Foodmate | InsideTrack Jan 2016 IPPE | Page 20

20 Foodmate Academy ACADEMY Foodmate Academy | Excellence is our Goal The Foodmate US headquarters in Ball Ground, GA added a 4,000 square foot climate controlled demo room to their facilities, the Foodmate Inspirience Center. This is a designated space for hands on equipment training and sales demontrations, in addition, the center is equiped to accommodate pre-sales test run on customers’ specific products. This new service greatly improves understanding of the equipment, therefore making the plant transition to the new Foodmate machines much smoother. “When we install new equipment in a customer’s plant, we sometimes see their production and technical teams are overwhelmed with new automation. In addition, they have a short time to learn how to operate the equipment. By training them in advance, it reduces downtime, and allows the customer to have optimal yield with the highest quality from the start.” said Scott Hazenbroek, President of Foodmate US. The Foodmate Academy opened its doors in May