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Tech Update - Pumps

Look before you leap into pump selection

While there may be more than one pump solution for a specific application, it pays to do some homework first to find the most efficient solution.
April 9, 2013
By Wayne Labs, Senior Technical Editor
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Increase efficiency. Improve product handling characteristics. Meter ingredients or cleaning chemicals more accurately. Cut maintenance time and downtime. Decrease energy usage.


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Tech Update: Meat & Poultry Processing

Employing energy savings as a competitive edge

January 7, 2013
By Wayne Labs, Senior Technical Editor
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Known for their heavy use of energy, the meat and poultry industries need to cut usage wherever they can.


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Tech Update: Power Transmission Equipment - Increasing uptime in demanding environments

November 7, 2012
By Wayne Labs, Senior Technical Editor
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The key to long life and less energy usage is proper maintenance.


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Tech Update: Sterilization - Better processes, healthier foods

April 5, 2012
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Fresh foods and sterile processes are mutually exclusive, but technical advances are putting the best of both worlds within reach.


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Tech Update: Maintain pumps on your schedule

February 6, 2012
By Wayne Labs, Senior Technical Editor
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With an eye toward maintenance and quick repairs, pump suppliers provide equipment to bolster uptimes.


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Tech Update: Metal detection & X-ray inspection

System enhancements keep a protective eye on quality
January 10, 2012
By Wayne Labs, Senior Technical Editor
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Vigilance, metal detection equipment and X-ray inspection systems can help keep contaminants out of your food most of the time.


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Tech Update: Packaging Machine Controls

December 5, 2011
By Wayne Labs, Senior Technical Editor
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Teaching packaging machines to communicate. Thanks to open standards, packaging machine controls communicate up and down the line and with MES and ERP systems to provide key performance data.
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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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Tech Update: Energy-Efficient Refrigeration

June 1, 2011
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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There’s no complacency when it comes to driving down operating costs for food companies’ refrigeration systems.
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Tech Update: Motors & Drives

May 1, 2011
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Power transmission technology is in flux, and that adds up to a wealth of options for food and beverage manufacturers.
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