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Due to worldwide demand, Tummers Methodic developed the largest drum dryer in the world.
September 28, 2011
Tummers Methodic installs high capacity drum dryers around the world
Due to worldwide demand, Tummers Methodic developed the largest drum dryer in the world. It has been offered to manufacturers of potato flakes around the world for several years now. The high capacity drum dryers of Tummers Methodic have a diameter o...
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Fire destroys Lone Wolf Farms potato packing facility in Minto, ND
September 26, 2011
Fire destroys Lone Wolf Farms potato packing facility in Minto, ND
The Lone Wolf Farms potato packing plant in Minto, ND is considered a total loss after a fire Sunday. The Minto Volunteer Fire Department responded to the blaze at the Lone Wolf Farms washplant around noon. No injuries were reported from the blaze. T...
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Tong E-Tip box tipper
September 26, 2011
Tong Peal launches new side eject box tipper
To ensure efficient, robust and reliable box tipping, Tong Peal, the UK’s leading designer and manufacturer of handling and sorting equipment for the vegetable handling industry, has introduced a new side eject box tipper.
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Machine manufacturer Sormac reports a number of improvements to its RLT-60 roller inspection tables.
September 24, 2011
Sormac improves roller inspection tables
Machine manufacturer Sormac reports a number of improvements to its RLT-60 roller inspection tables.
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Packaging firms ignored safety warnings for 3 years
September 16, 2011
Packaging firms ignored safety warnings for 3 years
The directors of a Bolton-based, fast food packaging company have been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after ignoring safety warnings for more than three years. First Packaging company directors Anthony Smith and Yvonne Barrett wer...
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Eberhard Link prefers knife peeled potatoes over carborundum.
September 16, 2011
Eberhard Link prefers knife peeled potatoes over carborundum.
The citizens of Lauffen am Neckar in Baden-Württemberg do not need to be told what the true essence of life is. In surroundings of stunning natural beauty, the marvellous harvests of grapes have been used to make leading fine wines for centuries. Li...
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GEA Eurotek - Kiremko partnership is recipe for success
September 16, 2011
GEA Eurotek - Kiremko partnership is recipe for success
The strategic partnership between GEA Eurotek and Kiremko - two world leading food processing specialists - is proving to be a recipe for success. Food processing equipment specialist Kiremko first teamed up with chilling and freezing systems market l...
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Drum dryers for potato flakes just got larger
September 16, 2011
Drum dryers for potato flakes just got larger
In response to worldwide demand, Idaho Steel Products now offers potato flake manufacturers the largest drum dryer in the world. These new large drum dryers have a diameter of 7 feet (2.13 m) and a width of 24 feet (7.32 meters). The first drum dryer...
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Chips fall off the line at a Shearer's Foods plant in Massillon, Ohio. Courtesy: Lynn Ischay/The Plain Dealer
September 12, 2011
Shearer Foods Massillon plant: the first LEED Platinum Snack Food Plant in the World
“An expanding customer base meant we needed to make more product, and to do that we needed a new plant.” With that succinct summation, CEO Bob Shearer of Shearer’s Foods explains the background behind the Millennium Manufacturing Facility, a 110,000-sq...
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September 08, 2011
Gold Dust Potato Processors, Inc. Host 11th Annual Open House Field Day
Gold Dust Potato Processors and Walker Brothers farm held their 11th annual Open House and Field Day on Tuesday, August 23rd. Held every year towards the end of August, the Open House Field Day gives Gold Dust’s customers and vendors an opportunity to...
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El programa de la Pack Expo Las Vegas 2011 está ya disponible
September 08, 2011
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 Continues Growing
With less than a month until the doors open, PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 (September 26–28;Las Vegas Convention Center) is still growing and is poised to break all show records, according to show owner and producer PMMI. PACK EXPO will occupy more than 65...
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Key Technology Appoints Richard van Densen as Product Marketing Manager
September 07, 2011
Key Technology Appoints Richard van Densen as Product Marketing Manager
Key Technology announces the appointment of Richard van Densen as Product Marketing Manager at Key Technology BV, the company’s European operation. Van Densen is responsible for marketing all of Key’s product lines, which includes world-class automat...
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September 07, 2011
Potato Europe 2011 underway
Today, the annual European potato event Potato Europe started in Tournai (Kain) in Belgium. This international event for potato professionals alternates between the countries Belgium, Germany, France and The Netherlands.
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September 05, 2011
Anuga Foodtec 2012 expands exhibition space due to strong demand
Anuga FoodTec (27th to 30th March 2012) is expanding its exhibition space by including an additional hall in the trade show. Very strong demand for exhibition space at world’s leading trade fair for the food and beverage production industry means ne...
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August 31, 2011
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August 27, 2011
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August 27, 2011
PROCESS EXPO 2011 Surpasses 200,000 Square Feet and Continues to Grow
The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) announced today that it has now surpassed themilestone of 200,000 square feet for the 2011 PROCESS EXPO trade show, doubling the size of the 2010 show floor. The show will be held November 1 – 4 at McCor...
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