products & technologies
John Bean Technologeis (Thailand) Ltd.
Aids Customers who Innovate for Growth Thailand is a country in which JBT has a long history of investment and customer engagement. Thai food producers will continue to support increased local demand as well as regional export demand in Asia-Pacific and Europe. As our customers innovate for growth JBT will be there with them to deploy our capabilities in support of those ambitions. Mr. Marshall Coleman, Vice President & General Manager, JBT Asia Pacific
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he greatest challenge of food manufacturers continues to be earning their consumer’s trust. Two ways to earn that trust are by helping our customers develop the highest quality foods and that are both delicious and safe. JBT continues to build the most versatile and hygienic food preparation equipment in the industry. As our customers innovate for growth through product development they can partner with JBT to develop preparation lines that are reliable and support our customer’s aims. We recently opened our Kunshan Innovation Center in China as our newest tool to help our customer develop and test new products.
is tremendous growth in traditional products. Convenience foods are also becoming a higher priority. The food must be easy to prepare and delicious for the family. In Thailand, ready meal chicken dinners continue to outpace the market. Seafood markets continue to grow in India and Southeast Asia. In Australia and New Zealand we are beginning to automate the portioning of beef and lamb in order in support of expanding case ready options that customers are demanding. Japan, Korea and the Philippines continue
SPECIFIC TO THE CUSTOMERS’ NEEDS Every country has customer preferences. For example, in China, there
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to see tremendous growth in convenience market products that are healthy and tasty. Wherever our customers are adapting to local tastes and purchase preferences JBT is close by to partner with them in the development of outstanding food products. Our commercial teams are positioned in country so that they understand the local tastes and priorities better. In this way we can better engage with our customers throughout the product development cycle. It’s been a winning strategy for consumers, for our customers and, therefore, for us. AUTOMATION AND LABOR COST REDUCTION BRING THE STATE-OFTHE-ART TECHNOLOGY FROM JBT TO FOOD INDUSTRY To better address increased demand for fresh, high quality products JBT has introduced two great technologies. The JBT-Stork aseptic filler is the perfect solution for bottling of “fresh” ready to drink beverages. This capability enables our customers to
produce premium dairy and juice options for their customers. This market continues to expand across Asia as consumers seek healthier and more delicious options on the go. Additionally, as the many wonderful people throughout Asia rise in terms of income they continue to demand delicious, high quality proteins. Chicken continues to be the most affordable and versatile protein in the market. JBT’s DSITM Water Jet Portioning System, is allowing our customers to create premium portion controlled leg steaks and breast cutlets. A single unit typically results in significant labor savings, more consistent product quality and portioned yield versus hand trimming. Lastly, in order to help our customer further automate many of their production and warehousing functions we are bringing our industry leading Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) technology to the Asia-Pacific region. Some of the applications seeing great success are delivery of production materials to work station in automotive manufacturing and assembly, automation of traditional warehouse fork truck operations, and even delivery of cooked meals to patients in hospitals. We believe these and other applications will continue to grow as automation capability is able to handle ever more challenging responsibilities.