Introduction to Stainless Food Contact Surfaces (ebook)

Apache Stainless is a leading manufacturer of high purity equipment for various commercial industries including pharmaceutical, medical, water filtration and food processing. Leveraging our extensive expertise in stainless knowledge and best practices, we help our customers maintain the highest quality of product contact surfaces available.

Our team has republished the ebook, “Compare Stainless Finishes” as a comprehensive resource guide to understand the types of classifications of stainless material and the difference between mechanical, applied and chemical finishes.

Key Highlight of our ebook
Corrosion-resistant food contact surfaces: Learn about the importance of corrosion resistance in maintaining food safety and equipment longevity.

304 or 316 grade stainless steel: Discover why these grades are used for food processing applications.

Compatibility with cleaning methods and chemicals: Understand how different stainless materials and finishes interact with various cleaning methods and chemicals.

In addition, Apache Stainless and Mepaco are enhancing our in-house chemical finishing operations, including passivation and electropolishing services to meet the stringent requirement of food processors. These upgrades ensure the highest level of food contact surface quality, aligning with food safety and sanitation efficiency goals.

Apache’s upgraded pickle passivation tank size:

64″ W x 7′ D x 20′ L

Apache’s upgraded electropolishing tank sizes:

10,000 AMP Rectified 174″ W x 70″ L x 66″ D

10,000 AMP Rectified 88″ X x 70″ L x 65″ D

2,000 AMP Rectifier

Mepaco is excited to increase the capacity for food processors who require pickle passivation or electropolishing services in their food processing equipment.

Download the guide, “Comparing Stainless Finishes.”