Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) and Center for Dairy Research (CDR) officials formed new partnerships with the U.S. Dairy Export Council, the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy and the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board to deliver more diversity and depth of programming than ever before at the 2018 International Cheese Technology Expo (ICTE), set for April 17-19, 2018, at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee.
ICTE 2018 seminars will explore five main themes: challenges in global trade, pathogen control and food safety, cheese quality issues and solutions, growth opportunities in specialty cheese, and a focus on whey and dairy proteins, WCMA said.
“The ICTE’s reputation is grounded in its technical programming, offering educational opportunities for everyone in the industry,” said John Umhoefer, WCMA’s executive director. “We’ll have timely information for industry leaders and marketers, safety professionals and cheesemakers, and HR professionals and supervisors.”
Tom Vilsack, president and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, will lead the opening keynote address on Wednesday, April 18 at 8 a.m. He will discuss opportunities around the globe for U.S. dairy exports.
ICTE 2018 will also feature two workshop tracks with limited attendance. The Artisan Track will offer specialty cheesemakers talks on Food Safety Modernization Act regulations and milk analytics, as well as provide the unique opportunity to make fresh cheeses with Wisconsin Master Cheesemakers and CDR experts at Clock Shadow Creamery.
The Workforce Track will address pressing labor concerns, WCMA said, with speakers focused on performance feedback and talent development, the management of generational diversity and an industry-specific wage and benefits analysis.
Beyond the seminars, ICTE 2018 will showcase the latest technology and services from 295 companies in its largest-ever exhibit hall. As always, dairy manufacturers and processors will enjoy free access to exhibits, as well as complimentary lunches and receptions.
Attendees can also watch as students from across the United States compete in the Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Contest, WCMA said. Collegiate dairy students will compete for top honors in assessing several dairy product categories. The competition will take place on Wednesday, April 18 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Networking also will be a key element of ICTE 2018. WCMA’s Young Professionals will gather April 17, and all are welcome at Tetra Pak’s opening reception later that evening. The Chr. Hansen Reception and Auction of Championship Cheeses on April 18 will be a highlight benefiting WCMA scholarship and education programs, WCMA noted, while the next morning WCMA’s Recognition Breakfast will honor the leaders that have made this industry great. The event will end with the Champions Awards Banquet on April 19 for the World Championship Cheese Contest and closing reception courtesy of Millerbernd Systems.
“ICTE 2018 connects you with the people you need to know to create better products, streamline your business processes, maximize your workforce and reach new consumers,” said Judy Keller, WCMA events director. It’s more seminars and more exhibits than ever.”
For more information about the seminars, the show schedule and travel, visit www.CheeseExpo.org.
Exhibitor List
A & B Process Systems............................................. 1633
ADI Systems Inc......................................................... 1740
Advanced Detection Systems...................................... 538
AGC Heat Transfer, Inc................................................ 1443
Agropur Ingredients..................................................... 1408
Air Quality Process..................................................... 1517
Airgas.......................................................................... 1351
Alce North America, Inc.............................................. 1888
Alfa Laval Inc.............................................................. 1413
Allied Blending LP........................................................ 630
Almac srl....................................................................... 643
ALPMA.......................................................................... 515
ALS Marshfield............................................................ 1449
Ameridia, Division of Eurodia Industrie...................... 1818
Ampco Pumps Co....................................................... 1604
Anderson Chemical Co./Water Management................ 303
Anderson Chemical Company/Sanitation
Technololgies............................................................. 305
Applied Science, Inc..................................................... 439
APT-Advanced Process Technologies Inc................... 417
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.............................................. 1810
Atlantium Technologies.............................................. 1842
Axiflow Technologies, Inc............................................. 907
Badger Scale, Inc.......................................................... 348
Baker Tilly................................................................... 1301
Bassett Mechanical...................................................... 540
Batzner Pest Management, Inc................................... 1448
Bayland Buildings, Inc.................................................. 302
Bemis Company, Inc..................................................... 817
Bentley Instruments...................................................... 551
Best Sanitizers............................................................ 1870
BioAir Solutions, LLC.................................................. 1808
Bioionix, Inc.................................................................. 441
Boldt Company, The.................................................... 1729
Bruker Optics, Inc........................................................ 1625
Bulk Lift International.................................................. 1708
Bunzl Processor Division............................................ 1603
Burkert Fluid Control Systems.................................... 1439
C2AE........................................................................... 1854
Caloris Engineering....................................................... 233
Cargill Salt..................................................................... 710
CEM Corporation......................................................... 1447
