Case Study
Custom
Smokehouses
Noah’s Ark Processors
The challenge.
Noah’s Ark Processors, a small ready-to-eat facility in rural Minnesota, was in need of two smokehouses with smoke generators to increase their production capabilities and improve their product consistency over their former brand name smokehouses.
They were frustrated with their previous ovens — the technology was not producing the results they wanted and they weren’t able to get a technician to come to their plant. Replacement parts were difficult to find and long lead times meant Noah’s Ark had to deal with a lot of down time.
Noah’s Ark Processors wanted to find an oven manufacturer who would remove their old smokehouses, install smokehouses with better technology, and provide service and support they could rely on.
Requirements
- Reduce Cook Time
- Improve Consistency
- Improve Yields
Key solutions.
Upon meeting with the client and visiting the facility, we designed, fabricated, and installed two 4-truck smokehouses equipped with our patented Total Flow Control airflow technology system and two smoke generators. The equipment was installed during the Christmas and New Year season to reduce down time.
- Onsite Review
- Floor Layout
- Smokehouse Design
- Smokehouse Manufacture
- Smoke Generator Manufacture
- Demolition of Old Ovens
- Utilities Installation Contractor Recommendations
- Installation and Training
- Control Programming
The results.
The results speak for themselves. Upon using their Fusion Tech smokehouses, Noah’s Ark saw a marked improvement in cook time, product consistency, product yields, and support.
Decreased cook time and improved yields meant greater profit — a result they still love.
What the customer said.
The Fusion Tech oven reduced our cook time by 3.5 hours, improved color and consistency throughout our product, and increased our product yields. The staff is amazing — they even accepted calls from my smokehouse operators day or night to make sure everything was running correctly and answer any questions.