News on Processing Equipment from Northern America

November 17, 2011

Packaging equipment manufacturer HayssenSandiacre acquires Simionato

Packaging equipment manufacturer HayssenSandiacre, A Barry Wehmiller Company, announces the acquisition of Simionata.

November 17, 2011

Key Technology Appoints Louis Vintro as Senior Vice President of Business Development and Global Operations

Key Technology announces the appointment of Louis Vintro as Senior Vice President of Business Development and Global Operations. Vintro is responsible for planning and managing all aspects of Key’s operations, including business development, in suppor...

November 12, 2011

Process Expo 2011 sees record breaking attendance

The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) today announced registered attendees of 12,732 for PROCESS EXPO 2011, which took place from November 1-4, 2011 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

November 09, 2011

Heat and Control partners with Food Process Systems Inc

Heat and Control, Inc. and Food Process Systems, Inc. have formed a global partnership to develop and market new technology for applying batters, breading, and other coatings to a variety of food products.

November 07, 2011

Private labels, paper bags among packaging trends for potato

Private labels and a switch back to paper bags are among the packaging trends cited by Prince Edward Island potato grower-shippers. In packaging, Gary Linkletter, president and co-owner of Summerside-based Linkletter Farms Ltd., cited a trend toward p...

October 27, 2011

Key Technology Appoints Richard Hebel as Optical Product Marketing Manager

Key Technology announces the appointment of Richard Hebel to the position of Optical Product Marketing Manager. Hebel is responsible for planning and managing activities that support the development and sales of Key’s laser / camera sorting systems inc...

PROliance Key Technology Online Training

October 20, 2011

Key Technology PROliance Online Training now also available in Spanish, Dutch, French and German

Key Technology announces that its popular PROliance™ Online Training Program is now available in Dutch, French, German, and Spanish. By expanding this interactive, self-paced multimedia curriculum to address the langcode requirements of many customer...

October 11, 2011

Key Technology Showcases wide range of conveyors at Process Expo

Key Technology will showcase its range of conveying solutions at the upcoming Process Expo show in Chicago, November 1-4, 2011.

October 02, 2011

Heat and Control purchased Spray Dynamics

Machine manufacturer Heat and Control, Inc. has purchased Spray Dynamics, Ltd. The purchase is a continuation of Heat and Control's commitment to provide food processors with complete single-source support, and to help expand its selection of coating s...

October 01, 2011

Successful PACK EXPO bodes well for the industry at large

PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 was 'a ringing success', according to show owner/organizer PMMI. 'Record-breaking only begins to describe it' boasts the headline on packexpo.com.

September 30, 2011

Staff reduction of 3.5% globally at Key Technology

Key Technology Inc. (KTEC) said Friday it expects a sales slump in its fiscal fourth quarter due to delivery delays, offering the dimmer view as it also disclosed plans to trim its work force. The designer and manufacturer of process automation system...

September 28, 2011

Double L to be Featured on Upcoming Episode of American Farmer

Double L is pleased to announce their participation in the American Farmer series, due to air this Fall 2011. Dates and show times to be announced. Double L, founded in 1975 in Idaho, was started by a potato farmer who sought to increase efficiency in...

September 26, 2011

Fire destroys Lone Wolf Farms potato packing facility in Minto, ND

The Lone Wolf Farms potato packing plant in Minto, ND is considered a total loss after a fire Sunday. The Minto Volunteer Fire Department responded to the blaze at the Lone Wolf Farms washplant around noon. No injuries were reported from the blaze. T...

Idaho Steel drum dryer for potato flakes 7' by 24'

September 16, 2011

Drum dryers for potato flakes just got larger

In response to worldwide demand, Idaho Steel Products now offers potato flake manufacturers the largest drum dryer in the world. These new large drum dryers have a diameter of 7 feet (2.13 m) and a width of 24 feet (7.32 meters). The first drum dryer...

Chips fall off the line at a Shearer's Foods plant in Massillon, Ohio. Courtesy: Lynn Ischay/The Plain Dealer

September 12, 2011

Shearer Foods Massillon plant: the first LEED Platinum Snack Food Plant in the World

“An expanding customer base meant we needed to make more product, and to do that we needed a new plant.” With that succinct summation, CEO Bob Shearer of Shearer’s Foods explains the background behind the Millennium Manufacturing Facility, a 110,000-sq...

September 08, 2011

Gold Dust Potato Processors, Inc. Host 11th Annual Open House Field Day

Gold Dust Potato Processors and Walker Brothers farm held their 11th annual Open House and Field Day on Tuesday, August 23rd. Held every year towards the end of August, the Open House Field Day gives Gold Dust’s customers and vendors an opportunity to...

September 08, 2011

PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 Continues Growing

With less than a month until the doors open, PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 (September 26–28;Las Vegas Convention Center) is still growing and is poised to break all show records, according to show owner and producer PMMI. PACK EXPO will occupy more than 65...

August 31, 2011

Potato Granules manufacturer Agrawest to expand PEI factory with new agglomerate line

One of Prince Edward Island’s leading food processors will be able to enter new markets and create jobs with a new production line, says Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning, Allan Campbell. “Agrawest has provided potato producers with an impo...