The Duravant family of operating companies serve the food processing, packaging and material handling segments.

Smoking, Browning & Braising Machines


Our Afoheat continuous thermal processing offering consists of gas powered infrared and direct flame technologies for smoking, browning and braising meat and poultry, fish, vegetables and baked goods. We add value through our capabilities that enhance the appearance, aroma or taste of value-added food products with our broad set of continuous thermal technologies.

Benefits of Smoking, Browning & Braising Machines

Our Afoheat continuous thermal processing line consists of gas-powered infrared and direct flame technologies for smoking, browning and braising meat and poultry, fish, vegetables and baked goods.

  • Premium grilling for value-added food products.

Accelerate natural color and enhance flavor profile with high temperature gas infrared, flame or authentic grill marks.

  • First-in-class burner technology.

Our burner system is at the core of our design, delivering unmatched reliability and safety, while maximizing product quality and consistency. The burner control system automatically adjusts to operator recipes with precision results on product color, texture, and temperature, so you can precisely achieve your desired results

A picture of Marlen's production facility in Riverside