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Nov 11, 2020

Equipment Spotlight: MicroThermics Thermal Processor

Beverage ingredient suppliers and manufacturers develop products in their pilot plants using tube-in-shell pasteurizers and sterilizers to establish prolonged shelf-life and food safety in their products. One major manufacturer of this equipment for pilot-scale operations is MicroThermics in Raleigh, North Carolina.  NCFIL worked with MicroThermics’ hygiene engineers to modify their largest volume throughput equipment to offer NCFIL clients larger scale capability.…

Sep 23, 2020

Equipment Spotlight: Allpax 2402 Multimode Retort

Part of what makes the NC Food Innovation Lab so useful to its clients is the top-tier level of equipment that is available. One of the most functional pieces of equipment is the Allpax 2402 Multimode Retort.  Since the retort processes all types of packaging, NCFIL is able to incorporate and offer many different capabilities to clients, whereas…

Mar 12, 2020

NCFIL Pilot Plant Status

This post offers a quick update on the status of operations in the NCFIL Pilot Plant. Following our ribbon cutting ceremony in November, an engineering issue was discovered that has impacted our ability to install remaining equipment and be in full operation.  This issue is currently being rectified, and the solution should be completed by mid-April.…