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Infographic – Pet Food Bin System Solves Around-the-Clock Formulation

The Pet food processing industry has witnessed significant growth in the last few years, according to FPSA, Pet Food Processing Equipment Market Forecast to 2026. The study states that the growth is due to an increase in pet ownership and adoption rate and a rise in urbanization across developing countries. The changing consumer trends such as demand...

Mixer-Blenders

How to Plan for Mixer Blender Parts – Infographic

Mepaco Mixer Blenders are common equipment in food processing lines. Are the replacement parts organized properly to get the most out of your maintenance program for optimum performance? In the infographic, DARK RED signifies a part that will cause an emergency break down which will include lost product. TAN indicates parts that require a long lead time either because of custom...

Mixer-Blenders

Infographic – Why Mepaco Mixer-Blenders are still in operation after 40 years

The main reasons that Mepaco Mixers have a legacy in Meat Processing is the Total Cost of Ownership, created by blend accuracy, sanitation efficiencies and proven safety features. The overlapping paddle blender will guarantee a homogeneous blend that reaches ½% deviation in less than 90 seconds of blending, resulting in: More blender turns, which increase...

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Are Labor Shortages Driving Your Automation Needs?

A recent article, “It’s About Labor”, published in Food Engineering magazine, processors were interviewed about the ongoing difficulties finding and retaining workers, even beyond the post pandemic labor levels. Mepaco®’s customers, too, have been driving automation conversations, so we are developing resources to share our application expertise with solutions that are semi- or fully automated....

Agitator

3 Ways Agitators Impact Thermal Processing Solutions

The type and viscosity of food product, thermal processing technology, desired texture, and cooking/processing cycle times are considerations for the applied cooking/blending solution. When selecting an agitator or changing an application, review the thermal processing and blending goals. The proper agitator selection, blending action and recipe controls provide the highest level of batch productivity and...

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Overcoming the 5 Most Common Processing System Bottlenecks

Our service techs, engineers, and application experts have pinpointed the five most congested production areas in food manufacturing plants. Here are their tips for mitigating these delays, starting with the loading of a system: #1 Bottleneck: Inefficient and Ineffective Loaders A common bottleneck is slow loading times preventing the start of batch mixing or...

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Mepaco – 90 Years in the Making

The Mepaco® brand has been around for a long time. The company began in 1932 and operated out of Oakland, California. The name Mepaco® stands for Meat Packers Equipment Company. For the first 40 years, Mepaco® was a significant equipment supplier to deli meat, sausage, and smoked meat processors. Mepaco® offered loaf molds and slicers,...

Finishes

What is the Difference Between Bead Blasting and Electropolishing?

The process for sanitary stainless steel equipment fabrication starts with the selection of the metal and special handling of the material to prevent contamination. For many food and chemical producers, the level of finishing on processing equipment is determined by federal, state, and local regulatory agencies. In sanitary applications, the finish, as well as...

Agitator food processing equipment Mixer-Cooker ThermaBlend

Doubling Cook Batches without Doubling Footprint

This featured system doubled cooking batches within a minimal footprint used well-planned equipment selection, floor layout, and controls customization. Mepaco®’s cooking system featured side-by-side ThermaBlend® cookers, with a shared maintenance and sanitation platform. SYSTEM FLEXIBILITY The multi-recipe prepared foods processor benefited from flexibility in production scenarios. The system can run two batches...

ThermaBlend

New ThermaBlend® Test Cooker

Mepaco has a new test cooker for processors who have new products or recipes that require cooking and blending. The test cooker is a 75-gallon ThermaBlend® unit with steam injection, vacuum, pneumatic covers and doors, and dual ribbon agitators. The ThermaBlend® is designed specifically for large scale batch operations. All of the components from the...

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food-processing

Infographic – Pet Food Bin System Solves Around-the-Clock Formulation

How to Plan for Mixer Blender Parts – Infographic

Infographic – Why Mepaco Mixer-Blenders are still in operation after 40 years

Are Labor Shortages Driving Your Automation Needs?

3 Ways Agitators Impact Thermal Processing Solutions

Overcoming the 5 Most Common Processing System Bottlenecks

Mepaco – 90 Years in the Making

What is the Difference Between Bead Blasting and Electropolishing?

Doubling Cook Batches without Doubling Footprint

New ThermaBlend® Test Cooker

March 21, 2024Guide to Mepaco Application Engineered Systems

February 21, 2024Maintenance and Sanitation Benefits of the Mepaco Pump Feeder

February 13, 2024Comparing Food Contact Surfaces: 2B and EP

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Guide to Mepaco Application Engineered Systems

Maintenance and Sanitation Benefits of the Mepaco Pump Feeder

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