Food Manufacturing Africa May-July 2017

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INDUSTRY TALK How to combat reputational risk

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NEWS Afrox expands Mozambican offering A sustainable future for Symrise A positive spin on recycling rates Panasonic acquires Zetes

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“The recent acquisition of Unique Flavors by Frutarom will result in a host of new and innovative products and formulation solutions to the flavours and specialist ingredients market” PAGE

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COMPANY FOCUS Heat and Control celebrates 25 years in Africa Renlaw leads the way in sharpening technology

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FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY Customised solutions at work

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COLOURS & FLAVOURS

24 Beverages “Producers of carbonated soft drinks (CSD) require production lines that are flexible and smart, without compromising on quality, speed and efficiency”

Discover a new world of colours

27 Packaging

SAFETY & HYGIENE

“The worldwide localisation of service and spare parts management are the main elements of the KHS’ service concept for 2020”

The impact of microbial air

ADVERTISERS’ INDEX Afrocet Montgomery ................................. 7 ................www.propakwestafrica.com Anderson Engineering .............................. 21 ..............www.andersoneng.co.za Berndorf Band ............................................ 17 ..............www.berndorf-band.at Heat and Control ....................................... IBC............www.heatandcontrol.com Ishida............................................................. 29..............www.ishidaeurope.com Labotec ......................................................... IFC ............www.labotec.co.za Metal Tank Industries ............................... OBC ..........www.metaltank.com Omron ........................................................... 28 .............www.industrial.omron.co.za

Polyoak Packaging ..................................... 30 .............www.dairypacktubs.co.za Porex SA ........................................................ 25..............www.porexrx.com Renlaw........................................................... 19 ..............www.renlaw.co.za Savannah Fine Chemicals ....................... 26..............sfc-info@savannah.co.za Sollich ........................................................... 9................www.sollich.com/world Tromp Group ............................................... 5 ................www.trompgroup.nl Unique Flavors............................................ OFC ..........www.uniqueflavors.co.za

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Convenience and health drive markets

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N INCREASE IN urbanisation and a growing middle class could mean a favourable growth outlook for the food and beverage sector. Consumer behaviour is changing, and baked goods, crackers, snack bars as well as sweet and salty snacks are increasing in popularity.

According to market research conducted by the VDMA, double digit growth in per-capita consumption can be expected for the next few years. A significant increase in demand for convenience products and growing health awareness, indicate that Africa’s food market is in the midst of transition, therefore solutions must be found to meet consumers’ needs.

This year, Heat and Control celebrates its 25 year milestone on the continent. The company’s footprint stretches across Africa, providing service to growing markets such as namkeen production capabilities. Find out how innovation, hard work and determination made this company the success it is today on page 16 now.

Nigeria is a hub to the burgeoning West African retail market. The country is expected to sustain growth in value sales where the growing middle class is estimated to have a combined purchasing power of NGN8.5 trillion. One needs to look at countries like Nigeria and decide how to monetise these opportunites. Anderson Engineering recently concluded a maltose handling project for SAB Miller in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The project was unique due to the complexity of handling maltose at ambient temperatures. Read all about it on page 20.

Wild Flavors & Speciality Ingredients (page 22) is extending its portfolio of natural colouring food. This launch coincides with its 30 years of celebrating the company’s solutions it offers to the industry. A new pumpkin-based product rounds off a bright portfolio of yellow colours, including safflower, curcuma and yellow carrot.

As consumers look to cut calories from their diets, they are turning to flavoured water to keep them hydrated instead of soft drinks. This is in line with Mintel Market intelligence’s survey, which indicates flavoured water launces have doubled in the last five years. On page 26 we look at some pioneering stevia solutions that allow deeper sugar reduction without compromising on taste.

We round off this edition of Food Manufacturing Africa by looking at another Nigerian success story. The worldwide localistaion of service and spare parts management are the main element of KHS’ service concept for 2020. The way forward for this initiative is illustrated by KHS Machines Nigeria (page 27).

As we head towards the busy half-way mark for 2017, I hope that you take time out to read and enjoy this edition. If you have any news that you would like to share with us, please email me.

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INDUSTRY TALK

What really drives your company?

Reputational drivers and attributes vary markedly across key industries in South Africa.

This highlights the critical need for executives to harness effective reputation management strategies to improve their understanding of consumer behaviour.

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INDINGS OF MAGNA Carta Reputation Management Consultant’s inaugural Africa Reputation Index (ARI) indicate that good governance is the top reputational attribute for companies in South Africa.

‘Detailed sectoral and comparative analysis is needed to enable companies to plan ahead of a crisis to improve outcomes and protect and enhance profits. If the impact of reputation is not well enough understood, growth prospects will suffer,’ says Katherine du Plessis, data analyst at Magna Carta.

The index was undertaken in collaboration with leading marketing strategy consultancy, Yellowwood, and will enable high-level planning to limit reputational damage. It also provides companies in Africa with the tools needed to create an effective reputational management strategy - a vital component of business sustainability.

The index ranks companies in five separate industries - car manufacturers, food retailers, financial services, public services and telecommunications companies - in terms of their key reputational drivers. Each company received a reputation score out of 100 and 1 306 South African consumers were surveyed.

What stands out in the public sector is that a good working environment is a key differentiator.

This indicator shows that consumers want a clean, efficient and pleasant experience.

‘Frustration increases when dealing with government is a negative experience, or when strikes halt delivery of much-needed services.

The counter to this is to improve How to achieve a positive corporate reputation internal working conditions by CORPORATE IDENTITY creating an environment that improves How the firm sees itself. staff morale and happiness. This INTENDED will often filter through to service CORPORATE IMAGE How the firm wants delivery and improved experiences,’ external parties to see it.

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CONSTRUED CORPORATE The top financial service providers IMAGE How the firm believes are recognised for customer external parties see it. service, but they do not necessarily EVALUATE The actual stand out from each other on their CORPORATE perceptions by all external stakeholders. service offering.

REPUTATION Another important finding is that corporate social investment (CSI) had

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“It is clear that in the digital age of rapid information flow and consumption, effective crisis management is emerging as a vital component of business sustainability”

the lowest ranking out of the reputational attributes across all industries. This is not to say that CSI is unimportant, but other attributes have more weight with regard to corporate reputation.

‘The ranking of reputational drivers seems to follow reputation crises in various industries. Governance in telecommunications for example follows recent highprofile scandals in the sector. All measured attributes are important. If a sector messes up on something like CSI in the future, you would probably find CSI jumping to the top of the queue as an industry reputational driver,’ Du Plessis explains.

