Heat and Control designs and manufactures food processing, seasoning, conveying and packaging equipment and controls. It also supplies Ishida weighing, packaging and inspection systems and CEIA metal detectors. Founded in 1950; headquartered in Hayward, California.
Food processing equipment: fryers, ovens, dryers and roasters, batter and breading applicators, potato and vegetable preparation, product cooling, corn processing and oil management.
Seasoning application systems for food products, in on-machine and process-area configurations.
Conveying and product handling systems, including accumulation, chip sizing, horizontal motion conveyors and feeders (FastBack), and incline, belt and bucket conveyors.
Ishida weighing equipment, including multihead weighers, retail scales and equipment, and fillers, supplied through the Heat and Control–Ishida partnership that began in 1980.
End-of-line packaging systems for snack foods and other products, including snack bagmakers and case packers, from tray and container filling up to integrated systems.
Package testing and contaminant detection equipment: checkweighers, seal checkers and X-ray (Ishida), and metal detection for food and pharmaceutical products (CEIA).
Control and information systems for food processing and packaging equipment, from single machines to full plants, including New Horizon and controls engineering and integration.
Engineering services to improve existing processing equipment or develop new processes. Scope ranges from a single solution to a full integrated production line.
Field service and equipment repair, installation and line commissioning, delivered by locally based field service and spare parts teams.