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K-Tron Process Group, in collaboration with key suppliers of equipment and instrumentation to the food processing industry, including Sweco, Quadro Engineering, Eriez, and Matcon, announce the presentation of a joint food processing seminar, "Innovations in Food Processing", to be held at the Embassy Suites in Dallas, Texas on November 4, 2009.

This free one-day event will include detailed process and analytical information about key topics and trends in the food processing industry. Seminar examines a wide variety of important processing issues, offering an objective technical overview of these processes, introducing processors to methods of both improving current processes and utilizing new technologies.

November 4, 2009
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Embassy Suites Hotel Dallas
4650 West Airport Freeway
Irving, Texas 75062
Tel: (972) 790-0093

For more information and online registration visit: www.ktron.com/seminars

Topics to be presented include:

• "How to Choose the Proper Feeder Technology for your Mixing, Extrusion, or Size-Reduction Process" – K-TRON FEEDERS
• "Improving Efficiencies in your Processing Stream: Size Reduction" - QUADRO
• "Improving Efficiencies in your Processing Stream: Mixing" – QUADRO
• "Contaminant Removal Technologies" - ERIEZ
• "Food Process Screening and Waster water Clean up" – SWECO
• "IBC Technology and Lean Powder Processing" - MATCON
• "Pneumatic Conveying Applications in the Food Industry" - K-TRON PREMIER

The presenters are represented by some of the top process experts in the industry including:

K-TRON PROCESS GROUP
K-Tron has specialized for more than 100 years in high accuracy feeding and metering of powders and bulk materials. K-Tron's product lines include K-Tron Feeders and K-Tron Premier. K-Tron Feeders offers a full line of loss-in-weight, volumetric and weigh belt feeders and related controls. The K-Tron Premier product line offers sanitary pneumatic conveying components and systems for the transport and handling of bulk materials. With over 60 years of experience in bulk material handling systems, K-Tron Premier's sanitary receivers are specially designed for use with powders and friable materials in food processing applications.

QUADRO
For over 30 years, Quadro has engineered and manufactured an innovative line of size reduction mills, fine grind mills, mixers, emulsifiers, powder dispersion units, security screeners, and pneumatic vacuum conveyors. The Quadro® Comil®, Quadro Ytron®, and QuadroVac® brand names have become the industry standard in the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics/personal care and fine chemical industries for a wide variety of applications in more than 70 countries around the world.

ERIEZ
Eriez, recognized as "World Authority in Advanced Technology for Magnetic, Vibratory and Inspection Applications," designs, develops, manufactures and markets advanced technology equipment for magnetic separation, x-ray and metal detection inspection, vibratory feeding, conveying and screening applications throughout the world.

SWECO
Sweco is the world leader in particle separation and size reduction solutions. With 13 manufacturing facilities and over 100 service offices surrounding the globe, Sweco offers a wide variety of products suitable for the food and beverage industries for wet or dry, cold or hot, coarse or fine, and sanitary or aseptic applications.

MATCON
Matcon specialize in providing solutions for handling powders, granules, tablets and other materials in IBCs (Intermediate Bulk Containers). Since 1980 Matcon has achieved a world-wide presence and customer base to provide total IBC solutions, from single component level through to complete turnkey powder handling solutions. Applications in the food industry include dairy products, dry beverage mixes, bakery ingredients, cereals, pet food and spices/herbs.

For additional information about this event or to register online visit: www.ktron.com/seminar or email info@ktron.com.

About K-Tron Process Group
K-Tron is a global leader and single-source supplier for feeding, pneumatic conveying and systems engineering solutions. K-Tron has defined the leading edge of technology for material handling applications in the process industries. The K-Tron Process Group designs, produces, sells and supports its equipment for all process industries under the brand names K-Tron Feeders and K-Tron Premier. Visit www.ktron.com or email info@ktron.com.

SOURCE: K-Tron Process Group