Poultry Processing Solutions – Primary

JBT for Poultry Primary Processing Success

JBT Primary Poultry Processing

Which came first: the chicken or the nugget? Obviously the chicken, and it took several steps to transform the live feathered fowl into a tasty, bite-sized, consumer-ready morsel.

JBT has everything you need to prepare a variety of birds for downstream processing – like coating, cooking, or packaging. Our equipment readily handles all manner of poultry:

  • Chickens
  • Turkeys
  • Ducks
  • Geese
  • Other commercially-raised fowl and game birds

Better yet, your JBT poultry primary processing equipment can yield significant operational gains. Users of our machinery – typically large-scale intermediary poultry processors like you – frequently report meaningful benefits such as:

  • Saving on labor. With greater labor efficiency, processors are able to reallocate workers to less dangerous, more fulfilling tasks.
  • Increasing yield. The ability to get more meat off the bird, translates to major bottom-line boosts. JBT machines are the only ones available that can match hand yield.
  • Improved food safety. Having reliable, automated, hygienic machines doing the work means accuracy, repeatability, and speed go up.
  • Simpler and minimal maintenance and repair. Designed for ease of use and ownership, you’ll appreciate straightforward operation, cleanability, hassle-free part repair or replacement, and consistent accuracy over time.
  • Smart resource usage. Efficient cleaning techniques and water reuse can cut a plant’s total water use in half – which is great for sustainability and cost controlling.

JBT doesn’t quit there, though. You’ll work with our team of skilled machine technicians and engineers to get the absolute best possible process and equipment set-up. You can think of them as expert consultants.

As they’ve spent a great deal of time in a lot of plants, they truly know their drumettes from their drumsticks and their scalders from their skinners. Identifying areas for optimization is a JBT specialty!

A JBT Machine Every Step of the Way

Poultry primary processing encompasses a long and diverse set of activities. With JBT equipment you’ll be able to do all of the following tasks and more:

  • Receive delivery of live birds
  • Convey birds from station to station
  • Stun and slaughter
  • Feather and offal screening
  • Paw processing
  • Evisceration
  • Trim and rinse
  • Debone and cut up
  • Chilling and cold storage
  • Packaging
  • Distribution

JBT’s extensive portfolio offers plenty of options for each process.

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Features & Benefits

JBT’s poultry processing equipment is as stuffed with features and functionality as a holiday goose. All these capabilities make for food production that’s predictably fast, accurate, productive, and safe.

  • Versatility – Customizable machines and configurations available to suit your requirements
  • Efficient – No sick days plus redeployment of labor to more impactful positions for significant savings
  • Eco-Friendly – Water reuse accounts for up to 50% water reduction
  • Accurate – Maintains steady high-precision over time for quality products, optimal performance, and predictable operations
  • Sanitary – Easier cleaning and reduced human involvement lead to fewer germs and increased food safety
  • Speed – Faster throughput opens up opportunities for cost savings and additional income
  • Ownability – Equipment designed to have the easiest maintenance and repair (M&R) possible
  • Operable – Simple to use with intuitive controls
  • Yield – Get the most meat off the bone for more product to sell from the same number of birds
  • Durable – Built to last and perform consistently for years
  • Safer – Worker and food security soar due to process automation
  • Support – Global support staff available 24/7, year round

Have questions about these features – or how they can benefit your operations? Contact our team today.

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Prime Brands for Primary Processing

To consistently achieve top-quality results, you need machinery that’s first-rate as well. JBT only carries the best brands — ones that are on par with the level of outcomes you’re seeking.

Not only can you can count on JBT’s lines of exceptional solutions to be high performing and dependable, you can expect:

  • Maximized uptime and productivity
  • Efficient and safe operation
  • Saving money and resources like water and energy
  • Reduced waste and scrap

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Every FoodTech Solution You Need, JBT Has

One reason customers flock to us time and again is our capacity to understand and address all their food production challenges and needs. JBT has a broad wingspan, so to speak.

So, even though you’re looking into solutions for the initial poultry processing now, you’ll likely also require products and services for the manufacturing steps to follow. To accommodate your end-to-end operation, we’re a one-stop provider – offering an outstanding selection of unbeatable equipment.

You want to focus on feeding the world and turn a nice profit  – JBT helps you do that like nobody else.

More Than Machines

You’ll quickly see that JBT can supply you with more than just picking, plucking, and portioning machines. With the quality and variety of our vast offerings, you can:

  • Conveniently source equipment from one supplier
  • Tailor your manufacturing assemblage to fit your needs
  • Mix and match brands to get the exact setup you require
  • Replace single machines within your existing production line

Add JBT’s upgrade kits, parts, maintenance, and training to the bundle and you’ll have an even more ideal solution.

Regardless of whether you’re buying one piece of equipment or many, JBT products integrate seamlessly with the rest of your operation.

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There’s no need to keep searching for a competent, comprehensive partner to help you conquer food production. JBT’s got what it takes to help your business thrive.

Taking the Long View

You’re more than a sale to JBT – you’re a valued customer! As such, we look forward to building a rich, enduring relationship. In our view, assisting you today – and for many tomorrows – is the best approach to doing business.

Over time, JBT’s able to internalize and anticipate your needs. This enables us to serve you more thoughtfully and comprehensively. It’s a terrific way to help you get the most from your JBT products and services.

Test & Innovation Hubs

Use of our global Research & Technology Centers is a special and highly impactful perk of working with JBT. These amazing facilities – where you can try out machines, explore production configurations, perfect your recipes, access to technical expertise and data, and more – put mere test kitchens or labs to shame!

Expert Helping Hands

JBT’s been a food industry authority for over a hundred years. During that tenure, we’ve accrued volumes of knowledge and lifetimes of experience. We’re happy to share our learnings and insights with you!

