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Belts & Conveyors
Plastic, modular, positive drive & other belts and conveyors for snack and bakery operations, including silicone, polyester, polyvinylchloride (PVC), thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) & polyolefine (TPO).
Equipment
The latest in machinery, technology, materials and systems.
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Depositors, Dividers & Rounders
Depositors, dividers and rounders for portioning, shaping, decorating, enrobing and more, including automatic and continuous systems.
Extruders
Extruder equipment and technology for single-screw extrusion, twin-screw extrusion and co-extrusion, including hot and cold processes.
Fryers
Fryer equipment and technology for frying snacks, including automated, continuous, vacuum, rotary and other systems.
Mixers
Mixers, including vertical, horizontal, spiral, planetary, batch, high-shear, continuous and inline.
Ovens & Proofers
Ovens, including deck, single-pass, tray, tunnel, continuous, conveyor, impinger, rotating, rack, hearth, combination, hybrid, zone, gas-fired, convection, as well as equipment & technology for proofing dough.
Packaging
Packaging line equipment & technology, including depanning, cooling, form/fill/seal (FFS), laminated, pouch, glass, flexible, rigid, inspection, palletizers, robotics, scales, closing, tray handling & bagging.
Slicing, Cutting & Portioning
Equipment and technology for slicing, cutting and portioning, including automatic, band, ultrasonic, guillotine, dicers and slitter wheels.
Warehouse & Distribution
Warehouse & distribution logistics systems, computer hardware, computer software, stackers, loaders, pallets, secondary packaging, robotics, automation, fleet management, freezers & cold storage.
Inspection & Detection
Inspection and Detection equipment for the snack food and bakery industries.
ARTICLES
WeighPack debuts bulk weigh filling machine
The new machine includes integrated metal detection.
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GEA offers preassembled modules for ovens
The design is intended to offer bakery customers faster installation.
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Puffed and extruded snacks shaped by innovation: Clextral
A company rep talks solutions that can fuel product creation and elevation.
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Slicing and portioning equipment must offer efficiency, sanitation
Without the right capabilities, such gear won’t cut it for snack and bakery producers
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Piab Robotic Gripping Division moves to Fairborn, OH
The new location affords the equipment manufacturer more space.
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Consistency is key with seasoning and coating equipment
Snack and bakery producers demand technology that offers reliable performance.
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Grote Company acquires conveyor manufacturer ProFab
The Arkansas-based company will run as a Grote brand with standalone operations.
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Cablevey Conveyors launches automated food conveyor cleaning system
The system will automate the clean-in-place process, allowing for more efficiency.
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Meritech evolves its automated handwashing stations
Evo is the latest generation of Meritech's CleanTech Automated Handwashing Stations.
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Snack-focused webinar to tackle trends and tech
The April 16 online event will look into solid strategies to deliver what consumers want.
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Douglas J. Peckenpaugh
Douglas J. Peckenpaugh is Group Publisher of Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, Dairy Foods, The National Provisioner, and Packaging Strategies for BNP Media. He has nearly three decades of publishing experience following the food industry from farm to fork, covering agriculture, ingredient processing, retail grocery branding, foodservice menu development, and food product R&D and manufacturing. He serves in leadership roles at his local suburban Chicago food pantry and church. Doug studied Professional and Creative Writing at Purdue University.
Jenni Spinner
Jenni Spinner is the chief editor of Snack Food and Wholesale with more than 25 years of experience in business-to-business communications. She has written extensively about food production, safety and packaging; pharmaceutical drug development; concrete and masonry construction; and more. She holds a Bachelor’s in Communications from the University of Illinois. Jenni can be reached at spinnerj@bnpmedia.com.
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New Packaging Equipment: August 2020
The nature of snack and bakery operations poses challenges to manufacturers of robotics equipment. Space is an issue. Also, the equipment must be able to handle a wide range of products of different shapes and sizes at high speeds while not damaging the goods.
New Processing Equipment: May 2020
Snack and bakery customers in the market for dough-handling equipment like dividers, depositors, and rounders are looking for versatility, greater precision, higher capacity, longer maintenance intervals, adjustability of qualities like width and weight, and machines that can handle natural, clean-label, and gluten-free products.
New Packaging Equipment: May 2020
A desire for sustainability is one of the key factors driving the latest packaging innovations in baggers, closing equipment, twist ties, clips, zippers, resealable materials, heat sealing, and ultrasonic sealing.
New Packaging Equipment: April 2020
Manufacturers and researchers worldwide are striving to develop new ways to keep snack and bakery products safe and fresh over the course of their intended shelf life.
New Processing Equipment: April 2020
Flexibility, greater sanitation, gentle handling of ingredients, quicker changeovers, more precise weight control, and the ability to make products with healthier ingredients are top of mind features and benefits for snack and bakery customers of extrusion equipment and technology.
New Processing Equipment: February 2020
Customers of ingredient handling equipment are focused on a wide mix of factors to come up with their optimal formulation. These include accuracy, traceability, food safety, automation, cleanability, efficiency, flexibility, batch quality and fire safety, manufacturers say.
New Packaging Equipment: February 2020
The latest product handling equipment, cartoners, case erectors and packers, loaders and palletizers, features maximum flexibility in terms of product handling and packaging styles, which is good news for bakery and snack producers.
New Processing Equipment: January 2020
Snack and bakery industry customers want belts and conveyors that are fast and easy to clean, maximize energy efficiency, offer strength and durability, require as few tools as possible, and provide flexibility to either switch out products and/or run multiple products at once.
New Packaging Equipment: January 2020
X-ray, metal detection, checkweighing and vision systems continue to advance, offering bakery and snack producers many ways to improve their quality control programs.
New Processing Equipment: November 2019
Different shapes, quicker changeovers, better sanitation, a smaller footprint, more automation, and a balance of speed and safety are among the top-of-mind criteria for customers of slicing and cutting machines in the snack and bakery industry, according to machine manufacturers.