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Engineering R&D: From waste to elixir

September 1, 2010
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Biotechnology meets process innovation to convert toxic byproducts of the olive press into a therapeutic ingredient.
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Editor's Note: Another arrow in the quiver toward the goal of OEE

August 1, 2010
By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief
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Today, savvy processors employ remote equipment and machine conditioning diagnostics, special supplier partnerships, heat measurement, vibration analysis, predictive maintenance tools, placement of parts in kits for routine maintenance and vendor-managed inventories to boost spare parts efficiency and management.
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Food Safety: California's Proposition 65--It's time to end the hypocrisy

July 1, 2010
By Richard F. Stier, Contributing Editor
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The law’s intent may have been good, but enforcement has created problems for food processors.
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Engineering R&D: When layoffs kick-start innovation

July 1, 2010
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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For some engineers, a former employer’s downsizing can be liberating, allowing specialized skills to combine with entrepreneurial spirit for new technology development.
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Editor's Note: Grab it! There's still some low-hanging fruit out there

July 1, 2010
By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief
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Uncovering it, grabbing it and implementing changes will lead to the game-changing innovation and manufacturing efficiencies our industry so desires.
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Engineering R&D: Robotic chicken butcher

June 1, 2010
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Researchers at Georgia Tech hope their intelligent deboning system will boost yields for poultry processors and reduce ergonomic stress on workers.
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Editor's Note: Mother Nature is still in charge of the global economy

June 1, 2010
By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief
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Manufacturers must stay ahead of market demands, economic uncertainty and even environmental matters on a global basis.
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Editor' Note: The future is now, for most people

May 1, 2010
By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief
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The food plant of the future is coming soon to a smart phone near you. Expect to see packaging equipment operational and troubleshooting instructions streaming to you over the phone in the near future.
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Engineering R&D: Sensors to sniff bacteria

May 1, 2010
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Biosensors can detect everything from shoe bombs to the mycobacteria that cause tuberculosis. Can they also detect food-borne pathogens lurking in industrial-scale batches?
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Engineering R&D: Engineered bacteria killers

April 1, 2010
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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As understanding of how nature adapts to the evolution of harmful microorganisms deepens, molecular biology is delivering new food safety tools, including bactericidal proteins.
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