Category: Processing
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FPS widens utilities engineering reach through a new QES partnership. The deal adds ventilation, MEP, refrigeration, and process-piping design capability to its food processing portfolio.
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PSB has highlighted moisture separation systems for process gas streams. The range combines centrifugal and mesh-based designs aimed at removing liquid water and oil aerosols where compressed air and gas quality affect hygiene, utility performance, and product integrity.
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Aston and Mondelēz are moving membrane science into confectionery R&D. Their new partnership will test filtration methods that use taste receptor proteins to capture aroma compounds or remove bitter notes during production, including potential high-cocoa chocolate applications.
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Lallemand has launched a fermentation-derived vanillin ingredient for foods. The new Hevani product targets bakery, dairy, confectionery, and cereal applications with natural status in the EU and US.
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Hapman is highlighting a feeder for controlled ingredient dosing applications. Its PosiPortion system combines gravimetric or volumetric operation, flexible-wall hopper design, and quick-clean construction for food plants handling powders and granules.
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Satiety begins before eating and extends long after digestion begins. Karsten Smet, CEO of ACI Group, explores how aroma, food structure, protein, and fibre influence appetite regulation and why formulation strategies increasingly focus on designing foods that trigger earlier and longer-lasting feelings of fullness.
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Dairy commodity prices are rising despite record milk production. Maxum Foods says strong supply across the EU, US, and New Zealand has not prevented firmer pricing as the market recovers from recent lows.
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Sidel has launched a tunnel pasteuriser for beverage lines. The Swing Evo system combines counterflow thermal design with predictive control to reduce utility use while maintaining pasteurisation accuracy.
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NSF has launched a tiered UK food auditing service model. Discovery, Plus, and Advanced packages combine site audits, coaching, and cloud-based compliance analytics.
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ABB has raised wall-mounted drive output for tighter plant layouts. New 315 kW and 355 kW frames extend compact drive options for compressors, refrigeration, pumps, and other high-load duties.