Northwest Food Processors Expo 2012

Sharpe Mixers Sales Representative David Bowlin.

The Northwest Food Processors Association will hold their annual meeting and exhibition in Portland Oregon, Jan 15-18, 2012.

This venue is an opportunity for food processors in the Pacific Northwest to attend educational sessions and see and meet with their suppliers.

Once again, Sharpe Mixers, in association with our local sales representative, David Bowlin, Engineered Products & Services, will be participating in this event.
 
Come by and see us!  We will have our popular All Stainless portable mixer on display, along with many other products.  We will be happy to answer all your questions and prepared to impress you!

Happy Holidays from Sharpe Mixers!



Sharpe Mixers staff 2011

 We at Sharpe Mixers would like to shout out a Happy Holidays wish to all!  We hope the holidays find you well and that you get to spend them with family and loved ones.

Sharpe Mixers recently celebrated our success in 2011 at our annual Christmas Party, and we realized just how much we had to celebrate!

2011 was a very successful year for Sharpe Mixers.  We expanded into many new markets, both domestic and international.  This has created many new business opportunities in some exciting new industries.  China continues to be a strong market for us, as does Europe and South America.

Jay Dinnison - President/CEO

2011 also saw us introduce several new products to our mixer and mixer accessory line, including our M5 Quick Clamp, remote tachometer displays, all-stainless shaft bearings for our all-stainless portable mixer drives, and much more!

We also went live with our NEW online web store! Now you can purchase parts for your portable mixers online any time, day or night! You can visit our web store at www.sharpemixersstore.com/. We will be expanding on our store offerings in the coming year, so check back!

At Sharpe Mixers, we are always searching for better ways to serve you, our customer. 2011 saw many changes implemented to improve mixer and parts deliveries. This includes expansion of our stocked inventory items, as well the pre-manufacture of such components as impellers and mixer shafts. This allows improved ship time to you!

There were many behind the scenes improvements as well, such as the expansion of our new ERP system which puts more information at our fingertips, enabling us to provide you with faster answers.

Steve Drury - Vice President,
Director of Applications

Sharpe Mixers has always taken a great interest in family.  In fact, Sharpe Mixers really is one big family, with employees supporting and encouraging one another and taking interest in each others personal interests, activities and achievements away from work.  2011 gave us much to smile about!

We at Sharpe Mixers look forward to a successful 2012.  We have many lofty goals and ideas for the new year and are excited to get moving on them (many, we already have)!

We wish the best for you in 2012 as well, and look forward to continuing to offer you solutions for your mixing needs.

Happy Holidays from all of us at Sharpe Mixers!

New Sealed Stainless Bearings!

Stainless bearing for all-stainless mixer drive

We are excited to offer the option of an all-stainless sealed bearing for our all-stainless portable mixer drives! These bearings are corrossion resistant and won't rust, giving you the utmost confidence in the integrity of your product.

These bearings are available as an option with newly purchased mixers, or as an upgrade to your existing mixer, and are available in all standard portable shaft diameters.

Are you ready for an upgrade?  Order yours today!

Sharpe Mixers at Process Expo 2011

Sharpe Mixers exhibited at the now bi-annual Process Expo 2011, Chicago, Nov 1-4, 2011.

This is the first year that Process Expo is a stand-alone exhibition. It had been part of Pak Expo in the past. The new format brings a more focused audience to the show. People interested in food & beverage processing equipment, not packaging equipment, made up most of the attendees we saw this year. Our exhibit drew many food processors, especially, meat packers looking for brine mixers. Our all stainless steel portable mixer is a favorite in this industry.

Sharpe Mixers was the only agitator supplier at Process Expo. Other mixer companies, like those offering specialty mixers and high shear mixers were in attendance, but none of our common competitors were there.

Sharpe Mixers participated in the educational part of the exhibition this year. Two technical sessions were presented, detailing the sanitary design features used by Sharpe Mixers to bring our equipment into conformance with USDA, 3A and FDA standards and guidelines. Much of the focus was on our line of all stainless steel portable mixers. One of the seminars was presented in Spanish by Laurie Thayer, our in-house linguist and purchasing manager, to a Latin American audience, organized by FISA’s (Food Industry Suppliers’ Association) Educational branch, under their “Seminario de Innovaciones” program. Kyle Sides, our director of sales, presented the same seminar to a large group of English speaking participants.

The food & beverage industry continues to be a growing part of our business, as more and more plants look to upgrade the quality of their mixing equipment. Sharpe Mixers product development catering to the sanitary industries has made a very good impression on the marketplace. Show attendees who stopped by our exhibit recognized the advantage of our product features and benefits, making statements like “This is what we need”, “How soon can we get one of these?”, and “This is the mixer I was telling you about.”

The show was also a good opportunity to visit with our local sales representatives at Anderson Pumps & Process, with offices in Illinois and Wisconsin. Some of our other sales representatives visited us, including folks from F & H Food Equipment Co., KGO Group, Inox Pumps & Process and York Fluid Controls.

The future of the process industry trade show is definitely in transition. The overall attendance at this year’s Process Expo was good, not terrific, but, highly qualified. Attendance at most shows has dropped in the past few years, due to both the internet and the economic downturn. Going to a bi-annual cycle will help Process Expo maintain a better than average interest level. We may see other industry shows going to a less than annual calendar, in the future.

