How to access equipment
When your food, beverage or ingredient company becomes a client at the Alberta Food Centre, you will have access to specialized equipment in our laboratory, culinary kitchen and pilot-scale processing plant. Our experts will show you how to use the right equipment to produce and package your product.
Our specialized equipment can be used for a variety of products such as, but not limited to:
- bakery products
- confectionary products
- condiments
- food ingredients
- fortified, enriched and enhanced foods
- minimally processed whole foods
- salads
- soups
- ready-to-eat meals
- value-added meat, dairy and plant protein products
Find out more and apply to access our services and facilities.
Browse available equipment
Baking
- American Eagle Spiral Mixer
- Bar Former, TEC-MAQ Baxter Rotating Rack Oven, 0V210G-M2B
- Flow Wrapper Horizontal Packaging Machine for snack bars
- Planetary Floor Mixer, Blakeslee Inc., DD-80 DT
- Proofer cabinet, Despatch, BPA 2-125
- Reversible Dough Sheeter, Rondo, Ecostar
- Vacuum Filler, Vemag, Robot 500
Battering, pre-dusting and breading
- Batter Applicator, Koppens, WetCoater ERT-400
- Drum Breader, Stein, DB-4
- Pre-duster Machine, Koppens, PRM 400 MEG
- Tempura Batter Applicator, Nothum, BA-14
- Universal Crumb Applicator, Koppens, PR-400C
Benchtop processing
- 3D Printer, Felix Food printers, FELIX TWIN food
- Asian Noodle Machine, Ohtake
- Bag Sealer, Bosch, HS BII
- Chamber Packaging Machine, Multivac, C200
- Confectionary Cooker-Mixer, Savage Bros, Foremixer-14
- Food Processors, various
- Ice Cream Freezer, Taylor, 110-33
- Labellers, Universal Labelling Systems, B-SX5T
- Mixers, Hobart, N-50, A-200T, MG2032
- Pasta Machine, Italgi, P9A
- Table-Top Bowl Chopper
- Tortilla Press, EDSS, DP200BP
Laboratory analysis and testing
- Analytical Balance:
- Sartorius, A 200S
- Sartorius, CP224S
- OHAUS, AP-2500
- Centrifuge:
- Damon, CRU-5000
- MPW Instruments, MPW-530
- Colorimeter:
- Konica Minolta, CR-414
- Konica Minolta, CM-2500c
- Crude Fat Analyzer, FOSS Analytics, Soxtec 2043
- Drying Ovens
- High Performance Liquid Chromatograph, Agilent Technologies,1100 Series
- High Shear Mixer, Buchi, B-400
- Homogenizer, Brinkmann, PT10/35
- Incubators, Cole Parmer, StableTemp
- IR Food Analyzer, FOSS, FoodScan Lab
- Microscopes, Zeiss Laboratories, West Germany
- Moisture Analyzer:
- Sartorius, MA35
- Sartorius, MA37
- Muffle Furnace, Thermolyne, 1500
- Nitrogen Analyzer, LECO, FP-528
- O2/CO2 Analyzer:
- Mocon, Pac Check 325
- Mocon, Check Point 3
- pH Meters
- Particle Size Analyzer, Microtrac Turbosync, 5000
- Particle Size/Shape Analysis SystemPlate Filter Apparatus, Sartorius, 142mm/293mm
- Rapid Visco Analyzer, Perkin Instruments, 4500 Refractometer:
- Reichert, ABBE Mark II
- Reichert, AR200
- VWR, Portable Refractometer 0-95 Brix
- Rotary Evaporator, Buchi, Rotovapor 011
- Spray Dryer, Buchi, Mini Spray Dryer B-290
- Texture Analyzer, Instron, 5565
- Texture Analyzer, Stable Micro Systems, TA.HD Plus
- Ultrapure Water Purification System, MilliporeSigma, Direct-Q 3UV
- Ultrasonic Homogenizer, Fisherbrand, FB-505
- Universal Dough Characterizer, Chopin, Mixolab 2
- UV/Vis Spectrophotometer, Agilent Technologies, G1103A
- Viscometer, Ametek Brookfield, DV-III Ultra
- Volscan Profiler Volume Scanner, Stable Micro Systems, VSP600C
- Water Activity Meter:
- AquaLab, Series 3
- AquaLab Series4TE
- Waterbaths:
- Thermo Scientific, WB1140A-1
- Jeio Tech, BS-21
- MQW Lauda, RM6
- Wiped Film Evaporator 2-inch, Pope Scientific Inc.
Dry processing
- Mixers, Day and O'Hare Ribbon Blender, 6 and 20 ft3
- Air Classifier Mill, Hosokawa, ACM 15
- Air Classifier, Hosokawa, ATP 200
- Comill, Quadro, 197S
- Dehuller, Forsberg, 2
- Fluidized Bed Dryer, Niro Atomizer, UB 7507
- Hammer Mill, Fitzpatrick, D6A
- Pin Mill, Hosokawa, 250CW
- Spray Dryer, APV Anhydro, PSD 55
- Sweco Screen Separators, Sweco, 18-inch and 32-inch
- Tray Dryer, Proctor and Schwartz, 62
- Twin Screw Extruder, Coperion, ZSK-26
Freezing
- Aerofreeze Continuous Spiral Freezer, GEA Refrigeration
- CO2 Freezer, CES, CES-BF-CO2-15x15x21
Non-thermal high pressure processing
- High Pressure Food Pasteurizer, Hyperbaric Grid Path, Wave 6000/150
Packaging
- Bag Sealer, Doboy, HS-CITF
- Carousel Scale (Yamato) and Vertical-flow Wrapper (Matrix, Mercury)
- Conveyor and Radial Scale System
- Doboy HS-BII Portable Continuous Band Sealer
- Double Chamber Vacuum Packaging Unit, Komet, Model 620A
- Double Chamber Vacuum Packaging Unit, Sipromac, 620A
- Filling System, All Fill
- Filling System, Inline Filling System, PD Filler
- Flow Wrapper, XTRAVAC, 450A
- Metal Detectors, LOMA
- Pre-made Pouch Packaging Machine, Weigh Pack, Swifty Jr.
