Heat and Control is one of the world's leading manufacturers of food processing and packaging equipment. We design, engineer and build the machinery that creates and packages prepared meats, poultry and seafood, french fries, baked and fried snacks, and other quality foods. Our equipment operates around the clock, around the world, giving our customers the advantages they need to succeed in today's competitive markets.

From our first office in the corner of a truck garage, where four card tables served as both desks and drafting tables, we've built our business by partnering with customers to develop the processes and technology that make their products successful. Whatever the size of the project, we've always judged our success by the success of our customers. Heat and Control is continually investing to improve the quality and performance of our products and our responsiveness to the unique needs of our customers.

Founded in 1950 by five engineers in San Francisco, California, our company recognized many opportunities to modernize and improve the cooking equipment and processes being used by food processors. With one innovation after another, our product line of ovens and fryers propelled Heat and Control into the leadership position for designing and building processing equipment for the snack, prepared food, and french fry industries.

Heat and Control have manufacturing centres in the United States, Australia, Mexico, China and South Africa. These factories and regional sales offices throughout Europe, Asia/Pacific and the America's support projects in their respective territories, providing technology and processes to meet the needs of our global markets.

Over 30 locations worldwide support customers with locally-based manufacturing, engineering, product development, field service, parts sales and training services. The shared resources of these global operations give Heat and Control a world outlook on current trends in food processing and packaging. We are one company worldwide, with a commitment to provide the equipment that allows our customers to reach their distinctive goals.

We develop and refine the processes, design,
engineer and manufacture the machinery that make up complete food processing and packaging systems. Experienced food technologists work with customers to determine the exact process profile that creates their product's unique characteristics. Innovative engineering solutions produce equipment that's designed for maximum versatility and production efficiency. Skilled craftsmen, using state-of-the-art manufacturing tools, build rugged machinery to withstand the toughest production schedules and harshest working
environments. Dedicated project managers closely monitor the progress of each project, keeping close contact with customers to make sure specifications are met and deliveries are on-time. On-site installation time and costs are minimized with up-front engineering, modular construction and
careful attention to the integration of all system components. From concept to the production line, Heat and Control is your partner in developing and implementing innovative solutions to all your food processing and packaging challenges.
Food Processing and Packaging Systems
A broad range of products and decades of experience give Heat and Control the unique capability within our industry to supply a single piece of machinery for a line, or integrate several components into a complete system and assume single source responsibility.

Process Prepared Systems
Our fryers, ovens, branders, searers and breading/
batter applicators, equip processors with the control they need to prepare and cook consistently superior meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables and baked goods. We offer the latest technology in thermal processing, as well as value-added systems that coat, brand, or sear your product to create a distinctive quality that stands out in the market place. Heat and Control's product line ranges from low-volume pilot plant and lab equipment to dedicated lines producing thousands of pounds of finished product per hour.

Snack Systems
From raw to packaged product, Heat and Control's complete systems produce high quality natural potato chips, corn and tortilla chips and other snacks, plus taco shells, corn tortillas and tostadas. Our snack processing and packaging machinery leads the industry in technology and innovation. Our capabilities extend to nut
roasting and oil glazing systems, as well as batch fryers and other lower-capacity equipment.

French Fry Systems
Heat and Control french fry and formed potato products frying systems are the workhorses of the industry. Our fryers, heat exchangers, oil filtration, pumping and control systems can produce up to 50,000 pounds per hour of finished product.

Combine our advanced batter applicators with our two-stage frying technology to achieve true world class performance. We offer raw potato handling, storage and preparation equipment including truck and rail car unloading systems, and can also equip your entire packaging room.
Product Handling Systems
Featuring FastBack® horizontal motion conveyors, we build a wide range of vibratory, bucket and belt conveyors, distribution gates, container fillers, and support platforms to create the most reliable and efficient system to move your products.

Control Systems
We design and build the controls that automate our food processing and packaging lines to insure consistent product quality, achieve maximum operating efficiency, and increase customer profits. Our control systems keep normal production elements constant, monitoring and reporting production data that simplify important management functions.