless steel shaft (with or without feather key), cable tail for direct drive connection, and a motion connect coupling. The motors are compatible with the SINAMICS S210 drive system. Siemens, usa.siemens.com/simotics-s1fs2.

High Absorbency Meat Pad

Elliott Absorbent Products has developed an ultra-thin, super absorbent range of sealed edge pads for fresh meat and fish. The pads also have a low carbon footprint. The UniDry range use 50% less material than traditional. This enables customers to achieve environmental compliance as well as make major reductions in their packaging and cut emissions from transport and storage. The pads use a proprietary core that gives blood and water absorbency of between 7.5 and 26 liters per square meter and are available in both pads and reels, white as standard with other colors upon request. Elliott Absorbent Products, elliottabsorbents.co.uk.

Load Cell Technology for Checkweighing Systems

Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection’s C-Series checkweighing systems have added a new load cell. The FlashCell load cells weigh food products at speeds of up to 800 ppm. With three different load cell types in the cell portfolio, food manufacturers can select the appropriate load cell for their products, weighing a complete product range up to 10 kg. The technology delivers weighing results with a standard deviation up to four times lower than the previous load cell generation. This helps to reduce overfilling and costly product giveaway. It also works with shorter measuring times at high speeds. The weighing conveyor can therefore be reduced in length, with slower conveyor speeds helping to increase product handling stability and allowing shorter outfeed conveyors and product collection areas. The complete length of the checkweigher itself can be reduced by up to 24%. Mettler-Toledo, mt.com/pi-precision-weighing.

Solvent Retention Capacity Analyzer for the Baking and Milling Industries

The SRC-CHOPIN 2 Analyzer for the baking and milling industries allows a user to perform the solvent retention capacity (SRC) method automatically versus manually. Compared with the original SRC-Chopin introduced in 2014, the SRC-Chopin 2 offers upgrades in software and electrical and mechanical designs and allows bakers and millers to make assessments regarding their flour quality and final product requirements. The manual SRC method is laborious and time-consuming, requiring lab technicians to be trained to perform multiple steps during the analysis. With the SRC-CHOPIN 2, training required to run the analyzer is minimal, and after set-up, the analysis is performed by the instrument, reducing operator engagement and impact of the results. The SRC-CHOPIN 2 is the standardized automated method AACC 56-15.01 and ICC Draft Standard 186. KPM Analytics, kpmanalytics.com/products/src-chopin-2.