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PROFILE | PKN 60 YEARS SPECIAL
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treatment furnaces and combustion sys- tems), the food industry then becomes the company’s main focus as Heat and Control includes snack food fryers, french fry oil blanchers, meat and poultry cooking and coating systems into its lines.
◆ 1960s – A North American presence is firmly established as the US food industry realises the advantage of innovative processing lines that will meet increasing consumer demand for french fry, snack and prepared foods. The company continues to invest in product devel- opment and innovation, including pioneering the patented continuous, externally heated fryer system.
◆ 1970s – A focus on product innovation and development, with increased emphasis on design and manufacture of complete pro- cessing systems for snacks and prepared food products. During this decade the com- pany invents the MPO Cooking System®, multipurpose oven.
◆ 1980s – A decade of tremendous growth that starts with the formation of a strategic part- nership with Ishida – inventor and world- leader in weighing technologies. Australian operation is established – the company’s Brisbane site is originally Greer Australia, owned by the MacDonald family and estab- lished in 1967. The Caridis family acquired Greer as the existing organisation and manu- facturing facility closely aligned to their own
US business, and this allowed a seamless transition of ownership and continuous opera- tion. They expand their global presence, setting up regional locations including Asia Pacific, Europe, and Latin America with sales, service and manufacturing locations established in Australia, Scotland, and Mexico.
◆ 1990s – The company debuts the FastBack® horizontal motion conveyor which revolution- ises food industry conveyor standards with its slow forward, fast back horizontal movement. The FastBack also links the processing and packaging elements of the company’s product catalogue and offers conveyors for accumula- tion, blending, and proportional feed. Heat and Control also manages to pioneer moving sea- soning from the production to the packing hall with the FastBack On-Machine Seasoning System (OMS).
◆ 2004 – A full capability factory is estab- lished in Nanjing, China.
◆ 2005 – Expansion of inspection capabilities to include metal detection. A strategic part- nership is formed with world leader in metal detection technologies, CEIA.
◆ 2009 – Dedicated food processing training & technical center ‘CENTEC’ is opened in Guadalajara, Mexico.
◆ 2010s – Growth and investment continues throughout this decade. In 2011 the com- pany makes two acquisitions: first is Flavorite Technologies, India to increase
LEFT: The company’s Brisbane operation FAR LEFT: Andy and Tony Caridis BELOW LEFT: The Multi-Purpose Oven
support for the fast-growing Indian savoury snack industry, and second, Spray Dynamics, USA to expand their coating and seasoning system catalogue.
◆ 2017–India-basedSales,ProjectandService operations open a full capability factory in Mahindra City, India.
◆ 2020 – Moscow office opens to serve cus- tomers in Russia and CIS regions.
Alliances
◆ Ishida
◆ CEIA
◆ Urschel
◆ Key Technology ◆ Volpak
◆ Oxipack ◆ Berndorf
Pressing forward
“We understand there are many common obsta- cles faced by Australian processors today. In this growing landscape of lean manufacturing, we offer a host of solutions and a keen understand- ing of challenges faced. With over 200 patents and counting, we are committed to taking risks in order to be truly innovative and successful.
“We continue to stay at the forefront of the industries we serve because of our ability to produce processes and equipment, and we will continue to forge ahead with innovative new ideas. As always, our ongoing strategy is that we measure our success by that of our customers,” says CEO Jim Strang.
Covid-19 pandemic
The manufacturing, supply chain and restau- rant segments of the food industry have all been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The strength of Heat and Control’s global net- work places the company in a unique position to navigate this challenging time. Multiple sites offer manufacturing, after-sales service and spare parts, and this keeps customers’ equip- ment operational and allows them to stay open and ready to meet their customers’ needs throughout the pandemic and beyond.
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