News on Processing Equipment from the United States

January 24, 2011

NPC elects 2011 leadership

t the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2011 Annual Meeting, held January 7-8 in Las Vegas, Justin Dagen of Karlstad, MN, was elected to lead the NPC as president in 2011.

January 16, 2011

Key Technology Introduces Horizon™, a New Horizontal Motion Conveyor

December 17, 2010

JBT Foodtech Tech center upgrades lead to more profitable processors

Food processing is an ever-changing environment. To be as efficient and effective as possible, individual processes must be regularly audited and analyzed, with outcomes measured and costs considered.

December 15, 2010

2011 global pack trends

December 15, 2010

Pack Expo 2010 without Process Expo increased visitor and exhibitor counts

Pack Expo 2010 didn't seem to suffer any as a solo show for the first time in 14 years.

December 14, 2010

International Potato Processing & Storage Convention – 2011 Announced

December 13, 2010

Bayer CropScience to divest crop protection products to Amvac Chemical Corporation

Bayer CropScience today announced that is has divested certain crop protection products to Amvac Chemical Corporation (Amvac)

November 22, 2010

Aluminum packaging foil and its alternatives

In flexible packaging, aluminum foil (hereafter foil) is the benchmark for barrier substrates when the requirements are protection against gases, moisture, and light.

November 02, 2010

JBT FoodTech Q3 revenue up 9%

JBT FoodTech's third quarter revenue of $124.8 million increased 9 percent from the prior year quarter, reflecting continued strong demand for freezing and protein processing product lines

October 31, 2010

MPI Announces Partnership with Cassel

Magnetic Products, Inc. (MPI), a worldwide provider of both magnetic and non-magnetic material handling solutions, is pleased to announce its partnership with Cassel Messtechnik GmbH.

October 27, 2010

Key Technology Introduces RemoteMD™ Real-Time Condition Analysis Tool

Key Technology introduces RemoteMD™, a new real-time condition analysis tool for G6 optical sorters – Manta®, Optyx®, and Tegra® – as well as G6 ADR® Automatic Defect Removal Systems.

October 25, 2010

Klamath Basin Fresh Direct chooses packaging option to prevent greening

October 23, 2010

Number of items on the packaging influences how much you eat

There are lots of factors that affect the amount that people eat. It is now well-known that large plates will lead people at a buffet to fill them with more food than small plates and so they end up eating more.