We offer full-service capability for the entire processing line of corn and grain-based flour tortillas, including high-speed, high-capacity production lines. As a leader in providing solutions for the tortilla industry, our experts offer corn processing equipment that can process corn at every stage, from dry corn to the packaged finished tortilla. In addition to the traditional corn production process, we offer the Corn Masa Maker™ System, our revolutionary method to make fresh masa in a fraction of the time that the traditional systems requires so you can produce high quality masa in minutes rather than hours.

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FastBack 4.0 Horizontal Motion Conveyor Blog Article
Jan 25, 2023

Beautifully simple

The FastBack® 4.0’s patented circular to linear motion design gently handles product so it is undamaged, and the coatings are undisturbed to provide the ultimate performance, flexibility, and highest travel rates and flow rate capacity in the industry.

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Metal detection for food manufacturers
Jun 27, 2022

Metal Detection—Single Frequency vs. Multi-Frequency

Metal is one of the most commonly found contaminants in food and can be introduced at all stages of food manufacturing. By identifying metal contaminants during processing or packaging, a metal detector helps ensure the safety and the integrity of a wide range of unpackaged, packaged, or bulk goods and helps to eliminate metal contaminants from a food manufacturer’s finished product.

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Packaged Product Being Rejected by Checkweigher
May 19, 2022

Checkweigher Rejector Options: Flip, Fall, or Fly

Checkweighers are designed to divert inferior product off the production line. Depending on a manufacturer’s product, Ishida provides several rejector arm options to optimize the checkweighing process.

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Corn Products Processing
Apr 6, 2021

A Guide to Processing Corn Products from Raw Corn to Masa to Formed Products

We discuss what is involved in corn preparation, masa making, and corn formation for a myriad of corn-based products, such as tortilla chips, corn chips, taco shells, tostadas, and tortillas.

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Packaging Containers
Apr 2, 2021

Q&A How Different Product Types and Sizes Impact Metal Detection and X-ray Inspection of Food Products

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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Ishida X-ray Inspection Systems Blog Article
Mar 16, 2021

How to Select the Right X-ray Machine

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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Metal Detector inspecting ready meals
Oct 16, 2020

Choosing the Right Metal Detector

Consumers expect products that are consistent and of high quality. Metal detection helps manufacturers effectively ensure product quality within budget. Look for technical performance when evaluating a metal detector.

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