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Food Processing Equipment: Three Essential Steps to Make the Most of 2026
Food and beverage manufacturers face a rapidly changing environment driven by rising demand, ingredient reformulation, automation investments, workforce constraints and higher expectations for consistency and throughput. Processors that modernize equipment, involve applications engineers early and strengthen maintenance programs perform better and reduce downtime. Learn how to stay ahead...
Jams, Jellies and Preserves: How to Choose the Right Processing Vessel
As consumers focus on healthy lifestyles and opt for natural products, demand for jam, jelly, and preserve products is growing. To accommodate the growth and variety of ingredients, manufacturers may need to modify, upgrade or add processing equipment to keep pace. Here's how equipment choices can impact overall operational performance...
How Trends in Pet Ownership and Food are Shaping Pet Food Processing Equipment Decisions
More than ever, Americans love their pets…and that is having a major impact on food processing equipment decisions. Our blog article takes a look at recent pet food processing trends and highlights important equipment considerations to optimize production efficiency and performance...
How to Prevent Downtime and Extend the Lifespan of Your Food Processing Vessels
Unplanned downtime disrupts production and efficiency. Learn how proactive, scheduled maintenance can help prevent costly interruptions, extend vessel lifespan, and keep equipment running smoothly. Discover expert tips and actionable insights to reduce wear, maximize productivity, and optimize performance...
What Your Production Team Wants You to Know About Processing Vessels
Your production staff knows better than anyone about shortcomings or issues in vessel design, capacity or features, which means they can be a great resource for ideas to improve efficiency and throughput. Here are some of the most common requests from production staff...
Looking Beyond Your Vessel Price Quote: What CFOs and Purchasing Managers Need to Know
When looking at a price quote for a new vessel, the first impulse of a CFO or Purchasing Manager may be to choose the lowest bid. But what are the longer term implications of choosing only based on price? Here are some factors that impact a vessel's Total Cost of Ownership...
9 Vessel Design Factors that Dramatically Affect CIP Performance
Lee Industries was one of the first vessel manufacturers to introduce CIP capabilities. Since then, we’ve learned a lot about optimizing vessel design to maximize sanitary performance and operating efficiency. Here are several best practices to help you design the best CIP-ready vessel for your operation...
In-Stock Processing Equipment for When Custom-Built Is not an Option
Occasionally, manufacturers have an urgent need for a new vessel and don’t have the lead time required for a custom-built solution. For these situations, Lee Industries is continually manufacturing a range of our most popular models and sizes to make available as in-stock inventory upon completion. Learn more about our in-stock equipment program...
How to Meet the Challenges of High-Viscosity Mixing
Producing ointments, gels and other high-viscosity products is a challenging process, due to unique ingredients and stringent regulations. Selecting the most efficient and cost-effective mixing solution can help meet those challenges, but choosing the right mixing solution is also challenging. Here's how to choose...
Challenge Accepted: Increasing Evaporation Rates to Accelerate Production
A customer came to us with a challenge: how to increase capacity using larger vessels, but manage the amount of water they need to remove. Our engineers went to work, and here's how they solved this unique challenge...
Don’t Assume Quality: The Critical Role of a Comprehensive Quality Assurance Program
We’re really picky about the quality of the kettles and tanks we build, and this article explains the process we’ve developed over the years to assure the quality of every vessel before it gets delivered to the customer...
Why Do We Design Tanks with Coil Jackets?
Have you ever wondered why Lee's tanks are designed with coil jackets? See how one of the most important innovations of Lee's nearly 100-year history makes a key difference in throughput and consistency in every batch...
Limitations of Conventional Mixing Systems in Pharmaceutical Topical and Transdermal Drug Product Applications
The inherent nature of high-viscosity pharmaceutical drug products poses real operational challenges to manufacturers. Here are some common issues with conventional mixing systems in pharmaceutical and other high-viscosity product settings, and how to overcome them...
Two Ways Food Processing Kettles Prevent Waste — And Help the World
In food manufacturing, 32.4% of all food waste is tied to production issues, much of which could be prevented. However, food production kettles can be a big asset in the fight against food waste. Here are two key areas where kettles can make a difference...
Crucial Factors to Consider When Expanding Your Food Processing Operation
No matter the size of your current food processing operation, you may someday need to expand. If and when that day comes, you’ll have to address these important questions regarding the expansion’s impact on your production...
Lee Industries Receives ISO Quality Management Systems Certification
Lee Industries recently received the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Certification, a marker of the company’s ongoing commitment to the highest international standards of quality...
Use the 10X Rule to Guide Your Food Production Expansion
If you need to increase your production capacity to keep up with demand, the 10X rule is a helpful way to determine your processing equipment needs. Here's how this rule works...
Lee Industries Explores Blending Options in Latest Production Guide
Choosing between inclined agitation kettles and horizontal ribbon blenders depends on a number of important food processing factors. This helpful production guide explores the differences in the two predominant mixer styles, and provides considerations for choosing the right style for your operation...