Over the past several years, Food Engineering's annual manufacturing surveys have focused on manufacturing trends. Survey results were used to develop our annual "Manufacturing Trends" and "State of Manufacturing" reports.

Adaptive & Predictive Controls Boost Product Quality

March 28, 2003

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Advanced regulatory control and advanced process control tighten complex process variables to reduce product variability.

Food Safety: OSHA and you

March 28, 2003

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Chances are that some of you were less than delighted to learn of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) plan to implement a workplace ergonomics standard by the end of this year.

Bigger Buck For The Bang

March 28, 2003

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Explosive tenderizing process adds value to lower-grade meat cuts.

Food Packaging: Plastic's share of packaging pie still growing

March 28, 2003

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Improving quality and performance characteristics of plastic containers will help make plastic the packaging material of choice.

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Plant of the Year 2014

Blue Diamond Growers was chosen as Food Engineering's 2014 Plant of the Year. The Sacramento-based company is the world’s largest producer of almonds and almond ingredients.

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Burns & McDonnell project manager RJ Hope and senior project engineer Justin Hamilton discuss the distinctions between Food Safety and Food Defense as well as the implications for food manufacturers of the Food Safety Modernization Act.

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2015 January

In this January 2015 issue of Food Engineering, we explore how robotics can play a role in pick-and-place, packaging, case packing and palletizing processes, and know where to implement robotic automation.

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FSMA Audit

What is the is most important step you have taken to become ready for a FSMA audit?

We have pursued and acquired at least one GFSI certification.

We have begun our own risk-based preventive controls system/program.

We have hired a consultant to see what we need to do next.

We have initiated one or more food safety training programs for our employees.

We have attended seminars/webinars and conferences.

We have a HACCP plan in place.

We’ll wait and see if FSMA will actually be enforced.

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Food Authentication Using Bioorganic Molecules

This text provides critical tools and data needed to augment routine food analysis and enhance food safety by aiding in the detection of counterfeit, and potentially deleterious, foods.

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