Braden Beam has rejoined the company as a business unit leader for the flexible product line. Beam previously held sales coordinator, aftermarket sales executive and applications team leader positions with the company from 1993 to 2003. Beam returns to Thiele with an impressive track record and list of accomplishments derived from key positions in sales management, strategic account management, business development and vertical market management.

Fast product change-over

The more options, the better. Batches are getting progressively smaller, while there is a growing necessity to change over to different products or flavours more often. This takes time, valuable time, during which the line is standing idle. With its new generation of Contiflow mixers Krones has succeeded in significantly reducing change-over times – thanks to interactive communication of all the machines involved.

Gaining steam

Economical use of resources is a challenge and an opportunity at the same time. Taking the right decisions now saves not only energy, but also money. With its new concept the Certuss Dampfautomaten GmbH & Co. KG, Krefeld, Germany, wants to optimize processes for customers, tread new ground and further improve product properties. This is achieved through innovation in engineering, control and design. High-quality and reliable steam generators provide their customers with measurable advantages.

The acquisition of Schmidt-Seeger by Buhler announced on 20 August 2010 has been approved by the German Federal Cartel Office without any restrictions. Both companies are highly satisfied and look forward to achieving the envisioned global growth targets together.

The strong sales and earnings growth in the first half of the year came from higher demand in the enzyme business and a continued good cost development across the organization. The strong growth was also the result of a challenged first half in 2009.

Clean ambient air – produced energy-efficiently

The Heinrich Reissdorf GmbH & Co. KG Private Brewery, Cologne-Rodenkirchen was originally founded in 1899 as the Obergärige Brauerei Heinrich Reissdorf. It has been family-owned since then and is now in its fourth generation. The latest technology can be found in the brewery, including a climate-controlled ventilation system, which provides clean ambient air in an energy-efficient and cost-effective manner.

Keeping up-to-date with instruments for the brewing industry

A new website has been set up (www.compareinstruments.com) to bring together information on instruments for use in the brewing and food industries. This provides a one-stop source of information. It enables users to keep up-to-date with new instruments, read the manufacturers brochure, read assessment reports undertaken by Campden BRI, view users comments and contact the supplier for further information. The site is free to users and is financed by instrument suppliers. It offers considerable savings in time and effort for users to get information on instruments; and provides some instrument assessment reports unavailable from anywhere else.

Professional automation for compact breweries

Using the modular, scalable Braumat Compact process control system, Siemens can now provide efficient automation for beer production, also for small and medium-sized breweries. The centrepiece of the new system is an old acquaintance – step chain control. Indeed, it is meantime highly flexible, easy to parameterise and equally easy to operate by system integrators and brewmasters.

With the foundation of a new scientific advisory body, the international flavoring manufacturer Symrise is expanding its competencies in the area of health-oriented food. The Scientific Advisory Board for Health and Nutrition is composed of internationally renowned scientists, who advise Symrise during the development of new ingredients for supplements and healthy and functional food products. The external specialists provide Symrise researchers with support in implementing new scientific data as quickly as possible in actual products, and they also give the researchers support in developing new technologies.

The introduction of air blowers using internal compression instead of external compression sets a new standard for energy efficiency in the low-pressure market. This is the main conclusion of a technical whitepaper published by Atlas Copco’s Oil-free Air Division, explaining the differences between screw technology and the traditional ‘Roots’ type lobe technology. The on average 30 percent more energy efficient screw technology is used in the manufacturer’s recently introduced full range of ZS screw blowers that improve energy efficiency for low-pressure applications and industries such as wastewater treatment and pneumatic conveying.