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Increasing Poultry Feed Quality

About Pilgrim’s Foods Pilgrim’s produces high-quality food products in processing plants around the world. As one of the largest global poultry producers, they have poultry feed down to a science. Their feed mill runs 24 hours a day, six days a week. Each week, they…
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Increasing the Cattle Feed Bottom Line: A CattlePro Case Study

About TC Feeders TC Feeders is located in Alberta, Canada. The cattle feedlot raises and cares for 10,000 calves, including backgrounding and finishing. As a specialty feedlot, their customers don’t want to see average cattle quality; they want to see the best – and nothing…
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Automated Micro Ingredient System Comparison for Cattle Feedlots

A micro ingredient system is a significant investment for any cattle feedlot operation. At APEC, we recognize the challenges that come with managing a successful feedlot operation, and cattle feed nutrition. We've taken the time to compare the different micro ingredient systems we offer at…
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Tired of Leasing Your Micro Ingredient Machine? Try This Instead

As a cattle rancher, you understand the challenge of balancing the business while providing quality cattle nutrition. You don’t need the added stress of equipment leases and locked-in contracts that dictate where you source ingredients. At APEC, we empower feedlot managers with the freedom to…
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Your Comparison Guide to Liquid Coating Solutions: Nozzle, Drum & Mist Coaters

Liquid coating solutions play a crucial role in the processing industry. In this comprehensive guide, we will compare three popular types of liquid coating solutions: nozzle coaters, drum coaters and mist coaters. Read this blog to discover the benefits, drawbacks and specific features of each…
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APEC’s Ongoing Customer Support for Processing Equipment

When you are ready to invest in processing equipment, it’s just as important to look at the customer support and service contracts as it is the benefits and features. Equipment manufacturers who are committed to supporting their customers after the sale can make all the…
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From Concept to Creation: APEC’s Custom Fabrication Process

APEC is the leading manufacturer of automated processing equipment, but did you know we also provide custom fabrication solutions? When you’re looking for a manufacturing partner to build custom steel components, you can count on our team at APEC to get the job done right.…
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The History of Food Processing: How We Got to What We Eat

Food processing includes a wide variety and range of activities that help to make food tasty, accessible, and safe. Humans have been trying to make food processing faster and more efficient for thousands of years. The long history of food processing has helped us sustain…
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7 Types of Industrial Mixers

At first glance, mixing ingredients together doesn’t seem too complicated. But, when you want to mix ingredients together that simply don’t want to mix, or if you want to mix hundreds of tons of materials together to ramp up production, mixing quickly becomes more complicated.…
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What is Hermetic Sealing?

Hermetic sealing is the process of creating an airtight seal. Hermetic sealing can be done with plastics, epoxy resins, glass, metals, ceramics and more. There are many ways to make something hermetically sealed, and even more applications. The specifics of what a hermetic seal is…
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