Food Processing Equipment/ Equipment design:

The complexity of the food processing and packaging equipment industry should be seen in relation to the vast, multi-dimensional food industry. The number of food products available across the world (including processed) is very high. New food products with an estimated figure of 50,000 have been introduced in the US itself since 1983. Such is the complexity of the food processing industry. Hence, it is very difficult to give a comprehensive definition to the food processing equipment sector. It is however understood that in todays scenario, where food processing has become very important, it is imminent to understand, classify and promote the food processing equipment sector, worldwide. The food processing equipment industry is even now very much predominant in the developed countries. Most of the equipment manufacturers cater to the domestic markets. Major equipment manufacturing countries in the world are Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark, US, Japan and Australia. These countries are also the major exporters of food processing equipment. The reason for this dominance is due to the technology development in these countries. The contribution of the developing countries to the world trade is negligible, the prominent reason being the non-availability of technology and dependence on the developed world for these technologies

Food equipment is anything that is used in the preparation, cooking and serving of food. That includes saucepans, chopping boards, knives, whisks, food processors, cooker, grill, fryer the list is endless. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_th_definition_ of_food_equipment
Utilities Are things that supports the pre-processing to post-processing equipments that provide efficiency to the machines effectiveness. The food processing equipment industry may be grouped as Processing machinery and equipment - Are equipments/machines generally used in processing food according to its chronological order of making the product. Packaging machinery and equipments Are equipments/machines generally used in making packaging solutions for food depending on the materials being used to maintain the freshness of the product by covering and help in selling the said processed food product. Examples : Universal sieving and mixing machines Sheet metal box manufacturing machines Food processing machines Dryers Other machines Components and parts *The equipment industry is also dependent on the nature and degree of processing and also the stage of processing of food. The above grouping of the sector gives a broad outline about the sector. Most of the technologically advanced countries have categorised this sector depending on the industries existing in these countries. Given below are two examples of categorisation of equipment:

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Packaging machines for foods Packaging machines for beverages Bakery machines Machinery for large kitchens, restaurants and hotels Coffee, tea and tobacco processing machines Slaughter house and butchers machines and equipment Beverage processing machines Confectionery machines Preserving machines Mills and grinding plants Machines for sugar industry

Grain mill products manufacturing equipment

Flour mill disintegrates Graders Husking / hulling machines Hoppers Cereal rolling machine Flour/ bran blending equipment Creaming machine Flake machine Grinders Rice polishing machines

Wrapping and packaging equipment

Wrappers Cartoners Multipackers Bundlers Shrink wrappers and tunnels

Marking and inspecting equipments

Labellers Coding equipments Check weighers Metal detection equipmenr Level checking equip Code/ lable ispecting equip Printing equipment

Bakery products
Bread making machines Biscuit filling machine Dough mixing / kneading/ dividing/ rounding / proofing machine Enrobing machine Biscuit / wafer/ cracker machine Cake depositing, icing machines Continuous process ovens Conventional ovens Sugar and confectionery products

United States of America

Meat, Poultry and Egg Processing Equipment
Tenderisers Compactors Disintegrators Moulding machines/ presses Poultry equipments Frozen meat flakers/ sheers/ cubers Bone saws, choppers and machines Power cleavers Sausage stuffing machine Slaughtering equipment

Containers/ package preparation and handling equip

Unscrambers Palletisers Bottle spotters Aligners Container cleaning/ washing/ drying systems Accumulator/ collectors Feeding/ orienting equipment Unloaders, stackers

Sugar and Confectionery products

Crystallizing apparatus Cane defibrators Juice extractors Sawing and breaking machines Roller mills Dipping machines Cocoa been husking machine Form presses Tabletting machines Pulverisers Filter presses Enrobing machines Pulling machines Chewing gum equipment

Refrigeration/ quick freeze equipment

Liquid nitrogen tunnel freezers Blast freezers IQF systems Compressors, condensers/ evaporators Refrigerator milk cooling tanks

Dairy products manufacturing equipment

Butter making machine Cream extractors Homogenisers Pasteurisers Sterilisers Dryers for powdered milk Condensed / evaporated milk equipment Milk clarifiers Cheese making machines Ice cream equipment

Fish and sea foods

Filtering machine Scaling machine Shelling machine Grounding machine Opening machine

Food preparation, processing and control equipment

Heat exchange process system Cookers Microwave ovens Continuous mixtures Continuous blending/ whipping/ chilling units Asceptic systems Sterilising systems Aerators and de-aerators Blenders Essence recovery stem Continuous online color control system Magnetic separators Recording thermometer for time/ temperature/ cook cycles Texture testers Pumps Valves Tanks Conveyers Automatic feeders/ flow controllers Can control equipments

Fruit and Vegetable processing equipment

Trimmers Stemmers Snippers Huskers Juice extractors Peelers Shelling machines Pulpers Separators Graders Continuous blanchers/ cooker Coolers/ steriliser system Dehydrating equipment Pit removing equipment Destonners Washing machines Shredding / grounding / chopping machines Strip / cutters/ slicers

Miscellaneous
Pasta extruders/ dryers Coffee mills/ grinders/ binders/ toasters Snack food extruders

Forming, filling and sealing equipment

Thermoformers Moulders Heat sealers Can making equipment Can closers/ sealers Seam testers Fillers of all type Cutting / slitting / trimming equipment Typing / sieving/ stappling equip Closing / sealing equip Form / fill/ seal equip Cappers/ crumpers/ hooders

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Manlift is a device consisting of a power driven endless belt moving in one direction only, and provided with steps or platforms and handholds attached to it for the transportation of personnel from floor to floor

Motorized hand trucks (pallet jacks) are classified as powered industrial trucks Dumpbin and blender is the part of the flour handling system where the containers of flour are emptied

Approximately 50 percent of the packaging machinery and materials produced is absorbed by the food processing sector. As packaging becomes an important link in the food processing chain, so does the need for proper packaging machinery and systems for food processing.

