The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA), McLean, Va., surpassed exhibit space for PROCESS EXPO 2019, which took place Oct. 8-11 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.

At a press conference at Process Expo on Wednesday, October 9, the Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) announced the launch of the Food Industry Technician (FIT) certification program in association with Lincoln Technical Institute.

This year’s PROCESS EXPO will draw industry expertise to cover everything from food safety and automation to new product development and cross pollination of technologies.

Dairy and milk processing will once again be an integral part of this year’s PROCESS EXPO tradeshow event.

PROCESS EXPO will host over 600 exhibitors spanning 220,000 square feet of equipment, machinery and demos for buyers in all vertical industry sectors, including bakery, beverages, dairy, meat, poultry, seafood, prepared foods, fruits and vegetables, co-packers and more.

In this video, Vince Nasti, VP of Operations for Nation Pizza and Foods, discussed major issues facing the food and beverage industry.

In this video, Butterball’s Corporate Project Manager Matt Giroux discusses line efficiency, technological advancements of line design, automation of lines and robotics on packaging lines.

In this video, Tree Top, an agricultural cooperative with eight processing facilities, installed robotics to its packaging line.

In this video, Gerald Lessard of West Liberty Foods discusses repurposing of space within an existing plant and what trends are driving this as well as the pros and cons of repurposing existing space versus new construction.