JBS USA to acquire facility in Minnesota

Will initially lease site from J&B Group

Dec 3rd, 2019

JBS USA is set to lease J&B Group, Inc.’s value-added meat processing facility in Pipestone, MN. JBS is planning to buy the facility, which was scheduled for closure this month, for an undisclosed amount. The purchase will save more than 130 jobs.

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Demonstration of Mitsubishi and Realtime Robotics collaborative robot application at SPS 2019 in Nuremberg, Germany.

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Get recognized for sustainability in food and beverage processing

Get recognized for sustainability in food and beverage processing

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JBS USA to acquire facility in Minnesota

Will initially lease site from J&B Group

Joyce Fassl, editor-in-chief, ProFood World

Navigating a very complex industry

Transparency, sustainability, regulations, customer demands and the labor shortage all add up to make your job very demanding. Can automation come to the rescue?

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Shibuya ESL Liquid filling equipment for HDPE and PET bottles provides an ultra-clean filling and sealing environment. Features include programmable weight-controlled filling, data collection of filling and sealing operations, automated cleaning system, and CIP monitoring and trending.

HP Hood takes the fast track to expansion

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This 2-axis robot in the Lenze booth at SPS 2019 was used to show a model-based and data-based approach to condition monitoring using data from the robot’s drive.

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