成立于1945年的JC Ford见证了玉米饼和玉米片产业的起起伏伏。今天，它是自动化设备和服务行业的领先供应商。“从20世纪40年代到60年代，直到创始人去世，该公司一直是一个占主导地位的供应商，”总裁Scott Ruhe说。“我们在1990年收购了它，引入了新的工程和产品，以发挥其优势，重振了公司。”

由于大饼和玉米片的日益普及，这个行业正处于增长模式，JC Ford为这个行业提供了最先进的设备和产品知识。它为世界各地的公司提供解决方案，通过扩展自动化和产品专业知识帮助他们解决挑战。

“我们最初专注于玉米饼设备，并随着时间的推移扩大了业务，”Ruhe说。“我们在自动化方面投入了大量资金，提高了生产线的产能、效率和一致性。这最大限度地减少了劳动力，提高了产品的质量和可靠性。”

JC Ford拥有一个8万平方英尺的制造和设计中心，生产用于生产玉米饼、面粉玉米饼、玉米饼片、玉米饼/玉米饼和玉米烹饪的设备和解决方案。从本质上讲，该公司将其市场分为两个部分:玉米饼和玉米饼片。

“一个更像是烘焙产品，另一个更像是零食，”Ruhe说。“在玉米饼方面，市场上存在整合和竞争。客户正在寻找容量更大、效率更高的线路。在零食方面，小众产品正在涌现，这创造了对新设备的需求。”

Founded in 1945, J.C. Ford has been there for all the ebbs and flows of the tortilla and tortilla chip industry. Today, it is a leading provider of automated equipment and service to the industry. “The company was a dominant supplier from the 1940s through the 1960s until the death of the founder,” President Scott Ruhe says. “We acquired it in 1990, introduced new engineering and products to home in on its strengths and revitalized the company.”

J.C. Ford offers state-of-the-art equipment and product knowledge to an industry that is in a growth mode thanks to the increased popularity of flatbreads and tortilla chips. It is providing solutions to companies around the world, helping them solve challenges through expanded automation and product expertise.

“We initially focused on corn tortilla equipment and have expanded over time,” Ruhe says. “We have invested heavily in automation, increasing the capacity of lines, efficiency and consistency. This minimizes labor and improves the quality and reliability of the products.”

Based out of an 80,000-square-foot manufacturing and design center, J.C. Ford produces equipment and solutions used for the production of corn tortillas, flour tortillas, tortilla chips, tacos/tostadas and corn cooking. Essentially, the company breaks its market down into two segments: tortillas and tortilla chips.

“One is more of a bakery product, and one is more of a snack product,” Ruhe says. “On the tortilla side, there is consolidation and competition in the market. Customers are looking for higher capacity and more efficient lines. On the snack side, niche products are popping up, which has created demand for new equipment.”