Cryopak, a specialist in the design and development of cold chain packaging and temperature monitoring devices, has acquired the Gel-Pack manufacturing segment of Garden State Cold Storage (GSCS).
With an impressive annual export of over 1 billion products to more than 40 countries, Mantinga funded £18 Million into processing lines, including automated freezing systems.
DSI Freezing Solutions A/S, a Denmark-based market leader in plate freezing technology, has acquired Cryogenic Equipment and Services NV (CES) and Dantech Freezing Systems A/S (Dantech). Thereby it has created a new global player with the industry’s widest product range within industrial freezing, cooling, and heat treatment of food.
Food Process Solutions (FPS) has announced the launch of their Spiral Immersion System (SIS) targeting food processors in North America as their first market. The technology first developed in 2018 are exceeding expectations of not only chilling and freezing food products but in pasteurizing, cooking and sous vide applications. This is considered a game changer for food processors looking for superior performance as well as savings in labor and energy costs.
The purpose of the spiral freezer is to quickly decrease product temperature prior to transporting or placing in storage. Product travels through the spiral freezer on a belt, with the time spent in the freezing process controlled by the belt speed. The enclosed area of the spiral freezer, or box, is maintained at a target temperature, with evaporator fans operating at a defined speed to maintain air flow across product while the evaporator coils remove heat from the space.
GEA Group, Germany, announced two new options for its A-Tec spiral freezer for the North American market to provide significant hygiene and practical benefits to food processing customers.
Linde North America, Murray Hill, N.J., debuted the new immersion spiral freezer, proprietarily designed to deliver a consistent freeze with high efficiency for high-quality food production.
Having started with Northfield freezing in 1985, Bud Martinson is now back in Northfield's original building -- as director of sales for spiral freezing systems supplier NTFE America.