A $10 million grant has been announced for the food and beverage processing and manufacturing sector to lower energy bills, protect local jobs, and support business growth in Victoria.Read More
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on an application to allow the use of an enzyme as a processing aid by 3rd July 2025.Read More
As the food and beverage industry demands safe, efficient, and hygienic power transmission solutions, Gates® has redefined power transmission by replacing the traditional roller chains with the Poly Chain® GT™ Carbon™ synchronous belt.
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According to the Australian Food and Grocery Council, food and beverage processing is the country’s largest manufacturing sector, and remains on a steady rise despite ongoing challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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As companies around the world contend with supply chain complications and lengthening lead times, Motion Australia is working closely with Strategic Supply Partners to offset challenges and maintain reliable stock holdings.
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Frequent equipment washdowns in food production are essential to achieving high standards of sterility. However, it is widely known that greased bearings and high-pressure washdowns have a problematic relationship – the constant cleaning washes away bearing lubrication and chemicals can be tough on the bearings themselves, causing early wear. Read More
In the aftermath of crisis, businesses and their communities lean on each other to navigate the long road to recovery. Even in areas where extreme weather events are an expected annual occurrence, things can turn quickly, leaving entire towns stranded or without access to crucial infrastructure. Read More
The SupaMap Specialty gas product range at Supagas has been developed for use across an array of application areas in food packaging and processing. The colourless and odourless gases are applied to assist with improving food quality, freshness and extension of shelf life. Read More
Lubrication is the lifeblood of industrial manufacturing environments. Without high-grade, reliable lubricant products, components like chains and bearings have significantly reduced wear resistance, and end up costing businesses far more in the long run. According to John Knight, Lubrication Systems product manager at Alemlube, premature component failure can almost always be put down to poor lubrication practices. Read More
A new snack bagmaker that achieves highest possible speeds in the packaging room is helping Australian snack food processors pack their products quickly and carefully. Read More
Gates has carved a legacy in Australian manufacturing by offering application-specific belt solutions and pushing the boundaries of material science. Optimising belt designs for a range of intense durability requirements takes meticulous attention to surface texture, degree of stretch, coating and application methods. Read More
When a lamb processing facility in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, was experiencing severe carry back on a conveyor in their lamb processing room, stakeholder contacted Flexco for a solution to the problem. Read More
With ever-tightening health and safety regulations being implemented across the food and beverage industry, production sites require close monitoring and consistently reliable products without fuss. Companies must ensure they are in compliance with HACCP, ISO and NSF H1 standards at all times, keeping up to date documentation of chemical use in a holistic, cost-effective way. Read More
When it comes to food handling and production, time is a valuable resource. If managed poorly, it can lead to both output delays and product loss due to non-compliance with health regulations.
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The RotaTherm continuous cooking system, from Gold Peg, utilises technology from Bürkert Australia to provide a flexible cooking solution for the industry. Read More
In2Food, a national food processing company providing fresh fruit and vegetables to hotels, restaurants, caterers, cafes, aged care facilities, and food manufacturers, has acquired MD Provodores, a Sydney-based supplier of fruit and vegetables. Read More