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Why Food Processors Automate Their Washing

In the past five years, the food processing industry has faced hard challenges like worker retention, labor shortages, and supply chain disruptions. For these issues and more, the answer increasingly seems to be: automation. This is also true for the increasingly...

What is a COP washer?

A Clean-Out-Of-Place (COP) Parts Washer is a portable stainless-steel wash tank that cleans hard-to-wash processing items and machine parts. Its stainless-steel wash basin is full of hot water and often chemicals and may contain baskets to hold small parts. Inside...

The 7 Do’s and Don’ts of Industrial Washer Safety

Industrial washers are powerful machines, capable of fully sanitizing hundreds or even thousands of process items an hour. While automated washers are designed to operate fairly independently, industrial washer safety practices are still extremely important. The...

Three Ways Poultry Automation Improves Labor Efficiency

by dougmacweb | May 23, 2023

Labor is one of the greatest challenges meat and poultry processors face today. Staffing is an ongoing pain point, thanks to workforce shortages and labor costs. Unfortunately, labor costs have never been higher for animal protein facilities and are projected to stay...

Douglas Machines Corp. Hires New VP of Sales and Marketing

by Mesh Naidoo | Apr 12, 2023

CLEARWATER — Douglas Machines Corp. hired Chad Dykstra as Vice President of Sales and Marketing on April 1, 2023. Dykstra is an authority in the industrial washing and sanitizing space with over 30 years of experience. A...

Lean Six Sigma: Train Your Company to Constantly Improve

by dougmacweb | Nov 28, 2022

Truly effective leaders are always looking for ways to make their businesses more efficient, more cost-effective, and more consistent in the quality of their products. For newly-placed leaders or those trying to break from the status quo for the first time, it can be...

Is Your Poultry Processing Plant Compliant in Time for Thanksgiving?

by dougmacweb | Nov 21, 2022

Here are four compliance steps to ensure you're producing safe poultry this holiday season./PEXELS Over 46 million turkeys are eaten every Thanksgiving, according to the USDA. The CDC also estimates that one in six Americans will get sick with a foodborne illness...

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