Food & Beverage
Nook has proven experience in developing advanced components that are widely trusted for application flexibility, production efficiency, washdown, corrosion-resistance and reliability.
Process Optimization and Hygienic Reliability for Food Applications
Nook’s wide range of washdown, non-contaminating, and non-corrosive products are a perfect match to the food processing industry.
Nook contribute to optimize linear motion functions in food and beverage processing equipment. We specialize in tailored solutions that best meet the needs of production, safety, cleanliness, corrosion resistance, and budget.
Filling
The smooth, corrosion resistant exterior and consistent, reliable performance of Nook actuators makes them an efficient and economical electric solution for any filling application that requires faster machine operation in hygienic environments. Nook actuators provide better fill control adapt to varying bottle heights in wash down environment to reduce change-over time. Nook’s ball screw actuators enable faster speeds (instantaneous force) to provide a more energy efficient system, with fewer components, greater filling accuracy, and lower cycle time than pneumatic systems.
Typical Applications
- Bottle Filling
- Volumetric Operation
- Piston Operation
- Cup Filling
- Bag Filling
- Capsule Filling
- Form, Fill and Seal
Cutting & Slicing, Chopping, Mixing, Extruding
Nook linear components are fundamental to precision cutting, slicing, and chopping applications. Nook actuators deliver the flexibility to vary the slice size & cutting force need for cutting, chopping, and slicing a wide range of food products.
Typical Applications
- Chopping
- Cutting
- Slicing
- De-boning
- Extrusion
- Meat Processing
- Benders
- Mixers
Conveyors, Aligning, Packing, Sorting
Various Nook actuators are routinely used to properly adjust conveyors and aligning and sorting positioning devices for maximum comfort and environmental conditions (indoor, outdoor, terrain). Nook products are ideal for adjusting heating elements and other heavy devices on a conveyor system for many travel lengths and rates safety.
Nook motion solutions for this segment replace hydraulic cylinders used in diverting process to reduce the potential contamination from hydraulic fluid leakage with easy installation, reduced maintenance (fast clean-up), hygienic design, and reliable motion.
Typical Applications
- Conveyors
- Ovens
- Heat Exchange
- Injectors
- Loaders
- Material Handling
- Palletizing
- Packing
- Pick and Place
- Separators
Open & Close Lids, Stacking, Emptying, Pressing
Nook automated linear motion solutions optimize food processing applications that require operations with reduced costs, increased efficiency, consistent performance, and minimal downtime.
Nook products are ideal for stacking applications that require multiple lanes to independently index lines of food products for optimal throughput and stacking accuracy while maintaining product formation, quality, and safety. Nook products are ideal for opening and closing lids of any size safely, hygienically, and with easy washdown clean-up.
Typical Applications
- Lids
- Doors
- Hatches
- Safety Feature Actuation
- Ovens
- Emptying Containers
- Pressing
