11/4/19…
The Brixey Engineering Team and HOF Chairman Rowdy Brixey wish to congratulate the new 2020 ASB Hall of Fame Inductees!
10/1/19…
Rowdy is honored to be chosen as Baking Hall of Fame Evaluation Committee chair. BEST wants to thank the American Society of Baking for the privilege and for their consideration! We are humbled beyond measure.
08/13/19…
Read Rowdy’s latest addition to Baking and Snack magazine on allergens in food processing.
07/10/19…
BEST is proud to be a contributor to this Baking and Snack article.
07/01/19…
Brixey Engineering Strategies & Training is pleased to announce that Ted Purvis has joined our maintenance team as Senior Project Manager.
Ted brings 26 years of experience in the food processing field, working his way from mechanic in IBC’s Springfield, MO plant to Chief Engineer for the Memphis, TN and Alexandria, LA plants from 1993-1997. In ’97 Ted moved to the Hastings, NE bakery for Earthgrains as Plant Engineer. From 2000-2007, Ted’s years were spent in the packaging industry for the United Bakery Equipment Company (UBE). After leaving UBE, Ted joined BBU’s Sara Lee division for the next 5 years as a Corporate Project Engineer of the upper Midwest region. Most recently, Ted guided Schreiber Foods’ Dairy Division to success as their Project Manager from 2012-2019. Ted’s years of experience and his unique qualifications imbue Brixey Engineering, Inc. with a new spectrum of services to provide our customers. Please join us in welcoming Ted to the family!
05/07/19…
BEST’s Rowdy Brixey is proud to have been a contributor to this article!
04/01/19…
This article can give you a few helpful tips and tricks to keep your performance at peak levels.
03/21/19…
What a great Leadership learning experience we had this week! A great group of leaders attended and added new tools to their toolbox. Shout out to the Middleby Group (Mark, Len, Jay), BEMA-U (Emily, Kerwin), Destany and London Wilson for helping to make this class possible!
01/20/19…
BEST was honored to be included with industry experts in this Baking & Snack article.
01/04/19…
Looking for tips on how to operate more efficiently? Rowdy has some suggestions for you in this article from Baking Business.
12/12/18…
Suffering from a talent shortage? Invest in companies that support the future of learning.
12/10/18…
February 6th and 7th Brixey Engineering is partnering with Middleby Bakery Group once again to bring you “Food Safety: The Role of Maintenance”. This class will help in understanding the need and role food safety has in the workplace.
11/15/18…
“Time is of the essence when it comes to solving operational issues.”
Rowdy’s latest contribution to Baking & Snack magazine can aid your business in promoting efficiency. Be efficient and read it now!
11/07/18…
Rowdy helps explain how technology can help reduce waste and downtime in Baking Business’s latest article.
10/25/18…
Our upcoming Cost of Maintenance Class can help you with the challenge of hiring a strong workforce. Read the article and sign up for our upcoming class.
09/24/18…
We will also be holding another class at the Middleby Bakery Group Innovation Center November 7th & 8th, “Cost of Maintenance: Building a Sustainable Future”, where we’ll dive into actionable elements for reducing maintenance costs and building a pipeline for future maintenance talent.
06/19/18…
How can scheduled equipment maintenance help you avoid run-to-failure? Rowdy’s latest article in Baking & Snack magazine can enlighten you to the benefits!
06/11/18…
BEST is proud to partner with Middleby Bakery Group and offer a new “Maintenance Workshop” designed to help you avoid run-to-failure and maximize your maintenance efficiency. Congrats to Rowdy and Middleby on your new partnership!
05/14/18…
“Celebrate the ‘wins’” after you roll out lean manufacturing with help from this informative article by Rowdy Brixey
05/02/18…
Thinking about Lean, 5S, or other ways to improve your facility? This article can guide you in the right direction.
04/26/18…
Do you know if you’re operating a run to failure system? BEST teamed up with BAKERpedia to bring you this 5 step check list to help determine if you’re running to failure.
04/04/18…
Balancing criticality of components is a tricky task but this article gives some insight into maintaining your production line
03/23/18…
Rowdy teamed up with BAKERpedia’s Lin Carson to discuss run-to-failure practices. Click the link below to listen and check out BAKERpedia.com for recipes, processes, and anything baking related!
BAKED in Science S2E8 Titans I: Cordia Harrington & Rowdy Brixey at ASB’s Baking Tech 2018
02/25/18…
Rowdy will be presenting a technical paper at the American Society of Baking’s BakingTech 2018 which is held at the Chicago Hilton on Michigan Ave Feb 25th-27th. The topic is “How to Manage the Maintenance Manager”. We hope to see you at the “Best Week in Baking!”
02/22/18…
Check out Rowdy’s latest article in “Baking and Snack” magazine (page 112-118 if you have the physical magazine!)
02/12/18…
See what changes and trends will affect baking in the coming year as Rowdy weighs in: “Nine Predictions for Bakery Operation in 2018”