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About Jim Pfister
Expertise
Food Engineering/Manufacturing, Food Packaging/Distribution, Engineering Beverage Lines, Reducing operating cost of packaging lines while increasing efficiency. Lean Manufacturing. Incorporating new package technology into existing operations. Training staff to achieve smooth transition from "start-up" to full production. Managing complex projects across multi-disciplinary lines. Equipment PreShipment Factory Acceptance testing and Commissioning programs for new equipment.
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Employment history: Over thirty-five years of experience. Managed as much as $40MM in concurrent, multi-disciplinary projects, both domestic and international, and have worked with such firms as Campbell Soup, Coca-Cola, Hershey`s, and Nabisco. Organizations: An author and speaker, as well as a member of the IoPP. Past Chairman of IoPP`s Consultant`s Council and Member of the Packaging Equipment Performance Committee. Publications: PMMI Solutions `99, Monthly Packaging Tipsheets
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Expert: Jim Pfister - 11/2/2009
Question
When I go into "semi-retirement", I want to grow about 10 to 20 acres of purple hull peas, process them (pick, shell, blanch, package, and freeze) and sell them to local markets. I would need to process as much as 2000 pounds of shelled peas on a given day. I've sourced the commercial pea shellers, poly bags and heat sealers, and walk-in freezers. What I need advice and sources on is the blanching equipment, cold water shocking, and if there is a need for a blast chiller to freeze them more quickly.
Answer
John,
I used to have to source this stuff for a soup company years ago. First, I always check out used equipment vendors. This works especially well now because of the internet - plus, unfortunately - all of the places that have shut down with our sour economy.
There are also two companies in Wisconsin that make blanching equipment. One, I remember, is located in Beaver Dam, WI. It was called Apache Equipment. the other outfit is Hughes Co., located in Columbus, WI.
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