REPUTATIONAL RISK ON THE RISE ‘It is clear that in the digital age of rapid information flow and consumption, effective crisis management is emerging as a vital component of business sustainability. The best in measurement and analytics is needed. This will ensure that reputation plays an ever-increasing role in corporate strategy and ultimately benefits, rather than damaging the bottom line,’ Sechaba Motsieloa, newly appointed CEO of Magna Carta reputation management consultant stresses.

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Expanding to new frontiers in Mozambique AFROX, A LEADING industrial gases and welding company in sub-Saharan Africa, is expanding existing operations in Mozambique. It aims to support current customer demand and to position itself to service the country’s fledgling gas resources sector.

Driving Afrox’s strategy is a new 8 600m2 headquarters hub, which forms the backbone of the operation. The new facility opened in the Machava industrial area in Matola, Maputo province in May 2017. It features a sales centre, storage facilities for cylinders, hard goods and filling facilities for oxygen.

Full sales service, stock, equipment and technical support for branches in Beira and Tete will be run from the new premises.

‘The new hub in Maputo province reflects our commitment to fostering long-term relationships with our customers in the country,’ enthuses Prince Tsuro, managing director for Afrox Mozambique. ‘Further plans to expand services include a workshop for cylinder inspection, maintenance and painting, and filling services for argon.’

The new hub includes plans for a demonstration centre. This will be used to showcase product usage or applications. While bulk and compressed gases and hard goods are imported from South Africa, the site includes sufficient space for future expansion.

‘The hub will benefit a wide spectrum of sectors in Mozambique ranging from agriculture, sugar mills and transport through to manufacturing and fabrication, the hospitality, medical sectors and the future needs of the LNG and its spin-off industries,’ Tsuro explains.

Employing 20 people the facility expects to enhance customer experience across the board from the sales centre through to collection of hard goods and Prince Tsuro loading of cylinders.

Afrox is celebrating 90 years in business this year and is dedicated to capitalising on expansion opportunities in other sub-Saharan African countries. Current indicators suggest that these economies will far outperform South Africa in terms of growth and inward foreign investment.

‘We have been investing in the sub-Saharan African region and Africa’s infrastructure and industry for 90 years. This latest investment in our headquarters hub in Matola is a clear demonstration that Afrox’s business is still going strong. We are growing and expanding where profitable and will do so for many more decades to come,’ Tsuro concludes.

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Largest valve and instrumentation inventory in Africa AR CONTROLS, A leading importer and manufacturer of a comprehensive range of internationally-recognised valves and instrumentation, has the largest product inventory of any similar company in Africa. Director Julien van Niekerk comments, ‘We carry a huge inventory. There is not another valve supplier on the continent with a similar stockholding.’

This is largely since the company also specialises in stainless steel products for erosive and corrosive applications in a range of industries.

Apart from its extensive product range, AR Controls also offers a combination of technical expertise, aftermarket service, support, and regular site visits. It is this grouping of stockholding and infrastructure that has seen AR Controls enjoy rapid growth and expansion in recent years. ‘We are positioned to capitalise on any opportunity, and aim to increase our market share and footprint significantly,’ Van Niekerk states.

AR Controls specialises in a range of stainless steel products

Symrise focuses

on sustainability sustainability INNOVATION, SOURCING AND care are some of the pillars that form the foundation of Symrise’s sustainability agenda. To minimise its environmental footprint, the company is constantly working to improve processes and products. It also focuses on optimising the many parts of its value chain, such as sourcing raw materials.

An important area of focus is the reduction of direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions. In 2016, Symrise reduced these by 5.4 per cent. It is aiming to reduce them even further, by four per cent

per year to 2020. To continue cutting CO 2 emissions, Symrise is currently working on a new climate strategy.

A strategic objective of the company is to have 100 per cent of its key suppliers evaluated according to sustainability criteria by 2020.

Examples of this includes its work on vanilla sourced from Madagascar.

With targeted development projects, Symrise integrates the local population directly into the value chain. The company provides important impetus for a socially and environmentally appropriate method of cultivating natural resources.

The topic of sustainable forestry has also gained importance for Symrise. Many suppliers are already certified to criteria of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) or the Sustainable Forest Initiative (SFI). By participating in the CPD Forest programme, the company is making its approaches and progress transparent.

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Upsurge in plastic bottle recycling rates THE SOUTH AFRICAN PET Recycling Company, PETCO has announced its 2016 recycling figures, which indicate an increase in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling rates. Post-consumer bottle PET recycling was at 52 per cent in 2015. The latest figures are up by three per cent, amounting to 55 per cent. PETCO reports the increase exceeded its expected target for the second consecutive year.

The organisation recycled an additional 22 per cent of postconsumer bottles in comparison to the previous year – with the total PET market growing by 14.8 per cent to 241 269t.

‘Through the remarkable network of people, companies and organisations we work with, two billion PET bottles were collected for recycling across South Africa during 2016,’ says a delighted Cheri Scholtz, CEO of PETCO. This created about 62 000 income opportunities for small and micro collectors.

The voluntary recycling fee paid annually by the organisation’s members on every tonne of raw material purchased has enabled the payment of R1.9 billion to collectors

for baled bottles.

This amount totals all payments made since the inception of PETCO in 2004. The fee ensures the collection of PET bottles for recycling is sustained.

To date, over 500 000t of postconsumer bottles have been recycled; saving almost 790 000t of carbon and over three million cubic metres Cheri Scholtz of landfill space.

Casper Durandt, chairman of PETCO and senior technical operations manager Coca-Cola Southern and East Africa, explains, ‘While this is an excellent accomplishment for PETCO, we could not have achieved this without the work of our dedicated partners.’

South Africa’s 55 per cent recycling rate compares well with international PET recycling rates. The US rate of post-consumer PET recycling hovers around the 30 per cent mark, while European average rates are around 59 per cent.

Association established for metal packaging AN INDUSTRY BODY was recently formed to represent the interests of South Africa’s metal packaging industry. MetPac-SA is the new producer responsibility organisation (PRO) tasked to look after the interests and recycling of steel, tin plate and aluminium packaging. Members of this nonprofit organisation include ArcelorMitta, Hulamin, Nampak, ABInBEV, Distell, Heineken, PacSolve, Tin Can Man, WYDA Packaging, Coca-Cola and Nestlé.

