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Plant Profile: Filling Local Demand

January 1, 2011
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Flexible new Kleinpeter Farms Dairy ice cream facility mixes up homegrown success.
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Editor's Note: Seeking innovation?

January 1, 2011
By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief
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True innovation is within your reach. One of the best ways to achieve it is by networking with food industry colleagues in an educational atmosphere.
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Tech Update: HMIs

April 1, 2011
By Jaan Koel, Contributing Editor
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Human machine interface technology has advanced by leaps and bounds-to the point where food manufacturers can now control and monitor plants from virtually anywhere.
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Tech Update: Robotics

September 1, 2011
By Wayne Labs, Senior Technical Editor
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After they’ve proved their worth in secondary packaging and grunt applications, robots are slowly making inroads for jobs closer to the process. 
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Packaging Trends Survey

September 1, 2011
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Speed always is a priority in packaging operations, but market realities are elevating other considerations for food and beverage professionals.
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Tech Update: Filling Equipment

August 1, 2011
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Faster fill times are nice, but a host of other considerations also are part of manufacturers’ value calculations. Those needs are evident in the systems being developed.
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Conveying Systems

May 1, 2011
By Jaan Koel, Contributing Editor
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Every process needs connectivity-the right “circulation system” to provide optimum hygiene, flexibility, fast changeovers and ease of maintenance at the lowest possible cost.
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Editor's Note: Turn a missed opportunity into a manufacturing solution

May 1, 2011
By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief
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As I’m writing this month’s Editor’s Note, I’m working in my office after just reviewing the evaluation forms from the Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference and Expo (FA&M) held in early April.
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The State of Food Manufacturing

October 1, 2011
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Staff expansions and production efficiencies are bright spots in an industry feeling the effects of economic forces beyond its control.
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Flexible Manufacturing: The Automation Conundrum

October 1, 2011
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Flexibility is an increasingly important attribute, but manufacturing professionals must strike a balance between the need for high-speed automation and production adaptability.
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