Ashworth in the News
Baking Management
April 2011
Line Expansion for Maximum Efficiency
When expanding their production lines, many bakers grapple with how to become more efficient. Can they accomplish the same efficiencies by designing lines on their own, or are there more gains to be had by bringing in outside expertise?
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Asia Food Beverage Thailand
March 2011
State-of-the-Art Conveyor Belt
Ashworth's line of Omni-Pro conveyor belts are setting the industry standard for spiral grid belts among food processors.
(English & Thai)
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Fleischerei Technik
Issue 1 2011
Hygienic, Safe, Quick - Conveyor Belts
Various types of materials and goods are moved by conveyor belts. In food processing the main focus lies on hygienic design. The manufacturers of conveyor belts have developed several solutions to meet these requirements.
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Baking & Snack
November 2010
Belt Tightening
Conveyor belts are the pavement of the bakeries' highways, and manufacturers of these surfaces continue to develop new products that are easier to maintain and sanitize, that reduce energy costs, and allow smoother performance in even the tightest of bakery or snack operations.
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Baking + Biscuit
November 2010
Strong Spare Parts Business
There is no one else more suited to assessing the worldwide baking industry'swillingness to invest than Ashworth; they not only fit newproofers, bakery and cooling lines with their belts but alsoprovide spare parts and replacements belts. Hildegard M. Keil,editor-in-chief of Baking+Biscuit International, talked to Joe Lackner , Vice-President at Ashworth about the effects that theeconomical downturn has had on the bakery trade.
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Asia Food Beverage Thailand
September/October 2010
Proven Cleanable
New welding technologyhas allowed Ashworth to produce cleaner and stronger welds fortheir Omni-Pro family of belts. By eliminating traditional "bridge"welding and utilizing a patented 360° degree weld, Omni-Probelts are capable of withstanding the highest loads in theirclass.
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CanTech
April2010
Moving Right Along
Ashworth meets thechallenges of an economic downturn and continues to providecreative solutions to can-makers in order to improve efficiency,reliability and minimize costs.
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Asia Food Beverage Thailand
May / June 2010
Conveyor Belts to Facilitate IndustrialProduction
Feature Article on Ashworth’sOmni-Pro stainless-steel spiral belts. The article includes Omni-Pro’s features and tips for belt installation andmaintenance. Article is written in both English and Thai.
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Food Marketing & Technology
June 2010
New Crate System for Self-Stacking Belts Saves Time andMoney
The new Rack & Roll (R) Crate is anefficient solution for storing and installing ExactaStack (R), theself-stacking spiral replacement belt.
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Frozen Food Europe
May/June 2010
All Bets Are On Innovation
The freezingtechnology market is constantly growing as fast-paced societiesmove from preparing foods at home to quick heat and Readymeals that are prepared instantly. In addition, there isaccelerated growth of packaged and prepared foods in the developingnations of Asia and South America as their economies expand.
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Food Engineering
May 2010
Processors Maintain a Long Wish List for ConveyanceEquipment Features
With the current financialenvironment and the need to produce safe food and beverageproducts, conveyor suppliers and belt makers are doing their bestto satisfy a host of user demands that might be summed up as doingmore, faster, better, cheaper and safer.
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Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery
January 2010
Going to X-tremes
Today's durable beltsand conveyors are designed to handle extreme temperatures and areextremely easy to clean to eliminate pathogens and allergens.
Meat & Poultry
January 2010
Rolling With The Changes
Suppliers focuson versatility and sanitation in conveying and belting systemdesigns.
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Baking & Snack
September 2009
Conveyor belt designs continue to evolve and provideprocessors the most efficient means to transportproducts.
With the current financial environment andthe need to produce safe food and beverage products, conveyorsuppliers and belt makers are doing their best to satisfy a host ofuser demands that might be summed up as doing more, faster, better,cheaper and safer.
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Meat & Poultry
January 2009
Delivering Quality and Safety
Technologytrends, challenges and the future of Conveyors - Leading suppliersidentify automation, food safety and processors' demand forincreasing productivity among the ongoing trends related toconveyor technology.
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Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery
January 2009
Move It or Lose It
Today's belts andconveyors contain enhanced features that make them more durable,more versatile and easier to clean and maintain. That's whymanufacturers of snacks and baked goods are willing to invest morefor durable systems that improve overall plant efficiencies.
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Baking Management
November 2008
Equipment Solutions
PROBLEM: Savingenergy. while increasing throughput with your spiral conveyorapplications.
SOLUTION: Use a spiral belt that has the largest open area tomaximize airflow-decreasing dwell times and allowing evaporatorfans to run with less resistance.
