News & Case Studies
Case studies, education, and news on MPE technology so that industry professionals can better understand our systems, grinders, and conveyors.
A large international spice company wanted a new pepper grinding process system to meet growing demand. The goal was grind flexibility and high yield results. They hired MPE’s Systems Group to design and implement a system comprising Chain-Vey tubular drag disc conveyors, IMD 1042 Gran-U-Lizers, screeners, diverter valves, and bulk bag unloaders—all integrated with controls
Wicked Joe Coffee is a mid-sized roaster in the Northeastern United States. Their MPE-sourced system comprises all the processes from green bean intake to retail-ready bags of roasted whole bean and ground coffee. Their system is special for several reasons: Unlike other systems that require relatively large batch sizes for blend accuracy and scaled efficiency;
Context: A leading peanut processor needed to build a new roasting facility to keep up with increasing demand, improve food safety and replace existing capital with better and more efficient equipment. In the strategic planning phase, the search began with looking for the right engineering partner with the following attributes: One with expertise managing a
When our friends at Philz Coffee told us their amazing new MPE-designed processing system—with its shiny new green coffee silos, classification system, Chain-Vey tube conveyors, roasters, and packa
A large North American roaster needed to build a new coffee roasting plant. MPE Systems Group engineers managed the project from conception to commissioning. From pre-design to commissioning, the project spanned roughly one year. The project was completed on-time, despite the Coronavirus pandemic. MPE’s commitment to the project is perhaps best exemplified by one systems
A large coffee import and processing company wanted to grow its green coffee cleaning, processing, and handling capacity. The company relied on MPE’s Systems Engineering Group to design the majority of its process system with key features such as tubular drag conveyance, custom-designed mezzanine funnels, automated batching, and dust collection, among others. “We wanted to provide the customer with
Located in Fort Dodge IA, Premier Bird Foods produces high quality bird feed.
Coffee storage is an oft-forgotten but unsung hero of great coffee process systems.
MPE Systems Group engineering teams work with several types of green coffee unloading systems.
Part 2 of 2 — Getting to Work By Andi Trindle Mersch | Photos by Ramind Lee IN THE FIRST PART of this two-part series—published in Roast’s January/February 2017 issue—we prepared for the practical work of designing and building a mid- to large-scale specialty coffee roasting plant. We discussed creating a master vision plan, forming a
