Future of Food Includes Data Visualization, Internet of Things

Featured in this issue:      Anaren's Cellular Machines Temperature Monitoring System  |  The Perfect High Impact Tank Washer  |  TITAN MBR™ Delivers Water Reuse Capabilities  |  Ultra-fast Response, High Temperature Transmitter  |  Optimizing Simple Batch Processes  |  Food Processing Solutions with Direct Steam Injection  |  Habasit Saniclip Makes Sanitation Easy  |  Food Contact Plastics Analysis  |  Heavy-duty Valves/Stream Traps for Thermal Oil 19 February 2016 Share with a friend Add to Safe Senders List |  If you can't view this email, please click here   Learn more   Future of Food Includes Data Visualization, Internet of Things SugarCreek is a $650 million food processing and packaging company best known for its bacon products. The company is getting noticed now for its implementation of two competitive software-defined networking solutions: VMWare's NSX network virtualization software and Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI). SugarCreek decided to use both NSX and ACI to take advantage of advances in both technologies. The use of both at the data center also allows them to integrate an Internet of Things data acquisition system at the company's Indiana plant. Learn more     View now   Anaren's Cellular Machines Temperature Monitoring System Anaren, Inc. The Cellular Machines Temperature Monitoring Kit from Anaren automatically delivers temperature data directly to the cellular network — sending you text messages if your refrigerator fails. Plus, all of your temperature data is logged on a cloud server, where you can review, analyze, and export or print it for regulatory purposes.     Learn more   The Perfect High Impact Tank Washer Chemdet, Inc. Designed to be powerful and versatile, the sleek, smooth exterior of the Tornado combined with its self-cleaning abilities, provides an ultra-hygienic exterior surface. Its powerful jets with high dwell times maximize chemical contact time and mechanical energy and its simple turbine drive results in low maintenance and running costs. Discover about us.     TITAN MBR™ Delivers Water Reuse Capabilities Smith & Loveless, Inc. TITAN MBR™ delivers the highest quality effluent for industry, including for water reuse, with minimal operational requirements. Eliminating the need for clarifiers and sand filters, S&L flat-plate membranes can simply be cleaned in place, maintain high permeability and flux rates, and experience less wear and tear than hollow-fiber type membranes.   Learn more     Ultra-fast Response, High Temperature Transmitter ifm efector inc. Starting at $164, ifm's new TA temperature transmitters are a great value: • High performance: Ultra-fast response times, high temperature ratings, high accuracy for UHT pasteurization and other food/beverage applications • Intuitive design: Miniature housing, integrated tri-clamp for easy installation Other features include bright status-indicating LEDs and IO-Link capability. Contact ifm today!   View now

Learn more   Optimizing Simple Batch Processes ABB Measurement & Analytics Not all applications are large enough to justify the investment in a control system; it may be more economical to use individual counters. This paper outlines a number of potential applications and implementation methods for batch dosing in smaller processes, where components are dosed and mixed in containers one after the other using flowmeters and electronic indicators. Read More

View now   Sensor Reveals Chemical Makeup A handheld molecular sensor using near-infrared spectroscopy reads the chemical makeup of materials, making it capable of determining the authenticity of a drug or revealing the fat content in cheese. The device uses a light source to illuminate the sample and a spectrometer to collect the light reflected. It produces a unique optical signature based on the vibrations of the molecules in the sample and how they interact with the light. View now   Learn more   Serving Up Fluid Automation Solutions ASCO Numatics provides fluid automation solutions for virtually every aspect of food and beverage production. For example, compact combustion valves make for efficient boilers and burners while vacuum products including grippers and ejectors assist in everything from delicately handling eggs to thermal forming of packaging materials. Learn more View now   Food Processing Solutions with Direct Steam Injection Pick Heaters Inc. Pick Sanitary Direct Steam Injection Systems can be used to heat/cook any water miscible liquid or slurry instantly on a continuous straight through basis. It can also handle slurries containing bite-size pieces such as salsas or stews.     Learn more   Habasit Saniclip Makes Sanitation Easy Habasit America The Habasit Saniclip is an innovative device for quick belt opening and easy belt sanitation. The Saniclip allows for simple rod installation/removal for applications where frequent belt sanitation is required. Saniclip has a tactile, non-slip surface for easy removal in wet and/or fatty environments.     Food Contact Plastics Analysis Cambridge Polymer Group, Inc. CPG assists in determining specific and overall migration levels of extractable and leachable compounds from your plastic components using standard food simulants. CPG also performs chemical analysis and rheological characterization of food components. • Additives migration testing • Analysis of food products   Learn more     Heavy-duty Valves/Stream Traps for Thermal Oil ARI Valve Corporation If your cooking process uses thermal oil, our Bellows Sealed Control and Isolation Valves will save you time on repair and maintenance. ARI Valve provides high-quality, heavy-duty DIN and ANSI valves worldwide. Come see our complete range of valves and comprehensive selection of steam traps!   View now

View now   Meat Conveying Made Sanitary The conveyor in this video can sanitarily move raw meat at 50,000 lbs/hr, thanks to its single stainless steel construction, a mill finish with electro-polish, and smooth continuous welds. Product can be diverted from one side of the conveyor to the other based on a check weigher. The controls are in an offset NEMA 4 enclosure that includes a PLC and through-panel disconnect. View now   Learn more   Beer Bottle Lights Up the Party Want to get noticed at parties this year? How about bringing beer in a bottle that lights up when you hold it? Anheuser-Busch has unveiled its latest effort in smart label technology on its tequila-flavored beer called Oculto. A tiny pressure-sensitive switch is embedded in the label, which is designed as a mask. Once pressure is applied to the area where the thumb would naturally hold the bottle, an LED light shines through the eyes of the mask. It's a great conversation starter. Learn more

Get the standards   Detect Food Production Pathogens The ISO DIS 21872 standard specifies a method for detecting the enteropathogenic Vibrio species, which causes human illness in or via the intestinal tract. The standard is applicable to products intended for human consumption, for the feeding of animals, and environmental samples involving food production and food handling. For more information on IHS standards, visit us here. Get the standards