Villa is a company with four highly specialised product divisions, including the one dedicated to industrial and portable markers. The picture shows two of the most popular products in the range: The in-line and portable markers. The InLine Primo IFL marker offers communication capability that surpasses that of high-resolution (600 dpi) industrial inkjet printers. It fits perfectly into any production line and can be integrated into the company’s network through several inputs and outputs; furthermore, it can communicate with equipment upstream and downstream. For the marking, different inks ..read more

TXF03 is proposed by Facchinetti for slicing cheese wheels into fixed numbers or sizes or fixed weight portions. Equipped with 2 mm thick steel blades, this linear portion slicer allows quick and easy programming thanks to its intuitive multi-language operator panel. The cheese wheel is weighed manually, and the data passed automatically to the machine programmer that measures the length of the bar and calculates the number of slices to be made. The safety system immediately stops the blade if the access doors to the cutting section are opened. Constructed from AISI 304 stainless steel, the s ..read more

The headquarters of Conserve Italia, a co-operative group based in San Lazzaro di Savena.Maximum energy efficiency and extreme reduction of emissions, intelligent remote management and increased safety, up to predictive maintenance: All the excellence of 4.0 plants in the heart of Romagna. The Parma-based company Mingazzini, a reference point at Italian and international level in the field of steam boilers for industrial use, installed a new state-of-the-art plant for Conserve Italia. From an Industry 4.0 perspective: A virtuous model of resource management, with reduced environmental impact ..read more

Phoenix DE (Double-End) is the greatest technological expression reached by Akomag in the bottle washing sector. This industrial machine aimed at large users, has been designed to carry out the washing process faster and more efficiently, without compromising on quality and safety. Among the many features of this bottle-washing machine there are: a large touch-screen control panel, remote assistance via software, and an electronic safety on each reduction gear to stop the machine in case of overload, with automatic reset from the control panel. Depending on the model, the production capacity ..read more

To improve processes and save costs, digital transformation is useful throughout the production chain. To do this better, CSB-System has developed a dairy-specific ERP, optimally designed for dairy products. It is a complete, modular, and integrated ERP that, according to commercial needs, allows the generation of production plans for the various types of cheese production. The milk preparation required for the different processing steps (mixing, activation, flocculation) can be handled very intuitively with M-ERP functionality. For each processing step, you can create a batch and record the ..read more

Fava, a world leader in technologies for artisan and industrial pasta, dry and fresh, identified the CLM-195 non-contact industrial colourimeter from Eoptis as the ideal technology to measure colour in real time, eliminating the need for the customer to go to the laboratory for specific bench measurements. Cutting-edge innovations are often the result of synergies between leading companies. This is why Fava, a company based in Cento (Ferrara) and a world leader in technologies for artisan and industrial pasta, both dry and fresh, turned to Eoptis, a high-tech company based in Trentino and spe ..read more

With its three business units, FPZ side-channel blowers, metering pumps, and industrial fans are frequently used in the food & beverage sector in various forms and applications: Food drying systems; CIP systems; pneumatic presses and conveyors. The range also includes the Windblade Air Knife, which, used in combination with a side-channel blower, allows the removal of water droplets or condensate generated during the washing process of glass bottles. After this process, the bottles are perfectly dry and ready for packaging, easier to handle and label. The shape and internal/external geome ..read more

X-ray microtomography for the analysis of structural changes in bread during baking. Microwave-convective baking is an interesting alternative to traditional baking process. It combines the advantages from both technologies, to obtain quality products with improved energy performance. In this context, a recent study by a group of international researchers (Schott et al., 2023) proposed an innovative approach for characterizing the evolution of the microstructure of bread during baking using synchrotron X-ray microtomography (SRμCT). In particular, experimentation allowed the characterization ..read more

Smart Analysis is DNA Phone’s platform for breweries looking for a convenient way to conduct independent analysis and quality control of their product throughout the production process. It accompanies the brewer at every stage, from the analysis of process water to that of the main parameters (IBU, for example) to the monitoring of the colour, which is the fundamental characteristic to give personality to the beer. The patented fiber optic technology and led sources are the heart of the compact and robust spectrophotometer that does not require any particular maintenance or calibration. First ..read more

In today’s bustling fresh-bakery market, competitiveness is fierce, and the imperative to swiftly deliver goods to maintain their freshness presents a myriad of challenges.  Within this realm of high volume, narrow profit margins, and labor-intensive operations, the key to boosting profitability lies in cost reduction while simultaneously enhancing service quality. The Skilled layer picker gantry presents an exceptional approach to constructing mixed-layer pallets, comprising layers sourced from diverse pallet origins. Its primary advantage lies in its capacity to statically accommodate ..read more