Heat and Control, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of food processing equipment, marks 2 major milestones in 2020, i.e. the company’s 70th anniversary as well as the 25th anniversary of FastBack®, the industry pioneer and leading horizontal motion conveyor.
Heat and Control – 70 years of innovation
Heat and Control has been modernising equipment solutions for 7 decades and has revolutionised the food, pharmaceutical, and non-food industries with various new technologies. The company takes pride in the machinery they manufacture and the customers they serve and has developed strategic partnerships to offer customers premium choices, efficiency, and performance. Tony Caridis, President of Heat and Control affirmed, “We have incredible people in our organisation, customers believe in our abilities, and there is respectful collaboration with our global partners.”
Caridis has been instrumental in recognising industry-changing technology which contributes to the success of Heat and Control.
Prior to the introduction of FastBack horizontal motion conveyor, vibratory conveyors dominated the industry. Caridis said, “I’m always searching for ways to improve our solutions for our customers, and the FastBack technology fit well into our Heat and Control family of brands. It has grown into a product line that is leading the way in conveying and product handling arena.”
FastBack – created to improve product quality
Until the 1990s, vibratory conveyors were the industry standard. Blake Svejkovsky, Heat and Control General Manager – Product Handling Systems was working in the food industry prior to joining the company, and recognised the need for a robust, reliable, maintenance-free, quiet conveying solution gentle enough to avoid product breakage, segregation, and loss of coatings.
Together with his father, Svejkovsky created the FastBack horizontal motion conveyor in 1995 transforming the conveying/product handling industry. After overcoming misperceptions related to horizontal motion, FastBack quickly grew.
Caridis saw an opportunity to boost Heat and Control’s family of brands and move to the next level. The decision to join Heat and Control was simple for Blake Svejkovsky. Besides deep market penetration, Heat and Control was also a family-owned business with a solid reputation in the industry for integrity, reliability, innovative technology, and excellent customer service. They introduced horizontal motion technology to the world’s food processing industry, and it continues to provide gentle, sanitary, and dependable distribution and seasoning solutions with unmatched expertise.
FastBack – trusted for distribution and seasoning
“I think there are really 2 main contributors to FastBack’s success,” said Svejkovsky. “The first is Heat and Control’s philosophy that better-and-better’ beats ‘better-and-best’. According to him, the group is always innovating and seek ways to improve its products and services to ensure its customers operate with optimal performance.
The 2nd contributor to FastBack success is Heat and Control’s culture of listening to the customer. He added, “As with the genesis of the FastBack, Heat and Control develops solutions based on our customers’ feedback, whether it be improvements that we could make to our existing product line or something entirely new. So, the voice of the customer is at the heart of our ever growing and improving product line, and I’m always excited about what we’ll learn next.”
For decades, FastBack technology has been moving the industry forward by providing smarter solutions that improve distribution efficiency throughout the entire plant. With more than 30 patents and more than 20,000 units worldwide, FastBack innovation and attention to detail continues to advance the industry.
Established in 1950, Heat and Control is a privately-owned company with a highly-talented global team of 1,600 workers comprising of highly-experienced engineers, food technicians and field service technicians amongst others working in its 11 manufacturing facilities, 12 test centres, and more than 30 offices globally.
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