Maxant Industries, 58 Barnum Rd, Devens, MA 01434, US

Founded in 1950, Heat and Control is one of the world's leading manufacturers of food processing and packaging equipment. The company designs, engineers and builds the machinery that creates and packages prepared meats, poultry and seafood, french fries, baked and fried snacks, and other foods. Its equipment operates around the clock and the world. Heat and Control innovations include pioneering the external heat exchanger for industrial frying systems, the company s patented high-speed processing equipment for potato chips and other snacks and the invention and patenting of its multi purpose oven, the MPO Cooking System. The company has locations worldwide that support its customers with locally based manufacturing, engineering, product development, field service, parts, sales and training services. Heat and Control is headquartered in Hayward, Calif., and operates facilities in Canada, Mexico, Australia, Singapore, India, Scotland and South Africa.