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Organic produce packer tightens security to reduce risk

4Earth Farms enhanced plant security to restrict entry to only authorized personnel

August 13, 2020

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4Earth Farms added access controls at all doors and access points, along with security cameras for surveillance.

Dry Processing

New GEA Pavan cereal line makes pillow-shaped product

Polish cereal maker rests easy with decision to install its seventh GEA Pavan line

Sharon Spielman

July 31, 2020

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GEA Pavan installed a seventh production line at Obst S.A. that will allow the company to go to the market with cereal shaped like pillows.

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High-speed case packers help pickle maker meet demand for single-serve pouches

SOMIC machines are handling about 2 million pickle packages a week—expected to increase

Rose Shilling

July 9, 2020

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OH SNAP! Pickling Co. installs new high-speed, end-of-line packaging machines from SOMIC to handle increasing demand.

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Brewer expands cooling system with help of GF Piping, while remaining open

Sharon Spielman

June 17, 2020

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While the team was aware of the important role of the cooling loop in the brewing process, the ambitious startup was purposely planned as an inexpensive short-term means of getting the brewery operational.

Dry Processing

Case packer from Syntegon helps Nature’s Path stay true to environmental mission

Sharon Spielman

June 15, 2020

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By upgrading its case packing equipment, Nature's Path Foods has significantly reduced cardboard consumption and boosted production efficiency.

Garrison Brothers master distiller Donnis Todd

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Artisanal bourbon distillery supports its growth with top quality grain handling system

May 28, 2020

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In 2018, Garrison Brothers contacted Coperion K-Tron’s local representative and resident grain handling expert, Shamrock Systems Inc., to help upgrade its current grain handling system. The system experts at Coperion K-Tron to help design a completely automated system that would enable Garrison Brothers to quadruple its production.

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Precision blending of nutraceuticals

Tumble blender technology enhances the speed and homogeneous blending of nutraceutical components and powders

BNP Media Staff

February 21, 2020

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Nutraceuticals can encompass a wide variety of health-related products including vitamins, supplements, mineral blends, and even various foods like energy bars. Many of these formulations involve the fine blending of as many as 40-50 components, including powders and trace elements.

Cimcorp MultiPick robotic material handling

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Bakery improves fulfillment time by automating headquarters warehouse

The bakery also reduced space utilization by 50 percent and decreased labor by 30 percent

Wayne Labs

January 30, 2020

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Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe Inc. finds the summer season really good for business—except mostly manual practices in the warehouse put a real crimp on the way the company would really like to handle the distribution side of its supply chain.

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Upgraded metal detection recovers 5-10% more product from false rejects

January 24, 2020

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Cebro Frozen Foods, Newman, Calif., a bulk producer and supplier of organic, kosher and conventional individually quick frozen (IQF) vegetables to the industrial and food service industry, was founded in 1993 and is operated by third-generation grower and owner Patrick Cerutti.

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Brewer expands growth, operates greener with a Miura steam boiler

Sharon Spielman

January 20, 2020

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When the owners of Badger State Brewing Company decided to continue their expansion and growth, they added a Miura LX-100SG steam boiler to build out processing capabilities while reducing fuel consumption and lowering emissions—helping to achieve their goal of being an even greener brewery.

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Organic produce packer tightens security to reduce risk

New GEA Pavan cereal line makes pillow-shaped product

High-speed case packers help pickle maker meet demand for single-serve pouches

Brewer expands cooling system with help of GF Piping, while remaining open

Case packer from Syntegon helps Nature’s Path stay true to environmental mission

Artisanal bourbon distillery supports its growth with top quality grain handling system

Precision blending of nutraceuticals

Bakery improves fulfillment time by automating headquarters warehouse

Upgraded metal detection recovers 5-10% more product from false rejects

Brewer expands growth, operates greener with a Miura steam boiler

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