Food Magazine July 2015 | Page 8

PRODUCTION

“ The equipment selection in our solution center encompasses machinery used in combination with our own product line ”

– Adam Cowherd , Unitherm Vice President Of Sales
Unitherm ’ s Gas infrared cook grill to all of the equipment and testing processes , resources that we couldn ’ t afford to have in-house ,” explains Kevin Salva , COO of Zweigles , Inc .
Headquartered in Rochester NY , Zweigles is well known for producing “ Old World ” hot dogs , sausages and lunch meats for more than 130 years . The company is currently expanding its plant and product line to include chicken , beef and pork products , and recently utilized Unitherm ’ s test facility — featuring resources like wireless temperature probes , thermal 3D animation of airflow and burner efficiencies , vision technology for belt loading efficiency analysis — to evaluate the various types of equipment that were needed to cook these new items .
“ We can ’ t realistically set up a pilot lab or a pilot kitchen at our plant ,”
8 July 2015