The Middleby Corp., an Elgin, Ill.-based developer, manufacturer and marketer of foodservice and food-processing equipment, purchases Stewart Systems Global, L.L.C., Plano, Texas, which manufactures baking systems. The acquisition places Middleby at more than $1 billion in sales annually.
After her last trip to PACK EXPO International, Peggy Shannon, the founder of artisan cookie manufacturer Queen City Cookies, L.L.C. in Cincinnati, purchased a shrink-packaging machine that helps ensure the freshness and quality of her cookies, sold to customers across the U.S.
When it comes to baking, steel belts can be exposed to extreme mechanical and thermal stress. Made to match these high demands with superior quality and reliability, Berndorf Band Engineering’s steel belts withstand a high number of load cycles and fluctuating operating temperatures.
The Human Machine Controller from Maple Systems combines an HMI and PLC in one unit. With customizable input/output, the HMC accepts up to five plug-in I/O modules with varying configurations of digital and analog inputs and outputs. The unit is available with a 3.5-in. or a 5.7-in. touchscreen display, each equipped with six function keys adjacent to the screen.
The June meeting of the Baking Equipment Manufacturers and Allieds (BEMA) drew historic numbers, with the Baker Viewpoint panel being a main attraction to the event.
AMF Bakery Systems, the Richmond, Va., provider of industrial baking systems and pan bread and bun equipment, has acquired Tromp Bakery Equipment, a global supplier of baking equipment based in The Netherlands. Tromp designs and manufactures sheeting lines for pie, pizza, pastry and bread bakers worldwide.
Kason Corp.’s Flo-Thru Sanitary Sifter Model K40-1FT-SS has two unbalanced-weight gyratory motors mounted on opposing exterior sidewalls of the unit instead of one motor positioned beneath the screening chamber, reducing its overall height significantly. This design also allows particles to pass through a 40-in.-diameter screen in a vertical straight-through discharge path at high. All material contact surfaces and the floor stand are made of stainless steel with continuous welds.
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