TechniBlend™
Drew Hilgers is a Mechanical Process Engineer at TechniBlend, Inc. since June 2016, with prior experience as a Mechanical Development Engineer - Design Engineer II at Unico, where responsibilities included developing new products and enhancing existing product lines for efficiency and robustness. Previous roles include a Sourcing Intern at GE Energy, responsible for database verification and supply base optimization, and a Product Engineering Co-op at Trane, where Drew led rapid improvement projects and collaborated across multiple departments to enhance operational efficiency. Early experience includes an Assembly Support position at Nord Gear Cooperation, focusing on parts management to expedite assembly processes. Drew Hilgers holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, completed in 2013.
TechniBlend™
TechniBlend is a leading supplier of beverage and liquid processing equipment & systems utilizing cutting edge technology, innovative components and optimal design features to serve the food & beverage industry, as well as the consumer products, and household & personal care industries. With over 150-years of combined experience, TechniBlend continues to develop new & innovative technologies aimed to deliver quicker changeovers, greater flexibility, higher yield and improved product quality while producing a great rate of return on investment. TechniBlend offers a variety of inline blending & beverage processing solutions designed to meet a wide range of throughputs and product requirements. Our multi-stream blenders perfectly blend high-to-low blend ratios, or to target Brix, TA or other beverage parameters for Ready-to-Drink cocktails, vitamin waters, functional beverages and soft drinks. We offer a full range of Deaeration technologies based on vacuum-spray-diffusion, nitro or membrane deaeration systems to improve beverage manufacturing processes by delivering finished product DO content below 250 ppb (parts per billion). This helps producers run faster, run warmer, and package more stable product with longer shelf life. Our beverage processing systems & solutions also include ProCarbTM inline beverage carbonation & nitrogenation, CIP On-Demand, Flash Pasteurization, ABV continuous blending and proofing, fully automated batch blending processes, and more. Our products, services, and technologies are world-class solutions that guarantee you outstanding results.