Why do we encourage you to reach out? Because we’re well aware that being a titan of the food industry can be tough. Sometimes it just takes a little bit of extra care and attention from JBT to knock down barriers and resolve issues.

Contact us anytime with your questions, concerns, or requests. Let JBT’s talented crew be your go-to FoodTech resource.

Powder Filling Machine Solutions

Sanitary, gentle, integrated powder processing on customized systems that are easy to use, economical to own, and beyond reliable

JBT, Powder Filling at Its Best

Sometimes you can tell when you’ve come across something extra special. JBT’s powder processing equipment and powder filling services are just that. Major global brands are reveling in this feeling – and the real results they get from their PLF solutions.

Designed and manufactured for flexibility, accuracy, cleanliness, gentle product handling, and user-friendliness, these machines are sure to be your favorites as well. With JBT’s broad selection of integrated powder handling equipment, we know you’ll find the ideal model for your application.

As mentioned, our equipment excels at versatility. JBT powder filling machines can:

Accommodate many styles of rigid and semi-rigid packaging – like steel and composite cans, jars, and bottles

Use the most appropriate filling method – vacuum, volume, time, or an optimal mix of these – for your powder or granular product 

Plus, because JBT processing equipment employs the latest technology, you’re guaranteed to have the freshest, safest products. All the flavor and nutrition your consumers demand is locked inside.

Outfitting Your Entire Powder Processing System

Chances are you have processing steps before and after your powder filling station. Fortunately, JBT’s with you up and down the line. We can help you with other powder manufacturing activities like:

  • Scoop or spoon placing
  • In-line gassing
  • Seaming packaging
  • Inspecting containers
  • Barcode labeling and verification for track and trace

Plus, it doesn’t matter if you’re shopping for a single manual powder filling machine or for multiple automatic powder filling machines. JBT can get you set up in the way that makes most sense for your operation.

Given our large portfolio of high-quality equipment, it’s easy to find one or two options for each task. This lets you:

  • Conveniently shop for all your equipment and services in one place
  • Deal with only one supplier
  • Customize your manufacturing line to suit your needs
  • Replace single components of your current production set-up
  • Agilely respond to production process or regulatory changes
  • Integrate with other brands to get the best solution for your product
  • Smoothly scale your operations

You can also tack on our upgrade kitspartsmaintenance, and training options to create an even more tailored and productive system. JBT’s overarching aim is to make establishing your production line a straightforward and low-stress experience.

Next-Gen Tech for Your Powder Processing Today

You expect the absolute best for your operation. Commitment to excellence can give you an edge in your business. The production machinery on your factory floor needs to support this ideology.

This is our mantra, too. It’s the reason JBT prioritizes mindful design in all our products. From ideation to installation, we’ve engineered thoughtful features and functionality that save you time, money, and effort. For instance, you’ll appreciate:

  • Construction that leverages advanced methods and materials
  • Ability to integrate with other powder processing equipment
  • Customizability and configurability to meet your specifications
  • Enhanced product safety
  • Reduced training
  • Quicker deployment
  • Greater equipment longevity
  • Higher resale value

Powder Processing, the Simple Way

One tried-and-true way to facilitate your production? Use equipment that’s meant for making your specific product. Even better – only onboard the most heavy-duty, reliable machinery.

Incorporating the proper, purpose-built solutions sets you up for a high-functioning powder processing line. It can also mitigate many of the challenges you face by:

  • Automating processing
  • Utilizing simple, intuitive controls
  • Minimizing the amount of operator training
  • Reducing risks of human error
  • Allowing you options to address your specific needs

If that weren’t enough, JBT’s processing lines make achieving your operational goals – like product quality targets, increased throughput, minimizing downtime, etc. – simple. It comes with the territory of using our equipment.

Product Integrity – It’s In There

When your machines aren’t transforming inputs into finished goods according to the production schedule, you’re going to have costly problems. Equipment downtime means rotten ingredients, idle workers, and missed deadlines. It’s critical that the powder filling units on your manufacturing line always work properly.

JBT knows the ramifications of unplanned outages. That’s why we’ve made our processing equipment so tough. We use the sturdiest materials and proven manufacturing approaches to achieve unparalleled durability. For you, this translates into:

  • Easier and less expensive upkeep
  • Fewer operational issues
  • Minimal service interruptions caused by operational issues

Features & Benefits

You’ll hardly believe we could squeeze so much functionality into our powder filling machines. It was hard work, but the results are totally worth the effort. All these capabilities mean your food production will get done quickly, correctly, and safely.

  • Productive – Quick product/container changeovers streamline operations
  • Efficient – Minimal dust generation and waste conserves materials, costs, and energy
  • Versatile – Ability to fill a wide variety of container types with a range of powders and granules by vacuum, volume, or time (or a combo of these)
  • Accurate – Machine precision, proper technique, and extensive testing ensure exactness
  • Hygienic – Easy to clean for safer products and reduced maintenance and downtime risk
  • Purity – No moving parts touch the powders or granules during filling for reduced risk of contamination
  • Gentle – Global support staff to help as needed
  • Bespoke – Each machine customized to customer requirements for excellent accuracy and consistency
  • Extensible – Can add on ancillary processing equipment for complete, integrated solution
  • Diagnostics – Real-time production feedback facilitates production efficiency, troubleshooting, and preventative maintenance planning
  • Innovation – Extensive testing capabilities to help expedite product development
  • Support – Global support staff to help as needed

If you have questions about these features or how they can improve your operations, contact us today.

PLF Powder Filler

The Most Trusted Brand

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It would not be good if your powder processing equipment petered out in a puff of dust. We wouldn’t let that happen to you! It’s why JBT only sells the best makes and models available.

Speaking of outstanding brands, PLF International has dominated the powder filling machine market since the mid-1990s. On top of impressive systems adaptability, this machinery lasts. It holds up to time and constant usage like no others.

