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Products & Services enabling its clients to save up to 20% on distribution expenses year after year while also increasing sales with more motivated distributors. (877) 853-6475 www.dci-dsa.com SANITARY DRYING The new SD+ option on the AeroDry from Bühler Aeroglide improves the level of sanitation for drying cereals, snacks, fruits, vegetables and more. The SD+ allows easy cleaning with one-piece slab roofs and floors that get rid of water pooling; an open channel frame that eliminates entrapment areas; access doors with continuous welds, surface mounted hinges and handles that provide unbroken barrier protection against water penetration; support members turned 45° for faster cleaning; and a comprehensive water management system. (800) 722-7483 www.aeroglide.com OIL-PURIFIYING ADDITIVE Crystal Filtration Co.’s patentpending Filsorb XP20 is an oil-purifying additive that extends the life of cooking oil in large-scale frying operations. The white odorless powder improves snack manufacturers’ bottom line by lengthening the life of cooking oil. It reduces the filter media needed and nearly doubles the cycle time of frying oils. (248) 531-1239 www.filsorb.com LOWERING DISTRIBUTION COSTS Distribution Consultants, Inc. (DCI) specializes in analysis, design and implementation of independent distribution systems. It focuses on helping manufacturers significantly lower shipping costs and increase profits by replacing employee-based models with independent, owneroperated distribution systems. During the past 50 years, DCI has converted thousands of routes, 60 Snack World May 2013 www.sfa.org even when using film with thin sealant layers. Heat and Control supports its Ishida customers with service, parts and training. (800) 227-5980 www.heatandcontrol.com COMPACT PALLET WASHER Douglas Machines Corp. developed a compact tunnel washer for pallets. This vertically loaded machine is 11 ft long and washes and sanitizes up to 120 pieces an hour. Filtered and recirculated wash water saves water and chemicals. After the pallet leaves the wash chamber, it is sprayed with a fresh water sanitizing rinse before exiting. An optional blow-off module is also available. Meet today’s high standard for cleanliness and sanitation while minimizing labor, water and energy costs. (800) 331-6870 www.dougmac.com SWEET POTATO PELLETS J.R. Short Milling Co.’s advanced extrusion technology enables inclusion of new ingredients such as sweet potatoes in its pellet products. This helps snack manufacturers address current and emerging consumer trends. Sweet potato snack pellets come in a variety of textures depending on shape, proprietary extrusion method and expansion process. (800) 544-8734 www.shortmill.com FAST, GREEN SNACK PACKING Ishida’s new RV weigher and integrated Atlas bagmaker streamline snack packaging. Fast, accurate and environmentally friendly, RV weighers feature automatic setup, wireless access, self-draining surfaces and three energy-saving operating modes. Ishida Atlas 233 bagmakers are designed and priced for packing potato chips at up to 120 bags per minute. Ishida’s flagship Atlas 223 delivers up to 200 bags per minute CO-PACKAGING OPERATIONS Lifeline Foods, a supplier of milled dry corn and masa flour products, provides co-packaging services for the snack industry. It adds value to its corn granulations through blending, cooking and packaging activities. Snack companies can focus on future growth and sales opportunities while Lifeline Foods manufactures and packages the companies’ products using their branded labels. Numerous retail and foodservice package sizes are available. (816) 279-1651 www.lifeline-foods.com ADAPTABLE CORN FLOURS The Soulmaize Snacks line of corn flours introduced by Minsa helps manufacturers create new textures, http://www.dci-dsa.com http://www.heatandcontrol.com http://www.aeroglide.com http://www.shortmill.com http://www.dougmac.com http://www.filsorb.com http://www.lifeline-foods.com http://www.sfa.org

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