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SUPPLIER PROFILES

AMF Bakery Systems

Ashworth Bros., Inc.

2115 W. Laburnum Ave.
Richmond, VA 23227
Phone: (800) 225-3771
Fax: (804) 342-9724
E-mail: www.amfbakery.com
Web: sales@amfbakery.com

450 Armour Dale
Winchester, VA 22601
Phone: (800) 682-4594
E-mail: ashworth@ashworth.com
Web: www.ashworth.com

AMF Bakery Systems is a designer and manufacturer of high-quality
bakery equipment for the wholesale baker. Complete bakery systems
and unit equipment from mixing to packaging are its specialty.
AMF features newly designed packaging equipment for bread
and buns, a state-of-the-art robotic product orientor-loader for
bread and roll products and a new indirect-fired tunnel oven with
unique designs that improve efficiency and reduce maintenance.
Other offerings include a horizontal tilt bowl mixer with the
company's new "Arctic Line" of chilling options; a robotic pan
handling system; a robotic flexpicking technology for bakery applications; a new Accupan high-speed bun makeup system; and a
new spiral product cooler.
AMF is the right choice - from plant design to installation/
commissioning and operator training. Whether optimizing performance with unit equipment replacement or building a state-of-theart new bakery, AMF is the right partner.

BEMA

Berndorf Belt Technology USA

7101 College Blvd. * Suite 1505
Overland Park, KS 66210
Phone: (913) 338-1300
Fax: (913) 338-1327
E-mail: info@bema.org
Web: www.bema.org

2525 Bath Rd
Elgin, IL 60123
Phone: (847) 931-5264
Fax: (847) 931-5299
E-mail: bb@berndorf-usa.com
Web: www.berndorf-usa.com

BEMA, the baking industry suppliers association, is an international, nonprofit trade association representing leading baking and
food industry suppliers. Founded in 1918, BEMA is committed
to furthering professionalism, technological advancement, education and safety and sanitation practices within the bakery and
food industries.
BEMA offers a gold standard of service to its members and the
baking industry. Going for the gold means becoming a member and taking advantage of golden opportunities to access the
industry's top baking executives, network with peers, receive space
discounts at Baking Expo, get the inside track on industry developments, position your company to increase its market share, affect
policy, gain a powerful voice for your company and much more.
BEMA also supports the industry through scholarships, sponsorship of educational programs, grants to industry organizations and
donations to industry-wide causes, such as its $1 million pledge to
the Grain Foods Foundation.

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Ashworth has been a major supplier of conveyor belts to the bakery
and snack food industries since 1946. Inventors of the lotension
spiral system, the company maintains manufacturing facilities in
the US and The Netherlands and offers the most comprehensive
range of spiral belting available on the market.
Most recently, Ashworth introduced the Advantage 200, the latest addition to its line of hybrid belts, designed for lotension spiral
and turn-curve applications. Backed by a 5-year, no-risk warranty,
the Advantage series offers the benefits of plastic with the strength
of steel, incorporating innovative design features that afford the
largest open area of any belt on the market. This feature facilitates
airflow, improving product quality while offering dramatic improvements in cleanability and sanitation. Further, its steel-rod
backbone endows the
Advantage line with
superior beam strength,
enabling it to carry far
greater loads than any
other plastic belt on the
market.

Berndorf has been manufacturing solid steel belts since the early
20th century and is considered one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-quality transport and process belts for the food industry. Through constant development and innovation, Berndorf
is able to provide high-quality belts to meet the everyday stresses of
baking, cooling, deep-freezing, steaming, drying and transporting
food. The company's solid steel belts are available in various types,
grades and sizes to meet processing requirements.
Berndorf belts have uniformly dark and flat surface areas, are corrosion and abrasion resistant, are hygienic and easy to clean and have
excellent adhesion of various vee-rope materials. As a global supplier
of solid steel belts and processing units, Berndorf is positioned to
provide worldwide sales, service and system maintenance for custom
designed steel belts, bake ovens and conveyor systems.

http://www.amfbakery.com http://www.ashworth.com http://www.bema.org http://www.berndorf-usa.com

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