Freeze Dry
A round up of news from the freeze dry industry including freeze dry innovations, trade shows and expansion by Cuddon Freeze Dry.
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- Strong Demand for Cuddon Freeze Dryers
- Cuddon Freeze Dry at Tradeshows 2007
- Cuddon Wins Innovation Award
- Cuddon Freeze Dry Move with Technology Developments
- Continuous Freeze Dryer Progressing Steadily
- Tradeshow Success
- Cuddon Freeze Dry and Biopharma Process Systems Sign Agreement
- Cuddon Limited Reaches Finals of 2005 NZTE Export Awards
Strong Demand for Cuddon Freeze Dryers
Following the continuation of successful development initiatives in a number of key markets, Cuddon Freeze Dry is currently manufacturing equipment for a number of international markets including Spain, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Chile and Italy.
Cuddon Freeze Dry at Tradeshows 2007
UNITED KINGDOM
Cuddon Freeze Dry will be co-exhibiting at two tradeshows around the world during 2007, in collaboration with Agents.
Firstly Cuddon Freeze Dry will join forces with Biopharma Process Systems in the UK to exhibit at TOTAL Processing and Packaging show. TOTAL is the UK's largest exhibition for processing and packaging, and will be held at the NEC in Birmingham from May 15-18.
Cuddon Freeze Dry will be displaying an FD80 freeze dryer. For more information on the FD80 please see the PRODUCTS section of this website.
Cuddon Freeze Dry and Biopharma can be found at Stand 5169 in Hall 5. For more information regarding TOTAL please visit their website.
SOUTH AMERICA
From June 26-29 2007, Cuddon Freeze Dry will be exhibiting at Processa in Mexico City, along with Agent Ventura Process. Processa is run in association with the Expo Pack tradeshow.
Cuddon Freeze Dry will have an FD80 on display at Processa. For more information about Processa please visit their website.
Cuddon Wins Innovation Award
Cuddon Limited, trading as Cuddon Freeze Dry, was recently awarded the NZ Metals Industry Innovation Award for 2006.
This accolade was reward for a commitment to innovation in the design and manufacture of the continuous belt spray freeze dryer.
John Cuddon, Sales Director, received the award on behalf of the company at the HERA Conference in Hamilton, New Zealand, in November. Cuddon said 'Our team has worked tirelessly over the past few years to advance this technology, which is great for our company but also for the freeze drying industry as a whole'.
The first production model of the continuous belt spray freeze dryer is expected to be completed in 2007.
Cuddon Freeze Dry Move with Technology Developments
Cuddon Freeze Dry, the New Zealand based manufacturer of batch and continuous freeze drying machinery, have recently completed an upgrade to include a fully automated operating and control system into their range of freeze dryers.
An OMRON PLC is connected to a 10" OMRON touchscreen control system, allowing the operator complete control on one screen, literally at the touch of a button. With programming capacity for 15 recipes, each with 15 steps, data storage for over 250 cycles and software to allow analysis of historic data, the newly adopted system offers both flexibility and information for cycle development.
Steve Anderson, Business Development Manager of Cuddon Freeze Dry, said the changes were a result of customer feedback the need to align its freeze dryers more closely with technology as it emerged. "The simplicity of our old manual operating system was well received in the market, because it was so easy to understand, but computerised technology is now widely used across all sectors and markets so the time was right to upgrade to an automated system".
Whilst the new system is far more advanced, the simplistic graphic interface remains user-friendly. "User-friendliness is at the forefront of everything we do, and this system is no different", said Anderson .
Other features of the system include external alarm device settings, and remote operating facilities that enable engineers to monitor the equipment from anywhere in the world.
Continuous Freeze Dryer Progressing Steadily
Research and development on the new continuous freeze dry belt is progressing steadily. Steve Planthaber, Foreman at Cuddon Freeze Dry, expects a production model to begin in the near future. "We've made some great progress with certain products, and the customer response towards this progress has been really positive."
Testing continues on the freeze dry belt prototype with a view to gaining hard data for comparative purposes. Watch this space...
Tradeshow Success
Cuddon Freeze Dry recently exhibited at the Vitafoods Exhibition in Geneva, and at ACHEMA in Frankfurt. Strong leads were generated from both tradeshows, for a wide range of applications.
"We've exhibited at ACHEMA a number of times previously andhave always enjoyed good feedback, but this was our first time at Vitafoods," said Robyn Cuddon. "Aside from customer inquiry, tradeshows are also a great way to meet up with agents and suppliers also."
The next tradeshow Cuddon Freeze Dry will be exhibiting at will be 'Foodtech & Packtech' in Auckland, New Zealand, from October 17th-19th 2006. See www.foodtechpacktech.co.nz.
Cuddon Freeze Dry and Biopharma Process Systems Sign Agreement
Terms have been agreed for Biopharma Process Systems to represent Cuddon Freeze Dry in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Steve Anderson, Business Development Manager at Cuddon Freeze Dry, says Cuddon are excited about this collaboration. "Biopharma are one the leading company's in the world when it comes to freeze-drying knowledge and expertise. Our dealings to date have shown Biopharma to be very proactive so we're looking forward to establishing a long-term and mutually beneficial relationship."
Biopharma Process Systems is a leading provider of processing equipment, providing systems primarily to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, cosmetic and food industries although Biopharma's customer base extends to the academic field, R&D establishments, laboratories, medical and engineering materials research.
Biopharma's sister company, Biopharma Technology Ltd, provides advice on freeze drying formulation, cycle development, R&D services and also conducts training courses around the world. For more information see www.biopharma.co.uk.
Cuddon Limited Reaches Finals of 2005 NZTE Export Awards
Cuddon Limited was recently named as a finalist in the prestigious 2005 New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Export Awards. Twenty-one companies across the industry spectrum and ranging from enterprises earning more than NZ$200 million annually in exports to small, entrepreneurial software developers were named as finalists.
The New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Export Awards recognise outstanding achievement and growth by New Zealand exporters across a range of sectors. Finalists become contenders for each category Export Award and they then vie for the 2005 DHL Supreme Exporter of the Year.
Andy Rowe, CEO, said that the process of entering the awards was well worth the effort, giving the company a good opportunity to benchmark itself against other major exporters. "It was certainly a positive experience. It's great to be recognised for success, and the process has given us some good pointers as to where we can make improvements."
