Forpak is a United States-based food automation equipment manufacturer that designs and builds customized conveying, sorting, stacking, and reject systems for food processing and packaging. The company serves the baked goods, protein, and pizza industries, and its equipment handles potato-based products including hash brown patties. Forpak's solutions automate tasks such as quality inspection, laning, stacking, and conveying products to downstream packaging equipment including flow wrappers, baggers, and manual case packing stations.
For over 30 years, Forpak has designed and manufactured food automation equipment at its facility in Minnetonka, Minnesota, serving customers across the United States. The company's equipment is American-made and engineered to meet USDA, 3A, and BISSC hygienic sanitary standards. Forpak exhibits annually at trade shows including Pack Expo, IPPE, and IBIE. The company backs its products with a 12-month parts and workmanship warranty.
Products offered:
- Food-grade conveyor systems (incline, decline, flat belt, flighted, straight and curved conveyors)
- Sorting and laning systems (collating conveyors that transition products from disoriented to single-lane presentation)
- Servo stackers (automatic product stacking for frozen patties, bakery items, and other food products)
- Reject systems (automated removal of discrepant products and diversion for downstream stoppages)
- LayerPak (servo grouping system with paper insertion, machine vision inspection, and multi-layer stacking)
- AutoTransfer systems
- Custom-engineered automation solutions
- Integration services with partner OEM equipment
- Parts department, technical support, and preventive maintenance services
Forpak equipment is built with stainless steel construction, Allen-Bradley controls, and full washdown capabilities. Products are designed to comply with NSF 3A standards for meat and poultry and BISSC ANSI standards for baking. The company partners with a portfolio of OEMs to provide integrated pre-packaging and packaging line solutions.
