New Processing Equipment: May 2022
Snack food and wholesale bakery companies in the market for machines that help prepare, store, transport, and otherwise handle ingredients are most focused on qualities like automation, ease of maintenance, and the ability to deliver higher performance in throughput and accuracy.
Company: AZO Inc.
Website: www.azo-inc.com
Equipment Snapshot: AZO Inc., Memphis, TN, engineers automated vacuum conveying of raw materials like powdered bulk components for the manufacture of baked goods, with a priority of reducing manual labor input.
Company: Key Technology
Website: www.key.net/en
Equipment Snapshot: Last October, Key Technology unveiled the latest version of its optical sorter, the Veryx 2.0 platform, which has added inspection features and new types of sensors available to more accurately identify defects and contaminants for removal from the product stream.
Company: TOMRA Food
Website: www.tomra.com/en/sorting/food
Equipment Snapshot: Last year, TOMRA Food, Asker, Norway, released the TOMRA 5C. It uses high-resolution laser imagery, front and rear hyperspectral cameras that use 16 channels instead of the usual three (red/green/blue), and biometric signature identification (BSI) technology to differentiate size, shape and color. As such, it catches tiny defects like an embedded piece of shell the width of a fingernail, or an interloping allergen like a peanut in a pistachio line.