Because of this, well-known companies around the world depend on PLF’s flexible powder equipment. Similarly, you can confidently count on your PLF machines to meet – and exceed – your production demands. PLF units are so trusty, they can help your business:

  • Maximizing uptime
  • Operate safely and efficiently
  • Realize cost and productivity advantages
  • Reduce waste

End-to-End FoodTech Systems

JBT carries a lot of premium quality machinery – not just that dry powder filling machine you’re eyeing hungrily. If you have a food processing need, we’ve got solutions for you. For instance, we have products and services for markets such as:

JBT checks all the boxes – everything you need before, during, and after each step.

JBT, a True Partner in FoodTech

Now that you’ve connected with JBT, you’re in a good spot. We can take care of all your food processing needs – we’ve got more than just machines here. You don’t have to keep searching for operational support.

Focused on You

We believe that our businesses are stronger together. To that end, JBT strives to build collaborative, constructive, and enduring relationships with our customers.

By fostering this dynamic relationship, JBT can serve you better and deliver greater value. It also affords us an opportunity to give you the attention and respect you deserve. You’re more than just a sale to JBT and we look forward to working with you for years to come.

Innovation & Testing Centers

We like to go above and beyond. Our Research & Technology Centers – an incredible and unique perk that we offer you – are much more than mere test kitchens or labs. At these facilities, you can:

  • Test machines
  • Explore production line configurations
  • Perfect your recipes and techniques
  • Consult with technical experts
  • Gain insights from extensive data

Connect with JBT Expertise

JBT’s been a leader in the food industry for well over a century. Our accumulated knowledge and experience – which is extensive! – is here for your benefit. We encourage you to take advantage of our talented team.

You get this extra level of support because we know food processing can get complicated. Having JBT as your go-to FoodTech resource might be the “thing” that helps all the pieces fall into place for you. Feel free to reach out with any questions, concerns, or requests. We’re ready to help you.

Preparation Solutions

Quality from the Start! It takes efficiency and precision to process food on an industrial scale. Even when it comes to producing homogeneous product masses, our preparation solutions will be geared towards processing your products with particularly high quality and towards high adaptability of the machines to your specific requirements. At the same time, our machines are highly adaptable, so they can cater to your exact requirements.

Flexible and dynamic production begins with our preparation solutions. They allow you to keep pace with developments in the food industry, without major retooling phases. Count on our experience in the food industry, even when it comes to processing your raw materials into standardized product masses. Our preparation solutions grinding and mixing of foodstuffs to form standardized masses are crucial steps for further processing. They form the basis for preparing meat, fish and vegetarian dishes later on. Whether your raw materials are processed, frozen, or fresh makes no difference: our machines grind and mix products of various consistencies into a homogeneous mass that can then be formed, coated, cooked, cooled and frozen.

Our grinders are the first step when it comes to preparation. Thanks to the precise and product-friendly machine technology, it minces your raw materials evenly, ensuring ideal conditions for subsequent processing.

Our mixers are essential when producing standardized raw masses: it blends products so gently and hygienically that it is suitable even for gourmet products. Because mixing requirements vary, our mixing technology can be adapted to particular product requirements. Depending on the model, cooling is achieved by directly injecting carbon dioxide or nitrogen. Heating takes place with the help of a doublewall construction or direct steam injection, and our vacuum equipment can provide direct vacuuming.

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Tried & True Leadership with JBT

We opened our doors over a century ago. Since then, the food processing industry has undergone tremendous change. Throughout our history, JBT has become the gold standard for FoodTech solutions. Our job is to provide you with the support and technology you need to rise above your competition and carve out a unique space in your industry. With extensive experience in dozens of diverse markets around the globe, JBT has the knowledge, expertise, and tenacity to help you achieve your business dreams. 

We can assist you in overhauling your entire operation, or offer you integrated solutions and support to fit in perfectly with your existing line. No matter your goal, JBT is here to help you optimize your production system, yield superior results, and increase your bottom line.

Excellence & Innovation in Technology

JBT is known around the world for our ability to constantly revolutionize food-processing technology. That’s because we take the time to learn what consumers and providers are looking for. You know your industry better than anyone. That’s why our business model is based on prioritizing user safety, customization, craftsmanship, and real-world performance. We also pride ourselves on providing the best in customer support, allowing our partners access to all of our services. With JBT you’ll be able to:

  • Peruse our extensive collection of world-class equipment
  • Customize your production line to optimize performance and efficiency
  • Test our machines and integrate equipment from multiple brands to ensure peak operations
  • Get substitutions for individual components to keep your production line running smoothly
  • Take advantage of individualized services, including upgrade kits, parts, service and maintenance, and training

Expertise in Multiple Industries

JBT has spent years working and innovating in numerous sectors all over the world. By working with clients from various industries with unique needs and goals, we have been able to gain knowledge, experience, and trusted partnerships across markets, including:

Prioritizing Community & Partnership

At JBT, our mission is to continue to break down barriers and blaze trails in the world of FoodTech. But we know that we can’t do it alone. That’s why collaboration has always been at the heart of our approach. We don’t just have customers; we invest in long-term relationships with our clients. Our success is predicated on our ability to help you reach your goals. Therefore, we remain committed to building a strong partnership and prioritizing your specific goals and challenges.

Committing to a collaborative and communication-based partnership is the best way to not only foster new ideas, but to reshape the way we think about what’s possible in FoodTech. When we work together, anything is achievable.

JBT’s Centers for Research & Development

We’re so much more than a FoodTech equipment manufacturer. In addition to our innovative machinery, we support and actively participate in the advancement of research around the world. We offer our partners exclusive, coveted access to our global Research & Technology Centers, which act as hubs of innovation, education, and collaboration for leaders in the food-processing industry.