‘MetPac-SA brings together the entire metal packaging value chain in South Africa. We give the metal packaging industry a unified voice and present the industry’s views, make recommendations and voice opinions,’ explains Delanie Bezuidenhout, who was recently appointed CEO of MetPac-SA. The association’s mission and objectives will be focused on establishing the metal packaging industry as a valuable and recognised contributor to sustainability.

Cargill is fostering a culture of sustainability and traceability

Driving mobile money in Ghana CARGILL IS CELEBRATING the establishment of its own licensed buying company (LBC) in Ghana. The new LBC has been fully operational since November 2016. It allows Cargill to source cocoa directly from certified farmers, putting the farmer at the heart of the business. Thus far, over 25 000 farmers are registered, with 9 000 actively pursuing selling beans through Cargill’s LBC network. The company already sources directly from farmers and farmer organisations in other origin countries.

Cargill’s innovative high–tech purchasing model is built on the principles of sustainability and full traceability. Farmers deliver their cocoa to community warehouses where beans are digitally weighed, and assigned a fully traceable barcode. Funds are then transferred straight to the farmer’s phone or e-wallet using E-money.

The revolutionary move to mobile money in Ghana adds assurance for the farmer. It also improves their ability to trade more effectively and eradicates risks associated with cash payments.

Details of the beans are recorded in a standardised management system before the beans are collected by larger trucks, and transferred to a central warehouse. Cargill’s new bar code system allows tracing of each individual bag of cocoa beans to the individual farm. This creates a fully traceable supply chain down to farmer level.

Lionel Soulard, managing director West-Africa Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate says, ‘It is critical for cocoa farmers to improve their livelihoods. The introduction of an innovative digital payment system, is a first-of-its kind initiative in Ghana.

‘We strongly believe that this way of doing business is the future for cocoa farmers. Mobile money is the first step towards improving famer incomes as we build the infrastructure and capabilities for a more efficient and effective supply chain. Our aim is to create an enabling environment for smallholder finance for the future, resulting in better entrepreneurial spirit already noticeable at the farmer’s level.’

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Propak event hits a high note

THE PROPAK EAST Africa 2017 exhibition and conference that was held in Nairobi, has been hailed the most successful one to date.

Alexander Angus, the East African regional director for Montgomery, the organisers of Propak East Africa, says the event had 50 per cent more visitors than previous shows.

It took place at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) from 7 to 9 March, and had The event saw a 50 per cent visitor increase ‘raving reviews’ from visitors and exhibitors.

‘Among the attendees were 3 095 trade delegates, 123 exhibitors from 23 countries and participants from 43 different countries,’ says Angus.

‘There was never a quiet period.

Visitors came in throughout the day and the show was always busy.’

The exhibition had the support of all the major local trade associations, which assisted in bringing regional East African visitors to the event.

The Propak conference took place alongside the expo, offering delegates 16 sessions of information sharing based on the theme, ‘Proving the efficiency of packaging, printing and processing in East Africa’.

‘It attracted senior delegates who came to listen to the engaging talks that were running throughout the event. With brands such as Coca-Cola, Robert Bosch, Kenya Bureau of Standards, Tetra Pak and many more, the talks provided real insights and tangible benefits,’ he adds.

The next Propak East Africa event will take place from 27 February to 1 March 2018 at the KICC. The focus for this show is to unite the East African region by bringing in delegations from Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia.

Authentic look for exotic ready meals A NEW RANGE of exotic ready meals from French food manufacturer, Soulié Restauration is now on shelf. The container’s shelf presence is attributed to its bespoke pack produced

by RPC Barrier Containers. The unique pack resembles a traditional tajine – a traditional clay or ceramic pot used for cooking food in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.

The packaging design comprises a thermoformed multilayer polypropylene (PP) container, produced by RPC Bebo Plastik. It has an injection moulded PP lid produced by RPC Bramlage. The lid is embossed with decorative details as well as the brand’s logo.

The container can be moved directly from oven to table. Its EVOH barrier pack layer provides effective protection against oxygen ingress. This assists in delivering an ambient shelf life of 18 months. It is also lightweight, easy to handle and offers maximum consumer convenience.

This innovative solution stems from a strong working partnership between Soulié Restauration and RPC Barrier Containers. Both companies have collaborated on several convenience An exotic range of ready food projects the meals packagedover in a tajine shaped container past few years.

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Boxes ready to be filled with goods

Go with colour to reduce loss SOUTH AFRICA-BASED SELFLUBRICATED polymer bearings and bushings manufacturer, Vesconite Bearings, says lost parcels are becoming a thing of the past. This is thanks to its shocking pink packaging colour launched specifically for outbound shipments of various finished goods.

The company’s chairperson, Dr Jean-Patrick Leger found that parcels in nondescript brown packaging were frequently going missing after hand-over from the courier company to the airlines.

‘It was unbelievable. Sometimes shipments weighing tonnes would just disappear, only to be found months later in an airport warehouse hundreds of thousands of miles away from the original routing,’ he says.

Since Vesconite Bearings introduced the bright pink packaging with diagonal wording, lost packaging of finished goods has become a rare occurrence. Leger says he was advised to choose packaging that stood out so he considered his late mother’s favourite colour – pink.

The deep pink hues resonate with clientele and other brands have followed suit in the selection of pink hues for their packaging.

Bezuidenhout says the organisation will support and represent members on industry matters related to operational, regulatory and environmental issues. Much of its resources will be spent on promoting the benefits of metal packaging and the sustainable attributes of steel and aluminium.

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New appointment to drive sales growth LINX PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES is strengthening its Continuous Inkjet (CIJ) sales support team with the recent appointment of Greg Treanor as its global CIJ business manager.

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In his new role, Treanor will work closely with the company’s direct and indirect commercial teams around the world. This will drive sales of its latest CIJ models.

Treanor has more than a decade’s experience in the coding and marking industry.

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Endress+Hauser

achieves SANAS accreditation THE COMPANY HAS been accredited by the South African Accreditation System (SANAS) as a flow meter calibration laboratory. This is in accordance with ISO 17025 standards.

Endress+Hauser is now positioned to support local customer’s flow calibration requirements - including third party meters. Wisane Hlungwane, workshop manager says the company invested in its new calibration rig to support process safety and product quality requirements.

