APEC Blog

Welcome to the APEC Blog! Your resource for finding insights and equipment solutions for process automation, ingredient handling, weighing and batching, and more. Whether you’re an animal or pet food manufacturer, working in the food production industry, or another manufacturing industry, we cover a wide range of topics to help improve efficiencies, maintain quality, and solve your production challenges.

With a variety of different blog types, we have the resources to support manufacturers looking to streamline operations, reduce downtime, and stay ahead of industry trends. Check out our latest articles below.

Making Animal Feed Safer with Processing Equipment

August 24, 2016 Uncategorized
Ensuring the safety and nutritional value of animal feed, mixed feed, medicated feed, aqua feed, pet food, treats, and chews is the number one priority of animal feed manufacturers and is necessary when producing consumable goods. Here’s a detailed look how this priority is met…
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The Evolution of Food Processing Equipment

August 10, 2016 Uncategorized
Mincing, macerating, liquefying, emulsifying, cooking, pickling, pasteurizing, preserving, and packaging. Those are all tasks done by processing equipment in the transformation of raw ingredients, by physical or chemical means, into snack food that is fit for consumption. Let’s take a look back through the history…
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How to Prevent Problems and Breakdowns of Your Animal Feed Processing Equipment

June 5, 2016 Uncategorized
The last thing you want is to lose efficiency and money with downtime caused by broken equipment. Instead, learn how to prevent problems by making wise purchases and properly maintaining your animal feed processing equipment. Buy High-Quality Equipment The most important way to prevent a breakdown…
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4 Innovation Tips From the Manufacturing Industry to the Food Industry

May 3, 2016 Uncategorized
The manufacturing industry has faced enormous challenges over the last 50 years, and has been forced to adapt. For example, over the last two decades the industry has shifted largely toward manufacturing of computers and electronics. Advances and innovation in technology has largely facilitated this…
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How to Prepare for the Digital Age in Pet Food Processing

May 2, 2016 Uncategorized
The digital age has brought monumental advancements in the way we live our lives -- many of which we take for granted every single day. However, the pet food processing industry hasn’t advanced quite as rapidly since extrusion technologies were developed in the 1950s. That’s been changing…
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Excellence Is in the Details: How to Get the Most out of Your Processing Equipment

April 27, 2016 Uncategorized
Your processing equipment can make or break your success. The downtime that comes from a breakage (not to mention the secondary issues like spoiled raw materials) is enough to make any business owner or manager see red. How can you avoid this scenario? How can…
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4 Changes You Can Make to Keep Up With the Healthy Pet Food Trend

March 1, 2016 Uncategorized
There’s a growing trend in the pet food industry toward healthy products, with specialty pet food products appearing on supermarket shelves worldwide. According to Packaged Facts, growth in natural, organic, and eco-friendly pet food is expected to be near-exponential, with predictions that sales will eclipse traditional…
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APEC’s Continued Investment in The Latest Technology

January 8, 2016 Uncategorized
One of the biggest challenges in a production facility is to consistently manufacture products that are of the highest quality, and do it as quickly as humanly possible. APEC is always looking for ways to improve our production process, and we have recently invested in…
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Where Can You Find APEC’s Equipment Around The World?

November 21, 2015 Uncategorized
APEC, the Automated Process Equipment Corporation, specializes in designing and manufacturing equipment that is used to automatically weigh, dose, blend, and coat ingredients. Our equipment is used by a variety of industries to automatically process ingredients. About APEC APEC is a small business that started…
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Improve Your Bottom Line by Choosing the Right Nut Coating Equipment

November 19, 2015 Uncategorized
One way nut companies can improve their bottom line is by implementing the right nut coating equipment. With an effective coating system powered by APEC’s Mistcoater, you’ll waste less down time cleaning and maintaining your equipment, and you’ll deliver a superior product to your customers.…
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