When you visit our R&T centers, you gain access to the most advanced equipment, technologies, data, and expertise in the food-processing industry today. You’ll have the opportunity to test machinery, trial production-line setups, hone recipes and processes, and validate product and user safety.

Your Trusted Partner in FoodTech

Our extensive collection of FoodTech solutions enables us to provide targeted, customizable fixes and optimizations for the toughest challenges in the food-processing industry. We’re more than a supplier. We don’t just manufacture cutting-edge equipment; we’re truly invested in your company’s future and success. 

As we continue to innovate new and better machinery and solutions, we also offer high-level ongoing support and devote ourselves to understanding your unique goals, challenges, and needs so we’re able to make a real, measurable difference in your supply chain. Contact us to learn more about our offerings and let us know how we can help.

Software Solutions

Specialized software for process modeling and optimization, helping you reduce mistakes and increase process efficiency saving time and resources, improving the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

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JBT, The Ideal FoodTech Partner

Your search could be over. With JBT, you’ve got the total package. All of your business’s food processing needs – beyond just filling and closing – are covered under our one roof.

People- & Needs-Focused

At JBT, it’s not good enough to just make a sale and move on. That’s an outdated paradigm that really doesn’t let us show you the attention and respect you deserve.

Instead, we strive to build a productive long-term relationship with you. It’s this collaborative approach that enables us to serve you more thoughtfully and holistically now – and down the line.

Innovation Centers

More than just a test kitchen or lab, JBT’s Research & Technology Centers are a unique and remarkable perk available to you. At these facilities, you can:

  • Try out machines and production line configurations
  • Hone your recipes and techniques
  • Validate product quality and safety
  • Access technical expertise and tons of data

Engage with JBT Experts

JBT’s been in the FoodTech industry since the 1880s. Take advantage of our substantial knowledge and experience! It’s a great way to get the most benefit from your JBT products and services.

Our dedicated and skilled team is eager to provide this next-level support. We know running a food processing enterprise can be complex and sometimes a bit of help makes all the difference.

We’re here if you have questions, aren’t sure which machines to buy, or need professional input as you plan for capital investment or production scaling. Feel free to contact us anytime.

Tomato Processing Equipment & Solutions

Innovative equipment to improve end-product quality and operating efficiency, minimize downtime, and reduce capital investment for higher profit margins.

Whether you’re producing tomato juice, dices, paste, or puree, our technologically advanced tomato-processing solutions are designed to meet the demands of today’s most challenging processing requirements. With over 50 years of experience producing the highest quality systems on the market, we continue to innovate and push the limits of what’s possible in the industry, enabling our customers to produce first-class end-products while saving time and eliminating unnecessary costs.

Our machinery dominates the competition on a global scale. This is because our technicians understand the intricacies of the machinery they work with, and the unique needs of the industries and markets they serve. Our commitment to our partners’ success is what drives us to continue improving and revolutionizing the way tomatoes are processed and the entire food-processing industry.

Advanced Tech & Exceptional Post-Sales Support

By combining proven, time-tested approaches with new, cutting-edge technologies, our tomato processing equipment is capable of transforming your production line. Our range of high-tech evaporators, fillers, and system controllers are designed to maximize operating efficiency, improve end-product quality, minimize downtime, and reduce capital investment requirements. 

But we don’t stop at technological advancement. We follow through, offering outstanding worldwide post-sales support that includes both technical service and spare parts. Our technicians have an in-depth knowledge of the entire production line, from paste sterilization, hot-break/cold-break preparation, juice refining, evaporation, and sterilization to aseptic cooling and filling. We ensure our technical experts understand the ins and outs of your processes so they can serve you better.

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Features & Benefits

Our comprehensive range of technologically advanced tomato-processing solutions is designed to minimize downtime and maximize operating efficiency while adhering to the highest standards of safety and improving end-product quality. 

We’re dedicated to providing targeted solutions that optimize the functioning of your production line to ensure your products and processes soar beyond those of your competitors. Our extensive collection of tomato-processing equipment ensures:

  • High-quality juice preparation — JBT’s advanced methods of enzyme treatment produces tomato juice that meets the highest standards of quality and taste.
  • Advanced paste production — Our state-of-the-art evaporators are designed to consistently result in superior paste quality, achieved by: reducing holding time, maintaining low temperatures, increasing circulating speeds, and reducing water and steam consumption.
  • Superior paste sterilization — The JBT/FranRica Aseptic Flash Cooler is designed according to rigorous technological criteria. This guarantees better color, higher concentrate consistency, lower energy consumption, less maintenance, the option for longer operation times, and increased flexibility and customization.
  • Efficient evaporation — All JBT evaporators are designed to produce the highest-quality tomato paste that exists on the market by adhering to a low-temperature profile to maintain the organoleptic properties of the fresh fruit; the multiple-effects design also saves energy to reduce operating costs.
  • State-of-the-art juice refining — Our variable speed turbo-extractors expertly separate the tomato peel and seeds from the pulp to extract and refine the juice; Juice Extractor FTE offers the option to adjust the squeeze grade during the process. 
  • Advanced aseptic filling — JBT’s wide range of single- and double-head machines provides the option to fill any type of aseptic bags ranging from 5 to 300 U.S. gallons.
  • Customizable, intuitive control system — Our PRoLINK Control System offers the most advanced web-enabled, recipe-driven touchscreen interface on the market; the system allows processors to control their equipment remotely and access JBT support directly from smart devices.
  • Unmatched post-sales technical support — In addition to the top-of-the-line machinery we develop, we also offer comprehensive post-sales support, which involves both technical service and spare parts

Superior Processing For Superior Product Quality

Our line of tomato-processing equipment is designed to maximize efficiency, output, and convenience while minimizing unnecessary expenditures of energy, time, and money. Our solutions achieve these specific goals without sacrificing any aspect of end-product quality. The juice, dices, paste, or puree you produce using our tech and equipment will reach the highest standards of appearance, taste, and freshness.

