A lamb processing facility in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand was experiencing severe carry back on a conveyor in their lamb processing room. The conveyor was seeing over 20kg of carry back per day, which meant a huge amount of product waste and a hit to the bottom line of the company.

As good as a chocolate bar tastes, it requires to undergo extensive quality testing to ensure the quality of the manufactured products meet the production standard. The dimension of the chocolate bar is one of the most important physical characteristics to be tested as it influence the taste and quality of the manufactured bar. An … Continue reading Quality controls in production of chocolate bars →

Australia’s food and beverage processing industries are worth approximately $26 billion to the economy and employ almost 235,000 people. It is a vital industry because it not only produces goods for the local market, it is also a net exporter of foodstuffs and beverages. When combined with the related industries of agriculture, forestry and fishing, … Continue reading Avoid Costly Wastage & Downtime with Fit-For-Purpose Panel PC Controllers →

The Sealtick leak testing device from Bestech Australia delivers exceptional performance and accuracy even when used in industrial and manufacturing environment. Independent of operators, the non-destructive leak testing device offers quantitative results, stored internally, which can be retrieved via USB or Ethernet for quality traceability. The devices are also available in different versions for testing … Continue reading Avoiding product contamination with Sealtick package integrity tester →

Bosch Packaging Technology, Business Unit Food, specializes in packaging systems for the food industry. These systems are used by multi-national food producers, which is why in many cases a consistent, integrated operating concept is essential. The packaging experts therefore developed a new user interface referred to as HMI 4.0, which together with a multi-touch Panel … Continue reading Integrated HMI for Bosch packaging machines in the food industry →

SVM Automatik A/S, based in Silkeborg, Denmark, utilises the high-performance AX8000 multi-axis servo system in the design of NESTOR, a transport machine for the pharmaceutical industry. The machine requires only microseconds to handle sterile glass containers for quality control. In addition, it can be converted extremely flexibly and quickly and is much easier to program … Continue reading High-performance AX8000 multi-axis servo system maximises machine throughput →

Food manufacturers always strive to ensure the quality of their products to achieve maximum shelf life. The products may be contaminated through chemical, biological or physical factors during the processing or transportation process which may deteriorate their quality. This might cause massive product recalls that compromise a company’s branding and reputation. Investing in appropriate leak … Continue reading Ensuring product integrity – Stop recalls due to package leaks →

At CRC we understand the food industry, whether growing, producing, and processing or packaging requires the most stringent conformity of compliance. We also understand that a range of maintenance products is no longer enough, that is why we have not only developed NSF H1 and A1 products, manufactured to the same high standard that has … Continue reading Concerned with food safety? Let CRC help. →

Australia’s food and beverage processing industries are worth approximately $26 billion to the economy and employ almost 235,000 people. It is a vital industry because it not only produces goods for the local market, it is also a net exporter of foodstuffs and beverages. When combined with the related industries of agriculture, forestry and fishing, … Continue reading The Eyes and Ears of the Food and Beverage Industry →

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A majority of energy utility organisations across Australia and New Zealand are now using demand charges calculated in kVA (kilovolt ampere) as opposed to kW (kilowatt) based demand charges which were previously applied. Demand charges based on kVA (or Apparent power) are a more accurate measure of the impact a customer’s peak demand has on … Continue reading Active Power Quality →

The Icelandic company Valka, headquartered in Kópavogur, specializes in the development of automation solutions for the fish industry and has made a name for itself with technological innovations in this market, which is characterized by demanding production requirements. The system developed by Valka produces extremely precise cuts at different angles through a combination of X-ray … Continue reading Robot-assisted filleting machinery revolutionizes the fish industry →

The industrial world is on the verge of entering the next revolution: Industry 4.0. This is going to change control systems architecture, systems connectivity and sensors as we know it today. A lot of the data from devices will be analysed on the internet and hence the Internet of Things (IoT) will be a big … Continue reading Industry 4.0: Industrial internet of things (IIoT) and Predictive Analytics →

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A majority of energy utility organisations across Australia and New Zealand are now using demand charges calculated in kVA (kilovolt ampere) as opposed to kW (kilowatt)-based demand charges which were previously applied. Demand charges based on kVA (or Apparent power) are a more accurate measure of the impact a customer’s peak demand has on the … Continue reading Active Power Quality →

With downtime being one of the biggest opportunities for improvement in food processing industries, we put together a free e-book for you to discover the following: What the true cost of downtime is and how it is affecting your operation How much time and money you could save All the information you need to get … Continue reading Limit downtime at your facility with tips from this free e-book →

Fully automating production processes that were once manual or semiautomatic presents special challenges when the cycle times involved are extremely short. With workpiece carrier systems operating on a fixed cycle time, accommodating the differences between individual processing stations’ motion profiles involves setting up multiple stations of a given type to operate in parallel. This prompted … Continue reading Flexibility boost for a pill bottle cap assembly line →

CRC Industries has an extensive range of technologically advanced maintenance, repair and operational products which have been specifically targeted to meet the most stringent conformity of compliance of the food and beverage sector. CRC’s manufacturing of cleaners, lubricants, penetrants and other specialty products meet all performance standards, certified to NSF ISO 21469. To download the … Continue reading Food grade product guide →

With downtime being one of the biggest opportunities for improvement in food processing industries, we put together a free e-book for you to discover the following: What the true cost of downtime is and how it is affecting your operation How much time and money you could save All the information you need to get … Continue reading Limit downtime at your facility with tips from this free e-book →

Under major government-grant research program, the Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) develops a rapid slice shear force test method to objectively determine the quality of red meat using the TA-1 textural analyser from AMETEK with a wide range of jigs and fixtures. The new test method is easy to implement and can be improved for widespread … Continue reading New test method for meat quality with TA-1 textural analyser →