Sharpe Mixers will continue to support the food & beverage industry by exhibiting at Process Expo in October 2013.


Submitted by Fred DeCicco

Process Expo - The Global Equipment and Technology Show!

Be sure and mark your calendars for this BIG event in Chicago, Oct. 31 - Nov. 4, and come see us at booth 5123.  Admission is FREE!

What is Process Expo?  Process Expo is one of the largest shows dedicated to process equipment for food and beverage.  It gathers the industry’s leading processing and packaging equipment manufacturers in one convenient place.  Here you will find solutions for your most critical issues and new technologies that will give you an advantage over your competition.  With experts from all segments of the food and beverage industry, you’ll find cross-over opportunities that you might not have realized were there.

As a leading mixer supplier in the food and beverage industry, Sharpe Mixers will not only be attending this year's event, we'll be offering two keynote presentations!

Kyle Sides, Applications Engineer/Director of Sales at Sharpe Mixers, will be offering a presentation on Easy, Clean and Sanitary Design Options for Mixers and Agitators.

TIME: Wednesday, Nov. 2, 1:15 - 2:15pm

ROOM: S102A

The focus of the seminar will be on mixer and agitator options and their impact on price and quality. Cleanability is a leading requirement in the food industry and this presentation will help processors meet the new 3-A requirements and standard practices.

Kyle has worked at Sharpe Mixers for 15 years.  He has a wide range of field experience and has traveled not only across the U.S., but also in China, Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, and Canada.  Kyle currently designs and quotes sanitary mixers for the food and pharmaceutical industry, with an emphasis on easy-clean applications.

Laurie Thayer will offer a presentation in Spanish of  Easy, Clean and Sanitary Design Options for Mixers and Agitators.

TIME:  Monday, Oct. 31 9:00 - 10:00 am.

Laurie has been with Sharpe Mixers for four years, coming from international business on the East Coast. Laurie’s focus is to secure the highest quality materials at the best cost for the mixer components Sharpe Mixers manufactures. She has traveled to Latin America to assist in start-up operations and supports the design engineers in complex translations during the technical and quotation phases of the business. As a director at Sharpe Mixers, Laurie is involved in company strategies and future business direction.

Sharpe Mixers has a long history of supplying liquid mixers from small, all-stainless steel portable sizes to large-capacity blend tanks, with applications varying from water-like to cosmetic pastes and gels.
 
Process Expo is the premier worldwide trade show for leaders in the food and beverage industry. We are excited to be a part of it and look forward to seeing you there!
 
Need help with your mixing needs NOW?  Let's get started!

New Remote Tachometer Display Now Available!

Need a tachometer that can be mounted for remote display?  Sharpe Mixers has your answer!

The Autonics MP5 Series high performance tachometer supports 13 kinds of operation modes to measure various industrial numerical data including frequency, absolute ratio, passing time and error ratio.  Having diverse functions with various output types, the series is widely used in many industrial fields.  Now you can enjoy this tachometer and all its features with your new or existing Sharpe mixer!

This tachometer is offered with 110/220 volt input.  As an option, the this unit can be provided with an output signal to feed another tachometer display in a remote control room, or add an alarm or other device.

Download our new brochure to learn more about this important accessory and how it can help you!

These components will be coming to our new online store soon.  Don't forget to visit our web site to learn of other exciting new products!

ISPE Boston

Please join us!

Wednesday, October 5, 2011


Gillette Stadium Clubhouse, Foxborough, MA

Education: 9:00 am

Show Floor Opens: 12:00 noon

After-Party: 7:30 pm

• Keynote Address: Hear from Jonathan Kraft, President, The Kraft Group

• Source New Products: View new technology and innovations from over 300 exhibitors

• Improve Your Knowledge: Attend any of the nine broad-based educational sessions

• Develop New Resources: Connect with over 2000 biopharmaceutical professionals

• After Party: Meet Jerod Mayo, New England Patriots Linebacker, and get his autograph

Registration http://www.ispeboston.org/events/registration.htm?eventID=131

Register today to attend the morning Educational Sessions, hear the Keynote Address and visit over 300 exhibitors in the afternoon Show Floor from noon to 7:30 pm. Jonathan Kraft, President, The Kraft Group, to deliver this year's Keynote Address. Plan your day using the schedule below. .


Also new this year, attend the Product Show and pick-up a free wristband from an exhibitor to attend the After-Party Networking Reception at CBS Scene. Scheduled to appear is Jerod Mayo, New England Patriot Linebacker. Don't miss this opportunity to meet Mayo and get an autograph signed!

SCHEDULE:


Educational Seminars: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Attendee Lunch * (with pre-purchased lunch ticket, NO tickets will be sold on show day): 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Exhibitor Show Floor: 12:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Keynote Address: 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm

After Show Networking Reception: 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

* The 20th Annual Product Show and Educational Sessions are FREE to attend. If you would like to register to attend the 11:00 am lunch the cost is $45 per person. You must pre-purchase this ticket; tickets will NOT be sold onsite. You may also purchase a Patriot Hall tour ticket for $20. These must also be pre-purchased and will NOT be sold onsite. Tour times are before and after the Keynote Address. Tour are at 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm. You will be assigned to one of these tour times. If you have any questions call the ISPE Office at 781-647-4773.

For more information, please feel free to contact Sharpe Mixers, or Perrigo, Inc., our sales representatives who will be attending this event.