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.

Increasing Poultry Feed Quality

January 23, 2024 Animal Feed
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

January 19, 2024 Animal Feed
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

January 8, 2024 Animal Feed
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

January 8, 2024 Animal Feed
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

November 22, 2023 Food Processing
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

November 13, 2023
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

October 23, 2023 Custom Fabrication
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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7 Types of Industrial Mixers

October 5, 2023 Food Processing
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Mixing ingredients may seem like a simple process, but it is more than just combining ingredients. When you have ingredients that you do not want to mix together or you have a large amount of ingredients to mix, the type of industrial mixer comes into play. Industrial mixing…
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What is Hermetic Sealing?

October 5, 2023 Food Manufacturing
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Hermetic sealing creates an airtight and watertight seal on packaging for a variety of products. The hermetic packaging process can be done with plastics, metals, glass, epoxy resins, ceramics and more. During the manufacturing process, there are several ways to approach hermetically sealing. So…
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Achieving Lean Initiatives with APEC’s Automation

October 3, 2023 Food Processing
The processing industry can be cutthroat. While inflation and customer expectations are on the rise, profit margins are thin as ice. In this blog, we’ll explore the challenges (and possible solutions) in the processing world. If you answer “yes” to the following questions, keep reading.…
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