Trusted Brands

JBT has been dedicated to developing the highest quality, most innovative food-processing solutions since it was founded more than a century ago. Our various brands have established themselves as leaders in FoodTech, creating top-of-the-line equipment that customers around the world trust and rely on.

  • Avure Technologies is known for its cutting-edge high-pressure processing (HPP) equipment. By processing foods at extremely high water pressure, Avure HPP machines neutralize deadly bacteria such as listeria, salmonella, and E. coli. Because HPP runs cold, it doesn’t require tons of chemicals to keep foods “fresh” and can double or even triple shelf life compared to traditional preservation methods. Avure systems are utilized across industries and markets all over the globe.
  • FranRica began in 1966 as an industry pioneer in aseptic tomato-paste processing and storage systems. Their innovative sterilization and bulk-storage technologies helped to revolutionize bulk aseptic storage of not-from-concentrate citrus juices and their products remain a staple in the fruit and vegetable processing industry.

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Our extensive range of tomato processors are designed to meet the specific demands of your industry. Our product developers and technicians understand the importance of perfecting every step in your production line to produce the highest quality products while minimizing inefficiencies and waste. Your success is our mission, and our tomato-processing solutions will help you meet your goals.

When you choose our cutting-edge solutions, you gain access to the world’s best in service; we take our responsibilities as industry leaders seriously, and we’re here to offer ongoing technical services, spare parts, and customer support.

JBT: Over a Century of FoodTech Industry Leadership

Food processing is a competitive, tough industry. When choosing equipment and solutions to optimize your production line(s), you need a trusted partner who offers comprehensive technology and support and is dedicated to your success. JBT is a proven leader in FoodTech, with over a century of experience beating the competition and innovating better solutions for the toughest industry challenges. We offer targeted solutions across industries and markets that are designed to integrate with your existing products and processes.

Our Collaborative Approach to Problem Solving

You’re more than a customer to us. We see you as our long-term partner in making the food-processing industry better and more collaborative. We believe that, by working together with you and all our partners around the world, we can improve our industry and bring about better outcomes for all.

We strive to foster long-term relationships with our partners. We don’t shy away from a challenge. Your problems are our problems, and your success motivates us to continue innovating and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in FoodTech.

Join Us at Our Research Centers

JBT is proud to offer our customers and partners exclusive access to our Research & Technology Centers. We operate over a dozen of these incredible centers across the U.S. and around the globe. True labs of innovation, these centers can act as a unique asset to you as you aim to improve your processes and products. Join us at our facilities, where you’ll have the opportunity to:

  • Analyze and test a variety of equipment and production-line setups
  • Refine your operations, techniques, and recipes
  • Assess product quality, safety, and compliance
  • Gain access to a wealth of industry data and learn from our FoodTech experts

JBT’s Comprehensive Service & Support

We made our debut in the FoodTech space over a century ago with the aim of blazing new trails, building long-term industry partnerships, and allowing innovation to thrive. Over the years, we’ve built a reputation as a trusted leader in a variety of industries. 

We take this position seriously, and we want to share the knowledge, experience, and expertise we’ve gained along the way with you. We’re here to provide you with the technology and support you need to thrive and grow in your specific markets.

If you have questions or inquiries about our food-processing equipment, need guidance on production-line approaches, or want to discuss the challenges of your domestic or international markets, we’re here to help. Contact our support team today, and let’s get started!

Tray Conveyor & Filler Systems

Fully customized solutions and control technology designed to optimize even most demanding production lines.

Our cutting-edge conveyor and control-systems technologies provide versatile, efficient conveying solutions to our customers and partners across all market sectors. From simple, flat-belt designs to multi-lane diverting formats, pack turning, and open lane indexing and filling systems, we have advanced, fully customized solutions that meet the specific demands of your production lines. 

Our passion for efficiency and optimization combined with our unwavering commitment to understanding the specific needs of all our customers and the challenges they face has made us the premier designers and manufacturers of conveyor machinery. The driving force behind our own success is our dedication to the success of our customers.

In addition to our range of state-of-the-art machine technology, we deliver superior support and service to help you reach your business goals. Our expert Project Management team is available to help you assess the requirements of your production lines and ensure you realize the most efficient conveyor solutions to give you the competitive advantage in the sector(s) you serve.

High-Tech & Integrated Solutions

Reliable and customizable conveyor technology is essential to ensuring consistent, efficient, and high-quality output. Our modernized technology minimizes the potential for human error and provides you with the safety and reliability you need to ensure that your processing line runs smoothly and efficiently, while also giving you integrated customization options and providing you high-tech solutions for your individual industry needs.

Our cutting-edge designs are also fully customizable and compatible with other machinery, allowing filled trays to be fed through a fully automated streamlined system. You know your industry better than anyone, and our machines are ready to assist you in achieving your business goals by providing you with consistent, reliable, high-quality solutions.

Proseal OC Conveyor

Features & Benefits

Efficiency and dependability is the name of the game when it comes to commercial food processing. Our range of intelligent conveyor solutions is designed to integrate seamlessly with auxiliary equipment such as tray denesters, fillers, and multihead weighers.

With our diverse range of conveyor options, you’ll get:

  • Efficient, hygienic, and precise movement of your product
  • An interface built for usability
  • Specialized equipment designed to suit customer specifications
  • Centralized control of the entire production line through Proseal equipment
  • A flexible and dynamic control system allowing for endless product configurations

Maximized Cleanliness & Hygiene

The products in our diverse range are designed to address the concerns associated with traditional conveyor technology. For example, our open chain (OC) Conveyor reduces the potential for food traps and allows for simpler and more rigorous washing. The OC Conveyor  can also be equipped with ultra-hygiene specifications to ensure that your production line is as hygienically sound as possible.

