News on Processing Equipment from the United States

Key Technology (KTEC) was founded 60 years ago as a maker of vegetable processing equipment. In the meantime,  Key has morphed into a global supplier to the food industry. It melds electro-optical automated inspection and sorting systems with processi...

On January 24, 2008 Rabin is organizing an auction of production lines of bankrupt Jays Foods in Chicago. The auction includes 4 potato chips processing lines and 18 Hayssen Ishida packaging machines and much more.   Background:   On January 24th, 200...

FMC Technologies, Inc., Houston, announced in October the intended spin-off of its FMC FoodTech and FMC Airport Systems divisions into a separate, independent and publicly traded company. The separation will be completed in mid-2008. Charlie Cannon, ...

A filter for filtering particulate material from cooking oil used in a frying process is comprised of a non-woven panel of directionally or randomly oriented fibers of a synthetic material. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a majority of th...

Key Technology announces the appointment of Richard Hebel as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In this new position, Hebel is responsible for identifying and commercializing advanced new technologies that will expand Key’s range of customer product solut...

Researchers from the US Agricultural Research Service (ARS) claim to have stabilised a process of using extrusion technology to make healthy and tasty snacks out of legumes.

Key Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTEC) today announced sales and operating results for the year ended September 30, 2007. Net sales for fiscal 2007 were $107.5 million, a 26.8% increase over the $84.8 million reported for fiscal 2006. The Company report...

Heat and Control claims its KleenHeat pollution control heat exchanger surpasses simple afterburner technology.KleenHeat works by drawing fryer exhaust into its combustion chamber. The pollutants are then mixed with the hot products of combustion from ...

In composite design, the simplest solution tends to be the best. A case in point is an industrial spring arm manufactured by Gordon Composites Inc. (Montrose, Colo.) for the Iso-Flo vibratory conveyor system built by Key Technology Inc. (Walla Walla, ...

PPM Technologies, a newly formed corporation, has acquired two divisions of FMC Technologies--Allen Systems and PPM. It is now headed by Mark Eaton, who has been serving as general manager for the past five years over both Allen Systems and PPM. Bas...

Heat and Control has released a heavy-duty fryer allowing for the high-volume production of nuts, snacks and other foods.Heat and Control's Mastermatic Batch Fryers come in sizes that will produce between 600 and 800 finished pounds of product per hour...

An automated chip stirrer can help boost out put by up to 25 per cent, according to its manufacturer.Heat and Control claims its Chip-Stirr is an advance on automating the process of making chips, thus reducing labour and training costs while producing...

Key Technology Inc., which makes automation systems for food processing, said Thursday it expects sales of more than $100 million for its 2007 fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30.

Helped by record quarterly revenues and backlog, Key Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTEC) reported solid fiscal third-quarter results last month. Earnings per share reached 54 cents, which beat the consensus by more than 63% while easily topping the year-...

Heat and Control said its Breaded Products Fryer is designed to heat the oil outside of the pan.Instead of crowding the heating elements into the fryer pan, oil is heated by an external heat exchanger and continuously circulated through the fryer and ...

A new seasoning line can cut product damage by up to 60 per cent compared to traditional vibratory methods, claims the manufacturer.Heat and Control's Revolution system is designed specifically for packaging and on-machine processes.Heat and Control s...

According to a new Report By Global Industry Analysts, Inc. the Food processing Machinery Market will reach US$ 43 billion in 2010. Asia Pacific is the largest market worldwide, worth an estimated US$ 12.2 billion in 2007. Europe is the second largest ...

Curtains of oil provide a cleaner frying of product than submersion systems, says Heat and Control about its new HeatWave fryer, released this week. The company's HeatWave system is designed so freshly filtered and heated oil enters the pan in multiple...