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TechniBlend Boosts Innovation and Plays A Major Role in the Revitalization of Narragansett Brewing Company

TechniBlend, a ProMach product brand and leader in beverage processing equipment, open the doors for new product innovation. Watch the video below to see how they work with the beer company.

Narragansett Beer relies on ProMach product brand TechniBlend for beer processing equipment.

As one of the first professional large-scale breweries in the country, Narragansett Brewing Company is a trusted brand with a long and complex history in New England. When new ownership took over in 2005 to grow the company and move the business forward, their goals were to expand their product offerings which included a variety of styles of beer not previously offered such as double IPAs, fruited beer, sours, a variety of German styles, and much more. Narragansett relied on ProMach product brand TechniBlend to provide brewing process technology to ensure the success of the innovation and development of these beers.

TechniBlend's lauter tanks, fermenters, and brite tanks, all custom-built and fitted specifically for the Narragansett building’s footprint

The team at ProBrew, TechniBlend’s brewery-facing arm, provided the highest quality and industry-standard lauter tanks, fermenters, and brite tanks, all custom-built and fitted specifically for the Narragansett building’s footprint. These tanks allow the team at Narraganset to easily and efficiently grow their brewing portfolio so that they can focus on innovation.  

“After being a lager company for 130 years, there’s a big mountain that we’re going up right now since introducing new England double IPAs and other lagers, fruited beers, sours, IPAs, anything you can imagine,” says Tony Barber, Production and Operations Manager at Narragansett Narragansett. “We have the technology with the [TechniBlend] products that we have in-house and we are able to do absolutely anything we want to which is a fantastic place to be.”

“When we approach projects, we really dive into what the consumer needs and what the brewery needs, to fit their goals, their needs, and of course match the footprint of their building,” says Evan Rusch, Marketing Manager at TechniBlend.

Watch the full video below to see the solutions the TechniBlend provided for Narragansett and how the business has been thriving.

ID Technology Helps Leading Beverage Company Improve Uptime and Efficiency

A small beverage company had inconsistent labeling machines throughout its facility and experienced downtime on many of its antiquated labeling machines. After purchasing a continuous inkjet (CIJ) printer from ProMach product brand ID Technology in the early 2000s, the beverage company now has grown into multiple plants and has relied on ID Technology for their labeling needs. ID Technology has fostered a 20+ year relationship with this company by providing continuous support and service, taking the time to learn and understand the business operations and challenges, and providing expert labeling advice whenever needed.

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Global Beverage Manufacturer Boosts Production with Help from ZPI

The North American division of a global ready-to-drink-beverage manufacturer began using ZPI’s Monitor & Report in 1999 on a single production line in a single facility and now implements Monitor & Report on over 70 production lines in over 20 filling facilities.

ZPI develops, implements, and supports digital intelligence software-based systems focused on enhancing the performance of packaged goods manufacturing processes by integrating directly onto new or existing production line machinery. ZPI offers four information-based productivity solutions:

  • Monitor & Report: Packaging Line Data Collection & Reporting Software
  • Serialize & Track: Product Serialization & Tracking Software
  • Maintain & Predict: Packaging Equipment Predictive Maintenance Software
  • Professional Services: Subject matter expert consulting and support services

This relationship between ZPI and the global RTD manufacturer spans a twenty-plus year relationship and continues to grow. In order to effectively relay the benefits the customer saw, this case covers the filling line productivity improvements, the time savings at the plant at regional and corporate levels, and the expanded, seamless access to production line and operations data throughout this global business.

Download the case study and read more on how the Monitor & Report software improved the many productions lines of the RTD manufacturer below.

Major Restaurant Chain Speeds Bread Delivery with Auto Tray Stretch Wrapping

From its Midwest regional bread preparation facility near O’Hare Airport in Chicago, a large national restaurant chain trucks unbaked loaves of bread to its many restaurants. In the facility, loaves are mixed, formed, and stored in a freezer, then shipped daily to the restaurants to be baked and served. In recent years a combination of growth in the number of the chain’s restaurants and the need to meet stringent health regulations had begun to make meeting daily production more challenging. Read more in this case study, originally posted in Snack Food and Wholesale Bakery, on how the company received help from Orion, a ProMach product brand, and how installing new stretch wrap equipment solved the problem.

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