Trusted Brand

As a committed leader in technological innovation, our trusted brands make it their mission to live up to this reputation. Proseal produces unprecedented machines that break new ground and blaze new trails in all aspects of tray sealing and production-line technology. Proseal has made a name for itself in global food markets, allowing for high-volume production and consistently fresh results across food industries. Proseal knows that its technology should reflect its customers’ production and market needs and create comprehensive, simplified, and innovative solutions at every stage.

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Our extensive range of advanced food-tray conveyor and filler machines is designed with customization and diverse needs in mind. Our solutions are available in multiple configurations and designed to integrate seamlessly with your auxiliary equipment for a truly customizable user experience. For example, this latest version of Proseal’s OC Conveyor includes a modular design that allows customers to specify length, width, and tray pitch for precise and streamlined integration into your existing production line.

The industry experts in our Project Management team can help you assess your needs and select the cutting-edge conveyor solutions that will help you optimize your processes and maximize your profits and impact.

JBT: Your Trusted Partner in FoodTech

For over a century, JBT has been breaking down barriers and pushing the limits of what is possible in food-processing technology. As a trusted brand and industry leader, our reputation relies on producing superior products that continuously revolutionize automated processing, as well as maintaining collaborative and productive partnerships with our diverse clientele. 

You know your industry better than anyone, and JBT has the expertise and determination to provide comprehensive and targeted solutions at every stage.

Proven Solutions, Innovative Technology

JBT has built and maintained a reputation for excellence in FoodTech solutions. That’s because we never stop innovating and revolutionizing our existing machinery to make it even better. Our expansive collection of equipment and machinery is always growing. We maintain a focus on versatility, user safety, and product quality. We’re also committed to providing superior customer service and support to help you reach your goals. With JBT, you’ll have the ability to:

  • Browse an expansive and diverse catalog of cutting-edge equipment
  • Customize production designs and operations to meet your needs
  • Trial and incorporate machinery from a range of different brands to optimize your production lines
  • Replace individual equipment parts and components to keep your processes running smoothly and efficiently.
  • Access personalized support products and services, including upgrade kits, parts, service and maintenance, and training.

A Trusted Name Across Markets

At JBT, we know how to provide solutions across varied markets and industries. Our experience working in various sectors has given us the knowledge and expertise to work seamlessly with our partners around the globe. Throughout our long history, we have leapt into the future, utilizing our innovation, creativity, tenacity, and strong alliances to revolutionize food processing in a diverse range of markets, including:

Our People-First Philosophy

At JBT, we’re focused on building a better, more collaborative future. You’re more than a customer to us. You’re a long-term partner. Our success depends on your success, and we believe helping you reach your objectives is the best way for us to reach ours. We’re committed to clear and effective communication. We want to develop a thorough understanding of the specific challenges you face in your markets and industries so we can help you meet your goals.

By putting people and relationships first, we can provide the highest value for our partners and customers. By fostering these long-term relationships, we can continuously work to understand and serve you better over time.

JBT’s Centers for Research & Development

We’re so much more than a FoodTech equipment manufacturer. In addition to our broad collections of advanced food-processing equipment, we support innovation across industries by engaging with you and all our partners through our global Research & Technology Centers. Working with us, you’ll have access to these centers, which act as worldwide hubs of innovation in the food-processing space.

When you visit our R&T centers, you have coveted access to the most advanced food-processing data, equipment, technologies, and expertise in the world. You can test cutting-edge machinery, explore innovative new production-line setups, perfect your recipes and procedures, and validate product safety.

We’re More Than a Supplier; We’re a Partner

JBT’s expansive range of FoodTech solutions allows us to customize our offerings to meet your specific and unique needs. We don’t just manufacture top-of-the-line equipment; we’re actually invested in your company’s future. We offer comprehensive, ongoing support and guidance to our partners to help them succeed and thrive.

We take the time to understand your unique goals and provide customized solutions to truly make a difference in your supply chain. Contact us to learn more about our offerings and what we can do to help.

Tray Sealer Food Packaging Machine Solutions

Flexible, customizable, secure sealing that saves time and money while optimizing product safety and stability

Sealing in the Quality with JBT

You want to avoid spoilage, leakers, contamination, and food waste at all costs. But, it’s not easy to guarantee your products are securely contained in their packaging. This is especially true if you’re packaging unusually-shaped or -sized items, have non-standard trays, or your products have a long journey to their end destinations.

Fortunately, JBT has the full solution for your products. With years in the tray sealing industry – and many insights gained – we’ve developed an impressive line of tray sealing equipment. Each innovation and technology is designed to meet your needs.

As such, we can successfully seal a cornucopia of products, including:

  • Ready meals
  • Produce
  • Soft fruits
  • Poultry
  • Fish and seafood
  • Desserts
  • Red meat
  • Sandwiches and snack foods
  • Pet foods
  • Pharmaceuticals

You’ll quickly see that our tray sealing machines can handle the demanding requirements of your different product lines and seal processes. Moreover, our automatic tray sealers are:

  • Environmentally friendly as we developed a high-force electrical seal delivery system that drastically reduces air consumption
  • Compact, featuring the smallest footprint of all tray sealing machines in the market
  • Economical since top seal require fewer materials and can mitigate the need for other machines (like labeling equipment)
  • A win for food safety as contents are securely sealed into containers and it’s obvious if a product’s been tampered with
  • Flexible, with their ability to seal various tray and film material types which suit ever-changing industry trends
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Intentionally Designed for Better Sealing

JBT’s tray sealing machinery is specially engineered to meet your needs, so you can operate at the highest level of efficiency. Our smart equipment design means you’ll experience tray sealing machines that:

  • Are able to integrate with other production equipment up- or downstream
  • Have tooling that you can customize to the specifications that best suit your product
  • Permit quick tool changes for fast, easy production switches when changing product or trays and film
  • Offer user-friendly and intuitive set-up
  • Can be retrofitted to have the latest innovations and technology, making them future-proof
  • Boast extensive reporting features that help ensure you’re getting the most out of your productivity and meeting KPI measurements
  • Are simple, requiring minimal operator training to run the machines successfully

At JBT, we take this notion – engineering in product excellence – to heart. It’s what compels us to critically and carefully consider each design decision. From R&D all the way through to the final product, we’ve included intelligent features and functionality that save you time, money, and hassle.

