Entries by Fusion Tech

3 Basic Principles of a Deboning Room

February 23, 2015 in /by

When it comes to setting up your deboning operation, there are three basic layouts that are most often used. Each layout offers its own advantages, based on the goals you are trying to achieve with your processing line, and can be combined to create a multi-functioning deboning room.

Here are the three basic deboning room layouts, along with the advantages and benefits of each layout.

1 Affordable Way You Can Decrease Smokehouse Cook Time

February 16, 2015 in /by

Time is money. That statement is especially true when it comes to the amount of time your product spends cooking in your smokehouse.

The longer your smokehouse cook time, the higher your energy and operating expenses will be. Not to mention, when your processing operation revolves around product cooking in your smokehouse, everything else gets affected – cooling, further processing, packaging, and shipping. Saving even 45 minutes of cook time would yield immense benefits to your whole operation.

9 Obvious Signs You Need to Rebuild Your Smokehouse

February 9, 2015 in /by

As a central component of your processing operation, it’s essential that your smokehouse operate at optimal efficiency. Reducing cook time, heat dissipation, and energy consumption are essential to increasing the efficiency of your smokehouse.

If your smokehouse isn’t operating at high efficiency, it may just be time to rebuild it. A small investment into your smokehouse can produce an incredible return on investment.

Here are a few signs that it’s time to rebuild your smokehouse:

9 Benefits of RockWool Insulation in Smokehouses

February 2, 2015 in /by

One of the biggest components of our smokehouse rebuild service is updating the insulation in your oven. Insulation has a big effect on the efficiency of your smokehouse. High quality insulation will help keep your smokehouse at the proper temperature for even cooking, giving you a quality finished product, while a low quality and cheaper insulation, or improperly installed insulation, will allow heat to dissipate, costing you energy and money.

Save Money with a Smokehouse Rebuild

January 28, 2015 in /by

If your food processing operation includes a smokehouse, you likely know the frustration – and money dump – that comes when your smokehouse is functioning less than optimal. It costs you time, money, and productivity. Not to mention the waste of unevenly cooked product. And, up until now, the only option available to fix the situation was to purchase a whole new smokehouse.

Rebuilding Your Smokehouse

That is, until now. For a fraction of the cost of purchasing a brand new smokehouse, and demolishing your current one, the Fusion Tech team can rebuild your smokehouse – turning your current oven into a more efficient, quality smokehouse.

12 Simple Ways to Improve Conveyor Safety

December 1, 2014 in , /by

As with any equipment found in your plant, conveyors pose a safety concern for your employees. Improper usage, poor training, and lack of safety procedures contribute to employee injuries around conveying systems.

The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) has established 12 safety standards for bulk handling conveyors. Following these standards should be the starting point for your conveyor safety training.