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Heinz saves tonnes
Heinz is saving 6 per cent of its average steamload per year at its baked bean factory inWigan by recovering energy fromeffluent using a systemdesigned and built by Spirax Sarco that was installed last year. Heinz Beanz begin by blanching the raw haricot beans in hot water. Starches and sugars leach fromthe beans into the water and agricultural residues are washed off. The blanching water must be purged regularly tomaintain the necessary quality. Before the new systemwas installed, the purged hot water was disposed of to drain, but the Spirax Sarco systemnow intercepts it and uses it to help heat the blanching process. The systemrecovers
Boxing cleverwith Redpack
Last year, the Redpack teamreleased their HTS-BMhorizontal top seal flowwrapping machinewith a boxmotion end crimp to provide an air tight high integrity end crimp seal. Products, for example sausages,meats, fresh produce, etc., require packaging films
around 1,500kW. “It’s been in place for 18 months now and we are seeing excellent results fromthe heat recovery,” says Barry Aspey, compliancemanager for Heinz. For more information email Natalie Byrne at
natalie.byrne@
uk.spiraxsarco.com. Alternatively, visit
www.spiraxsarco.com/uk.
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Meantime Brewery gets amakeover
that either keep inert gasses in and oxygen out (gas flushed) or allowcontrolled ingress/egress of gases through filmmicro perforations. In either case, it is essential to ensure that the intendedmodified atmosphere of the pack is maintained and thatwhere the packaging materials are sealed, the seal is such that gases cannot permeate them. It is also important for freshmeats to retain any liquids within the pack,which again necessitates a high integrity seal. The speed capability of the HTS-BMis application dependant up to 200 packs perminute, but has so far been wrapping sausages at 50 packs aminute as requested by the customer. For more information call 01603 722280, email
sales@redpack.co.uk or visit
www.redpack.co.uk.
Growingwith UPM
UPMConveyors, manufacturers of conveyors in the UK for 36 years, have experienced a 25 per cent increase in sales during 2011, resulting in an expansion of their production area by 10,000 sq feet. This success has been owed to the success of their all-plastic belt conveyor, which is produced from high molecular weight polyethelene (HMWP). The conveyor has in fact gained UPMthe Queen’s Award for Innovation. According to the company, 2012 looks set to better even these milestones, with projects from major multinational companies being promised for worldwide applications where UPMwill except total responsibility for turn key projects operating to the agreed
Goody two shoes!
After 15 years in development,Goody Good Stuff – an innovative, all-natural, gelatine-free range of sweets –was launched in UK last year on the back of warnings about additives in sweets affecting the activity and attention of children. Research released by the University of Southampton last year once again highlighted awarning in 2008 by the
specification. For all of these projects, UPM offer a Performance Guarantee, allowing peace of mind for the customer. For more information call 01753 548801, email
royf@upm.co.uk or visit
www.upmconveyors.co.uk.
The newMeantime Brewery in Greenwich had new Kagetec BS and GFK tiled floors installed in its new brewing hall and bottling plant last year. The Kagetec systemcomprised of Argelith 18mmfully vitrified hexagonal tiles with an anti-slip surface installed using the sonic vibrationmethod of fixing and then grouted with a high strength epoxy. The GFK system, which ismore suitable for wet areas with high thermal andmechanical stress, was installed in the 80m2 Brewhouse. TheMeantime Brewery in Greenwich was opened in 2000 and has receivedmany awards including British Brewer of the Year in 2008 for the quality and authenticity of its range of 15 beers. It is the largest brewery to be set up in the capital for over 100 years. Alastair Hook, brewmaster and founder ofMeantime, has been responsible for 14Micro- brewery installations over the course of his career and he has found that the biggestmistakemade by Brewers is putting in sub-standard flooring, which he insisted wasn’t going to happen this time. For more information call 01925 763045, email
all@kemtile.co.uk or visit
www.kemtile.co.uk.
European Parliament and the Food StandardsAgency,which called for a ban on potentially damaging
additives.Melissa Burton,managing director ofGoodyGood Stuff (pictured), comments: “Hopefully studies like thesewill encourage other manufacturers to followin our footsteps and create treats for kids responsibly.” For more information call 0845 643 9333, email
info@goodygoodstuff.com or visit
www.goodygoodstuff.com.
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