Reliability That Never Quits

Don’t let something preventable – like out-of-order or unpredictable tray sealing machines – ruin or throw your logistics into chaos. Instead, select equipment you can count on day after day, no matter your production schedule.

We know what unscheduled downtime means to businesses like yours. It equals problems such as food waste, idle workforce, and deadlines and deliveries missed.

For this reason, JBT’s tray sealing machinery is built to last. They’re so durable that, over the lifespan of your sealer, you’ll notice:

  • Minimal operational issues
  • Minimum usage interruption due to operational issues

Features & Benefits

As well as being designed for long-term durability, JBT’s advanced tray sealing machines are packed with features that provide high-quality, flexible sealing solutions. All these capabilities ensure food production that’s always quick, precise, and safe.

  • Options – Manual, semi-automatic, and fully-automatic machines available to suit your requirements
  • Throughput – Machine capabilities range from 6 to 240 packs per minute to meet productivity goals
  • Freshness – Capable of Modified-Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) for extended product shelf life
  • Eco-Friendly – Possibility for significant reduction in plastic and energy use
  • Secure – Robust packaging and seal offers supreme protection of product during transportation, which maintains food quality and safety
  • Assurance – Can specify seals to be tamper-proof or to provide tamper evidence
  • Streamlined – Integrates well with other machinery for centralized control that facilitates management of all production line equipment and processes
  • Innovation – Extensive capabilities for concept testing, material validation, and packaging consultancy
  • Support – Global support staff available 24/7, year round

Have questions about these features – or how they can benefit your operations? Contact our team today.

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A Brand That’s Worthy of Your Seal of Approval

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You only have time in your busy schedule and room on your plant floor for equipment that won’t fail. JBT gets that and completely agrees, which is why we’re so pleased to bring you our Proseal brand.

Proseal is a long-time leader in the tray sealing machinery market. Global food organizations – that package in significantly high volumes – put their faith in these machines.

With a full line of exceptional-quality solutions, your Proseal equipment will perform just as dependably for you. You can expect it to help your business:

  • Maximize uptime and productivity
  • Operate safely and efficiently
  • Save money
  • Reduce waste

All Your FoodTech Solutions in One Place

JBT’s Proseal machines should be enough to seal the deal. However, we’re guessing you have food processing needs before and after tray sealing, too.

To accommodate your whole manufacturing operation, we’re a total-solutions provider. It’s the reason we offer such a wide selection of world-class equipment — beyond what’s needed to adhere film onto a molded tray.

More of the Best

With the quality and variety of equipment that JBT offers, you’ll soon discover we can supply you with more than just tray sealing machines. Our extensive offerings let you:

  • Conveniently source equipment from a single supplier
  • Customize your production line to address your needs
  • Mix and match brands to get the specific setup you want
  • Replace individual pieces of equipment within your current production line

With the addition of JBT’s upgrade kits, parts, maintenance, and training, you get an even more premium or customized solution.

Multiple Markets

Many JBT customers are benefitting from our diverse capabilities and offerings. It’s how we’re able to successfully serve so many markets, like:

Whether you’re buying one machine or outfitting your entire operation, these excellent products integrate seamlessly with all your JBT tray sealing equipment.

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JBT, Your Friend in FoodTech

You can stop looking for a competent, comprehensive partner to help you navigate the food production industry. JBT’s got more than just machines to help your business thrive.

The Best Approach

You should know that you’re more than just a sale to JBT. We take the long view, look at the bigger picture. Assisting you tomorrow is as important as helping you today.

As a progressive and conscientious company, JBT strives to provide the most value to our customers. We can only do this by forging a connected and productive long-term relationship with you. It enables JBT to serve you more thoughtfully and holistically and to show you the attention and respect you deserve.

It’s the right thing to do and it’s good business – for both of us.

Innovation Hubs

JBT’s global Research & Technology Centers are a huge asset for you. These unique and extraordinary facilities are so much more than test kitchens or labs.

They’re places where you can try out machines, explore production line set-ups, perfect your recipes and methodologies, and validate product safety and quality. You can experiment with different packaging shapes and materials. Plus, you get coveted access to technical expertise and data.

Experts Within Reach

JBT’s been a key player in the food industry for more than a hundred years. Not surprisingly, we accumulated abundant knowledge and experience during that time. We’re eager to share it with you! Let our skilled and dedicated team be your go-to resource for all things FoodTech.

You get this premium level of support because we know running a food processing venture can be complicated. Often, a helping hand from JBT is all you need to blow aside your obstacles.

Don’t hesitate to contact us with your questions, concerns, or requests. We’re here to help.

Tuna Processing Equipment & Solutions

Simple, flexible, automated systems designed to optimize your tuna fish processing line

JBT, for Tuna Processing Lines Done Right

It’s a lot of effort to transform a live fish into a trendy ahi steak or lunch-staple tuna salad. With all the prep work and then cooking and packaging steps — you’re probably also looking at a lengthy and complex process as well.

