Our experts have considerable experience in the prepared foods industry and in optimizing food processing efficiencies by helping our customers find the right equipment for their needs. Our prepared foods processing systems consistently produce value-added prepared foods, including onion rings, pizza rolls, taquitos, chicken pot pies, pot stickers, egg rolls, ready meals, and alternative meat products. Each applicator can handle a variety of coatings for various products, formed or natural, and coating coverage is consistently uniform, even within product cavities and at high production rates. Our metal detection and X-ray machines lead the industry in package testing and contaminant detection technology.
Coatings, such as batter and breadings, deliver a desirable product appearance and texture while locking in the food’s flavor and moisture. Following is some insight on working with the most common types of food coatings to get the best results from your ingredients and your coating equipment.
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Cooking oil is a key component of food processing, and taking steps to delay its degradation can result in reduced waste, costs, and risk of creating poor tasting food products. In this article, we discuss optimizing cooking oil life in industrial frying applications.
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The coating process has evolved greatly since its commercial introduction with seasoned breading mix for seafood in the late 1930s. Coatings deliver a desirable product appearance, texture, and taste, while locking in flavor and moisture. Today, every food imaginable has been coated, and commercial coating formulations have become more sophisticated and elaborate.
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Food coating equipment has advanced and improved the way it handles the variety of available coatings and coats all types of products, from fragile to frozen. Food coating application methods vary depending on a variety of factors, and the right machinery will ensure consistent and accurate application for a better product.
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Increases in product SKU are challenging for manufacturers who want to balance changing and increasing product variety with operational performance. Below is a Q&A with Todd Grube, Heat and Control Inspection Systems Product Manager, North America, on how different product types and sizes on the same line affect foreign object and quality control strategies.
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Consumers expect products that are consistent and of high quality. X-ray technology helps manufacturers effectively ensure product quality within budget. Look for technical performance when evaluating an X-ray machine to trust with your brand’s reputation.
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Heat and Control is committed to creating a more resilient and sustainable food system, and a primary area where our R&D teams are exploring is by reducing carbon emissions.
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The first step in determining the best continuous coating system is determining what you want from the last step.
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