Industries, Food & Agriculture
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In food and agriculture processing, precision isn’t just about efficiency: it’s about food safety. We engineer control systems where precision is a requirement, not a target.
The food and agriculture sector runs on a vast, varied inventory of rotating machinery: high-capacity grain conveyors, pneumatic conveying systems, hammer mills, rotary dryers, centrifugal pumps, refrigeration compressors, and packaging line drives, each requiring precise control to maintain product quality, throughput, and regulatory compliance with FDA, USDA, and FSMA requirements. We have been engineering custom control systems for rotating machinery for more than 50 years, developing custom control logic from the algorithm level up to match your facility, your process, and your regulatory environment. We understand the compliance obligations too: FDA 21 CFR Part 11 audit trails, HACCP system integration, NFPA 61 for combustible dust in grain facilities, and the sanitary design requirements that govern food-contact environments. Programmed to IEC 61131-3 on commercial platforms, our systems give customers full access to configuration, calibration, and application logic to operate, maintain, and expand.
Applications
Leg and conveyor sequencing, belt scale integration, bin level management, and dust collection fan control for grain receiving, storage, and loadout. We develop sequenced conveyor control logic that manages startup interlocks, overload protection, and material flow routing, with the NFPA 61 combustible dust considerations that govern electrical classification in grain handling environments.
Variable speed pump control, pressure zone management, fertigation chemical dosing, and remote telemetry for large-scale agricultural irrigation. We engineer pump station controls that optimize energy consumption across variable demand conditions, with the remote monitoring capability that lets irrigation managers control distributed systems across large agricultural operations.
Filler, sealer, labeler, and case packer coordination with vision inspection system integration and OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) reporting. We develop packaging line control systems that manage product changeovers, format adjustments, and maintenance interventions with the precision that modern high-speed packaging requires, with production data logging for quality management system integration.
Pressure and vacuum conveying control, diverter valve sequencing, air velocity management, and filter-receiver differential pressure monitoring. Our pneumatic conveying systems manage the precise air velocity and pressure conditions that prevent material plugging, segregation, and degradation, critical for flour, starch, sugar, and other friable or hygroscopic food ingredients.
Wort pump sequencing and flow control, automated CIP clean-in-place sequencing, pasteurizer temperature profiling, and carbonation control. Our brewery control systems manage the precise temperature and flow conditions that define product quality, with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliant data logging of every critical process parameter for regulatory audit readiness.
HVAC, CO2 enrichment, LED lighting control, and precision irrigation management for greenhouse and vertical farming operations. We engineer CEA control systems that maintain the precise growing environment conditions, temperature, humidity, CO2 concentration, light intensity, and irrigation scheduling, that maximize crop yield and product quality in controlled agriculture facilities.
Hammer mill, roller mill, and granulator speed control with feed rate coordination and particle size feedback. We develop control logic that maintains target particle size distribution across variable feed moisture conditions, with the overload protection and differential pressure monitoring that protects grinding equipment from hard material intrusion events.
Cream separator, homogenizer, and pasteurizer control for HTST and UHT thermal processing. We engineer dairy pasteurizer control systems that maintain critical control point temperatures within the tolerances required by FDA and USDA regulations, with the regulatory compliance logging that documents every batch for HACCP audit purposes.
Hammer mill, roller mill, and granulator speed control with feed rate coordination and particle size feedback. We develop control logic that maintains target particle size distribution across variable feed moisture conditions, with the overload protection and differential pressure monitoring that protects grinding equipment from hard material intrusion events.
Rotary, fluidized bed, and spray dryer control, inlet and outlet temperature profiling, product moisture feedback, and combustion air management. Our dryer control systems maintain product moisture content within the tight tolerances that food safety and shelf life require, with the combustion management interlocks that comply with NFPA 86 for thermal oxidizers and industrial furnaces.
Ammonia refrigeration compressor control, cold room temperature management, and defrost sequencing for food cold chain infrastructure. Our ammonia refrigeration control systems incorporate anti-surge protection, capacity control, and safety interlock logic for screw and centrifugal refrigeration compressors, with IIAR and ASHRAE 15 compliance for ammonia refrigeration machinery rooms.
Rotary, fluidized bed, and spray dryer control, inlet and outlet temperature profiling, product moisture feedback, and combustion air management. Our dryer control systems maintain product moisture content within the tight tolerances that food safety and shelf life require, with the combustion management interlocks that comply with NFPA 86 for thermal oxidizers and industrial furnaces.
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A MESSAGE FROM JOHN KAZOUR, CEO
To our customers and partners,
For more than 50 years, our team has helped customers keep critical operations running. We built our reputation as Petrotech by taking responsibility for control systems on important rotating machinery.
As more industries came to us with similar challenges across power generation, compression, and hydro applications, our engineering team kept finding ways to solve them. Eventually, the business outgrew the Petrotech name.
We are entering our next chapter as Innova Technologies. The new name reflects the full scope of our work as a rotating machinery control systems specialist. We engineer controls around the machine, deliver complete projects from design through commissioning, and provide support that stays with the problem until it is solved.
Our name is changing, but the people, engineering experience, and commitment behind the work continue. Our responsibility to active projects and installed systems carries forward under the Innova Technologies name. Your current contacts remain the right place to start, and we will communicate directly if an administrative record requires an update.
We appreciate the trust you have placed in us over the decades, and we look forward to continuing that work as Innova Technologies.
CEO, Innova Technologies
