Stellar, a Jacksonville, Fla., design-build firm, completed the expansion of Bahamas Food Services’ refrigerated distribution center in Nassau, Bahamas.
The centuries-old process of smoking meat has taken a new turn. Instead of using the customary smokehouse to preserve and enhance the flavor of meats, food processors in many regions of the world are integrating the smoking and browning into inline cooking that not only simplifies a laborious process, but also delivers significant health and competitive advantages.
The Association for Advancing Automation (A3), the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based umbrella trade association for the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), AIA - Advancing Vision + Imaging and the Motion Control Association (MCA), launched a new website, www.A3automate.org.
It was a blistering 5°F accompanied by a wind chill advisory and a mile-long line at the coat check, but that didn’t stop the 30,000-plus visitors from attending ProMat and Automate 2013, Jan. 21-24 at McCormick Place in Chicago.
Automated material handling solutions providers Intelligrated, Mason, Ohio, and Swisslog Holding AG, Buchs, Switzerland, said they formed a strategic alliance in North America to serve food, beverage and retail markets.
Nercon, an Oshkosh, Wis., designer, line integrator and manufacturer of packaging and process conveyors and material handling equipment, has joined Rockwell Automation's machine builder program.
Prepared foods processors can save up to $35,000 a year on packaging film with the eco-cut film feeder technology on Orics’ S-30 fully automated tray sealer.