High precision flow metres are a requirement for compliance and a prerequisite for customer satisfaction and cost savings. ‘Our investment forms part of our on-going commitment to provide reliable instrumentation that offers innovative and leading edge technology. SANAS accreditation offers customers traceable calibration results to national and international standard,’ he notes.

Panasonic acquires Zetes PANASONIC HAS ACQUIRED 57.01 per cent of outstanding shares in Zetes. The shares were acquired by Panasonic pursuant to the agreements that the company entered on 22 December 2016 with additional shareholders. Panasonic also acquired an additional 5.26 per cent of outstanding shares of Zetes through several offmarket transactions.

The combination of Panasonic’s and Zetes’ businesses offers significant opportunities to exploit the future growth both in supply chain and security solutions. Panasonic is uniquely positioned to support Zetes to execute its future growth plans globally through: • New business opportunities Marketing Zetes’ services and solutions to Panasonic’s corporate-wide clients, which includes global top-tier companies across various regions and industries • Global expansion Offering Zetes potential opportunities to expand geographically, by opening paths to enter the US and wider Asia Pacific region • R&D enhancement Developing customer oriented and innovative solutions, by utilising Zetes’ customer touch points and Panasonic’s research and development capabilities • Resource enrichment Making Panasonic’s considerable corporate resources available to Zetes.

Through their cooperation, Panasonic and Zetes will be able to expand the breadth of solutions and services offered to customers by the combination of Zetes’ identification and mobility solutions with Panasonic’s advanced research and development capabilities, global reach and technological expertise to better meet growing global customer needs.

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COMPANY FOCUS

New life

born into the market The recent acquisition of Unique Flavors (Unique) by Frutarom will result in a host of new and innovative products and formulation solutions to the flavours and specialist ingredients market. Unique’s strength in savoury products, combined with Frutarom’s excellent marketshare in sweet flavours, means this is a perfect match. By Maryke Foulds

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he combined efforts of both companies will deliver a bigger basket of ingredients. ‘Together, we will offer full turnkey solutions to the industry, while remaining as flexible and dynamic as ever,’ enthuses Darell Gray, CEO of Frutarom and Johan Smith of Unique. ‘This will contribute towards significantly strengthening our position in the rapidly growing markets in Africa. It will also capitalise on aligning our interaction within our existing activity in the region.’

FRUTAROM IS ACTIVE IN TWO CORE SECTORS: • Flavours activity: develops, produces and markets flavour compounds • Speciality fine ingredients activity: develops, produces and markets natural flavour extracts, natural functional food ingredients, natural pharma/nutraceutical extracts, natural algae based biotechnical products, natural food colours, natural substances for food protection, aroma compounds, essential oils, unique citrus products, natural gums and resins.

‘Frutarom will work towards merging all activities, including combining research and development (R&D), sales and marketing, purchasing,

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We will work Frutarom Industries together towards is one of the world’s 10 accelerating largest companies in the Frutarom’s field of flavours and growth in natural speciality the region,’ ingredients.

Gray explains.

The acquisition is the second for Frutarom in Africa. In recent years, the company has made efforts at expanding its activity on the continent based on its manufacturing infrastructure and local and global R&D capabilities. ‘We will continue to capitalise on the cooperation generated by the acquisition. This is in line with our inauguration of a modern and state-of-the art production plant and R&D and development centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

‘Our strength lies in the synergy between the inroads made by Unique in the savoury market, and Frutarom in sweet flavours.

The challenge lies in capitalising on these strengths, offering a bigger ingredient offering to our clients,' Nir Ilani, general manager of Frutarom for Latin America, Asia Pacific & Africa, notes.

‘It is important that we are not seen as a typical multi-national by our customers. Our key operating philosophy continues to be as flexible, dynamic and unique as a smaller company. In this sense, nothing is going

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“The acquisition is not about growing marketshare – this is a necessary consequence of doing good business.

The purpose is to accelerate the organic growth we have already achieved” to change. The acquisition is not about growing market share – this is a necessary consequence of doing good business. The purpose of the acquisition is to accelerate the organic growth we have already achieved,’ Gray emphasises.

Ori Yehudai, president and CEO of the Frutarom Group concludes, ‘The acquisition of Unique is the continuation of the implementation of Frutarom’s rapid and profitable growth strategy and the realisation of its vision to be the preferred partner. It will contribute towards significantly strengthening our position in the rapidly growing areas of Africa. We are reinforcing our management, research and development, and sales and marketing capabilities.

‘We intend to combine Unique’s R&D and sales and marketing in platform in Africa with that of Frutarom’s global R&D and sales and marketing platform to realise and leverage cross-selling opportunities between activities. We also intend to capitalise on the synergies and savings made available by combing Unique’s activity with Frutarom’s existing activity in South Africa.’ •

Frutarom – www.frutarom.com

A BLOOMING NEW BUSINESS Since 2001, Unique Flavors has been engaged in the development, production and marketing of savoury flavours and sweet taste solutions.

The company initially served the South African food and beverage industry.

Showing sustained growth, Unique started to focus on supplying products to important emerging markets in Sub Saharan Africa such as Ghana, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. In this sense, its activity has been synergistic to Frutarom’s in meeting the demands of supplying quality products and systems to the continent.

ABOUT… Frutarom is a multinational company operating in the global flavours and fine ingredients market. The company has significant production and development centres on all six continents and markets. It sells over 60 000 products to more than 27 000 customers in over 150 countries. Products are intended for use primarily in the food and beverage industry. Frutarom employs approximately 4 750 people worldwide.

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A unique footprint in Africa Heat and Control’s global and historical footprint continues to grow. This year, the company celebrates 25 years of successful value-added service to the food processing and packaging industry on the African continent.

Heat and Control celebrates 25 years in Africa

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eat and Control earmarked that Africa would be next in line for its focused expansion 67 years ago. Since then, the company has grown to work with customers across many market segments, including snack foods, fruit and vegetable processing, meat, poultry and seafood as well as cereals and grains.

In South Africa, Heat and Control provides multi-tier drying systems for a major breakfast cereal processing company, distribution systems for a multinational frozen vegetable processor, and complete turnkey processing lines for a multinational savoury snack manufacturer.

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DID YOU KNOW? To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Heat and Control will be conducting several open days throughout its newly established demonstration area.

A BRIEF HISTORY HEAT AND CONTROL was founded in 1950 in the US by five engineers who had a goal of modernising cooking equipment for the food industry. The company played an integral role during the early days of industrial cooking systems transforming the food processing industry and pioneering continuous cooking equipment.

