Grain Processing Corp

Grain Processing Corporation is among the world s leading manufacturers and marketers of corn-based products, including maltodextrins, corn syrup solids and starches for the food, pharmaceutical and personal care markets. GPC also produces ethyl alcohol for beverage and industrial use; starches for paper, corrugated box, textile and wallboard industries; corn oil; and animal feed ingredients. The specialists in the Industrial Products Technical Service Department provide on-site assistance. The scientists from the Food, Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Technical Service Department assist customers with production processes for existing products, as well as the development and application of processes for new products. GPC's Customer Service Department handles inquiries and orders and also coordinates with all departments to provide an integrated customer service program. Privately-owned GPC was founded in 1943. Its main production facility in located in Muscatine, Iowa, with a second facility is in Washington, Ind.

Kent Feeds began in 1927 in the central Iowa farming community of Indianola. It was there that Gage Kent started manufacturing Kent Baby Beef, the original 'Feed Without A Filler, which revolutionized the cattle feeding industry. Before Baby Beef, most cattle feeds were formulated with little regard for nutritional needs. Kent Baby Beef is manufactured with only top-quality ingredients and no filler materials, setting a new standard for the industry. Kent's feed mill flourished in Indianola. In 1936, he moved his steadily growing company to Muscatine, Iowa, to take advantage of economical Mississippi River transportation. In addition to his feed business, Gage Kent joined forces with a prominent Muscatine businessman in 1943 to found the Grain Processing Corporation. GPC is one of the largest corn processors in the nation. Kent Feeds and Grain Processing Corporation are owned by Varied Investments, a private, family-owned corporation.

Established in February of 1977, Carlin Automation specializes in handling process control, sensing and heating products. Located in Rock Island, Ill., the firm offers an array of products, such as actuators, burners / safety shut-off valves, combustion safeguard, controllers, electric heaters, encoders, flow, infrared temperature sensors, and many more. Services offered include bench calibration, system accuracy and temperature uniformity survey work. It serves the plastic molding, heat treat/forge, commercial bakeries, paint application, panel builder, food/chemical processing and original equipment manufacturers (OEM) markets. Carlin Automation is a manufacturer's representative/authorized distributor for product lines, including Eurotherm, Barber-Colman, Maxon Corporation, Grieve, Pyromation, Chromalox, Fastheat and Tempco Electric. American Association for Lab Accreditation accredited Carlin Automation with ISO Guide 17025 certification.