Articles by Wayne Labs

Achieving a high OEE score has been elusive in the past as processors grapple with where to begin in troubleshooting OEE issues. The future of OEE, with the help of AI technology, will help manufacturers find the most miniscule of line problems and be on top of their game.

Today’s filling machines can achieve extremely accurate and precise fills, and real-time monitoring and maintenance prevent wasteful overfills, underfills, and sporadic and inaccurate fills.

Food safety and quality management systems are a necessity for getting audits together for unannounced food safety inspections, and suppliers of these systems have seen the need to expand coverage to include functionality handled by other software systems. Working together in concert, they save processors repetitive, manual input operations.

Upgrading older vision systems often means an upgrade in control systems as well to get the most out of inspection systems, which now employ AI to make snap quality judgments that humans can’t do time after time.

Glyphosate as an ingredient in Roundup has been a liability for Monsanto/Bayer in cancer lawsuits, yet EPA, FDA and international governing bodies claim that very low-level food residues are safe. A new 2025 study questions the safety of glyphosate at any level.

It wasn’t that long ago that maintenance systems were an afterthought to control systems. Today, sensors and software focused on maintenance run on edge-based equipment in parallel with control systems, letting manufacturers plan for processing and maintenance in an orderly and sensible way.

For certain high-value products where extended shelf life and preservation of nutrients and vitamins are crucial, HPP offers a bacterial inactivation process that doesn’t interfere with the organoleptic nature of food and beverages.

Because Windows 11 requires newer hardware to run successfully, the combination of that hardware plus additional cybersecurity features built into the OS makes it well worth an upgrade, especially in the industrial environment and for those with sensitive data on easily stolen portable equipment.

There are several cleaning and sanitation methods—each with their own unique capabilities. Combining methods with a plan in place can help ensure that products are safe and the facility and its equipment are free of foodborne bacteria.

Industrial heat pumps create more heat energy than the electrical energy they consume, making them efficient and potential replacements for boilers burning petroleum products, decreasing carbon footprints.