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DeltaTRAK will display TTI technology at United Fresh

DeltaTRAK will showcase its newest TTI cold chain technology at the United Fresh 2013 show (booth#1508), in San Diego May 15-16. DeltaTRAK’s ThermoTrace TTI solution is designed to provide customers with a cost effective way to use 2D bar codes combined with chemical label technology to monitor accumulated temperature abuse of products as they travel through the cold chain. The technology was selected as a finalist in United’s Best New Products award competition. "With our…  » Read more

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ThermoWorks rolls out HACCP mobile app

ThermoWorks has introduced HACCP Mobile, the only app that pairs with a Bluetooth thermometer probe and turns any iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch into a paperless, one-touch, professional hazardous analysis and critical control point recording solution. The app displays, records, stores and emails temperature data received via Bluetooth connection from the ThermoWorks BlueTherm type K thermocouple probe. Used in conjunction with free accessory desktop software, temperature readings can be viewed remotely on any iDevice -…  » Read more

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Packaging companies align to enhance product shelf life

An innovative technology for advancing the shelf life of packaged fresh produce will now be available from both Exopack and Kobusch following the signing of a contract for a strategic alliance between the two flexible packaging converters and PerfoTec B.V. (PerfoTec). Based in The Netherlands, PerfoTec supplies specialized equipment that measures the respiration rates of fresh fruits and vegetables prior to film packaging. Unique software provided by the company calculates the required film permeability to…  » Read more

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Key Technology, Visys announce merger

Key Technology and Visys NV, a manufacturer of chute-fed in-air sorters used by food processors and waste recyclers, have entered into a merger agreement. The new company creates a combination of high-performance digital sorting technologies for food processing and other industrial markets.

 “This partnership with Visys creates a value proposition that is unmatched in the industry. Through a single supplier, customers will have access to the highest performing chute-fed and belt-fed sorters available, along with…  » Read more

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Sormac sells 100th knife peeler

The result of cooperation between German Hepro and Sormac is the production of the 100th KP-60/HS knife peeler. It was supplied to Australian Reactive Engineering in the summer of 2012. The 50th knife peeler was also produced for this Australian company.

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California tomato grower goes green

When Casey Houweling was thinking about the future of his tomato operation in Camarillo, Calif., he thought mostly of his daughters and the legacy his company would leave for them, he said. That made his decision to make the company energy independent and “green” very easy. And so began a 10-year process of looking at every aspect of Houweling’s Tomatoes to see what could be done differently, he said. Speaking during an online press conference,…  » Read more

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