STALAM - Radio Frequency
Based in Nove, Italy, Stalam S.p.A. is the established world leader in the development, design and manufacture of Radio Frequency equipment for the drying and thermal processing of raw materials, intermediates and finished products. Initially used for drying textiles, Stalam has extended the use of Radio Frequency into new industrial and commercial applications.
Ziel and Stalam partnered to commercialize the use of radio frequency for the pasteurization of nuts and seeds. In addition to food applications, the companies have pioneered radio frequency in the cannabis and hemp industry for microbial reduction in order to meet safety and regulatory compliance requirements.
AMTek - Microwave
Based in the USA, AMTek is a global leader manufacturing industrial microwave systems for pasteurizing, drying, cooking and tempering. AMTek is the leading supplier of choice in the design, supply and support of custom built, turnkey systems, using microwave energy as a heat source.
Ziel and AMTek partnered to design customized high-volume disinfestation solutions for the date and prune industries. Microwave is also an excellent application for drying hemp, which requires high volume throughput and retention of product potency.