ABOUT WILEVCO
Wilevco has been building innovative, quality machinery for the food processing industry for over 50 years. We offer equipment for mixing liquid batters, applying coatings including those with particulate, and chilling batters, liquids, and slurries.
We are committed to providing our customers with well-built, innovative equipment and superior customer service that enhance their processes and contribute to their continued success!
We continuously strive toward our mission by following our bedrock principles:
Extraordinary customer service is the cornerstone of our business. We understand the importance of long-lasting relationships with our customers — partnerships built on trust and integrity, with total commitment to your success.
History Of Wilevco
Wilevco’s founder, Putnam P. Flint, visits the Gorton’s fish stick factory in Gloucester, Massachusetts, to sell a piece of equipment. While there he notices that the fish sticks are inconsistent and traces the production line back to where the batter was mixed by hand. Seeing that there was a better way to get consistent batter, and in turn, more consistent product with higher yield, he developed and patented the first Automatic Batter Mixer with viscosity control.
Based off the success of his first mixers, Putnam Flint incorporates Wilevco. One version of the origin of the company name is that it stands for “will evaluate viscosity continuously.”
Introduction of the CRYOLATOR®, the original swept surface heat exchanger. Developed specifically for chilling batter for food safety reasons, the CRYOLATOR® delivers unparalleled performance in temperature control. Delivering batter consistently chilled has also proven beneficial to consistent pickup and improved solids retention. As well, it has been successfully utilized in a variety of other temperature transfer applications including liquid process chilling of sauces, gravies and protein slurries.
Wilevco moves into the former Stanley Steamer headquarters in Watertown, MA. At one time it was the largest structural concrete building in the world.
The Series V mixer expanded Wilevco’s reach to high volume producers.
John Whitmore and Gerry Clark join Wilevco as Vice President and Head of procurement respectively. They are still with the company today.
Wilevco team members assembling a mixing system with the Cryolator.
Leverett Flint, son of founder Putnam Flint, takes over as company President, and was popular for supplying Wilevco customers with honey from the family’s own beehives.
Wilevco moves to its current location in Billerica, MA. The facility includes ample space for offices, machine assembly, parts warehousing, and a customer test kitchen.
The revolutionary Spinning Disc Applicator (SDA) is developed. Utilizing its unique, patented spinning disc technology, the nozzleless system can uniformly and precisely apply coatings of all types and viscosities, including with particulate.
Leverett Flint accepts the Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) Certificate of Achievement.
Environmentally responsible solar panels are installed, reducing Wilevco’s carbon footprint while minimizing costs.
Wilevco introduces the Series 9 Mixing System. Improvements include an open, sanitary frame, full electronic viscosity sensing, Allen Bradley controls, and all metal pumps with no rubber internals.
After nearly 6 decades of guidance from the Flint family, the company transfers to a new ownership group who immediately reinvests in the company – adding engineering talent, hiring the company’s first road sales and service teams, and increasing parts and machine inventory.
Based off the success of his first mixers, Putnam Flint incorporates Wilevco. One version of the origin of the company name is that it stands for “will evaluate viscosity continuously.”
Introduction of the CRYOLATOR®, the original swept surface heat exchanger. Developed specifically for chilling batter for food safety reasons, the CRYOLATOR® delivers unparalleled performance in temperature control. Delivering batter consistently chilled has also proven beneficial to consistent pickup and improved solids retention. As well, it has been successfully utilized in a variety of other temperature transfer applications including liquid process chilling of sauces, gravies and protein slurries.
Wilevco moves into the former Stanley Steamer headquarters in Watertown, MA. At one time it was the largest structural concrete building in the world.
The Series V mixer expanded Wilevco’s reach to high volume producers.
John Whitmore and Gerry Clark join Wilevco as Vice President and Head of procurement respectively. They are still with the company today.
Wilevco team members assembling a mixing system with the Cryolator.
Leverett Flint, son of founder Putnam Flint, takes over as company President, and was popular for supplying Wilevco customers with honey from the family’s own beehives.
Wilevco moves to its current location in Billerica, MA. The facility includes ample space for offices, machine assembly, parts warehousing, and a customer test kitchen.
The revolutionary Spinning Disc Applicator (SDA) is developed. Utilizing its unique, patented spinning disc technology, the non-nozzle system can uniformly and precisely apply coatings of all types and viscosities, including with particulate, to products at whatever pickup rate is desired.
Leverett Flint accepts the Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) Certificate of Achievement.
Environmentally responsible solar panels are installed, reducing Wilevco’s carbon footprint while minimizing costs.
Wilevco introduces the Series 9 Mixing System. Improvements include an open, sanitary frame; full electronic viscosity sensing; Allen Bradley controls, and all metal pumps with no rubber internals.
After nearly 6 decades of guidance from the Flint family, the company transfers to a new ownership group who immediately reinvests in the company – adding engineering talent, hiring the company’s first road sales and service teams, and increasing parts and machine inventory.