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Packaging House on Stand 3131 at Foodtech Packtech 2014

Packaging House is a major distributor of food service packaging, cleaning, hygiene and industrial consumables in New Zealand. In fact, they deliver more products to more industries through more branches than anyone else. Whether they’re supplying coffee cups for cafes or latex gloves for surgeries, Packaging House take care of the everyday essentials needed to keep business running smoothly and efficiently. Their wide-ranging expertise also extends to the food processing industry – and Packaging House can deliver a healthy menu of options to ensure food production is safe and risk-free. This includes the ability to supply you with the expertise needed to make HACCP part of your business. Serving Up Food Processing Expertise In addition to HACCP compliant hygiene consumables, to compliment and complete your Risk Management Programme, Packaging House now have new ranges available: a full range of food processor brushware, metal detectable tools and hygiene consumables, a personal safety range and a complete stretch film, tape and strap machinery, and consumables range. They also have a choice of finance options available, from outright purchase, to lease, lease to own and amortisation. Packaging House will be at Foodtech Packtech, Stand 3131, ASB Showgrounds, Auckland, 23-25 September 2014. It’s a great opportunity to find out the different ways Packaging House can work with the food industry – and see their exciting new machinery range. The Right Solutions No one knows a business like the person who runs it, that’s why a specialist from Packaging House takes the time to get to know your business and discover what it needs to operate day to day. Armed with this knowledge, they can get to work and deliver solutions to help your business run like a well-oiled machine. Collective Buying Power Thanks to Packaging House’s collective buying power, they can deliver better prices […]

APC Technology: Providing solutions for food & beverage environments

Since 1984, APC Technology has designed and manufactured specialist computer solutions for use in some of the most severe environments on earth. APC Technology’s Food and Pharmaceutical solutions are ideal for a range of environments including production & assembly lines, hose down areas, food production and livestock management applications within abattoirs & meatworks & pharmaceutical manufacturing environments. With many established clients across the food processing /manufacturing sectors, APC Technology has an extensive understanding of the industry and enjoys a proven reputation as a comprehensive, reliable solutions provider who meets the evolving needs of their clients. APC Technology has recently launched a range of ruggedised stainless steel cabinets designed for use in F&B environments where high pressure hosing is required. The enclosure size can be customised to house a range of equipment as specified by the client or fit the APC Technology range of panel PCs and displays. APC Research, the design group within APC Technology, worked with a leading food producer in South Australia to create a design which would meet the high standards demanded within an F&B environment. This includes a fully sealed unit which water cannot penetrate, corrosive resistance to chemical cleaning agents and a streamline design eliminating gaps and collection points with a specific focus on the base. The design allows water to be sprayed under the pedestal to dislodge any food products. Scott Begbie, Managing Director at APC Technology commented, “As a company we strive to meet the needs of our clients, so to this end our cabinets are designed to meet the demands of a production area whilst also offering a range of customisations. If a client needs a certain size or height cabinet, we can meet their demands. If they need a range of input options we can do that too. We offer computing […]

ESL – technology delivering packaged beverages with superior freshness

With a lot of talk in the beverage industry about non-heat pasteurisation, we are pleased to announce that there is another effective method available that is more economic, more efficient, more beneficial and more compact than other alternatives on the market. With increasing desires to process and consume beverages/food with all the nutritional components still intact, we have some improved and realistic solutions relevant to products such as fruit juices, protein drinks, isotonic drinks, milk, bottled water and RTD’s. Available are proven, non-invasive alternatives to heat-based pasteurisation, preserving the organoleptic integrity of the raw materials and the finished product. This is certainly one of the significant growth areas of innovation in the beverage industry. For more information about this technology, please contact Paul Baggio at info@fbpropak.com.

Drying Solutions Limited on Stand 2100 at Foodtech Packtech 2014

The REXMOI® Heat Pump Dehumidifier Dryer was originally developed to dry nuts at lower temperatures. Since then we have found various other products that need drying. Over the years we have developed the technology that enables drying to take place at temperatures anywhere between 10oC to 70oC (most efficiently between 20oC to 40oC). The units are electronically controlled allowing a wide range of applications. With this air drying method in an enclosed insulated chamber, the heat is not lost and is recovered with only the moisture removed. This means that the energy use is much lower and is not affected by external conditions. For around 2Kw input you get 6Kw heat and you can remove 6 to 7 litres per hour or around 180 litres of water per 24 hours (depending on the product and conditions). The current units are portable and are available for test drying. The analysis and information obtained from testing assist in designing units to specific specifications. The same principles are used where there is a need to control humidity and/or temperature in manufacturing areas. With this method of drying nothing is removed except water. The dryers are fully enclosed so the drying is not affected by external weather conditions, atmosphere, or contaminants. The trays are all food grade stainless steel. Any product that has excess moisture can be dried. For more information visit: www.dryingsolutions.co.nz

Agribusiness skills gained in new ways

Agribusiness decision makers, on the farm and in horticulture, have identified they want better business development opportunities for themselves and their team – and the Diploma in Agribusiness Management is meeting this demand. The qualification delivered by Aoraki Polytechnic, in partnership with Primary ITO, uses new learning technologies to help students add meaningful capability to their agribusiness. The first intake of students is two months into their learning, which has been very different to the traditional class-room based learning that is the norm. Mike Parr is one of Aoraki’s dedicated agribusiness tutors, working in Timaru, Ashburton and Oamaru. He has spent the first six weeks of the Diploma helping students gather evidence for the ‘ACCK’ process (‘Assessment of Current Competency and Knowledge’). Aoraki Polytechnic is the first organisation to use ACCK in agribusiness. This innovative method identifies that many people may already be skilled in many areas of their business, and this enables students to learn what they need to learn, rather than starting from scratch. Each student compiles a portfolio of evidence, which they can then choose to put forward for assessment. ACCK is a process of identifying previous experience, knowledge and transferrable skills sets and gaining recognition. It is an excellent way to fill-in gaps in skill-sets. “The purpose behind the ACCK process is to highlight to the student ‘Yes, I have covered this,’ or ‘There’s a whole lot of stuff that I don’t know’. It’s a navel-gazing exercise to look quite hard at themselves, at what they have learned, and what they need to learn,” says Mike. To kick-start their agribusiness learning, students attended a one-day workshop which showcased the software programme they’ll use throughout the Diploma. The online learning platform called ‘Moodle’ allows the student to learn at their own pace, at a time that is […]