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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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Making in-flight pasta entrées bellissimo!

September 1, 2011
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Pasta-maker uses a carefully tuned, continuous cooking/cooling process to produce perfect pasta every time.
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Pass the herbs, hold the metal flakes

September 1, 2011
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Growing herb and spice processor increases quality with automated metal detection system that doesn’t eat up space.
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Food Safety: Fear mongering in the media

September 1, 2011
By Richard F. Stier, Contributing Editor
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Frightening the public with half-truths and innuendo is not the way to teach them about food and nutrition.
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Give it a twist

September 1, 2011
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Rotating label increases communication at the point of purchase and helps differentiate food products from the competition.
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From leader to laggard

September 1, 2011
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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If there were a Miss Congeniality award for packaging, a food or beverage company would have been the odds-on favorite of judges for the 23rd DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation.
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Editor's Note: The times they are still a-changing'

September 1, 2011
By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief
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The current economic climate is reshaping the face of our industry like never before, with many of the largest food and beverage companies obtaining more than half of their income from outside their home markets.
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Engineering R&D: New solution for slaughter

September 1, 2011
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Systems development can create strange bedfellows. Take, for example, the alliance between an Alabama road construction firm and food scientists addressing animal welfare issues.
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Accurate test sieve calls for quality screen

August 1, 2011
By Wayne Labs, Senior Technical Editor
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As processor/packager verifies incoming powder products have the right granularity, it relies on air-jet test sieve to deliver results.
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Industrial vacuum

August 1, 2011
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Nilfisk Industrial Vacuums’ CFM T Series three-phase, continuous-duty vacuum cleaners meet the industrial demands of food manufacturing facilities. 
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