Center for Dairy Research............................................. 925
CES/Foodlogistik USA................................................ 1703
Cheese Market News.................................................... 409
Cheese Reporter............................................................ 330
Chem Aqua.................................................................. 1731
Chemseal, Inc............................................................. 1820
Cherney Microbiological Services, LTD..................... 1725
Chr. Hansen, Inc............................................................ 833
Clayton Industries....................................................... 1147
Clean Logix................................................................... 849
Clean Water Technology............................................. 1727
Code Tech Corporation................................................ 1441
CODEX-ING Biotech Ingredients for Cheese & Yogurt. 510
Concare......................................................................... 208
Coveris.......................................................................... 325
CP Packaging LLC........................................................ 206
Creative Business Services......................................... 402
CRYOCARB Inc........................................................... 1709
CSK Food Enrichment................................................... 531
Custom Fabricating & Repair, Inc................................. 431
Cybertrol Engineering.................................................. 1844
Dairy Connection Inc..................................................... 609
Dairy Industries International........................................ 244
DairyChem..................................................................... 234
Data Specialists, Inc................................................... 1639
DCI, Inc........................................................................ 1542
Delkor Systems, Inc...................................................... 725
Delta 3 Engineering, Inc.............................................. 1741
Deville Technologies, LLC............................................ 801
Dirty Ducts Cleaning and Environmental...................... 411
Diversey...................................................................... 1338
Dixon Sanitary............................................................. 1700
DORAL Corporation..................................................... 1651
Dorner Mfg. Corp.......................................................... 1828
Dow Filmtec................................................................. 1834
DR Tech, Inc................................................................ 1239
DSM Food Specialties USA, Inc................................... 717
DualTemp Clauger....................................................... 1848
DuPont......................................................................... 1017
Ecolab Inc..................................................................... 917
ELPLAST....................................................................... 413
Emerson...................................................................... 1735
Endress + Hauser, Inc................................................. 1303
Energenecs................................................................... 403
Energy Panel Structures............................................. 1446
Enerquip, LLC.............................................................. 1500
Enzyme Development Corporation.............................. 1822
ErgonArmor Corrosion Engineering............................. 1501
ERIEZ............................................................................ 216
ESE, Inc...................................................................... 1248
ESI Group USA.............................................................. 205
Evaporator Dryer Technologies, Inc.............................. 634
Excel Engineering, Inc................................................ 1505
Exhibit Systems............................................................ 226
F.N. Sheppard & Co..................................................... 1730
First Choice Ingredients................................................ 948
FLAIR Flexible Packaging Corporation....................... 1890
FlexLink Systems Inc................................................... 246
Flowtrend, Inc................................................................ 317
Fluid Handling, Inc........................................................ 240
Food Safety Net Services............................................. 443
Foreign Type Cheesemakers Assn............................... 611
Fortress Technology, Inc............................................. 1313
FOSS North America................................................... 1201
Foth................................................................................ 243
Fremont Industries, Inc................................................ 1609
Fristam Pumps USA.................................................... 1401
Fromagex....................................................................... 213
Fuchs North America................................................... 1649
Gamay Food Ingredients............................................. 1550
Garon Foods Inc.......................................................... 1111
GEA............................................................................... 741
General Machinery Corp.............................................. 1701
GHD Services.............................................................. 1451
G-M-I, Inc..................................................................... 1410
Golden Industrial Refrigeration.................................... 1832
Great Northern Corporation.......................................... 1601
Green Bay Machinery.................................................... 239
Green Bay Packaging Inc........................................... 1411
Guy Metals.................................................................. 1707
GWS Supply.................................................................. 648
Haden & Custance...................................................... 1430
HaF Equipment USA................................................... 1207
Handtmann.................................................................. 1617
Harpak-ULMA.............................................................. 1433
Hart Design & Mfg., Inc............................................... 1719
Hartness International................................................... 236
