News on Conveying and Handling Equipment from the United States

Heat and Control, Inc.®, a world-leading equipment manufacturer and food processing industry supplier, will be exhibiting at Snaxpo 2023 at Booth #818 on March 19-21, 2023, in Orlando, Florida (USA).

PFI, a manufacturer of sanitary conveying equipment, announced it has named Tom Vipond as Division General Manager. Vipond will oversee all PFI locations and operations.

After more than 25 years and three generations of FastBack, Heat and Control® takes advanced knowledge of horizontal motion conveying to the next level. FastBack 4.0 is the culmination of more 10 years of development and multiple international patents.

Vanmark, an industrial potato and produce processing equipment manufacturer, and sister company PFI, a manufacturer of sanitary conveying equipment, announced that they are working with two new sales partners.

Vanmark, an industrial potato and produce processing equipment manufacturer, announced today that it has added installation services to its offerings.

Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, announces the appointment of Jack Lee as President, Key Technology – Americas.

Heat and Control Inc., a world-leading equipment solution manufacturer will be releasing FastBack® 4.0’s groundbreaking horizontal motion conveying technology at Pack Expo International 2022.

Grote Company, a manufacturer of reliable, top-quality food slicing and assembly equipment, is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. Founded in 1972 by Jim Grote to help bring automation to his first company

Precision Food Innovations (PFI), a manufacturer of sanitary conveying and bulk material handling equipment for food processing operations, announced that it has rebranded and will now be known as PFI.

Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, introduces its reversible Zephyr™ conveyor at Pack Expo booth S-3547. Achieving higher capacities than other horizontal-motion conveyors, Zephyr

Grote Company, a manufacturer of reliable, top-quality food slicing and assembly equipment, announced that Aaron Thomas has accepted the role of controller for PFI (a Grote Company).

Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, introduces its new and improved Auto Diverter for its popular Iso-Flo® vibratory conveyors.

Precision Food Innovations (PFI), a manufacturer of sanitary conveying equipment, announced the return of Mike Barber as regional sales manager for the upper midwest. Barber was previously with the company from 2006 until 2020.

Intralox announced the expansion of its U.S. operations with its move to a new built-to-suit 310,000-sq-ft (28,800-sq-m) facility at Tradepoint Atlantic, the 3,300-acre (13.4 sq km) global logistics center in Sparrows Point, Maryland.

Grote Company, a manufacturer of reliable, top-quality food slicing and assembly equipment, announced several promotions that will help it continue to grow in 2022 and beyond.

Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, announces the appointment of Buffy Hagerman as Marketing Communications Manager.

Precision Food Innovations (PFI), a manufacturer of sanitary conveying equipment, announced the retirement of Gary Schiltz after serving 40 years with the company, most recently as general manager.

Reading Bakery Systems (RBS), a leading global manufacturer of snack production systems, introduced a new ambient cooling conveyor that efficiently cools crackers before entering packaging in a more compact footprint.