pg 102 09.18 • www.ift.org by Tara McHugh [PROCESSING] Discovering Processing Innovation Exhibitors highlight solutions for food science–related needs and challenges, from small-scale unit operations to commercial-scale equipment lines. T his year’s IFT18 food expo was appropriately described as “A Matter of Discovery.” As I walked through the expo, I discovered both traditional and novel food processing equip- ment for food product developers and engineers. MicroThermics, a leading provider of small-scale custom pasteurizers and aseptic fillers, highlighted its UHT/HTST/ aseptic processors at this year’s food expo. GEA Group is one of the largest equipment suppliers to the food processing industry. This year at the expo the com- pany showcased its Batch Formula Test Mixer , which features direct steam injection. Armfield manufactures small-scale equipment ranging from HTST/UHT/aseptic sys- tems to spray dryers and chillers, extractors and crystal- lizers, oil processors, ultrafiltration devices, and more. Small-scale equipment enables development and opti- mization of custom processing solutions before scale-up into commercial operation. Baker Perkins highlighted processing equipment and ser- vices for the bread, biscuit, confectionery, snack, and breakfast cereal sectors. One of the company’s innovative tech- nologies is a three-dimensional mold system for high-value, starchless jelly depositing. Radio Frequency Co. is a leading manufacturer of advanced industrial radio fre- quency processing systems for the rapid heating, drying, de- infestation, and pasteurization of foods. At this year’s expo, the company showed off its Macrowave CeleroTherm pasteuri- zation system. A number of companies highlighted processing solutions for sanitation. Meritech fea- tured its ProTech XV , which simultaneously sanitizes both hands and footwear. Safe Sterilization announced a new treatment using heat and steam to improve the safety of dry ingredients without the use of chemicals or irradiation. Klarion exhibited a range of novel spray systems for safe, sustainable cleaning and saniti- zation. American Ultraviolet designs and manufactures a wide range of standard and cus- tom ultraviolet C sterilization fixtures to protect food and beverages and shared those at the expo. Several companies exhibited a variety of types of mixing equipment. Ampco Pumps highlighted its Shear-max high- shear inline mixer for dispersing, dissolving, homog- enizing, and more. Munson Machinery provides low- to high-shear solutions for blend- ing and/or homogenizing dry solids, slurries, and pastes. B&P Process Equipment has developed mixing equipment since the early 1900s and offers a wide variety of mixing equip- ment to the food industry. Several extrusion manufac- turers exhibited at IFT18. Buhler Group, C.W. Brabender , Clextral, and Wenger Manufacturing featured a variety of extrusion food processing equipment options. In addition, Porifera high- lighted its forward osmosis processing technology, which was the topic of the March 2017 Processing column. This energy- efficient technology is used to dewater and concentrate high- quality liquid foods. Several Chinese equipment manufacturers exhibited at this year’s expo. One of them was Jiangsu Haitel Machinery , a professional manufacturer of equipment for production of foods, candies, and egg rolls. Advanced Process Solutions and Blentech offer consultancy services to help guide food processing develop- ment. Advanced Process Solutions provides customers with the latest technological developments in valves, con- trols, actuation, measurement, and instrumentation. Blentech is an application-driven com- pany that provides a wide range IFT18 exhibitor Munson Machinery offers an extensive lineup of mixing and blending equipment.
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Discovering Processing Innovation Exhibitors highlight solutions for food science–related needs and challenges, from small-scale unit operations to commercial-scale equipment lines.
This year’s IFT18 food expo was appropriately described as “A Matter of Discovery.”
As I walked through the expo, I discovered both traditional and novel food processing equip-ment for food product developers and engineers.
MicroThermics, a leading provider of small-scale custom pasteurizers and aseptic fillers, highlighted its UHT/HTST/aseptic processors at this year’s food expo.
GEA Group is one of the largest equipment suppliers to the food processing industry. This year at the expo the com-pany showcased its Batch Formula Test Mixer, which features direct steam injection.
