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Martin Brothers stocks all makes and models of nickel-scraped surface heat exchangers with a re-chromed inside diameter tube with a finished 0.006-inch thickness. It also provides technical, troubleshooting, custom design

Through new engineering developments, Urschel now offers a wide variety of grating heads that offer cuts from coarse granules to different types of shreds for cheese, coconut, nuts and carrots.

Equipment for casing, stacking and palletizing keeps dairy products safe, neat and protected from damage on the loading dock, in transit and at their destination.

Nestle bottles Nesquik and liquid coffee creamers in a state-of-the-art aseptic plant in Anderson , Ind. The facility is LEED-certified for its green features.

Thanks to robust sales of Nesquik flavored milks, innovations in the Juicy Juice brand and a new partnership with Jamba Juice, Nestlé USA is far from a milquetoast in grocery and convenience store channels.

X-ray machines and metal detectors keep foods safe. Checkweighers assure foods are made to consistent sizes. Processors and vendors share information.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that manufacturers in the United States spend about $100 billion a year on energy costs.

In my April 2010 column, “Who is the Weakest Link in the Food Chain?,” I made the point that suppliers could unintentionally defeat all the food safety and quality programs put in place by dairy plants.

Makers of blow-molding equipment design more efficient machines that use less energy. Safety, ease of operation and smaller footprints are other benefits.

The Michigan Milk Producers Association spent $62 million to renovate a facility in Ovid, Mich. This new plant operates seven days a week, 24 hours a day. It's the 2010 Plant of the Year.