News on Processing Equipment from the United States

March 16, 2012

Key Technology Appoints Steve Pellegrino as Vice President of Sales

Key Technology announces the promotion of Steve Pellegrino to Vice President of Sales. He will be responsible for growing the company’s sales in North America, South America, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. Specifically, Pellegrino will plan and mana...

March 12, 2012

Urschel Laboratories continues to expand worldwide

Urschel Laboratories, Inc. U.S.A. - manufacturer of cutting equipment for the food industry - continues to expand globally. Recent actions include the opening of a new subsidiary office in Italy, relocation of the direct Singapore office to a larger l...

March 06, 2012

Key Technology Introduces FoodSafetyPRO™

Key Technology introduces FoodSafetyPRO™ for food processors looking to improve their recordkeeping in accordance with the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), Safe Quality Food (SQF) certification, and/or Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) cert...

February 23, 2012

Pack Expo already over 1 million sq feet and 1300 exhibitors

PACK EXPO International 2012, which comes to Chicago’s McCormick Place October 28–31, has already seen space sales top 1 million net square feet. “Reaching this milestone this far out from the show makes a statement about the role PACK EXPO plays in t...

January 17, 2012

Grower turned inventor focuses on affordability with potato sorter

Few people know better than Greg Jones how important it is to sort and grade potatoes accurately and quickly.

January 15, 2012

JBT Corporation cuts costs in its FoodTech segment

JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT), a leading global technology solutions provider to the food processing and air transportation industries, announced cost reduction actions in its FoodTech segment in response to market conditions with an objective to improve...

January 05, 2012

Hydrocutter manufacturer GME International acquired by Vanmark

GME Inc. International, the leading maker of hydrocutters and other food equipment used in the French fry, fruit and vegetable processing industry, announced that it has been acquired in an asset transfer agreement by Vanmark Equipment LLC of Creston, ...

January 05, 2012

Potato Expo 2012 the largest gathering of the potato industry in North America

This week, nearly 1,500 attendees from a dozen countries have traveled to Orlando, Florida, to share the latest in agriculture information and innovations. But this event is more than just numbers;it's about the bottom line. POTATO EXPO offers attend...

December 23, 2011

Cool Oil for Hot Profit

How much profit would one more hour of production give you? An Oil Cooler Module from Heat and Control, Inc. provides the answer by cutting up to an hour off the wait between production and sanitation for most any fryer.

December 14, 2011

GEA Refrigeration Technologies acquires the conveyor-belt specialist QPM Manufacturing

Effective 9 December 2011, GEA Refrigeration Technologies acquired the assets, operations, production facilities, and patents of the companies QPM LLC and QPM Manufacturing LLC, of Bellevue, Washington, USA: providers of special conveyor-belt solutions...

December 06, 2011

Key Technology Appoints Bret Larreau as Manager of Business Development

Key Technology announces the promotion of Bret Larreau to the new position of Manager of Business Development. Larreau is responsible for building new business alliances and developing acquisition opportunities.

November 29, 2011

Key Technology Appoints Steve Johnson as Director of Marketing

Key Technology announces the promotion of Steve Johnson to the position of Director of Marketing. Johnson is responsible for leading worldwide marketing activities that build awareness for the company’s automated inspection and sorting systems, specia...

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.

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...