10 Principles of Equipment Design for Ready-to-Eat Processing Operations

Principle 1. Cleanable to a Micro-biological Level Principle 2. Made of Compatible Materials. Principle 3. Accessible for Inspec-tion, Maintenance, Cleaning and Sanitation. Principle 4. No Product or Liquid Collection Principle 5. Hollow Areas Hermeti-cally Sealed. Principle 6. No Niches. Principle 7. Sanitary Operational Performance. Principle 8. Hygienic Design of Maintenance Enclosures Principle 9. Hygienic Compatibility with Other Plant Systems Principle 10. Validate Cleaning and Sanitizing Protocols.

History of Basic Appliances in Food processing Large Kitchen Appliances

Green Garbage Bags The familiar green plastic garbage bag (made from polyethylene) was invented by Harry

185 patents for coffee grinders and over 500 patents for apple/potato peelers were patented in the 1800s. Early peelers were made of iron and the patent number and other information was included in the casting. Peelers ranged from the familiar and simple round swiveling rod with a knife blade that peeled skin, to contraptions full of gears and wheels that could peel, core, slice and section. There were separate peelers designed for different fruits and vegetables; there were even peelers that

Wasylyk in 1950. Electric Kettle Arthur Leslie Large invented the electric kettle in 1922. General Electric introduced the electric kettle with an automatic cut-out in 1930.

Dishwasher In 1850, Joel Houghton patented a wooden machine with a hand-turned wheel that splashed water on dishes, it was hardly a

workable machine, but it was the first patent. Garbage Disposer Architect, inventor John W. Hammes built his wife the world's first kitchen garbage disposer in 1927. After ten years of design improvement, Hammes went into business selling his appliance to the public. His company was called the In-Sink-Erator

Weber Kettle Grill George Stephen invented the original Weber Kettle Grill in 1951. Mason Jar John Mason patented the screw neck bottle or the "Mason Jar" on November 30, 1858. Electric Mixers The first patent that can claim to be for an electric mixer was issued on November 17, 1885 to Rufus M. Eastman. Lillian Moller Gilbreth (1878-1972), the mother of 12 children, also patented an electric food mixer

removed the kernels from ears of corn. Pressure Cooker In 1679, French physicist Denis Papin invented the pressure cooker, called Papin's Digester, this airtight cooker produced a hot steam that cooked food more quickly while

Manufacturing Company. Ovens or Stoves The first historical record of a stove being built refers to a stove built in 1490 in Alsace,

preserving nutrients. Saran Wrap Saran polyvinylidene chloride or Saran resins and films (called PVDC) have been wrapping

France. Microwave Ovens The microwave oven was invented by Percy L. Spencer.

(at a later date). Mixmaster Ivar Jepson invented Sunbeam Mixmaster, which he patented in 1928, and first mass marketed in 1930. Paper Towels The Scott Paper Company was founded in Philadelphia by Irvin and Clarence Scott in 1879. Brothers Seymour and Irvin Scott ran a paper commission business for twelve years, but the poor economy in the 1870s forced them out of business. Irvin and his younger brother, Clarence, then decided to form their own company out of the remains of the first. Irvin reportedly borrowed $2,000 from his father-in-law and added it to the $300 the two brothers had to form the capital of Scott Paper Company. In 1907, Scott Paper introduced the Sani-Towels paper towel, the first paper towels. They were invented for use in Philadelphia classrooms to help prevent the spread of the common cold from child to

products for more than 50 years. Soap and Detergents The history of soaps and detergents Squeegee The single blade window cleaning squeegee was invented by Ettore Sceccone in 1936.

Refrigerator Before mechanical refrigeration systems were introduced, people cooled their food with ice and snow, either found locally or brought down from the mountains.

Toaster Toasting bread began as a method of prolonging the life of bread. It was very common activity in Roman times, 'tostum' is the latin word for scorching or burning.

Small Kitchen Appliances

Tupperware Tupperware, plastic containers with airtight lids, was invented by Earl Silas Tupper. Waffle Iron The waffle iron was patented on August 24, 1869, invented by Cornelius Swarthout of Troy, New York. The patent (United States #94,xxx) described the invention as a "device to bake waffles.

Apple Parer On February 14, 1803, the apple parer was patented by Moses Coates. Blender In 1922, Stephen Poplawski invented the blender.

Cheese-Slicer The cheese-slicer is a Norwegian invention. Corkscrews Corkscrew inventors were inspired by a tool called the bulletscrew or gun worm, a device that extracted stuck bullets from rifles.

child. Peelers The nineteenth-century created numerous kitchen use inventions: toasters, potato mashers, apple/potato peelers, food choppers and sausage stuffers were all invented. Over

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Cuisinart Carl Sontheimer invented the Cuisinart food processor.