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Carefully considered products all have a sweet spot, that central nexus where everything comes together for a strong hit into the outfield—and for particularly astute product-development teams, the occasional home run.

Klϋber Lubrication recently introduced Klüberpaste UH1 84-201, a white lubricating and assembly paste that is formulated for the food-processing and pharmaceutical industries.

Vibrating fluid bed dryers and coolers from The Witte Co. enable food manufacturers to process gluten-free flours on the same processing lines used for processing wheat, rye, barley, oats and other glutenous products without risk of cross-contamination.

Cold-chain management—an essential aspect of many snack and bakery operations today—has entered a brave new world characterized by sophisticated temperature monitoring and tracking technology connected by the Internet of Things (IoT).

Snack and bakery companies that work with dough, or looser components like batters, fillings or toppings, turn to manufacturers of depositors, dividers and rounders to cut, divide, portion and round or mould their products—and the equipment continues to get faster, more accurate, more customizable and easier to clean, among other winning qualities.

As of April 6, 2017, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food rule goes into enforceable compliance.

Morada Nut installed advanced sorting equipment to improve its walnut processing capabilities.

After implementing a dry ice cleaning system, a Texas bakery dramatically reduced the amount of people and time required to clean equipment.

Equipment technology suited to bar production continues to grow in terms of streamlined efficiencies for greater throughput and hygienic design.

Automation and robotics are helping snack food producers and bakery businesses keep pace with a new generation of consumers.