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Brewery saves 5,000 gallons of water per day with new pump

Water costs go down and so do extra-strength charges in sewage costs

October 12, 2018

When a food or beverage processor begins breaking down costs, sometimes startling facts are revealed. Here’s a case in point: Widmer Brothers Brewery (Portland, Ore.), founded in 1984 and part of the Craft Brew Alliance (CBA), had been using a liquid ring vacuum pump to bottle its beers, but realized the technology was consuming roughly 5,000 gallons of water per day.

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U.S. Water helps feed mill solve alkalinity problem

Feed mill turns to U.S. Water to help address high levels of alkalinity

Casey Laughman

June 25, 2018

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U.S. Water’s EnergyOUT system offers processors an energy efficient, sustainable system to treat water feeds for issues such as alkalinity.

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How a pasta maker has maximized packaging efficiency

Schubert’s TLM technology uses reflected light color scanner to ensure accuracy

Casey Laughman

April 22, 2018

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Surgital has been packaging its ravioli products with a Schubert system since 2005. The company is steadily growing and needed a new packaging machine to extend its capacity.

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Dancing Goat distillery chooses Miura boilers to meet its steam needs

Wisconsin-based distiller needed high quality, reliable steam for distilling

Casey Laughman

April 9, 2018

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Dancing Goat distillery, a Wisconsin-based maker of craft spirits, needed high-quality, reliable steam on demand. The company turned to Miura boilers to meet its steam needs.

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New system ensures highest quality malt

Craft ale malt maker uses magnetic separator to remove contaminants.

January 22, 2018

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Simpsons Malt Ltd., a malt producer in the UK, turned to Eclipse Magnetics to provide a magnetic separation system for its malt production.

operator using Appian FinalMile software

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Snyder’s-Lance tackles route engineering challenges

New transportation management software offers the snack manufacturer flexibility and user-friendly tools to build better route

January 21, 2018

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Snyder’s-Lance, which markets nearly 20 leading snack food brands, builds and maintains routes for nearly 3,000 independent owners of equity territories across the US. The company has implemented the Appian FinalMile routing and scheduling solution to dramatically enhance its route engineering and territory planning capabilities.

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Bottled water producer boosts production with a new complete line

Hygienic design and accurate performance were among the top demands for the new equipment.

January 19, 2018

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To increase capacity, a production line was installed to fill Prolom bottled water, sourced from the Planinka health spa and resort.

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Organic produce wholesaler cuts precooling time

Organically Grown saves time and energy by upgrading to a new cooling system.

January 17, 2018

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A Jet Precooler has helped Organically Grown Company cut its precooling time, bringing produce down to the required temperature in about a third of the time of the previous cooling system.

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Processor cuts packaging line downtime

JTM increases productivity by adding splicers to vertical form fill and seal machines

January 15, 2018

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JTM estimates that adding a Butler Automatic splicer reduced film changeover time from 15 minutes down to 10 seconds.

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Better freezer design heats up pizza production

A new freezing system gives a gluten-free pizza producer an efficiency boost.

January 12, 2018

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A double-drum spiral freezer from Food Process Solutions increased production capacity without needing additional floor space.

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Brewery saves 5,000 gallons of water per day with new pump

U.S. Water helps feed mill solve alkalinity problem

How a pasta maker has maximized packaging efficiency

Dancing Goat distillery chooses Miura boilers to meet its steam needs

New system ensures highest quality malt

Snyder’s-Lance tackles route engineering challenges

Bottled water producer boosts production with a new complete line

Organic produce wholesaler cuts precooling time

Processor cuts packaging line downtime

Better freezer design heats up pizza production

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