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    Relco purchases Savel Technologies

    December 17, 2009
    Relco LLC has completed the acquired of Savel Technologies Inc. from Pete Hoefler, owner of HAF Equipment Inc. of Centerville, Minn.

    Relco LLC has completed the acquired of Savel Technologies Inc. from Pete Hoefler, owner of HAF Equipment Inc. of Centerville, Minn.

    Savel products are a line of sanitary powder handling and conveying equipment for the dairy, food and pharmaceutical industries. “We have partnered with HAF, a systems and equipment provider for sanitary bulk powders, for years, manufacturing equipment for them and using Savel components,” said Loren Corle, president of Relco. “Savel is a well-known line of quality, sanitary rotary airlock valves, powder conveying andbagging equipment. This line of equipment complements the Relco dairy and food drying systems and will provide customers a one-stop solution for all their drying, conveying and packaging needs.”

    The Savel equipment line will be incorporated with the other Relco products and sold in the Americas and globally through the Relco and HAF sales network and Europe, through Relco Wet & Dry in the Netherlands.

    For additional information view www.saveltech.com or www.relco.net or call Steve Ennenga at Relco’s Willmar, Minn., office, 320/231-2210.

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