Hayssen Flexible Systems........................................... 342
Heritage Manufacturing, Inc........................................ 1434
Hydrite Chemical Co..................................................... 600
Hypred USA................................................................... 639
I+S Group ISG.............................................................. 1864
ICL Food Specialties................................................... 1746
ID Technology............................................................. 1830
IFM Efector.................................................................... 449
Ilapak, Inc.................................................................... 1748
IMA Dairy & Food USA, Inc........................................... 651
IML Containers............................................................ 1733
iNECTA........................................................................ 1747
Ingredients Inc............................................................. 1745
Ingredion...................................................................... 1412
International Dairy Foods Association........................ 1641
International Machinery Exchange............................... 508
International Media & Cultures, Inc............................... 218
Investors Community Bank......................................... 1450
IPL, Inc........................................................................ 1838
ISA Corporation............................................................. 550
Ivarson Inc..................................................................... 515
J. Rettenmaier USA....................................................... 504
Jay R. Smith Mfg........................................................... 251
JLS Automation........................................................... 1101
John Maye Company, Inc............................................. 230
JW Winco.................................................................... 1649
Karl Schnell Inc............................................................. 338
KEI Steam Solutions, Inc............................................ 1734
Kelley Supply, Inc....................................................... 1225
Kelley Supply, Inc....................................................... 1325
Klay Instruments......................................................... 1816
Koch Membrane Systems, Inc.................................... 1347
Koss Industrial, Inc..................................................... 1117
Kraemer Brothers......................................................... 1631
Krehalon USA.............................................................. 1704
KROHNE/Durable Controls.......................................... 1743
Kusel Equipment........................................................... 613
L & S Electric.............................................................. 1602
L. W. ALLEN, Inc......................................................... 1856
Lallemand...................................................................... 214
Laporte Consultants Corporation................................. 1705
Leibinger Inkjet............................................................ 1874
Liftvrac........................................................................... 242
Loos Machine & Automation......................................... 425
Marchant Schmidt, Inc.................................................. 941
Martin Milk Service and Martin Warehousing............... 301
Masters Gallery Foods, Inc......................................... 1215
Matrix Packaging Machinery........................................ 633
MCT Dairies Inc............................................................. 608
Mead & Hunt, Inc........................................................... 742
Membrane Process and Controls, Inc......................... 1546
Membrane System Specialists, Inc............................ 1425
Membrane System Specialists, Inc............................ 1525
MICRODYN-NADIR US, Inc......................................... 1146
Midwest Refrigerated Services, Inc............................ 1540
Miles Data Technologies, LLC.................................... 1802
Millerbernd Process Systems..................................... 1317
Minebea Intec USA, Inc.............................................. 1738
Miron Construction Co., Inc......................................... 1400
MOCON, Inc................................................................... 610
M-Tek, Incorporated..................................................... 1611
Multi-Conveyor LLC..................................................... 1404
MULTIPOND America, Inc............................................. 733
Multivac, Inc.................................................................. 601
Munters Corporation.................................................... 1051
Natec USA................................................................... 1737
National Utilities Company........................................... 632
Nelson Jameson........................................................... 617
Nercon........................................................................... 249
NGI Leveling Systems................................................ 1836
Northfield Corporation.................................................... 549
Northland Laboratories.................................................. 304
Nutricepts, Inc............................................................. 1538
optek-Danulat, Inc....................................................... 1246
Orbis MES Ltd............................................................. 1868
Packaging Corporation of America............................... 346
Page & Pedersen International, Ltd.............................. 405
Parker Hannifin Corporation........................................ 1305
Paul Mueller Company................................................ 1504
Pentair Sudmo............................................................. 1309
Perten Instruments...................................................... 1548
Plastopil Hazorea Company Ltd.................................... 212
POWER Engineers, Inc................................................. 646
ProActive Solutions USA, LLC................................... 1510
ProAmpac...................................................................... 525
ProFood World............................................................. 1739
ProLeiT........................................................................ 1858
ProSpect Analytical Technology................................ 1333
