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Manufacturing Intelligence

Manufacturing Intelligence: Using the right tools to make the right decisions

You may have an ERP system and industrial controls in place, but are you getting the key performance indicators needed to stay ahead of the competition?
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
January 10, 2014
Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence software is a crucial tool.
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Tech Update

Tech Update: Meat and poultry processing

Equipment advances help minimize product contamination while raising production efficiency.
Mikell Knights
January 10, 2014
From freezing and frying to cleanliness and coding, new technologies make tasks easier.
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Food Safety

FSMA Update: Staying ahead of the curve

Comments are in for proposed Produce Safety Rule and Preventive Controls, but final rules have not been issued, leaving processors time to explore audit and certification alternatives.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
January 10, 2014
FSMA is still a work in progress, and the final comment period could affect your operation.
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Water usage and treatment

Take a load off

Food and beverage plants under pressure to reduce contaminants in their discharge water are finding a wider range of solutions.
Mikell Knights
January 10, 2014
Water recovery and productivity goals are aided by new systems.
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Fabulous Food Plants

Automation keeps fruit fresh at Paramount Citrus

This 640,000-sq.-ft. citrus fruit processing/packaging facility is almost completely automated and has a roof of solar cells and a fuel cell system to supply energy to the plant and the grid.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
December 5, 2013

The plant provides consumers fresh fruit consistent in size, color, quality and taste while scoring environmental points.


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Tech Update

Tech Update: QA/QC Instrumentation

The need for speed, accuracy and ease of use places demands on equipment suppliers.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
December 5, 2013

 Test results should be accurate and simple to understand. 


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Dry Processing Technology

Whole Bean Blending

A change in batch blending technology helped a coffee maker perk up product quality.
Mikell Knights
December 5, 2013

The wire-type batch blender the company used to mix the beans damaged them during the blending operation. 


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Special Supplement

Spraying and Washing: Vigilant, proactive and clean

While new legislation has been designed to reduce food safety failures, state-of-the-art spraying and washing equipment is helping food and beverage
Jaan Koel
December 5, 2013

Washing and spraying ensure effective good hygiene, without which food production would come to a standstill.


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Sustainable Plant of the Year

Plumrose Council Bluffs: Lean, mean and fully automated

Automating an entire raw meat cooking and packaging plant saves water, cuts energy usage and gets the product perfect the first time—without rework.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
November 8, 2013

The facility was not only constructed with sustainability in mind, but sustainability can be found everywhere you look. 


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Maintenance Technology

Proactive maintenance management

Processors move from calendar-based checks and reports to condition monitoring of assets in real time.
Mikell Knights
November 8, 2013

 Predictive and preventive maintenance tools help to reduce unplanned downtimes of critical equipment.


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