10 food agenda
innovations Sensors specially designed for the food industry
p an investigation published
in the Journal of human nutrition
C
ontrinex has developed a range of rugged requirement and to achieve this Contrinex
inductive sensors that has been specifically has introduced a range of rugged IP69K plugs
and dietetics reports on the designed for dealing with the hazardous for use with the food sensors and these will be
nutrient contents of lunches
environments found in the food industry. particularly useful in dairies and similar plants
eaten by 120 uK children aged
Although the food handling process itself does where high levels of protection are required
6 to 11 years, and shows some
surprising differences.
not always present an aggressive environment, and pluggable sensors are preferred to simplify
lead researcher, dietitian dr
the cleaning and wash-down routines required and speed up maintenance procedures.
gail Rees from the university of to meet hygiene standards usually Contrinex food sensors,
plymouth, said: “this research
involve caustic chemicals that can including the sensing face, are
has shown that there can be large
cause severe damage to control machined from a single piece of
differences in children’s nutrient
intakes, depending on whether
sensors. stainless steel and therefore can
they eat school meals or packed
When a production line is withstand extreme impact and
lunches. school meals were much stopped due to failure the in-process high shock levels and are highly
lower in sugar and salt, but
products often have to be scrapped resistant to corrosion by cleaning
children taking school lunches
and, in many cases, the line has to and disinfecting agents and organic
also consumed lower amounts
of some important minerals,
undergo a time consuming cleaning acids. The cable and connector
including iron, which was found
routine before it can be re-started. . assembly is fully pressure-resistant
to be below the level set out in The Contrinex Series 700 range up to 80 bar on M12 sensors, 60 bar
the new nutritional standards for
of rugged inductive sensors is on M18 and 40 bar on M30 making
school lunches in england. pupils
available in food-safe stainless steel (V4A/AISI them suitable for virtually all processes likely to
eating school meals were much
more likely to eat vegetables,
316L/DIN 1.4435) and is designed specifically be met in the food industry.
while pupils eating packed
for aggressive process environments. Supplied in M12, M18 and M30 sizes and in
lunches ate more fruit.” The range has a locking ring with spanner embeddable and non-embeddable formats, the
although children having a
flats so that a moisture-tight connection can be sensors have a built-in LED plus short circuit,
packed lunch were much more like
achieved offering protection up to IP69K, often voltage reversal and overload protection as well
to have some fruit (58 per cent
versus 13 per cent), they were
an essential benchmark in food processing as being stable over the full temperature range
also much more likely to be
plants. from -25ºC to 85ºC. p
eating multiple chocolate items It is important that the complete system
(10 per cent versus 0 per cent)
of sensor and connecting device satisfies this www.contrinex.co.uk
and savory snacks such as crisps
(56 per cent versus 0 per cent).
the research project involved
Promise of reduced costs boosts drives uptake
the close observation of a meal
at lunchtime of children chosen
randomly from four primary
T
he market for electric drives in the In their quest to remain competitive, food
European food and beverage industry is and beverage manufacturers are constantly
schools in Cornwall.
slowly expanding. Heightened demand for looking at ways to lower their production costs.
www.blackwell-synergy.com/
energy-efficient systems, coupled with the need Here, the application of electric drives supports
loi/jhn
to limit production costs, is boosting demand reduced energy consumption. Electric drives
for electric drives from food and beverage also enhance manufacturing efficiency and
p twelve months on fRom industry end users. Even as demand surges, productivity by offering improved motion
uK-based glendale frozen foods’
electric drives manufacturers should pursue control. Accordingly, they help reduce
merger with sausage manufacturer
effective strategies to maintain their market production costs and allow end users in the
supreme foods, together with the
simultaneous acquisition of the
share in a price-competitive environment. food and beverage industry to sustain their
great british pudding Company
Analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Electric Drives market competitiveness.
brand, the renamed glendale Market in the European Food & Beverage Industry, However, intensifying competition among
foods group is reporting a
finds that the market earned revenues of electric drive manufacturers is putting pressure
40 per cent year-on-year increase
$260.4 million in 2006 and estimates this to on profit margins and company bottom lines,
in combined sales.
glendale has already developed
reach $413.8 million in 2013. while restraining market growth. The presence
great british pudding Company
"The food and beverage industry is a major of numerous competitors is also compelling
into a retail brand. it has also consumer of electrical energy," notes Frost & electric drive manufacturers to focus on
produced halal-grade sausages
Sullivan Senior Research Analyst Sivakumar competitive product pricing.
for britain’s growing muslim
Narayanaswamy. "Rising energy costs in recent In this highly competitive market, the
community and is identifying new
years have spurred the demand for
export markets for its frozen,
provision of value-added services could help
uncooked sausages and burgers, in
energy-efficient systems and become the most suppliers encourage consumers to opt for
mediterranean holiday areas. important driver for the growth of the electric higher priced products. p
www.glendalefoods.com
drives market in the food and beverages
end-user sector." www.frost.com
www.scientistlive.com
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