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News on Conveying and Handling Equipment from Northern America


Key Technology Introduces New Enhancements for Rotary Sizing and Grading Systems
November 15, 2023
Key Technology, a member of Duravant’s Food Sorting and Handling Solutions group, introduces new features for their Rotary Sizing and Grading Systems.
Key Technology Introduces New Conveying Systems for Robotic Pick-and-Place Packaging
October 12, 2023
Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, introduces their new vibratory conveying systems designed to feed pick-and-place robots on packaging lines.
FPS and CMP create innovation center to accelerate development of new technology for the food processing industry
September 12, 2023
Charlottetown Metal Products Ltd (CMP and FPS Food Process Solutions (FPS) launch an Innovation Center located at CMP’s manufacturing complex on Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Hardbite Potato Chips expands capacity to Meet Growing Demand for Its All-Natural Chips
September 10, 2023
Hardbite Chips, a manufacturer of potato chips in Canada, recently moved its manufacturing operations into a new 43,000-square-foot production facility. The company relied on Vanmark equipment for many of the units at the start of the production line.
Duravant Appoints Jack Lee as Group President – Food Sorting and Handling Solutions
September 04, 2023
Duravant announces the appointment of Jack Lee as Group President, Food Sorting and Handling Solutions. Lee is responsible for leading strategies that bring sorting, conveying and other process automation systems
Duravant Presents its Sorting and Handling Equipment at Pack Expo Las Vegas, all brands together for the first time
September 01, 2023
Duravant’s newly-formed Food Sorting and Handling Solutions group, which includes operating companies Key Technology, Multiscan Technologies, PPM Technologies and WECO, will exhibit for the first time together at Pack Expo Las Vegas, September 11 – 13th, in booth C-4230.
Vanmark Names Mike Barber as Sales Manager
August 23, 2023
Vanmark, an industrial potato and produce processing equipment manufacturer, today announced it has named Mike Barber as Sales Manager. Barber is transitioning to this role after working as an applications specialist with Vanmark’s sister brand PFI.
Processing Equipment Merger: Duravant Acquires PPM Technologies
July 28, 2023
Duravant LLC , a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, packaging, and material handling sectors, has announced that it has acquired PPM Technologies from Stonehenge Partners.
Potato Processing Equipment Manufacturer Idaho Steel Appoints Rick Garrett as Director of Sales and Marketing
July 26, 2023
Leading Potato Processing Equipment Manufacturer Idaho Steel announced a new addition to their team, Rick Garrett, who assumed the position of Director of Sales and Marketing in June 2023.
Southern Fabrication Works (SFW) introduces their new Chief Operating Officer, Robert Sperry
June 29, 2023
Southern Fabrication Works (SFW) introduces their new Chief Operating Officer, Robert Sperry, who joins them with an impressive background and a proven track record of success in the industry.