Pet Food

Scoular Subsidiary Opens New Facility

New site will create a complete freeze-dried pet food supply chain and new partnerships with Petsource customers.

September 3, 2020

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Conveying & Product Handling

Shick Esteve Partners with Frazer-Nash Manufacturing

The collaboration between the two companies will provide the ability to automate the delivery of dry and liquid ingredients to any pet food manufacturing process.

September 3, 2020

Robotics

Cobot Automates Icing Process

A collaborative robot takes on the repetitive task of icing gourmet cookies, delivering speed and efficiency while easing workers’ ergonomic discomfort.

August 18, 2020

Pumps/Valves

Cleaner, Efficient Technology at the Heart of Production

Clean in place is an important trend as pump and valve suppliers look to improve uptime for food and beverage producers. Smarter, more flexible products are also helping to meet product demands.

August 13, 2020

Refrigeration, Chilling & Freezing Equipment

Praxair Changing Name to Linde

The move reflects the company’s evolution following the merger of Praxair, Inc. and Linde AG, as well as its vision to be the best-performing global industrial gases and engineering company.

August 12, 2020

Robotics

Recalculating for a Better New Normal by Year End

While PPE supplies seem to be under control, current pandemic-related challenges include the ongoing labor crunch, greater demand to produce goods for grocery stores, difficulty in forecasting future production needs—and, now, a can shortage.

July 31, 2020

Dry Processing

Cocoa Powder Processor Achieves Plant Hygiene and Efficiency

A bulk bag discharger helps JB Cocoa create a dust-free environment and optimizes operations for its cocoa powder processing line. A high-integrity seal and top-mounted enclosure add to the equipment’s performance.

July 22, 2020

Sustainability

Water-reduction Project Results in 3 Million Gallons Saved

When a Smithfield Foods Ideation Project challenged facilities to reduce the use of single-pass water for reuse elsewhere, the company’s Sioux Falls, S.D. facility answered the call.

July 5, 2020

Processing Equipment

Shick Esteve Opens Linxis North American Technology Center in Kansas City, Missouri

Shick Esteve

Facility was designed and built to show current and prospective customers how the latest in ingredient automation, dough technology, and process controls can benefit their businesses.

June 23, 2020

Processing Equipment

Sales Spike for HPP Products During COVID-19 Pandemic

Consumers in quarantine are snapping up HPP food and beverages because they offer extended shelf life and food safety as they wait out the crisis.

June 18, 2020

Food Processing Equipment

Heat and Control Celebrating 70th Anniversary

Heat and Control, Inc.

The company will mark the platinum occasion with a 12-month-long celebration.

June 16, 2020

Processing Instrumentation

Noosa Yoghurt Cuts Downtime, Product Loss With Valve Upgrade

The TrueClean CIP’able air blow check valve from Central States Industrial enabled the yogurt maker to save hours of downtime and many pounds of product every week, with an expected savings of $350,000 a year.

June 11, 2020

Automation

Fast-Track Fulfillment of a Frozen Food Favorite

Now better positioned to keep up with yearly double-digit growth of its popular Uncrustables line, The J. M. Smucker Company creates a highly automated facility that boasts the largest single baking line in the world.

June 5, 2020