Suppliers showcase pet food, treat solutions
The latest and greatest products, services and innovations from suppliers to the pet food and treat processing industry.
Vemag Pet Food Extruder
The versatile Vemag Pet Food Extruder from Reiser is your single solution for producing a wide variety of high-quality pet food treats. The Vemag provides the highest levels of product quality, portioning accuracy and production. It can efficiently extrude all types of pellets, meat sticks, jerky and treats with uniform thickness, width and length. Single-lane and multiple-lane options are available to meet any production requirement.
Peel Plastics Delivers Future-Focused Solutions
Peel Plastics’ commitment to support the circular economy has expanded to include pouch solutions which contain post-consumer recycled (PCR) feedstock. Peel Plastics' PCR solutions are available in a number of formats with a wide variety of features, and is also approved for direct food contact. PCR materials are a great option in supporting manufacturers' sustainability goals and to maintain peace of mind that the pouch solution will protect the product.
Low Pressure Cold Forming Kibble Cutting System
Handtmann’s VF 800/RC 600 Rotary Cutting System is the perfect solution for pet food processors needing a low pressure, cold forming alternative for producing kibble, bites and treats with minimal nutrient degradation. The RC 600 is fast and reliable with knife and wire cutting options in configurations up to 24 lanes and speeds up to 1,440 cuts/minute and the VF 800 automatically monitors feed system pressures and temperatures to help ensure product quality and consistency.
Top-Level Service and Expertise from Wenger
Wenger partners with pet food and treat manufacturers for cooking extrusion, forming and drying processes. Industry leading single and twin extrusion platforms, drying/cooling, coating, coupled with the Wenger Parts and Technical Service teams, complete process laboratory facilities at the Wenger Technical Center and engineering services from the Corporate Project Services Division. Wenger delivers its partners help, not hype.
Shick Esteve’s Liquid Tote Systems
Shick Esteve’s Liquid Tote Systems store and transfer various liquid ingredients. Designed as standalone additions or to be integrated into a larger automated ingredient delivery system. The units are a cost-effective way to automate the addition of liquid ingredients currently added by hand. Factory installed delivery pump and highly accurate ingredient dosing meter are standard features. The reservoir below allows for continued operation while empty totes are being replaced. To obtain information about these liquid tote systems go to www.shickesteve.com.
Inline Grinder Pump Solution Tailor-Made for Each Pet Food Process
FPEC’s Inline Grinder Pump System offers numerous configurations and can be custom-built to individual specifications. The system was designed with durability and longevity in mind, featuring twin intermeshing feed screws, a variable speed positive displacement pump, and a variable speed auger agitator to prevent bridging. The Inline Grinder Pump System can be configured to grind pork, beef, chicken and pet food products and can be equipped with a transition funnel to feed product to another machine via pipe connection.
Safe, Sustainable Solutions for Pet Food Packaging
Printpack helps develop brands from digitally printed concepts to full scale production while addressing sustainable initiatives. From sourcing to disposal, Printpack can help reduce the environmental impact of packaging by developing structures that use renewable source resins and recyclable materials. Easy open and reclose options also help prevent food waste.
Introducing PetShure Sensory Systems from Balchem
Add a vibrant visual pop and pleasing aroma to baked treats with new Sensory Systems inclusions. These lipid-based inclusions provide maximum effect with minimal impact on moisture content or product formulation, allowing brands to create new seasonal or specialty treats with speed and ease. The Sensory Systems line-up includes the most popular flavors among pet parents, as well as seasonal options.
ALFRA dosing and weighing systems
KSE is the supplier of ALFRA dosing and weighing systems – the machines that enable companies in the powder and granulate processing industries to measure any product safely, flexibly and efficiently. The dosing range of an ALFRA machine can vary from 1 gram up to 10,000 kilograms. KSE supplies machinery for each step within the production process: from intake of raw materials to solutions for the distribution of finished products. Purchasing an ALFRA machine is a good long-term investment as the systems generally have a fifty-year service life.
AirSweep System for Difficult-to-Reach Areas
Control Concepts’ AirSweep® Material Activation System eliminates and prevents hang-ups and blockages, cleans interior surfaces and keeps dry, bulk solids flowing through system. High-pressure, high-volume, 360° bursts of compressed air/gas along the inside walls of vessels lift and sweep material back into the flow stream. Each AirSweep nozzle activates up to an 8-foot diameter of material. Ideal for silos, vibratory conveyors, gravity chutes, dust collection systems and more.
Turn-Key Pet Food Retort Room Solutions With The Flexibility Processors Need
Allpax specializes in the design and build of custom automated turn-key retortable pet food lines using the latest technologies in commercial batch processing. From R&D retorts for product development to production retorts and high speed material handling equipment, Allpax is the one stop shop for integrated pet food lines designed to handle cans, plastic cups, trays, bowls or pouches.
