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Volume 8 • Number 16 • August 29,
2012

PROCESSING

PACKAGING

SUSTAINABILITY

INNOVATION

FOOD
MASTER

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Manufacturing
News

Ensuring
the sustainability of sustainability
efforts
Making a product "green" often
calls for manufacturing changes--sometimes with
unexpected results that must be factored into the
equation.

Finding
and retaining the right employees (Part
3)
Part three of the series on
Developing & Engaging the Manufacturing
Workforce focuses on making manufacturing jobs
attractive to younger workers.

AME
to sponsor Manufacturing Day on October
5th
The Association for Manufacturing
Excellence has set aside October 5th to highlight
the importance of manufacturing to the nation's economy.

Automation
News

CMMS
simplifies maintenance management and regulatory
reporting
A logistics supplier found
that paper notebooks were no longer a good method to
track and schedule maintenance actions. A computer-based
system paid big dividends.

Voices
from the cloud help pet food supplier speed warehouse
operations
It's not God speaking, but
this voice management suite lets warehouse workers take
their hands off equipment while they work, yielding more
accurate picking.

Fieldbus
Foundation updates FOUNDATION fieldbus coupler
specification
The latest enhancements
help improve reliability and availability of fieldbus
installations, as well as optimize device
interoperability and integration.

Food Safety
News

Salmonella
Typhimurium hospitalizes 62, kills 2
The
infections have been linked to cantaloupes from a
southwestern Indiana farm. The FDA has finally
issued a recall for all remaining cantaloupes in the
supply chain.

FDA
food advisory and recall process: How good is
it?
A GAO study says there is room for
improvement. The FDA needs to issue regulations or
industry guidance to clarify its ordered recall process
and improve communications.

Food
safety guides for groups most vulnerable to foodborne
illness
The USDA and FDA have partnered
on publishing food safety booklets to help those with
compromised immune systems prevent foodborne illness.

Industry
News

Odor
eater for large manufacturing plant
A
processing plant may be sustainable, but if it
stinks, neighbors will not consider it a good community
member.

Reciprocating
retorts
Rapid movement can dramatically
reduce cycle times in retorts.

Store-wrapped
beef’s Waterloo?
Case-ready meat has
replaced in-store wrapping for many products.

Green,
by the way
Functionality usually takes a
back seat or rides shotgun with environmentally friendly
packaging materials, but that’s not the case with a new
polymer film from an Australian firm.

Food
Engineering  White
Papers

Learn
how in-house belt splicing can cut time and
expenses
In today's economy, smart
companies are scrutinizing every part of their
operations searching for ways to boost
productivity and efficiency. Improved belt
splicing technology offers new opportunities to
take control of resources and minimize conveyor
downtime. Newer presses offer a lightweight
design, faster cycle time, and fewer external
components.

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