125,000-sq.-ft., highly automated plant outside of New Orleans manufactures the company’s extensive line of food seasonings.

The IEC Standard was approved by CENELEC as a European Standard without any modification.

Brewer cuts water usage by 5 million gallons and saves 305,000 therms annually.

This high-speed protocol meets SIL1 through SIL3 safety standards.

The unwanted software’s main purpose may be industrial espionage.

UK-based hydroponic salad produce grower needed a next-generation checkweigher/inspection system to provide safe and accurately weighed produce.

In the past, a packager had to have printing plates made outside, resulting in difficult and costly changes. Now, a keyboard and the press of a button activate the print jobs.

McCain Foods needed an ERP system that could pull together its global manufacturing base, financial management, supply chain and innovation components.

A uniquely printed label for each produce container allows supply chain parties and the consumer to get full data on the produce’s origin.

For machine builders using SERCOS real-time communications, there are some methods that can be implemented to reduce energy consumption.

A statistical process control system replaced older, slower Excel-based methods of keeping products on track.

Slowed somewhat by the recession in 2009, food and beverage expenditures for automation are expected to pick up.

Pursuing best practices with the right tools in managing formulas can help processors maximize revenue growth while controlling bottom line costs.

New checkweighing equipment keeps product giveaway to a minimum.

Software system helps the bagel maker get control of ingredient weights and conform to FDA track-and-trace requirements.

New end-of-arm tool for pick-and-place application provides greater manufacturing flexibility and a better product for Brooklyn baker.

The fine-tuned line facilitates quick changeovers and improves efficiency.

Print-on-demand provides quick brand repositioning and helps with track-and-trace as well.

If you’re concerned about pulling historical data for regulatory purposes, add a relational database to your PLC.

Lindt & Sprüngli’s contractor chose a pre-insulated, energy-efficient plastic piping system that was easy to install in its refrigerated logistics center.

To keep pace with the influx of business, Sweet Eddie’s required new wrapping and date coding equipment that would improve its overall line efficiency.

Wells’ Dairy required more robust data capture than that offered by traditional paper recording, plus the ability to capture information at the point of invention for the establishment and defense of potential intellectual property.