MEATing POINT Magazine: #16 / 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS
FOR CONVENIENCE PRODUCTS FROM FILLING
THROUGH TO PACKAGING
The modularity of Handtmann process
solutions caters to a diversified production
of convenience products. The production
systems with their most essential functions
of filling, portioning,
separating, depositing,
forming and coextruding,
feature stateof-the-art
technology
for new end products
that facilitate long-term
success. They are wellsuited
for a wide variety of applications
in the convenience food sector: forming
devices, depositing lines, co-extrusion
systems, ConPro systems and other
versatile auxiliary devices. All Handtmann
processing systems provide flexibility for
upstream process steps as well as for
professional downstream processing.
In the forming area of application,
Handtmann has added three new forming
systems for the multi-lane production
of convenience products to its range.
AlgaPrimeDHA, a sustainable, omega-3-
rich whole algae ingredient produced by
the joint venture partnership of Corbion,
N.V. (AMS: CRBN) and Bunge Limited
(NYSE: BG), has received the 2017
Global Aquaculture Innovation Award
from the Global Aquaculture Alliance. The
Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) is a
leading standards-setting organization for
aquaculture seafood. GAA established
the award in 2012 to recognize individuals
and companies finding new solutions to
the key challenges facing aquaculture.
According to GAA, the 2017 Global
Aquaculture Innovation Award garnered
the strongest competition to date with
entries from more than 10 countries.
Many of the innovations, including
AlgaPrime DHA, originated from the
aquafeed ingredient sector.
Multi-lane 510 forming system
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The FS 520 is designed for industrial
production on a conveyor belt. The FS
521 is suitable for formed products in vat
applications and the FS 522 with conveyor
belt and flattening
belt is for formed and
flattened products.
A wide variety of
shapes for many
different product
materials − creativity
for developing new
products knows virtually no limits.
The customer
benefits from high
production output
and products with
extremely accurate
weights with the RF
440 round former
for the production
of spherical, conical and oval products
as well. Another professional solution is
the ConPro system, for example for the
booming vegetarian convenience sector:
Walt Rakitsky, Emerging Business &
Corporate Account Leadership for
Corbion stated, “We are extremely
honored to receive this award. The
Global Aquaculture Innovation Award
represents the future of aquaculture,
and we believe that AlgaPrime DHA is
a key feed ingredient for the industry’s
continued growth. A new sustainable
and transparent source of long-chain
omega-3 DHA, AlgaPrime DHA can
responsibly enhance the nutritional value
of seafood, delivering an important
win-win for both people and the planet.”
Miguel Oliveira, Bunge’s Vice President of
Global Innovation, added, “Aquaculture
is one of the fastest growing food
production systems in the world - a
market estimated to reach $200 billion
annually by 2020. We’re producing
Stew in casing
tofu sausages and yoghurt sticks for
dipping, in an alginate casing.
Product examples for Handtmann projects
in the field of convenience applications
are depositing cheese onto peppers,
filled potato pockets and balls, formed
potato products with a wide variety of
fillings, spring rolls and formed and cut
rice products. Deposited fish pieces,
cheese on ready-made pizza, formed
and cut cheese rings, tofu/vegetable
mixtures which are deposited and
packed, ready-made
pies, extruded cheese
rings and much, much
more. The Handtmann
Forum is open to all
interested parties, for
product development,
practical trials of new
product ideas and the presentation of
projects carried out in the convenience
food sector.
www.handtmann.de
CORBION ALGAPRIME DHA RECEIVES THE 2017
GLOBAL AQUACULTURE INNOVATION AWARD
AlgaPrime DHA at an unprecedented
scale to address this growing need,
offering supply chain resilience and
on demand production without the
constraints of geography, seasonality
and changing climate conditions.”
AlgaPrimeDHA is currently produced at
Corbion’s and Bunge’s SB Renewable
Oils joint venture facility in Brazil.
The facility embodies the principles
of sustainable production to produce
algae-based products with low carbon,
water and land use impacts. Based
on sugarcane feedstock, AlgaPrime
DHA has a lower carbon and water
footprint and higher yield per hectare
than DHA produced from most other
non-marine sources.
www.corbion.com
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