News on Processing Equipment from the Americas

March 22, 2023

Southern Fabrication Works Enters Partnership with Food Physics North America

In the interest of bringing the most advanced technology to the food processing industry, SFW Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Fabrication Works LLC, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Food Physics North America.

FPS Food Process Solutions Opens Mexico Operations to Serve Latin America

March 20, 2023

FPS Food Process Solutions Opens Mexico Facility to Serve Latin America

FPS Food Process Solutions (“FPS”), a global leader in turn-key freezing and cooling equipment, opens a new facility in Monterrey, Mexico. The new office will oversee Latin American markets including Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador, and Peru.

Rudy Sanchez, Food Handling Systems Product Manager at Key Technology

March 20, 2023

Key Technology Promotes Rudy Sanchez to Food Handling Systems Product Manager - Americas

Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, announces the promotion of Rudy Sanchez to Food Handling Systems Product Manager - Americas.

PPM Rotary snack fryer w infeed hood open v3 compressed.218

March 19, 2023

SNAXPO 2023 – PPM Presentation Heating Methods for Fryers

This year at SNAXPO 2023, PPM Technologies Director of Thermal Processing Daniel Luna will give a presentation on Heating Methods for Fryers.

Heat and Control FastBack 4.0 Horizontal Motion Conveyor

March 19, 2023

Heat and Control Demonstrates New Equipment at Snaxpo 2023

Heat and Control, Inc.®, a world-leading equipment manufacturer and food processing industry supplier, will be exhibiting at Snaxpo 2023 at Booth #818 on March 19-21, 2023, in Orlando, Florida (USA).

March 09, 2023

PFI Names Tom Vipond as Division General Manager

PFI, a manufacturer of sanitary conveying equipment, announced it has named Tom Vipond as Division General Manager. Vipond will oversee all PFI locations and operations.

March 02, 2023

Anna Kristin Palsdottir Picked for Additional Role as Regional Managing Director and President, Marel North America

Equipment manufacturer Marel appointed Anna Kristin Palsdottir, Executive Vice President of Innovation to an additional role, Regional Managing Director and President, Marel North America.

Nueva fábrica de Lamb Weston en Argentina

March 01, 2023

Lamb Weston Invierte USD 250 millones en una fábrica de papas fritas en Mar del Plata

Funcionarios K y de Juntos presentaron la construcción de la planta, que funcionará en julio del año que viene, en el parque industrial de la ciudad balnearia.

SNAXPO23 is the larger of the two major events organized by SNAC International (SNAXPO and SNX). SNX was held for the first time in 2022

February 19, 2023

SNAC International Unveils SNAXPO23 Show Features

SNAXPO23, to be held March 19-21 in Orlando, FL, will include a Startups Hub, Co-Pack Central, Flavor Showdown, Knowledge Zone, and SNAC Bites.

February 15, 2023

Grote Company Names Jack Grote as Leader of Its New Lifecycle Business Strategy Offering

Jack Grote Assumes Leadership of the Lifecycle Business Strategy at Grote Company, Bringing Programs and Services Beyond Equipment to Food Processors to Maintain, Operate and Extend the Life of Machinery.

TOMRA Food appoints Sean Slevin as new regional sales director for North America.

February 08, 2023

TOMRA Food Appoints Sean Slevin as Regional Sales Director for North America

TOMRA Food appoints Sean Slevin as new regional sales director for North America.

February 01, 2023

Cockerill Relies on Key Technology’s Herbert OCULUS Optical Sorters for Whole Potatoes

UK Potato packer Cockerill relies on five Herbert OCULUS optical sorters from Key Technology to ensure final product quality.

February 01, 2023

Taking horizontal motion conveying to the next level: FastBack 4.0

After more than 25 years and three generations of FastBack, Heat and Control® takes advanced knowledge of horizontal motion conveying to the next level. FastBack 4.0 is the culmination of more 10 years of development and multiple international patents.

January 25, 2023

New Electric-Powered Convection Oven Available for Customer Trials at RBS Science & Innovation Center

Reading Bakery Systems (RBS), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of snack production systems, now has their sustainable-design electric-powered convection oven available for customer product trials at the RBS Science & Innovation Center.

January 12, 2023

Potato Expo Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels with Colorado Event

On Jan. 4-5, more than 1,800 U.S. potato growers and industry members from a dozen countries turned out for Potato Expo 2023, hosted by the National Potato Council, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center in Aurora, Colorado

Pulsemaster le da la bienvenida a Ben Lemieux para expandir la utilización de PEF en las Américas.

January 11, 2023

Pulsemaster welcomes Ben Lemieux to expand PEF utilization in the Americas

Pulsemaster welcomes Key Account Manager Ben Lemieux to the team to cover the Americas Region. Based in New Brunswick, Canada, Ben Lemieux joins Pulsemaster with 28 years of food processing experience.

December 22, 2022

Duravant Acquires Multiscan Technologies

Duravant LLC, a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, has acquired Multiscan Technologies.