Avure Technologies

Avure Technologies
IndustryFood and drink
Founded2000; 25 years ago (2000)
Headquarters
United States

Avure Technologies, Inc. is a food processing company. It was one of the world’s leading producers of industrial-scale high pressure processing (HHP) equipment production along with Hiperbaric and UHDE High-Pressure Technologies.[1]

History

Avure was initially formed as a subsidiary of Flow International.[2] It was acquired in 1999 through the purchase of the Swedish electro technical company, ABB.[3] This company is known for the manufacture of systems for the automotive and aerospace sectors.[4] Avure was established in 2000 as a food safety business, focusing on high-pressure processing equipment for the food industry.[3] It later led a consortium of American food processing companies for the Department of Defense Dual Use S&T (DUST) program.[5]

Avure Technologies had consistently incurred losses for Flow International. By 2002, the business was split into two: Ultrahigh-Pressure Waterjet Systems, which served the general manufacturing and industrial markets; and, Avure Technologies, which began focusing on the food safety and fresh products industries.[6] In 2005, Avure Technologies was sold to the Los Angeles-based private equity firm, Gores Technology Group LLC.[7]

Avure was later acquired by Milestone Partners, which split the company into two global platforms, one retained the Avure brand and focused on HPPsystems while the other focused on metal densification systems under the Quintus brand.[8]

In 2018, Avure Technologies changed its name to Quintus Technologies.

Technologies

The company produces commercial pressure vessels and HHP system blocks such as basket load conveyor, operator’s panel, control systems, water systems, and high-pressure pumping systems.[9] It also holds the patent for QUINTUS, a wire-winding technology that features isostatic pressure.[9]

In 2008, Avure developed a pressure-assisted thermal sterilization of mashed potatoes, which the FDA accepted a year later.[10]

References

  1. ^ Koubaa, Mohamed; Barba, Francisco J.; Roohinejad, Shahin (2021). Fermentation Processes: Emerging and Conventional Technologies. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-119-50585-3.
  2. ^ Sofos, John N. (2005). Improving the Safety of Fresh Meat. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 391. ISBN 978-1-85573-955-0.
  3. ^ a b "Flow International Corporation | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  4. ^ "Avure Technologies changes its name to Quintus Technologies". PIM International. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  5. ^ Barrett, Ann H.; Cardello, Armand Vincent (2012). Military Food Engineering and Ration Technology. Lancaster, PA: DEStech Publications, Inc. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-60595-049-5.
  6. ^ bakeryandsnacks.com. "Flow International reports more losses". bakeryandsnacks.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  7. ^ "Flow International completes Avure sale". www.bizjournals.com. November 2, 2005. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  8. ^ Lingle, Rick (2022-01-20). "Veteran Player Makes Dramatic Return to HPP". packagingdigest.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  9. ^ a b Koutchma, Tatiana (2022). Validation of Food Preservation Processes based on Novel Technologies. London: Academic Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-12-815888-3.
  10. ^ Zhang, Howard Q.; Barbosa-Cánovas, Gustavo V.; Balasubramaniam, V. M. Bala; Dunne, C. Patrick; Farkas, Daniel F.; Yuan, James T. C. (2011). Nonthermal Processing Technologies for Food. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons. p. 576. ISBN 978-0-8138-1668-5.