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By Keith Loria | petfoodprocessing@sosland.com
Pet food manufacturers must rely on their equipment and
innovative technology to ensure they are providing the best
solutions for their customers. Thankfully, improved equipment
design and precision manufacturing have made today's
pet food processing equipment solutions much more
reliable. Additionally, the implementation of smart software
has improved process communication in the plants
and throughout the entire enterprise.
When it comes to pet food processing, Lake Forest,
Ill.-headquartered Handtmann Inc., is most known for
its grinding, mixing and emulsifying equipment, and for
its pet treat forming, pet food depositing and chub filling
technologies.
Micah Jones, product manager for Handtmann, noted
meat processing equipment and technology help streamline
pet food processing operations in several ways.
" First, the speed and reliability of today's sophisticated
technologies increases the potential throughput just by reducing
the unplanned downtime, " he said. " There is also
much more labor flexibility because automated monitoring
and simplified processing controls free up line staff. "
In the world of pet food processing, where levels of efficient
automation are available for all sizes of operations,
process improvement with smart solutions lets processors
simplify their production while improving product quality
and line reliability.
Ryan Van Maasdam, vice president of sales for Rome
Grinding Solutions, Sheldon, Iowa, noted technology, specifically
control systems, link equipment together, allowing
individual machines to work together to help automate the
production lines.
" Many pieces of equipment that make up a production
line are not designed to be operated without product, " he
said. " Control systems allow for monitoring of the product
through the different stages of the production line, all the
while communicating with each piece of equipment as to
when it is, or is not, required to be running. "
Canton, Mass.-based Reiser is a leading supplier of processing
and packaging equipment to pet food industry,
offering a wide variety of equipment to help processors
produce a higher quality product while maximizing production
efficiency and profits.
" From single machines to complete production lines,
our solutions combine specialized equipment, custom applications
and in-depth Reiser expertise to meet any customer
challenge, " said Jeff Zeak, national development
manager for Reiser. " Our specialists know how to identify
the most appropriate equipment, integrate machines, adjust
the formula, program software and fine-tune installation
for optimum performance. "
Whether for a new or an existing pet product application,
the process for streamlining processing operations
and selecting the right equipment for the product starts
with a detailed interactive discussion about product pawww.petfoodprocessing.net
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Pet food and treats
come in a range of
shapes, sizes and
formulations. After
processors know
what end product
they are looking for,
they can choose the
right equipment to
get the job done.
Handtmann Inc.
The perfect combination of equipment and technology gives
processors the appropriate tools to streamline operations.
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