Hinds-Bock Corp., Seattle, introduced an automatic system that denests buckets and tubs at speeds of 10 containers a minute or more. Automatic filling with a bottom-up feature for stiff products is optional.
To better serve its customers and meet their needs for beef production, Cargill, Minneapolis, is investing $48 million in a new automated order distribution system for its Dodge City, Kan., processing facility.
Processors can automatically produce yogurt and dessert parfait cups with the Hinds-Bock Parfait Cup Line, produced by Hinds-Bock Corp., Seattle, Wash.
Several refrigerated and frozen food processors, suppliers and cold storage and warehouse providers beat the heat for this year’s Food Logistics Forum.
Tom McGough was named president of ConAgra's consumer foods group, following the resignation of André Hawaux, who has been president of consumer foods since 2009.
Stellar, a Jacksonville, Fla., design-build firm, completed the expansion of Bahamas Food Services’ refrigerated distribution center in Nassau, Bahamas.
The centuries-old process of smoking meat has taken a new turn. Instead of using the customary smokehouse to preserve and enhance the flavor of meats, food processors in many regions of the world are integrating the smoking and browning into inline cooking that not only simplifies a laborious process, but also delivers significant health and competitive advantages.
The Association for Advancing Automation (A3), the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based umbrella trade association for the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), AIA - Advancing Vision + Imaging and the Motion Control Association (MCA), launched a new website, www.A3automate.org.