Innovations include pioneering the external heat exchanger for industrial frying systems, highspeed processing equipment for

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potato chips and other snacks, and the invention of the multi-purpose oven - the MPO Cooking System.

Recent launches include the HeatWave fryer, FastBack conveyor, Revolution Seasoning System and Revolution Proportional Gate and the KleenHeat heat exchanger.

‘Through our customer relationships, we truly embrace the African proverb: “If you want to walk fast, walk alone; but if you want to walk far, walk together,”’ Rossouw concludes.

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Heat and Control’s footprint stretches across Africa into various industries. It also provides services to the growing Indian-based snack food industry, bringing in experience with its Indian namkeen production capabilities.

‘When we first opened our office in 1992, we had a small team who worked hard to grow our customer base,’ says Jeff Rossouw, general manager Africa. ‘By bringing in our global experience and in-depth knowledge, it helped us to service the expanding South African food processing industry. Our customers saw the value we could bring to the table. Before long, we were working with some of the country’s most progressive food manufacturers.’

As the industry continues to grow, Heat and Control is ready to tackle the challenges of this everexpanding industry.

‘We are seeing an upward trend in the demand for high quality food processing equipment across Africa,’ Rossouw claims. ‘Producers want highly efficient, robust equipment that can handle a wide array of food products to satisfy consumer needs.

They want machines that are energy efficient, provide greater automation and produce more in a shorter amount of time. We can meet this demand with our industry knowledge and complete turnkey solutions.

We are definitely ready for the next 25 years and beyond.’ •

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makes its mark Renlaw was established in 1985 by Swiss toolmaker, Walter Brunner. The company is now run by his son, Mikko. In the past five years Renlaw has become one of Africa’s leading manufacturers of precision cutting tools for the food processing and packaging industries.

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N 2012 RENLAW realised that the only way to compete globally was to design and develop its own range of computer controlled (CNC) production machinery.

‘We have successfully built five of our own CNC machines, and several more machines are in production,’ Mikko Brunner enthuses. This investment in technology has given Renlaw an edge over its opposition, allowing the company to produce cutting tools of superior quality, while keeping prices competitive.

To ensure that blade quality remains consistent, Renlaw imports all of its knife steel directly from Germany and enforce strict quality control. ‘Our customers are aware of our focus on quality. When they purchase our products, they are getting a value-adding item that can save money by reducing downtime and yield loss.’

PRODUCTS ON OFFER RENLAW SUPPLIES BOWL-CHOPPER, derinder, membraning, slicer and dicer, circular, straight-edged and profiled blades for the food processing industries.

For the packaging industry they offer toothed and scalloped VFFS blades, zig zag blades and anvils, tray-form blades, crush-cut blades, crown-toothed punches, precision punches and dies and corrugated board cutters.

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RENLAW OFFERS AN in-house sharpening service, geared to grind blades to correct specifications.

Sharpening blades incorrectly can drastically reduce service life. The general rule is that acute edges can deliver a better cutting performance when cutting softer materials. Obtuse angles require more force to cut, but retain their edges for longer.

They can also cut tougher materials. A properly sharpened blade should have a sharp-life comparable to that of a new blade.

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‘Steels are selected for their unique application. Few people realise just how important this is. High-grade Martensitic stainless steels, commonly used in quality tooling, can potentially crack if used to process foods at temperatures below -20°C. These temperatures require an alloy with Nickel to improve its sub-zero toughness,’ Brunner explains.

A focus area of Renlaw is the manufacture of poultry processing blades - sold locally and abroad. These blades have seen a surge in demand from southern Africa and South America.

‘A big challenge for our customers is the lack of stock-on-demand and poor response times offered by our competition. Modern lean-manufacturing practices mean that many original equipment manufacturers and blade producers no longer keep stock. It is quite normal for customers to wait for 10 to 15 weeks to get blades from overseas suppliers. Renlaw offers to keep strategic stock on behalf of key customers. We work hard at keeping production lead-times to a minimum.

Our separate short-cut department focuses only on expediting production-runs to help our customers during stoppages,’ Brunner concludes. •

Renlaw – www.renlaw.co.za

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LEFT N ew mayonnaise plant for AR Brands, South Africa ABOVE Maltose handling project for SAB Miller Africa, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

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FRICA HAS SEEN a sudden surge in manufacturers expanding their plants. This is primarily due to upgrade requirements for international compliance. ‘We have the experience and expertise in customising solutions to suit specific operational and processing needs. Since we are located in southern Africa, we are a cost-competitive option for manufacturers based in Africa - often faced with the challenges of a strong Euro. We can deliver quality and solutions to European standards,’ explains Hans Coertse, managing director.

Some of the recent projects completed by the company include a maltose handling project for SAB Miller Africa in Port Harcourt, Nigeria; a margarine plant upgrade to meet Unilever standards for Marsavco in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and a new turnkey mayonnaise plant for AR Brands in South Africa.

SAB Miller Africa’s project in Nigeria was unique because of the complexity of handling maltose at ambient temperatures. The norm is to bring maltose into the process from the supplier at elevated temperatures. The project entailed a four-drum tipping station, which required over-pressurisation of the drums to maximise discharge rates. The product was then pumped through a tubular heat exchanger for temperature elevation and into one of the two 65 000ℓ storage tanks. The project was a full turnkey solution, which incorporated the tipping station; tubular heat exchanger with delivery pump; two 65 000ℓ storage tanks, associated

Anderson Engineering is synonymous with precision and quality. As a manufacturer of customised stainless steel processing equipment, the company works in several markets on the continent.

valves and pipework, and an automation system incorporating SCADA. For the Marsavco margarine factory to meet the required Unilever standard, it was decided to replace a large majority of the premix and storage tanks.

This was done in conjunction with all the process pipework in the factory. The project also incorporated a manual CIP system, capable of cleaning all tanks and process pipework.

The brief for the new mayonnaise plant for AR Brands was to develop a high quality, no compromise food processing plant to meet major retailer standards. Anderson Engineering came up with several unique processing steps - incorporated into the overall process design of the project. The full turnkey project incorporated the company’s award winning Anderson Contramix vessel (1 000ℓ), two 2 000ℓ storage tanks, four premix vessels, a CIP system, a reverse osmosis water plant, a steam boiler and the plant’s automation and control system.

