Michael Dogal
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Do These Three Things Before Putting a Used Processing Vessel into Active Production
The market for used processing vessels is typically strong, due in part to the long use-life of high-quality equipment. That, and today’s high demand for new equipment, is leading more processors to buy used equipment. Here's what to do before choosing a used vessel...
Getting the Most from What You’ve Got: Maximizing the Efficiency of Your Existing Food Processing Equipment
Smart manufacturers continually look to improve the productivity, efficiency and reliability of their equipment. Here are several practical ways to help maximize cooking and mixing equipment’s performance and longevity...
Thinking Used Instead of New? Take These Essential Steps Before Buying a Pre-Owned Vessel
The market for used processing vessels is typically strong, due in part to the long use-life of high-quality equipment. That, and today’s high demand for new equipment, is leading more processors to buy used equipment. Here's what to do before choosing a used vessel...
How Staggered Production Can Reduce Processing Bottlenecks
Sometimes solving production bottlenecks requires a mix of experience and creativity. One common bottleneck occurs when downstream capacity can’t keep up with the production rate. Here are a few solutions that may work for your operation...
Why Mixing is So Vital to Organic Food Processing Operations
Organic food processors go to great lengths to ensure authenticity in their products. But if your end-product lacks the homestyle texture expected of fresh and natural ingredients, then that effort may be wasted. Here's how the role of mixing contributes to keeping organic food as appealing as possible...
Where the Vessel is Always Greener: the Environmental Impact of Lee Products
Because we believe it is important that our equipment operates in an ecologically friendly manner, we continually seek ways to engineer our kettles and tanks to minimize their impact on our environment. Here are some of the methods we use to support that goal...