Protect-all Inc.............................................................. 1860
Protective Coating Specialists, Inc.............................. 400
PS Seasoning/Pro Smoker/Vortron............................. 1148
Qcomp........................................................................... 250
QLC, Inc....................................................................... 1331
Quadbeam..................................................................... 650
Qualtech........................................................................ 811
Quest Industrial........................................................... 1041
R. Mueller Service & Equipment Co............................. 712
R.D. Smith Co., Inc........................................................ 447
RapidPak/Thurne - Division of Middleby Corp.............. 701
Reiser.......................................................................... 1101
RELCO, LLC.................................................................. 625
Reynolds Presto Products Inc.................................... 1647
Rieger Flow Products, LLC............................................ 546
Rocket Industrial........................................................... 738
Rockwell Automation.................................................. 1751
Roehl Refrigerated....................................................... 1402
Rohde Brothers.............................................................. 210
Rubber Fab.................................................................. 1600
Rytec High Performance Doors..................................... 200
Sanford Rose Associates- Madison............................. 300
Sanitary Design Industries, LLC................................. 1814
Sanitary Solutions, Inc................................................ 1702
Scan American Corporation.......................................... 509
Sealed Air.................................................................... 1001
Seiberling Associates, Inc., A Haskell Company........ 847
Separators, Inc.............................................................. 310
SEW-Eurodrive, Inc..................................................... 1503
SGS NA, Inc................................................................ 1840
Shambaugh & Son, L.P................................................. 225
Sharpe Engineering & Equipment................................. 502
Sheffield Machine Knife.............................................. 1862
Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc....................................... 542
Smart-fab International.................................................. 247
Socius Ingredients...................................................... 1892
Softtrace, Ltd................................................................. 946
Spancrete.................................................................... 1502
Spectralys..................................................................... 548
Spraying Systems Co................................................. 1643
SPX Flow, Inc................................................................ 500
Stainless Technologies.............................................. 1605
Staubli Corporation........................................................ 231
Storax Racking Solutions | FLEXSPACE..................... 204
StrategyBytes.............................................................. 1717
Stuart W. Johnson & Company Inc............................... 505
Sulbana Inc................................................................. 1417
Sweetener Supply Corporation.................................... 1011
Symbiont Science, Engineering, and Construction...... 401
Symphonic Water Solutions, Inc................................ 1742
Synder Filtration............................................................ 950
TC Transcontinental Packaging.................................. 1806
Technology Group International.................................... 547
Tecnal.......................................................................... 1710
Tetra Pak, Inc.............................................................. 1025
The Boson Company..................................................... 746
The Payroll Company.................................................. 1812
The Probst Group........................................................... 334
Toray Membrane USA, Inc............................................ 501
Trilogy Essential Ingredients...................................... 1750
Tweet-Garot Mechanical.............................................. 1047
UltraSource LLC............................................................ 217
United Industries, Inc.................................................... 641
United Salt Corporation................................................. 211
Urschel Laboratories, Inc.............................................. 935
Vacuum, Pump & Compressor, Inc............................. 1715
Valcour Process Technologies..................................... 404
Valley Cold Transit & Storage....................................... 238
VC999 XtraPlast Packaging Materials......................... 747
Viking Masek Global Packaging Technologies........... 901
Vivolac Cultures Corp................................................. 1250
VNE Corporation............................................................ 503
W.M. Sprinkman Corp................................................... 748
Walker Engineered Products........................................ 604
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group.................... 1732
Webber/Smith Associates, Inc................................... 1049
Weber, Inc..................................................................... 711
WeighPack Systems, Inc........................................... 1876
Weimer Bearing & Transmission................................ 1866
Werner Electric Supply............................................... 1340
WI Aging & Grading Cheese Inc................................... 708
WI Milk Marketing Board............................................... 925
Winpak.......................................................................... 201
Witt Gas Controls, LP.................................................. 1151
Wonderware Midwest.................................................... 535
WOW Logistics............................................................. 224
Yamato Corporation..................................................... 1403
Zepnick Solutions, Inc................................................ 1241
Zhejiang MEY Membrane Technology Co. Ltd. 647
