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GEA: New-gen valve control tops
The GEA T.VIS M-20 control top marks a new era in process automation using
GEA valve technology. The new T.VIS M-20 controls and monitors process and CIP
operations. It will be deployable as standard in more than 80 percent of all hygienic
applications. To accommodate the rapid rise in plant automation, the T.VIS M-20’s top’s features
include control and connectivity options previously reserved for premium-class control
tops. For example, automatic setup greatly simplifies installation and reuse of valves in the
process.
To lighten plant operators’ workload during commissioning, the valve has an integrated
digital intelligence in the shape of a proprietary program code. The Quick-Setup takes care
of the entire commissioning process – including self-learning position recognition by the
feedback systems. All that operators are required to do is assign the electrical and pneumatic
connections. The built-in contact-free path measuring system detects its position with
a precision of 50 μm.
AmPrima PE
and PE PLUS
offer fully recyclable
packaging
for cheese
(photo: Amcor)
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AMCOR
Fully recyclable cheese packaging
Amcor added cheese to ist innovative AmPrima recycleready
packaging solutions in Europe. The PE recycleready
portfolio is being expanded for cheese products,
to offer brands a more sustainable packaging choice
without compromise on performance.
Amcor AmPrima recycle ready solutions provide options
for brands who need packaging that still offers
the barrier, material stiffness, seal strength, graphics
performance and fast run speeds of traditional unrecyclable
packaging. New since April 2022 are AmPrima PE
PLUS solutions targeting more demanding applications
in terms of product protection, packaging convenience
and runnability on packaging lines.
AmPrima PE and PE PLUS will be available in a variety of
formats including flow wrap for hard cheeses, pouches
for grated, and even flow-packs for leak-prone cheeses
such as mozzarella. The complex requirements of dairy
packaging meant that up until this point, mixed-material
plastics have been the standard choice for preserving
shelf life, avoiding leaks and offering shoppers
convenience. AmPrima will allow to choose a full PE
solution with robust product protection, that fits the
requirements of most European PE recycling streams.
Packaging formats for cheese are vertical flow wrap,
3-side seal pouch, block flow wrap and stand-up
pouches.
34 · May/June 2022 ¦ international-dairy.com
Designed for the vast majority
of applications in hygienic processes
without exceptional connectivity
or feedback requirements: GEA T.VIS
M-20 control top (photo: GEA)
GNT
Sustainability roadmap for 2030
EXBERRY Coloring Foods supplier GNT has published a
report that sets out its plans to become the leader in its
field on sustainability. Each year, GNT produces more
than 11,500 metric tons of EXBERRY concentrates from
edible fruit, vegetables, and plants – enough to color
over 40 billion servings of food and drink.
To ensure the company is fit for the future, it has unveiled
a sustainability roadmap for 2030 to optimize
its environmental and social impacts across its global
operations. The full plans feature in GNT’s new ‘Sustainability
Report 2021,’ which also includes detailed
information on its performance last year.
GNT’s sustainability strategy is built around four key
pillars: better products, better operations, better agriculture,
and better for people. It features a total of
17 targets for 2030, including cutting the Product Environmental
Footprint for EXBERRY product ranges
by 25% and reducing the intensity of factories’ CO2-
equivalent emissions by at least 50%.
Furthermore, due to GNT’s vertical integration, the
company will soon be in a position to report on greenhouse
gas emissions
for 80% of
EXBERRY products.
Covering scopes 1,
2 and 3, this data
will provide important
advantages for
food and beverage
brands as it will enable
them to calculate
final products’
total environmental
footprint.
GNT will soon report on
greenhouse gas emissions
for 80% of EXBERRY products
(photo: GNT)
/international-dairy.com