- Rotary Band Sealer with Conveyor, EMPLEX
- Sealer, Sergeant, L-bar Sealer Semi-automatic Tray Sealer, Multivac, T200
- Thermoforming Rollstock Unit, Multivac, R126
- Thermoforming Rollstock Unit, ULMA packaging, TR Supra 420
- Vertical packaging, Matrix Mercury, ADW-5105V
- Vacuum Packager, Multivac, AG500
- X-ray Equipment, LOMA, X5
Thermal processing
- Blending Cooker, Blentech, ST-36024-X
- Continuous Deep Fryer, Koppens, BR300/600
- Continuous Oven, Koppens, HLT 6000/600
- Meat Fermentation Chamber, Enviro-Pak, MP-2000
- Smokehouse, Enviro-Pak, CVU-650E
- Smokehouse, Fessmann, T1900 HD-629
Wet processing
- Agitated Kettle, Lee Industries Inc., 20 L
- Agitated Steam Jacketed Kettle, SAM, 400 L
- Basket Centrifuge, Rousalet, RC-30VRC
- Bench Tumbler, Hollymatic, HVT-30
- Bowl Chopper, OMCAN, K15
- CO2 and Oil-jacketed Kettle, Blentech, M2B6017-LX
- Decanter, BCC
- Disc-stack Centrifuge, Westfalia, NA 7-020076
- Environmental Chamber, Espec, ESC-4CA
- High Temperature Short Time Pasteurizer, APV
- Homogenizer, Gaulin, 10M3
- Jacketed Processing Vessel, Alfa Laval, 200 L, 400 L
- Laboratory Homogenizer, APV Gaulin, 15 MR-8
- Multi Purpose Processing Vat, Crepaco, PIA – 1200 L
- Plate and Frame Filter, Star, 201A SP
- Powder Disperser, Quadro, XC1 (QD-XC1-00-02020)
- Processing Tank, Cherry Burrel, 1900 – 2000 L
- Separators, Brown, Paddle Finisher (6600)
- Separators, Brown, Screw Finisher (3900)
- Stainless Steel Kettle, Hamilton Kettles, 80 L
- Steam Jacketed Kettle, Hamilton Kettles, 200 L
- Steam Jacketed Pressure Kettle, Hamilton Kettles, 600 L
- Steam Jacketed Vacuum Kettle, Groen, 20 L
- UF & RO Membrane Separation System, Seprotech Systems Inc., MUNR-V#-4038/C-15F-HV
- Variable Speed Mixer, ADMIX
- Wiped Film Evaporator, Pfaudler, 4.2-12L-7
Forming and stuffing
- Croquette and Meatball Former, Bridge, BT-001
- Former, Formax, PFM-6
- Linker, Devro 1, Z-linker
- Patty Former, Hollymatic, Model 300
- Stuffer, Handtmann, VF 80
- Stuffer/Filler, Uni-Filler Systems Inc. (Model 500) and Tecmeg (SA Cyclon-20)
- Vacuum Filler, Reiser (Vemag), HP25E
Injecting and tenderizing
- Brine Mixer, ADMIX
- Brine Injector, Formaco
- Meat Tenderizer, Biro Manufacturing Co., Sir Steak PRO-9 Meat Tenderizer, Tenderstar Needle Blade
- Multi-needle Brine Injector, Gunther, P154-105MC2R
Mixing and tumbling
- Double Paddle Vacuum Mixer/Blender, American Food Equipment Company, 510
- Mixer, Daniels, DMX-QUAD, 45 L
- Stainless Steel Double Paddle Blender/Cooker, Custom-Made, CDB-1232 RVJ
- Vacuum Meat Massager, Challenge-RMF, MM03 Tumbler
- Vacuum Tumbler, American Food Equipment Company, 175
- Vacuum Tumbler, Roschermatic, TU-250
Reducing size
- Block Breaker, Reiser, Roto Claw II
- Comitrol Size Reducer with Feed Screw, Urschel Laboratories, 3600F
- Dicer/Slicer, Holac
- Dicer/Slicer, Treif-Husky, CE Dicer
- Meat Band Saw, Biro, Model 3334 Meat Emulsifying Machine, Stephan Microcut, MC15
- Meat Grinder, K&G Wetter, AW-114
- Meat Mixer/Grinder, Hobart, MG1532
- Vacuum Bowl Cutter, Seydelmann, K64 AC-8 VA
- Slicer, Weber, CCS-305
Contact
Connect with the Alberta Food Centre:
Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-986-4793
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Email: [email protected]
Address:
Food Processing Development Centre (Alberta Food Centre)
6309 45 Street
Leduc, Alberta T9E 7C5