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Equipment and Suppliers

Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 25 May 2009
Last Reviewed: 28 July 2009

Table of Contents

1. Standards for Maple Syrup Production Equipment
2. Maple Equipment Dealers
3. Facility Design
4. Lead Testing of Used Equipment
5. Forest Management Equipment Dealers
6. Maple Equipment Manufacturers
7. Maple Equipment Manufacturing Guidelines

Whether you plan to use traditional spiles and buckets, or plastic tubing, a wide range of manufacturers are ready to provide whatever equipment you need to get started on sap collecting and processing. Investing in the right tools and accessories that meet industry standards [Standards on Maple Equipment Intended for the Production of Maple Syrup]
will help make the job safe, more efficient and profitable. For more information, visit the websites of some of the maple syrup industry suppliers listed below.

Standards for Maple Syrup Production Equipment

Guide for Acceptance and/or Registration of Products and Equipment Intended for Maple Syrup Production

Standards for Maple Equipment for the Production of Maple Syrup

University of Maine Maple Syrup Quality Control Manual

OMAFRA Budgeting Farm Machinery Costs

Maple Equipment Dealers

OMSPA Dealers of Maple Syrup Equipment and Related Products

Atkinson Maple Syrup Supplies

Camp Can Aqua Maple Syrup Supplies

Dominion & Grimm

LaPierre/Water/Small

Uncle Richard's Maple Syrup & Supplies

Facility Design

North American Maple Syrup Producers Manual

(Contact Promotional and Marketing Department for ordering details)

Lead Testing of Used Equipment

OMAFRA Recommendations on How to Avoid Lead Contamination in Maple Syrup

Keeping Lead out of Maple Syrup - Guide to Sap and Equipment Testing

Ontario Best Production Practices for Keeping Lead out of Maple Syrup

Reducing Lead in Maple Syrup

Forest Management Equipment Dealers

Forestry Equipment Links

Maple Equipment Manufacturers

OMSPA Dealers of Maple Syrup Equipment and Related Products

Dominion & Grimm

Embee Plastics - Sap Collection Buckets

Lapierre/Waterloo/Small

Leader Evaporator Company

Patrick Phaneuf Evaporators

Maple Equipment Manufacturing Guidelines

NSF - The Public Health and Safety Company

3a Sanitary Standards, Inc.

For more information:
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