Confectionery and chocolate manufacturers all over the world face the challenge more than ever before of consolidating pro-duction rationalisation, the most efficient possible application of resources and materials and constantly increasing quality demands under one roof. The issue of ”handling rework” plays an important role ...
Reliable foreign-body detection
Suitable for use in dry and wet areas, the Intuity metal-detection coil from Bizerba reliably detects any metallic contaminants in products or bulk goods. Using the multi-simultaneous frequency technology, the metal-detection device uses at least two frequencies to check packed or unpacked goods for steel, ...
Star Wars heroes without contamination
Focusing on a year-round business rather than a seasonal one, Kinnerton boosted its production capacity in its plant in Sherburn in-Elment by almost four times and extended its product range massively. To meet the needs of the additional production volume, the chocolate manufacturer decided to ...
Full 3D scan of chocolate molds
Plastic molds for chocolate are subject to heavy wear and tear due to thermal and mechanical stress. However, any chips that break off must not contaminate the products. In order to address this issue, Bi-Ber has been developing image processing systems for reliable control of ...
Faster order picking with smart glasses
sweets processing: Mr Franke, how can the confectionery industry in particular benefit from your company’s solutions, such as its smart glasses? Dirk Franke: As in the food products industry in general, there is also a relatively short timeframe available for the logistical handling of confectionery ...
New container probes for microwave moisture measurement
Berthold Technologies introduces new container probes with removable plastic caps. These caps made of PEEK with internal thread can be changed on site if necessary. Furthermore, the antenna technology inside the probe was completely redeveloped. It halves the transmission losses by better matching and field ...
Temperature chambers for a wide range of applications
The Kambic series temperature chambers from CiK Solutions are regarded as among the very finest thanks to their metrological performance, their intuitive, flexible operation and the decades of experience that have gone into making them. These systems are available in a variety of models ranging ...
With industry 4.0 toward smart factories
During its International Sweets Business Forum in Berlin, the international confectionery association Sweets Global Network staged a workshop surrounding the hot topic of ”Industry 4.0”. Welcoming more than 500 participants, the event saw the attendance of numerous representatives from the supplier sector, alongside various sweets ...
