Innovation and collaboration

With over 35 years of expertise and on-the-ground experiences from our clients, we are constantly evolving and improving equipment.

Relationships built on trust

We want to help you succeed, but to do that, we first must gain your trust. That’s why we’re proud to have maintained successful long-term relationships with many of the world’s largest bar and chocolate manufacturers.

  • Ability and willingness to customise machinery
  • Develop the partnership to beyond sales, strategy advantage
  • Long term partnership, support...

Collaborative process

Your business is unique. Your bar and chocolate machinery should be too. That’s why we collaborate with you to customize your equipment so it fits the way you run your plant.

Our innovation workflow

Our uniquely collaborative approach means your input is as valuable as our expertise. The result? Fit-for-purpose melters. We call it Creating Together. It’s an approach that’s been effective for more than 35 years, delivering performance in everything from hygienic design and cleaning to optimum safety, waste reduction, product consistency, and ease of operation.

Defining your challenge

Assessing your goals and challenges ensures we understand what you need from your equipment.

Consultation

You’ll meet with PTL to discuss your application, contractual requirements, budgets, and timelines, all under strict confidentiality. You’ll also be taken through how we approach unique design and build applications.

Designs

After a kick-off meeting with you, our team goes to work. They’ll consider your space, workflow, goals, and existing equipment to produce basic models, sketches, layouts, and process-flow diagrams for you to review.

Iterations

You’ll have the chance to review the designs, and work with the PTL team to make any adjustments, so you know it will suit you exactly.

Design approval

Happy? Give us your sign-off and we’ll move on to the next step.

Manufacturing process

Using our refined and tested manufacturing processes, we’ll manufacture your equipment to exact specifications.

Installation, commissioning and training

We’ll train your team and work with you to ensure the installation, testing, and production start-up
run smoothly.

Ongoing support

Get help and support any time from our
responsive team.

Success in the bar and chocolate industry

For us, innovation isn’t the goal – it’s when our clients see boosts in productivity and efficiency because of it. Here are just some of the clients who have seen that success.

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TruFood

TruFood

“The sanitary design and build quality of the melter is second-to-none. What’s obvious is the amount of time and thought that has been put into all aspects of the machine.”

Mike Berko

Project Engineer

Joycone

Joycone

“It was a great experience. The quality of the equipment is superior, as was the support.”

Jeff Hull, Director

Research & Development

Hearthside Foods

Hearthside Foods

“PTL’s equipment and approach to customer service enables us to create a competitive advantage. By being open to our modifications and design change requests, we can create superior solutions for customers and gain increased flexibility in our operations. Their equipment reliability and exceptional sanitary design are outstanding.”

Fred Grep

Director of Engineering

Schulze & Burch

Schulze & Burch

“Working with PTL is the benchmark for how we expect to work with other vendors. Their biggest standout is their ability to rapidly deal with issues and adjust with changes when needed.”

Steve Egizio

Director of Technical Services

Tradition Fine Foods

Tradition Fine Foods

“They are a responsive, proactive and proven solution partner. PTL stands behind their equipment and ensures their customers’ success.”

Thomas Glowczewski

President

National Foodworks Services

National Foodworks Services

“The reliability of this line is of paramount importance as it drives 95% of our revenue.”

Matt Dausman

President

Tasti Products

Tasti Products

“PTL are always helpful and responsive, and very knowledgeable.”

Robin Peach

Capital Projects Manager

Get in touch.

Immediate response

We’re ready to take your call.

Sales
North America +1 262 349 0309
Rest of the world +64 21 535 275

Support
North America +1 414 439 2963
Rest of the world +64 9 973 0687

Operations
North America +1 414 509 1240
Rest of the world +64 9 21 623 375

Spares
North America +1 414 877 1259
Rest of the world +64 9 972 0285

General inquiries
+64 9 274 3514

Questions and queries

Get in touch to discuss anything to do with the bar and chocolate industries.

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