This needn’t be an insurmountable challenge for you, though. JBT has everything you need for processing tuna. For example, our massive portfolio includes products for:

  • Precooking and cooling tuna under vacuum
  • Loin feeding
  • Can filling and seaming
  • Fully-automated batch retort systems (ABRS)

Our cutting-edge equipment makes it possible to retain the taste, texture, and appearance of raw and processed tuna. And, it does all that while also locking in freshness and nutrition!

Even better, JBT offers TunaCAL™ — our state-of-the-art yield monitoring and process control system — and consulting services. It’s easy to see how you can design a bespoke solution that enables you to achieve peak performance in your tuna processing plant.

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Better Food Production from Smarter Engineering 

JBT has been a leading supplier of tuna processing solutions for over 40 years. We’ve maintained our coveted edge through top-tier in-house engineering and R&D coupled with the cooperation of leading tuna processors.

This combination of skill, experience, and collaboration makes it possible for JBT to thoughtfully and intelligently design superior systems. Functionality that boosts productivity, increases equipment longevity, preserves value, and more is purposefully incorporated into each and every product.

What’s this mean for you, off the schematic and on your plant floor?

  • Construction that leverages the best available techniques and materials
  • Compatibility with other processing machinery
  • Customizability and configurability to your specs
  • Less time needed for operator training and to get up and running
  • Shorter system rollout period
  • Longer service life
  • Higher resale potential

Food Processing That’s So Simple

With the proper machine for each step — ideally assembled into a complete, high-functioning production line — you’re well positioned to prevent and resolve production challenges. Here are some of the ways, JBT facilitates your tuna processing:

  • Automation of repetitive, tedious, and more dangerous tasks
  • Simple, intuitive machine controls
  • Minimal operator training needed
  • Reduced chance of human error
  • Options to tailor systems to your particular needs

We don’t just make transforming tuna easier. JBT’s tuna processing solutions can make reaching your operational targets — like product quality, productivity, and worker safety goals — simpler, too. It comes with the territory of using JBT solutions.

Reliability You Can Count On

There’s no time for downtime. Out-of-service machinery means your spoiling ingredients, your idle workers, and delayed order fulfillment. You need equipment that can withstand the harsh demands of food production. 

JBT knows what’s on the line. It’s why our tuna processing equipment is solidly fabricated using the toughest materials. This attention to detail and quality is a win for you — you’ll enjoy:

  • Easier and minimal maintenance
  • Fewer, less frequent, and less severe operational issues
  • Fewer and shorter usage interruptions due to operational issues

Features & Benefits

JBT’s poultry processing equipment is as packed with features as a can of sardines. With all this functionality, you can count on food processing that’s fast, accurate, and safe.

  • Efficient — Streamlines processing to lower operating and capital costs
  • Productive — Superior systems lead to faster processing, better yield, and better product quality
  • Speed — Multiple filler capacities lets you adjust production rate
  • Range — Able to handle all tuna species and any style/shape of container (e.g., can, glass, pouch) for maximum adaptability
  • Economical — Can be used to cost-effectively produce frozen loins
  • Optimized — TunaCAL software perfects heat transfer profile to improve the cooking/cooling cycle
  • Precision — High filling accuracy results in major cost savings
  • Sterile — Uniform temperature inside the retort provides efficient, fast, and homogeneous sterilization process
  • Automated — Controlled process reduces potential for human error and boosts efficiency
  • Integrated — Compatibility with other equipment and operational system optimizes high-speed, flexible production 
  • Support — Global support staff available 24/7, year round

Have questions about these features — or how they can benefit your operations? Contact us today.

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Comprehensive FoodTech Solutions

JBT features all the high-quality equipment you require to manufacture an array of food creations. Because preparation methods vary from product to product, we carry a complete selection of machinery that includes:

Plus, JBT has the washers, conveyors, and packagers you need for a truly comprehensive solution.

It won’t take long for you to realize that, by choosing JBT, you’re getting flexibility, transparency, and the lowest-hassle experience possible.

Your Whole Production Line In One Shot

Whether you need two or 20 machines, JBT can outfit your production line. Our extensive product offerings include one or more options for each task at hand.

With the quality and variety of food processing equipment we offer, you’re able to:

  • Conveniently source equipment from a single supplier
  • Customize your production line to fit your needs
  • Mix and match brands to get exactly what you want
  • Easily replace individual components of your current processing line
  • Respond to changes with greater agility
  • Scale your production with greater ease

Rest assured, JBT can set you up with the correct machinery to get every job done right.

JBT, Your Partner in FoodTech

With JBT on your side, there’s no need to keep looking for end-to-end tuna processing solutions.

A Better Approach

Making a sale and moving on isn’t how JBT does business. We work hard to build a productive, long-term relationship with you. This way, JBT can serve you more mindfully and holistically today and tomorrow.

R&D Hubs

This is a special benefit of working with JBT. More than a mere test kitchen or lab, our Research & Technology Centers let you try out machines and production line set-ups, hone your recipes and techniques, and access technical expertise and data.

Our Experts Are Here For You

With well over 100 years’ knowledge and experience, JBT’s got a skilled team ready to be your go-to FoodTech resource. We provide above-and-beyond support because we know running a food processing enterprise can be complex. Often, it’s this extra little bit of help that enables your business to thrive. So, don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions you might have.

Fresh Produce Technologies – 90° Anniversary

The Long, Rich History of our Post-Harvest Solutions

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DESCRIPTION

Whether supplying domestic or international export markets, you can count on our expertise for superior fresh arrivals.

JBT is the leading global provider of postharvest solutions, and is uniquely positioned to serve you with advanced technologies and services whatever you need and wherever you may be located.

ABOUT US

Read the following archive documents, concerning the company history, development of the plants and products:

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PRODUCTS

Protective Coatings

The protective coatings for fruits and vegetables are specially formulated by JBT to help minimize moisture loss and maximize flavor preservation while maintaining a fresh natural appearance and high shine from the packinghouse to the export market.