The company’s expertise and experience spans a wealth of equipment and solutions from small standard installations to large complex customised solutions. Expert design and engineering capabilities enable it to deliver some of the most innovative manufacturing solutions to large food, beverage, chemical and dairy manufacturers. Flexibility and dedication to unique and efficient solutions, and commitment to exceptional quality and service has built long-standing relationships with many clients. •

“SAB Miller Africa’s project in Nigeria was unique because of the complexity of handling maltose at ambient temperatures”

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Anderson Engineering - www.andersoneng.co.za

COLOURS & FLAVOURS

Celebrate a

colourful heritage Wild Flavors & Specialty Ingredients (WFSI) is extending its portfolio of natural colouring food. New products are based on pumpkin and lycopene-containing carrot extracts. The latest innovations will add vivid yellow, orange and green hues to various food applications.

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HE LAUNCH IS in time to celebrate the company’s 30 years’ providing colouring food innovation to the industry.

‘Naturalness has always been at the core of our business and ethos. We will continue to innovate in response to evolving consumer demands - staying ahead of current trends, and offering food and beverage developers an advantage in an increasingly competitive market,’ reflects Jochen Heininger, vice president of marketing and product management, EMEA. ‘Our experience began with fruit-based compounds and concentrates for non-alcoholic beverages. It then moved to the manufacture of fruit preparations for use in the dairy, confectionery, baked goods and ice cream industry. The growing trend of natural and healthy nutrition spurred WILD to develop single ingredients based on natural raw materials.

‘Following this path, we worked with elderberry to create rich red tones. The company launched its first colouring food that could be purchased separately for flexible use in final applications, or as an ingredient within a full-solution compound.

At the time, the product already fulfilled the criteria for current EU guidelines about colouring foodstuffs. The original formulation remains unchanged,’ Heiniger adds.

‘In an industry-first, a compound for lemonade was effectively produced using carotenoids from citrus oils that we extracted

ourselves,’ enthuses Fabian Uelner, product manager, colours at WFSI. The new pumpkin-based product rounds off a bright portfolio of yellow colour shades, including safflower, curcuma and yellow carrot.

Combined with spirulina, it is used to create varying shades of green, according to market demands. Other developments include carrot extract with lycopene as natural colouring component, for deep yellow-orange shades.

Complying with current EU guidelines, both products are ideal for developing strong colours and different shades of yellow, orange and green in food applications.

These two new additions complement WFSI’s current colour portfolio, which includes the Rainbow Range, a wide selection of colouring foodstuffs for beverages and food. With vivid shades and excellent stability, the Rainbow Range can be used in several different applications, such as water-soluble products for beverages; gelatin articles and hard caramels; oil-soluble options for chocolate waffles and powders for instant beverages.

WFSI’s holistic approach to product development takes into consideration the overall eating and drinking quality of the end product. WFSI’s product advisors partner with developers to get them to market faster with solutions that feature its purposeful and on-trend ingredients including flavours, sweetening systems and plant-based proteins.

“The new pumpkinbased product rounds off a bright portfolio of yellow colour shades, including safflower, curcuma and yellow carrot”

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SWEET SENSATIONS INSPIRE Utilising the unique properties of its sugar replacer Isomalt, Beneo is responding to consumer trends such as sensorial sensation and Ethnic positioning. The company launched a range of new products and flavours during ISM 2017 held in Cologne, Germany earlier this year.

This swirl candy includes a perfectly balanced combination of fruity and spicy flavours, tapping into the trend for vegetables in new categories. According to Innova Market Insights, “the green light for vegetables” started with the rise of smoothies and juices combining fruits and vegetables. It has since moved into dairy applications such as yoghurts.

Hot-cool-booster The candy is characterised by combining two opposite flavours with a thin chilli-fruit layer covering the lemon-menthol core to create the ultimate sensorial experience. This innovative hot and cool flavour combination is the perfect answer to consumers searching for new taste sensations.

Mango sticky rice delight Based on a very popular dessert in Asia, the product has been developed in direct response to the growing demand for Ethnic authenticity in the market. Innova Market Insights reports the number of new product launches with an Ethnic positioning has nearly doubled in the past four years. •

Wild Flavors & Specialty Ingredients – www.wildflavors.com

SAFETY & HYGIENE

A new era in decontamination technology The All-Russian Research Institute of Poultry Processing Industry has published the results of a trail-blazing report. The object of this research was to investigate the impact of microbiological air composition on product quality.

The effectiveness of a Potok decontamination unit at poultry processors was also evaluated.

Table 1: Microbiological air parameters at the vacuum packing line before processing (background) and after one hour of operation of unit.

Air sampling site

Background

Smoked chicken packing table Sausage packing line Smoked chicken labeling Sausage labeling Finished products weighing

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HE METHODOLOGY OF the work consisted of two stages. In the first, research on the screening of microflora at all stages of poultry processing was carried out. In the second, it investigated the effectiveness of air decontamination in poultry processing, and its impact on product quality.

Studies of air in industrial premises of poultry processing factories were conducted in the packing room of the slaughter and processing complex, and at the vacuum packing line of poultry meat. To facilitate this, the process flow diagram and layout of production facilities were analysed. A visual inspection of production facilities was also carried out to identify potential sources of bioaerosols.

Samples were taken at the height of the product, and at a distance of 20 to 30cm. An automatic air sampler of biological aerosols (aspirator) PU-1B was used. After sampling, petri dishes were placed in a thermostat and incubated at optimal temperature for the growth of this group of microorganisms.

“It was found that air contaminated by microorganisms can be a source of microbial contamination of poultry carcasses”

FINDINGS OF AIR SAMPLES Mesophilic aerobic and facultative anaerobic microorganisms (MAFAnM) and mould were detected in the air of the packing room in all air sampling points. The air of industrial premises can be a source of microbial contamination of poultry carcasses. This

Microbiological data QMAFAnM, CFU/m3 Mold, CFU/m3 Background

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8.2*102 4.2*102 2.4*102 3.6*102

affects the quality of products and reduces the shelf life of poultry meat.

INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF AIR DECONTAMINATION After placing the Potok units in the specific process area (vacuum packing line) control measurements of air contamination were performed. Once the units were turned on, an experimental measurement of air contamination after one hour of operation was performed.

Evaluation and efficiency of the unit was determined by comparing the values of bacterial contamination of the air before the start of the unit operation (background level) with the contamination level after one hour of unit operation (Table 1).

It was found that air contaminated by microorganisms can be a source of microbial contamination of poultry carcasses. This potentially affects the quality and shelf life of poultry meat.

