News on Cooling & Freezing from the Americas

September 22, 2020

Freezing potato products: selecting a control system

FPS Food Process Solutions, a leading supplier of freezers for potato processing, installed Rockwell Automation's distributed control system PlantPAx DCS for precise and consistent control of a tunnel freezer for french fries and a spiral freezer for potato specialties

June 12, 2020

Potato Ventilation and Cooling project in Pennsylvania

For more than 8 generations the Sterman Masser family has been running their business they started in central Pennsylvania in 1754.

A slippery surface for liquids with very low surface tension promotes droplet formation, facilitating heat transfer. (Courtesy: Karim Khalil et al. / PHYS ORG)

May 17, 2019

New surface treatment developed at MIT could improve refrigeration efficiency

Researchers at MIT have made significant progress in promoting droplet formation for liquids with very low surface tension such as used in industrial heat exchangers facilitating heat transfer and improving efficiency.

Andreas Kratzer: President & CEO Bühler Aeroglide Corp. at Bühler Group

April 26, 2019

Bühler Aeroglide: Andreas Kratzer has been appointed as new President and CEO

Bühler Aeroglide, a global leader in thermal process engineering and technology for food, feed, and industrial materials, has announced the appointment of Andreas Kratzer, PhD, as new President and CEO, effective April 1, 2019.

October 29, 2018

Industrial Freezer manufacturer FPS Food Process Solutions opens US office

In order to better support its customers in the United States, industrial freezer manufacturer FPS Food Process Solutions has set up a new Parts & Service Center in Cartersville, Georgia - just one hour away from Atlanta.

August 07, 2018

Equipment manufacturer Idaho Steel celebrates its 100-year anniversary

This year, equipment manufacturer Idaho Steel celebrates its 100-year anniversary...

May 06, 2018

Lamb Weston saves energy with installation efficient refrigeration equipment

Potato Processor Lamb Weston recently implemented new refrigeration equipment in its Hermiston plant, which company executives said will save 12 million kilowatt hours annually.

JBT Foodtech / Frigoscandia GYRoCOMPACT spiral freezer

October 04, 2012

JBT FoodTech marks 50 years of experience in Commercial Refrigeration

With 50 years of experience and more than A 50% market share in global freezing and frozen food products, JBT FoodTech has the ability and knowledge to exactly meet customer requirements with the modular design of its Frigoscandia GYRoCOMPACT® chiller ...

December 14, 2011

GEA Refrigeration Technologies acquires the conveyor-belt specialist QPM Manufacturing

Effective 9 December 2011, GEA Refrigeration Technologies acquired the assets, operations, production facilities, and patents of the companies QPM LLC and QPM Manufacturing LLC, of Bellevue, Washington, USA: providers of special conveyor-belt solutions...

January 20, 2008

Control fryer or freezer feed with PPM Technologies Libra in line mass flow measurement

Fluctuations in mass flow can have serious consequences for the product quality in the freezing or frying process. In addition, not running a line optimally can result in increased downtime, as operators must stop the line to clean the conveying belt....

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