Wholesome Ingredients for Wholesome Nutrition
Ardent Mills offers everything from traditional ingredients like bran, germ, mill feed and clear flour, to unique, non-GMO, organic and gluten-free ancient grain options. Ardent Mills' ingredients are backed by unrivaled technical support, food safety and the supply assurance of a network of community mills and blending facilities across North America. To learn more or request a sample, call Ardent Mills at 888-680-0013 or visit our website.
Pet Treat Production with Reading Bakery
With more than 120 years of commercial baking experience, RBS can help processors take their baked pet treat operation to the next level with completely automated system solutions. RBS offers innovative, cost-effective solutions for every part of the process including continuous mixing, forming, baking & drying equipment.
A Wide Range of Grinding Solutions from Rome
Pet food processors in the market for new or used grinders, equipment refurbishing, replacement parts, or assistance with an entire process line know they can rely Rome Grinding Solutions. With options ranging from 6,000 up to 150,000 lbs. per hour, Rome helps its customers meet diverse requirements. Rome builds the equipment “to order” in its Midwestern-based manufacturing facility, drawing on its 40+ years of experience and talented team.
2-in-1 Checkweighing and Vision Inspection System
The CV35 AdvancedLine is the first product on the market that combines checkweighing and visual inspection – designed to prevent label mix-up and verify weight in a single process. Verifying the weight of packaged pet food is crucial to ensuring customers receive what they pay for and that manufacturers keep profits by reducing giveaway. Preventing label mix-up minimizes the risk of a costly recall, safeguards your brand, and ensures regulatory compliance.
Prevent Cross-Contamination with Douglas Machines Corp. Scale Parts Washers
Designed for mezzanine, ramp or pit installation, the 2554-SPW will quickly and efficiently wash, rinse and sanitize scale parts such as weigh hoppers, chutes, buckets and feeder pans. Change-over time is significantly reduced because hoppers and feeder pans of most 12-head scales can be cleaned in just one batch. Processes up to 10 batches an hour using as little as 120 gallons of water per hour. Available with Data Logging capabilities.
Tasco: Superfood of the Sea
When looking for the best the ocean has to offer, look no further. Tasco® seaweed is a unique living organism that delivers great benefits to pets. Tasco seaweed captures the surge in protective molecules during harvest and is no comparison to commodity kelp. This “Superfood of the Sea” is a prebiotic that helps maintain GI tract health. It also serves as an antioxidant to help pets build strong defenses.
Reliable, Safe Ingredients for Quality Pet Foods
Darling Ingredients’ efficient processing methods and strict separation of bovine, porcine and poultry materials, allow the company to offer a variety of nutritious and healthy meals, fats and meats for the world’s pet food brands. These premium, reliable products are safe, healthy and sustainable and support the well-being of dogs and cats. These ingredients support healthy digestive and organ functions, promotes skin and coat health and provides essential nutrients to support muscle growth and immune functions.
Complete Weigh, Fill and Sealing System
Tridyne and All Packaging Machinery Corp. manufacture a complete weigh, fill and sealing system. Precise and dependable. Turn-key packaging for any free flowing dry material. An excellent way to increase production of filling and sealing applications that are currently manual. A fully integrated packaging system!
Innovative Design + Construction Firm with Pet Food Expertise
CRB is a leading national firm in the design and construction of food and beverage facilities. Its full-service team of engineering, architecture, construction and consulting professionals provide insight into new technologies and methods, process and packaging integration, lean design and food safety. CRB has pet food processing specialists ready to assist on the next pet food project. CRB recently assisted Freshpet to expand production at an existing facility to meet increased consumer demand, leveraging fine-tuned temperature and humidity control to maintain product quality.
Clean-Cut Filling with Waldner Wisk-A™ Nozzle
PTI/Waldner North America specializes in automated filling and sealing machinery for shelf stable cups, trays, pouches and spouted pouches for packaging pet food and pet treats. DOSOMAT systems feature the Waldner Wisk-A™ nozzle for filling pet food:
- Dripless filling with ULTRA precise cutting nozzle
- Clean cut of the pet loaf: No strings attached!
- Accurate fill weights: no product giveaway, no waste
- Food retains texture & moisture, proven with over 100 varieties of pet food
Hybrid Sterilizer That Meets Demand for Flexible Pet Food Production
STOCK offers versatile, hybrid sterilizers capable of processing a wide variety of pet food formulations in a variety of containers, all with a simple change in recipe. In contrast to pet foods of the past, low-cost, high-volume recipes are routinely being replaced with formulations and processes that are in-line with commercially sterilized products for human consumption requiring more capable equipment. The STOCK hybrid sterilizer utilizes fast come up times, tight temperature control and short cooling cycles to ensure process optimization.