Comparative tests of air pollution before the start of the Potok-150 operation, and one hour after completion were conducted. Results indicate that the number of microorganisms (fungi and MAFAnM) decreased by two to 10 times after one hour of unit operation. This demonstrates the unit’s high efficiency.

One of the important issues of expansion of poultry meat production is the limited shelf life, as meat is a positive breeding ground for microorganisms. With an increase in shelf life, the supply of poultry meat over long distances is extended, realisation time is increased and refrigeration, freezing chambers and transport costs reduced. •

Potok – www.potok-inter.ru

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BEVERAGES

Smart moves in CSD Producers of carbonated soft drinks (CSD) require production lines that are flexible and smart, without compromising on quality, speed and efficiency. These solutions allow optimised production uptime, reduced resource consumption, and quick stock keeping unit changes.

Starlite bases are perfect for humid and hot conditions

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HANGES IN PRODUCT demand include the preference for smaller, on-the-go sizes that fit in with busy, urban lifestyles. Concern for personal diet, health and fitness is also driving the move from traditional sugary soft drinks to healthier options.

Many CSD producers are investing in a wider choice of new beverages with natural, low-calorie sweeteners, sports drinks, carbonated juices, and beverages targeting local and traditional tastes. Meeting production needs in such a fragmented and evolving market requires smarter solutions and innovations.

‘Rapidly shifting conditions mean that manufacturers need flexibility from their PET bottling lines,’ explains Damien Fournier, category marketing director CSD at Sidel. ‘The ability to adapt production quickly and effectively is critical if producers are to capitalise on opportunities.’

With more than 40 years’ experience in complete solutions for carbonated soft drinks and the world’s largest installed base of integrated blow-fill-cap systems, Sidel provides producers with full control and transparency throughout the process. ‘Successful CSD production requires a focus on flexibility and overall efficiency, as well as branding opportunities,’ Fournier adds. ‘Innovative packaging solutions are an essential consideration when choosing the right equipment supplier for a bottling line.’

INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND OPTIMISED BOTTLE PERFORMANCE

DID YOU KNOW? Once a line is up and running, Sidel Services offers a tailored

Sidel aims at improving bottle strength portfolio to build, maintain, regain and improve performance and performance while reducing costs. throughout the equipment’s The company’s scientists and in-house lifetime. The service offers customised maintenance, packaging designers work on more than line improvement, spare 8 000 new bottle designs and drawings parts and logistical every year. At five packaging centres and advice. four in-house R&D laboratories around the world, they help producers to define, qualify and industrialise innovative packaging solutions.

This often leads to customers and partners relying on Sidel’s expertise, tools and processes to develop packaging solutions and related validation procedures. Sidel’s laboratories create, evaluate and test bottle samples.

It takes care of the safety and quality of the beverages, while ensuring great product performance throughout the supply chain.

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The company’s expertise led to the recent development of Sidel StarLite. The unique PET base design increases bottle resistance and stability, while lowering package weight and energy consumption.

Through this solution (installed on existing lines) overall costs are lowered without affecting beverage quality. Sidel’s StarLite Tropical base is designed for CSD containers subjected to harsh environmental conditions, such as those produced and distributed under high temperatures or in humid climates. Its optimised geometry reinforces zones more susceptible to stress cracking. The system offers a flexible solution for CSD in sizes from 0.25 to three litres, with standard levels of carbonation. The result is a PET bottle that offers improved resistance and better stability throughout the supply chain. •

Layout of a Sidel CSD plant

Sidel - www.sidel.com

BEVERAGES

Pioneering stevia solutions for flavoured water A

S CONSUMERS WORK to cut calories from their diets, they are turning to flavoured waters to keep them refreshed, rather than traditional alternatives such as soda. This is in line with Mintel Market Intelligence’s survey, which indicates flavoured water launches have doubled in the last five years.

In 2016 over 800 flavoured waters were launched globally giving consumers more choice in hydration options. PureCircle stevia has enabled developers to meet consumer demand by providing zero-calorie sweetness that compliment and enhance these beverages.

Instead of adding sugar or a non-natural option, developers can turn to stevia to offer flavourful sweetness without the extra calories.

WHAT ARE THE KEY BENEFITS? PureCircle is pioneering stevia solutions that allow deeper sugar reduction levels without compromising on taste. Some of these products work in synergy with other stevia,

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sugar, HFCS and polyols products, modifying acid perception and mouthfeel. The range of PureCircle stevia flavours (NSF range - natural sweet flavours) on offer can enhance fruity, tropical and citrus flavours, while reducing the perception of lingering sweetness. It provides upfront sweetnes, required for many flavoured water applications.

STABILITY AND MOUTHFEEL Stevia leaf extracts are stable in beverages with a low pH < 3.0 and under normal thermal processing conditions. Severe conditions (low pH < 3.0 and extremely high temperatures) can result in minor interconversion of glycosides. For texture, bulking and mouthfeel hydrocolloids, fibres, maltodextrins and polyols can be utilised. Texturing agents (gums, pectins, etc.) can be used to modify sweetness, assisting in flavour release. •

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Savannah Fine Chemicals – sfc-info@savannah.co.za

TROUBLESHOOTING DURING FORMULATION: • Achieving the desired sweetness levels with Reb A alone may be difficult in some beverages • The use of PureCircle Sigma Beverage allows for greater sugar reductions with cleaner taste, but combinations of steviol glycosides work best for complex and robust flavour profiles • Blending small amounts of caloric or non-caloric sweetener provides improved sweetness profiles • Stevia shows excellent synergy with fructose and sucrose • Acid blends (eg citric acid, malic acid or lactic) can contribute to a better sweetness and flavour profile • Salts can help achieve improved flavour profile (Na salts) and reduce bitter lingering • Blending stevia sweeteners enables better preservation of flavour and acid, and creates more sugar-like tastes.

PACKAGING

Growing with the job The worldwide localisation of service and spare parts management are the main elements in the KHS’ service concept for 2020. The way this works in the field is illustrated by KHS Machines Nigeria (KHS).

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LEXANDER FUCHS, THE service and spare parts manager at KHS has been working at the company in Lagos for six years. Since 2013, Fuchs has been responsible for service in the West African region. He says 14 years ago, three engineers from Germany launched the service point in Nigeria.

‘It goes without saying, for most inquiries additional engineers had to travel to Nigeria from Germany. This is only necessary in the most rare cases,’ Fuchs notes.

