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23 March 2010 | By Greg Sutcliffe, Burkert Fluid Control Systems
We have successfully sized the steam control valve, but during commissioning and testing the warm up times are sluggish. Why? Well is might be a case of needing to get things out, before we can hope to put things in! We know that "new" steam is delivered, as the "existing"…
23 March 2010 | By Greg Sutcliffe, Burkert Fluid Control Systems
When dry saturated steam comes into contact with a surface at a lower temperature than itself (let’s take the example of a jacketed cooking vessel) it will give up its latent energy and returns to condensate. Upon condensing, the steam’s volume reduces by approximately 1673 times; depending on the steam…
23 March 2010 | By Oxoid
Oxoid, a world leading microbiology brand, today announced the launch of Brilliance™ Staph 24 Agar - a selective and diagnostic chromogenic medium for the isolation and enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci (CPS) in foods, within 24 hours.
23 March 2010 | By Oxoid
Oxoid has launched Brilliance™ CampyCount Agar, a new, highly selective, easy-to-read chromogenic medium specifically designed for the identification and enumeration of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in poultry and related samples.
12 March 2010 | By Watson-Marlow Pumps Group
Watson-Marlow Masosine MR and SPS series positive displacement pumps have been installed at the Fakenham, Norfolk plant of chocolate and confectionary specialist, Kinnerton. The first Masosine pump was introduced to replace a gear pump that was damaging product on an Easter egg production line, with a second model acquired recently…
22 February 2010 | By Greg Sutcliffe, Burkert Fluid Control Systems
Meeting a steam plant for the first time is a bit like meeting a person for the first time (stay with me here!). Before can you consciously think, just a quick glance and you have formed an early impression and evaluated that poor person, or…err….steam system. For me it’s like…
15 February 2010 | By Greg Sutcliffe, Burkert Fluid Control Systems
Are you abusing your steam control valves through the unnecessary practise of OVER SIZING? We have choices here people and the key to success is having the right flow conditions from the start.
15 February 2010 | By Greg Sutcliffe, Burkert Fluid Control Systems
Back in the day, before the advent of the internet, and we all lived our lives in glorious monochrome, my beloved mentor explained that for the decent steam guys, there was only one book – “The Efficient Use of Steam” by Oliver Lyle, c.1947.
2 February 2010 | By Synbiosis
Synbiosis, a world-leading manufacturer of automated microbiological systems, is delighted to introduce ProcUV, its new UV imaging accessory for the ProtoCOL 2 system. ProcUV permits instant imaging of fluorescent colonies and plaques so they can be automatically counted or analysed by ProtoCOL 2, thus saving time and improving accuracy of…
3 December 2009 | By Oxoid
Oxoid, a world leading microbiology brand, today announced that the DuPont Qualicon BAX® System Real-Time PCR Assay for Vibrios is now available alongside the Oxoid range in Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
27 November 2009 | By Dr. John Holah, Head of Food Hygiene, Campden BRI
Whilst we believe that food safety is a major issue in the food industry, it rarely features in the press; hygiene in the healthcare sector, particularly related to the control of healthcare acquired infections (HAI’s), is, however, rarely out of the media. With the media attention focused on healthcare hygiene,…
26 November 2009 | By Neogen Europe
Neogen Europe has expanded its line of food allergen test kits to include a quantitative test for mustard.
11 November 2009 | By Watson-Marlow Pumps Group
St Helens-based Lea Green Foods is using innovative peristaltic pump technology from the Watson-Marlow Pumps Group to dose oil into vegetable trays with both precision and cleanliness.
6 November 2009 | By Neogen Europe
Neogen Europe Ltd has introduced GeneQuence® Campylobacter, a new DNA hybridization test for the detection of Campylobacter spp. GeneQuence Campylobacter qualitatively detects Campylobacter spp. in whole chicken carcasses following only 48 hours of enrichment in patented Campy-Cefex culture media.
1 November 2009 | By Neogen Europe
Neogen has developed a disposable membrane filtration system that utilises ampouled media to provide a complete solution to enumerate and detect a wide variety of microorganisms in liquid samples.
