Ikeuchi’s range of hydraulic, pneumatic, air, and tank-cleaning industrial spray nozzles are manufactured in Japan to the highest international benchmarks in the industrial nozzle industry. These world-class industrial nozzles are available in various options depending on application and usage. From food manufacturing premises, bakeries, motor vehicle assembly plants, mining operations, printing operations, you name it,…

Every few years some or other ‘do good’ organisation gets its 10 minutes of print fame by having an editorial published in the national print media highlighting gross food wastage. A press release is drafted on behalf of the organisation’s CEO quoting statistics that are readily available on the world-wide-web and the findings of national…

ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) can cause problems in various sectors of the economy due to its potential to damage sensitive electronic components and systems. Here are some sectors that may experience ESD-related problems: Electronics Manufacturing: ESD can lead to damage during the production process, affecting the quality and reliability of electronic components and devices. Sensitive microchips,…

Industrial work site dust is a major environmental pollutant and needs to be tackled head-on. Drifting dust particles cause immense discomfort to neighbouring communities. Gets into their lungs, stains their curtains, causes crop failures, pollutes water sources, and gives rise to farm animal distress, often with fatal consequences. In short, there is nothing good about…

Fire breaking out in printing press plants as a result of ESD (electrostatic discharge) is rare, but the threat is very real. During periods of low humidity levels (well below 50%) ESD causes sparks and small fires in and around the ink pans of gravure printing presses.  These sparks and fires if not detected or…

Loadshedding is causing and will still cause many food retail businesses in South Africa their very livelihood if the latter do not take steps to protect their perishable food stocks in cold storage from spoiling. Larger supermarket outlets are compelled to spend thousands of rands a day on diesel just to keep their ‘lights on’…

Food handling professionals at all levels tend to focus exclusively on ambient temperatures when it comes to cold storage of fresh produce. Many a cold room door can be found in a hotel, restaurant, bakery, or conference venue pasted with a Temperature Chart showing daily readings as reflected on the temperature gauge. Temperature gauges very…

Polar Africa is a 100% Woman-Owned South African Company that has been around since 2008 offering humidity control products/solutions/services to clients in the following sectors of the economy: Humidity & Airborne Bacteria Control Solutions for: Wine Barrel Cellars (reduce wine barrel evaporation) Butchery Meat Cold Rooms (reduce hanging meat weight losses by up to 3%)…

Humidity control is essential in agricultural pack houses for several reasons. Humidity control is essential in agricultural pack houses to preserve the qualitative condition and shelf life of fresh produce to ensure a farmer’s crops attain a fair market price for their investment and endeavours. Secondly, humidity levels in South Africa vary vastly between wet…

Polar Africa (est 2008) offers humidity control solutions in the following sectors of the economy in South Africa as well as the SADC region: Agriculture  – dry fog humidification maintains ideal relative humidity levels in greenhouses, cannabis growing operations, tobacco sheds, packhouses, abattoirs, commercial farmer markets, wine barrel cellars, mushroom farms Manufacturing – dry fog…