He currently heads a team of 31 electronics and automotive engineers, including mechanics, one whom is from Germany. The rest are locals.

SERVICE COMMITMENT Michael Kloss, the managing director of the West African branch of KHS says the amount of local staff employed by KHS is a great stride for the company. Its team consists of 70 employees, and Kloss says, ‘Fuchs is the right man in the right place’.

‘Thanks to the commitment of our young service manager, we’ve become faster and flexible. Our local service staff are more loyal than they used to be and extremely motivated in their work because they now feel much more integrated,’ he adds.

This development is primarily attributed to the intensive and constant training measures implemented by the company. These are to professionally prepare KHS engineers for their assignments with customers and boost their confidence.

In 2016, a total of 250 training days took place for the team in Nigeria.

‘We’re on the right track,’ adds Kloss.

LEFT Alexander Fuchs, pictured centre, surrounded by team members from the region ABOVE KHS service employee, Paul Eyatare Omowa doing maintenance work

“Besides creating greater proximity to the customer, the concept also aims to cut down on the travel times for engineers to reach remote destinations”

FINDING THE RIGHT PERSONNEL Fuchs was aware that developing and upskilling the Nigerian team over a short period would be a challenge. The sheer volume of applications that had been triggered by KHS job offers surprised him.

‘There were about 5 000 applicants for each position. Although many people want the jobs, it is not easy to find suitable expert personnel. In 2015, we planned on hiring four electronics engineers.

We ended up hiring three. At the end of the day our selection process proved its worth; the people we ultimately opted for are so good that we can almost send them straight out to the customer,’ he explains.

In addition, Kloss says the challenge is getting employees to stay with the company for the long term.

‘Employees are very salary oriented in Nigeria. Loyalty to the employer is sometimes a secondary concern.’

FUTURE CONCEPT Jörg Beckmann, head of service sales and field service coordination at KHS in Dortmund and Hamburg, says the company’s central aspect of its service concept for 2020 is localisation.

KHS is expanding its local offices, which includes the number of personnel and company scope.

‘In doing so, we’re bringing the machine expertise in different regions up to a level that accommodates our customers. Besides creating greater proximity to the customer, the concept also aims to cut down on the travel times for engineers to reach remote destinations. This saves on time and costs, and drastically reduces reaction time to customers’ requests,’ he concludes. •

KHS Machines Nigeria – www.khs.com

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PACKAGING

Motion solutions on display at KITE 2017 Omron will showcase its flagship Sysmac motion solutions at the KwaZulu-Natal Industrial Technology Exhibition (KITE), which will take place from 26 to 28 July at the Durban Exhibition Centre. The exhibition is perceived as a major platform for Omron’s product offerings and solutions.

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KITE 2017 is a biennial event with a track record that spans almost 33 years.

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HE COMPANY’S MOTION solutions incorporate robotic and visual inspection control.

Victor Marques, Omron’s country general manager, says: ‘We believe there is a lot of potential in KwaZulu-Natal.

KITE has a good track record of attracting the relevant stakeholders in most of our target industries, creating an ideal opportunity for us to highlight our presence in, and offerings to, the region.’

agro-processing stakeholders and the automotive industry.

‘We will be focusing on any customer looking for cost-effective and highly innovative automation, motion and control solutions that meet, and even exceed, their requirements,’ Marques highlights.

The company has experience and references in areas such as motion and drive control, PLC SERVING QUALITY and HMI as well as automation Victor Marques Products that will be networks, visual inspection exhibited are the company’s control and robotics.

Sysmac motion and PLC control, NX Field sales engineers will be on hand remote I/O, vision systems, safety to interact with customers. Application products, servos and variable speed engineers will also be available to field drives. Human-machine interface (HMI) high-end technical queries and share and various general control components their wealth of product and application will also be revealed at the event. experience with visitors.

Omron’s main target markets at KITE 2017 Omron’s management team will be are original equipment manufacturers, present to demonstrate the company’s food and beverage end-user customers, total commitment to its customers.

SERVICING NEEDS KITE 2017 will provide an informal, yet professional platform for customers to approach Omron concerning specific solution enquiries.

‘We offer one of the most, if not the most, comprehensive variety of products and solutions to meet our customers’ industrial automation needs.’

This ranges from a basic general electronic component level to highend products.

‘Our stand will be clean, uncluttered and, at a glance, will give potential customers a good overview of what we have on offer from a total-solutions point of view,’ Marques concludes. •

Omron – www.omron.co.za

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SHIDA EUROPE’S ‘GENTLE slope’ multihead weigher has enabled Spanish manufacturer, Congalsa to enter a new market with the introduction of tuna pasties.

Founded two decades ago, Congalsa has established itself as a manufacturer of precooked, frozen seafood dishes. When the company decided to enter the promising market of tuna pasties, which have long been a popular dish in Iberian cuisine, it was important to balance superior ingredients with an economical packing process.

THE PROBLEM Manufacturers already in the market had encountered a fragility problem with the product. Any damage to the corners of the frozen pasties structurally weakens them, making them liable to leak their contents during the frying process. This also poses the risk of downgrading the consumer’s experience. To overcome this, the pasties are packed manually into moulded plastic trays, which are thereafter placed in boxes.

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Congalsa’s strategy was to deliver an authentic, homemade In 1982, Ishida sold taste, with better ingredients its first machine into the South and a higher percentage of tuna African snack than any of the existing products. market. configured so that radial Achieving this commercially feeder angles are shallower involved adopting a different packing than usual. Drop distances concept – using the speed, hygiene between feeders and pool hoppers and and labour-saving potential of multihead between pool hoppers and weigh hoppers weighing, to bag the pasties before boxing. are kept to a minimum. A ring shutter halves Unfortunately, multihead weighing presents the distance that the product must fall, a significant disadvantage of a high breakage from weigh hoppers to the bagmaker. rate. This occurs in the weigher or at the The weigher also features recent Ishida weigher/bagmaker interface. The extent of technological advantages such as the damage could only be evaluated by inspecting ability to make many more combination bags that were already sealed and removing calculations per second and a self-tuning pasties by hand. vibratory system. More combination calculations per second enhance speed THE RIGHT REMEDY and accuracy. • The solution was supplied through Barcelona-based CIMA, Ishida’s distributor in Spain, in the form of a gentle slope Ishida Ishida Europe–www.ishidaeurope.com model machine. The 14-head weigher is

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