Armfield manufactures small-scale equipment ranging from HTST/UHT/aseptic sys-tems to spray dryers and chillers, extractors and crystal-lizers, oil processors, ultrafiltration devices, and more. Small-scale equipment enables development and opti-mization of custom processing solutions before scale-up into commercial operation.
Baker Perkins highlighted processing equipment and ser-vices for the bread, biscuit, confectionery, snack, and breakfast cereal sectors. One of the company’s innovative tech-nologies is a three-dimensional mold system for high-value, starchless jelly depositing.
Radio Frequency Co. is a leading manufacturer of advanced industrial radio fre-quency processing systems for the rapid heating, drying, de-infestation, and pasteurization of foods. At this year’s expo, the company showed off its Macrowave CeleroTherm pasteuri-zation system.
A number of companies highlighted processing solutions for sanitation. Meritech fea-tured its ProTech XV, which simultaneously sanitizes both hands and footwear. Safe Sterilization announced a new treatment using heat and steam to improve the safety of dry ingredients without the use of chemicals or irradiation. Klarion exhibited a range of novel spray systems for safe, sustainable cleaning and saniti-zation. American Ultraviolet designs and manufactures a wide range of standard and cus-tom ultraviolet C sterilization fixtures to protect food and beverages and shared those at the expo.
Several companies exhibited a variety of types of mixing equipment. Ampco Pumps highlighted its Shear-max high-shear inline mixer for dispersing, dissolving, homog-enizing, and more. Munson Machinery provides low- to high-shear solutions for blend-ing and/or homogenizing dry
solids, slurries, and pastes. B&P Process Equipment has developed mixing equipment since the early 1900s and offers a wide variety of mixing equip-ment to the food industry.
Several extrusion manufac-turers exhibited at IFT18. Buhler Group, C.W. Brabender, Clextral, and Wenger Manufacturing featured a variety of extrusion food processing equipment options.
In addition, Porifera high-lighted its forward osmosis processing technology, which was the topic of the March 2017 Processing column. This energy- efficient technology is used to dewater and concentrate high- quality liquid foods.
Several Chinese equipment manufacturers exhibited at this year’s expo. One of them was Jiangsu Haitel Machinery, a professional manufacturer of equipment for production of foods, candies, and egg rolls.
Advanced Process Solutions and Blentech offer consultancy services to help guide food processing develop-ment. Advanced Process Solutions provides customers with the latest technological developments in valves, con-trols, actuation, measurement, and instrumentation. Blentech is an application-driven com-pany that provides a wide range
IFT18 exhibitor Munson Machinery offers an extensive lineup of mixing and blending equipment.
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of innovative solutions to various processing challenges. Universities and government agencies are other good sources of information for companies interested in novel food pro-cessing solutions.
Acknowledging Processing AchievementFinally, three IFT Achievement Awards related to food process-ing were presented at the event. The Research and Development Award was granted to The Innovative Infrared Research and Development Team
(Zhongli Pan, Tara H. McHugh, Ragab Gebreil, Chandrasekar Venkitasamy, and Hamed M. El-Mashad) of the Western Regional Research Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and the University of California, Davis. This award recognized the development and commercial implementation of sustainable infrared heating technologies for improved food healthful-ness, quality, and safety while saving energy and water during processing.
In addition, Pawan Singh Takhar was awarded the Marcel Loncin Research Prize for the use of porous media physics to model multiscale fluid, species, and heat transport processes in foods. This new modeling method promises to be a power-ful tool for porous foods.
Finally, Dominique Bounie was awarded the W.K. Kellogg International Food Security Award for finding innovative solutions to humanitarian and emergency feeding problems through the application of food science and technology,
including the design of low-cost processes dedicated to the local production of emergency and rehabilitation foods.
In summary, the IFT18 annual event was filled with food processing discoveries, reinforcing the important role of food processing in developing new foods and/or improving food quality, health, and safety while enhancing sustainability in food manufacturing. FT
Tara McHugh, PhD, is a contributing editor of Food Technology magazine ([email protected]).
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