Friday, April 27, 2018

Challenging Applications In The Food & Beverage Industry? C&E Has A Solution!

There are a lot of new and exciting products available geared toward the food and beverage industry. Products that are designed to withstand harsh environments, washdowns, high-temperatures, and more. Don't see a solution listed that fits your need? Check out our food and beverage page HERE or give us a call, we're dedicated to helping you with your application.

Rittal's Hygienic Design Enclosures: Extra Cleanliness Guaranteed


Different enclosure solutions are needed for the washdown locations inside a food and beverage production facility. Rittal has the right solution to protect your sensitive controls and electronic equipment. 

Hygienic Design terminal boxes and compact enclosures need to be long lasting and they need to RETAIN THEIR SEAL. Hygienic zones, where aggressive cleaning happens daily, destroy standard enclosures. Features such as an extra thick silicone seal, inclined roof, slot-free design, and easy-to-clean lock system make these terminal boxes and enclosures the perfect fit for your application.

CLICK HERE to visit Rittal's website for more information on their Hygienic Design Enclosures.  Or check out their full hygienic line offering

Banner Engineering's LS Safety Light Curtain With IP69K Hygienic Enclosure: Helping You Maintain Sanitary Conditions


Banner's LS safety light curtains are available premounted in an IP69K hygienic enclosure that resists all the extremes of the F&B environment.  These light curtains are a perfect fit for applications where maintaining sanitary conditions is crucial. 

There is a great descriptive video on the link page below that talks to all the key points that makes this a great choice for your plant!...Please check it out.  (There is even a special vent to equalize pressure and allow condensation to escape). 

CLICK HERE to see the video. 

Tolomatic's Food Grade Actuators: Offering Sanitary Protection in Washdown Applications


The IMA Food Grade Servo Actuator features a white epoxy food grade coating, food grade grease, and Viton seals and are available with stainless-steel fasteners, rod, and rod ends. The IMA integrates a servo motor into a ball or roller screw-driven actuator to provide efficient high force in a compact lightweight design envelope. All these features make the IMA well suited for the challenging food and beverage environment. 



Kollmorgen's Washdown And Food Grade Servo Motors: Innovative Motors Designed With The Food And Beverage Industry In Mind


Designed for food contact and splash zones, the Kollmorgen AKMH reduces cleaning time and maintenance. It's designed to meet the standards for IP69K, EHEDG, and 3A and is built with FDA approved, food grade materials. The AKMH eliminates flat surfaces, cracks, and crevices thus preventing the build-up of foreign material and bacteria. Its housing and cable can endure daily wash downs with high pressure, high temperature, and caustic chemicals. It's built for aseptic machine applications and comes in 19 standard motor sizes, with multiple standard windings to fit applications found in F&B.



Please CLICK HERE to visit the article in our quarterly newsletter. It features much more information on the latest products available for the Food & Beverage Industry. 



Friday, April 6, 2018

Avoid Costly Downtimes And Eliminate Challenges With Smart Sensor Technology

What is a Smart Sensor?

Smart sensors provide the ability to setup a sensor locally using the built-in buttons and menu display. Long after a sensor has been in place, when the sensor is damaged or has failed, the replacement sensor must be setup for the application. It can take some time to locate the correct sensor data sheet, so if someone is unfamiliar with the push button sequence and menu display, it can delay setup, thus resulting in extended machine downtime and profit loss. Smart sensors help eliminate such challenges.

Banner offers an extensive line of smart sensors to help solve applications. Watch their video highlighting their offerings and how they could handle your challenging requirements, help you avoid downtimes, and how they can even let you know when maintenance is required.


C&E is also hosting a webinar on smart sensor technology next Thursday, April 12th. CLICK HERE for details.