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Innovative Solutions For The Pet Food Industry, From Mepaco

Mepaco, a leader in food processing solutions, continues to revolutionize the pet food industry with its advanced equipment and systems designed to enhance efficiency, safety, and product quality. The latest lineup includes the pallet breaker, electric tote dumper, surge loader, mixer, mixer-cooker, and pump feeder, each offering unique benefits to streamline pet food production. Pallet … Innovative Solutions for the Pet Food Industry, from Mepaco

Re-Release: Reduce Lean Giveaway For Meat Processing EBook

Mepaco, a leader in innovative food processing solutions, is excited to re-release the meat processing guide, “Reduce Lean Give-away for Processed Meats: 3 Formulation Methods.” This comprehensive guide explores three key formulation methods—testing, pre-blend, and in-line—using lean point examples. Compare 3 Formulation Methods:– Type of equipment used in each method, including application customization used in … Re-Release: Reduce Lean Giveaway for Meat Processing eBook

New Ebook: Processing Automation Trends

Explore the latest e-book from Mepaco, “Processing Automation Trends,” which delves into a variety of cutting-edge solutions aimed at enhancing food processing efficiency and automation. The book showcases mechanical equipment add-ons, system layout and controls solutions, and focuses on the following key areas: 1 Mechanical options engineered to optimize efficiency, including seals with quick-release, air-purge … New ebook: Processing Automation Trends

Top 5 Challenges That Impact Production Efficiency

In a roundtable with field services, application engineers, and technical sales managers, these top 5 efficiency challenges are developed from experience with cooking, blending, and formulation projects in various food processing industries and installations. 1. Undersized equipment Large conglomerate customers with continuous demand for their products often work with Mepaco on scale solutions with automated … Top 5 Challenges that Impact Production Efficiency

Guide To Mepaco Application Engineered Systems

Mepaco provides an application approach to system solutions. Our team listens to your team to understand existing challenges and production goals for a new solution. We also appreciate that operations, engineering, and maintenance personnel have their own set of goals for a new system. We work to exceed your expectations in production, quality, workmanship, design, … Guide to Mepaco Application Engineered Systems

When Is It Time To Invest In Integrated Controls?

Processors upgrading production and processing equipment have a significant investment including machines, shipping, installation, and commissioning. To consider an upgrade of controls may also mean a change of procedures and processes. Food manufacturers must weigh their concerns, such as payback, capex budget, downtime, and life cycle costs. Mepaco® has helped customers with manual, entry-level, and … When is it Time to Invest in Integrated Controls?

Batching Bin System Animation

This animation demonstrates the modifiable Batching Bin System. Pre-broken frozen food products (red meat, fish, chicken, vegetables) are delivered to a designated surge loader on a traversing belt which locates the exact drop position. Once the recipe is established and the demand is made, the applicable surge loader(s) deliver product. Load cells are used to … Batching Bin System Animation

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. … Are Labor Shortages Driving Your Automation Needs?

Surge Loading Metering Screw Conveyor Is Key Component In 24/7 Formulation Line

The Metering Screw Conveyor with surge loading capabilities is the key equipment component in this (above) 24/7 formulation line. In the system above, pre-broken frozen food products (red meat, fish, chicken, vegetables) are delivered to a designated metering screw on a traversing belt which locates the exact drop position. Once the recipe is established and … Surge Loading Metering Screw Conveyor is Key Component in 24/7 Formulation Line

Controls Showcased At Process Expo

At the Process Expo, we had a chance to showcase our electrical controls capabilities on the PosiFlo Automatic Chub Loader. In the video, Jason Hicks demonstrates the HMI (Human Machine Interface) capabilities programmed into the pumping system. In the demo, there are monitoring devices that measure and correct product level, pumping pressure, loading efficiencies and … Controls Showcased at Process Expo

How Can Custom Modified Equipment Solve For Process Efficiencies? Ask Mepaco Experts

Are you planning on going to Process Expo? Click here to see our show page! We are highlighting systems and showing you how smart system designs and modified-to-order equipment, customized to specific applications, solves for processing goals: – Increased Yield Performance – Optimal designs for maintenance and operation – Increased sanitation efficiencies – Vigilant food … How can custom modified equipment solve for process efficiencies? Ask Mepaco Experts

Automated Samples Saves Down Time

The integration of a Vacuum Sampling System in a Mixer / Blender is an efficient way to take product samples. There is no need for equipment and production stops because the vacuum sampler is automatic and can be delivered at different intervals to provide a true test of product consistency. Compared to manual sampling, the … Automated Samples Saves Down Time