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Food Engineering
May 2008
The Critical Link
Conveyors are thearteries of food plants, the avenues and boulevards that connectthe vital functions. And just like human arteries, a clean,efficient conveying system establishes the overall health of theoperation; a weak system puts the entire plant at risk.
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Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery
January 2008
Move It or Lose It
With rising overheadsapplying pressure to the bottom line, bakers and snack producersare relying on increasingly durable belting and conveyors tomaximize the efficiency of their operations.
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Meat & Poultry
January 2008
Extending reach
Trends in conveyortechnology address sanitation, the environment and more
Innovations in conveying systems tend to be more of a methodicalevolution and are typically triggered by processors' requests foradaptations to address new porducts, new or renovated facilities orto drive costs out of their operations.
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National Provisioner
August 2007
Conveying the latest technology
Meat andpoultry processors are continually under fire to produce the safestpossible product. Between government regulations and the negativepublicity that comes from product recalls, every aspect of theporcess has to be considered with food safety in mind.
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CanTech International
March/April 2007
Conveying innovation
Industry experts from a few companies offer their insight in towhat can makers need from conveyor belts and how belting suppliersare fulfilling these needs. Ashworth's sales director as well asthe sales manager from Jonge Poerink BV were both quoted throughoutthe article. A full-page Ashworth ad was positioned next to thearticle to take advantage of the subject matter.
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Baking + Biscuit International
Brot + Backwaren
January 2007
Conveying belts
The article profilesseveral different conveyor belt manufacturers throughout Europe,including Ashworth. A photo of the Advantage 200 is featuredprominently as well. Read the full article in English at Baking + Biscuit Internationalmagazine or in Deutsch atBrot+ Backwaren magazine.
Food Solutions Europe
Quarter 1 2007
Keeping the Food Industry Moving
Thepublication examines how new line technology is being utilized byfood processors to gain the competitive edge. A panel of experts indifferent areas of line technology, including Joe Lackner, AshworthVP, Sales & Marketing, are interviewed in this Q&A styleExecutive Roundtable.
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Equipment Sanitation & ProcessingEfficiency
As an online supplement to the abovearticle, Ashworth was invited to contribute an editorial to beposted on the FS Europe web site. The editorial discusses howengaging in equipment sanitation practices can actually benefitfood processors by improving efficiency.
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Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery
January 2007
The Need for Speed
The article discusseshow today's top conveyors and belts increase output and improveefficiency by reducing downtime for busy bakers and snackmanufacturers. Ashworth's Advantage RL 75 is highlighted as such abelt and the company's product manager offers insight into thisissue.
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Meat Processing
January 2007
The "Value-Add" in Conveying Systems
Thearticle relates Ashworth's history from its original spiralapplication innovations to the NSF Certified Advantage belts oftoday. The company's vice president of sales and marketingdiscusses the benefits of the open belt design. A photograph of anAdvantage 120 belt in action introduces the article.
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Baking & Snack
October 2006
Conveyor Demands
Ashworth representativescontributed research and photos for this in-depth articlehighlighting the importance of conveyor belt choices for cleaner,faster, more efficient production lines in the baking and snackindustries.
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National Provisioner
October 2006
Ultimate Conveyors Guide: Moving Along
Ashworth representatives spoke to National Provisioner about thelatest developments in conveyor belting and highlighted thecompany's two newest products that address the need forcleanability, durability and maintaining product temperatures infood processing applications.
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Meat & Poultry
August 2006
Smart Designs
Ashworth is featured as oneof the few belting companies to have a product Tested and Certifiedby NSF to prove its cleanability in meat and poultryapplications.
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Baking Management
April 2006
Conveying Tips, Solutions
Ashworthrepresentatives contributed research and photos for this articleabout tips and solutions to improve conveyor belt maintenance andperformance, which are hot topics in the food processingindustry.
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Refrigerated & Frozen Foods
April 2006
Keep It Moving
Ashworth's product managerspoke to R&FF about critical processing issues and how Ashworthoffers solutions to its customers.
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Food Safety Magazine
April/May 2006
Snapshots in Sanitary Design: Developing an Eye forHygiene
A photo of Ashworth's Advantage 200 productis featured along with the note that the belt features open moduledesigns and double-slotted links, which allow for maximum airflowand cleanability.
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National Provisioner
December 2005
Conveying Innovations
Ashworthrepresentatives spoke about the benefits of Advantage hybrid beltsin meat and poultry applications where easy sanitation andmaintenance are a must.
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National Provisioner
June 2005
Bacteria-free Belts
Ashworth's engineeringmanager discusses the importance of material choice when selectingconveyor belts. He showcases the materials and design features ofthe Advantage hybrid belts as offering ideal solutions inhygiene-critical applications.
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