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News Release from: Parker Domnick Hunter | Subject: Maxigas
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 August 2005
Maxigas helps the food packaging budgets
Maxigas offers a range of nitrogen generators from domnick hunter that is helping to revolutionise the food and drink manufacturing and packaging industries; see them sat the PPMA show in September
domnick hunter has a long history of partnering with food and beverage manufacturers to assist them in the removal of oxygen, particulate contamination and micro-organisms at each stage of the production process Maxigas is a range of nitrogen generators from domnick hunter that is helping to revolutionise the food and drink manufacturing and packaging industries
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 24 Aug 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Maxigas generates nitrogen from compressed air, effectively enabling manufacturers to make their own nitrogen.
In an industry marked for its highly competitive nature and driven by consumer and retailer demand for quality items, Maxigas is the ideal solution to Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) needs.
MAP is a process in which nitrogen, a completely inert gas, is flushed into packaged foods to prevent oxidation and aerobic spoilage by typically reducing oxygen levels to below 1%.
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Real Crisps orders nitrogen generator
Real Crisps, based in Newport, produce various bag sizes of gourmet potato crisps, and have ordered a Maxigas nitrogen generator for Modified Atmosphere Packaging, to extend the product shelf-life
MAP also helps to maintain flavour and crispness without using artificial preservatives.
Many food manufacturers use MAP to enhance product integrity and extend shelf-life.
A secondary use of gas flushing is to prevent the deflation of bagged goods, an important consideration in an age where packaging is of huge branding significance.
Shelf-life has critical implications for both manufacturers and retailers, extended use-by dates make new geographic markets logistically and commercially viable.
Maxigas is a safer and cost effective alternative to high-pressure cylinders and dewars.
Other advantages include fewer on-going cylinder costs such as refills, delivery costs and order processing.
Additionally, manufacturers benefit from reduced down-time associated with changing cylinders through an on-demand food grade nitrogen supply.
Maxigas has an innovative and automatic regenerative self-clean function, allowing for continuous operation and minimal maintenance.
It also has a compact design for valuable space saving advantage.
Originally conceived in 1995, Maxigas is manufactured within an ISO 9001:2000 quality system and is used by some of the world's largest manufacturers.
UK customers include leading dairy and snack food producers.
Maxigas was honoured with a UK Design Council Millennium Award and was recognised for its innovation by a Queens Award in 2002.
Two new designs were added to the range in 2003.
The system can be easily retrofitted to existing packaging operations through the addition of a compressed air line or by simply replacing traditional gas sources.
In addition to food manufacture, Maxigas is utilised in applications as diverse as beverage dispensing, inerting of chemicals, pharmaceutical manufacture, laser cutting and heat treatment of metals.
Maxigas will be displayed at the PPMA Show (Birmingham) this September.
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