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Volume 8 • Number 17 • September 13,
2012

PROCESSING

PACKAGING

SUSTAINABILITY

INNOVATION

FOOD
MASTER

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Manufacturing
News

Packaging
equipment shipments up 19 percent in
2011
2011 was a year of significant
growth for shipments of packaging machinery to the
food and beverage industry, possibly attributable to
pent-up demand.

Renewable
energy processes 20 percent of beef at Cargill
facility
Cargill's Fort Morgan, CO beef
processing plant invested $1.8 million in
energy-efficiency improvements and is seeing tangible
results.

Global
water issues need research to avoid crisis
situations
With 70 percent of all fresh
water use by irrigation, drought is the number-one
threat to the food supply in high-population, developing
countries.

Food Engineering Exclusives

The
state of food manufacturing
Man and
machine reach for operational
excellence.

Toward
zero liquid discharge
Technology and
sustainability efforts are pushing processors ahead
in wastewater treatment.

Tech
Update: Preventing dust explosions
Using
the eyeballs and some simple cleaning equipment are a
good start.

Trust,
but verify
Use analytical
instrumentation when there's a doubt about supplier's
ingredients.

People,
Plants and Industry
News

Dorner Manufacturing Corp. President
and CEO Richard Ryan died in a
motorcycle accident on September 8 while traveling in
the western US. Prior to joining Dorner, Ryan held
several executive management positions at
Rockwell Automation.

Eriez promoted Nicole
Skias to product engineering manager for the
Eriez Hydroflow line.

Crown Equipment Corporation earned a
Gold International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) for
the Crown RM 6000 narrow-aisle reach truck.

Snyder’s-Lance entered into a
definitive agreement to acquire Snack Factory,
LLC and certain affiliates for $340 million in
cash.

More
Industry News

Processor
shifts to eggs from cage-free
hens
Sodexo Inc. will make the move by
July 2014, when all 39 million eggs it purchases will be
sourced from cage-free hens. Recently, the processor
also announced that it was committed to the removal of
gestation stalls in its pork supply chain, part of its
roadmap for sustainability.

One
good innovation program leads to
others
General Mills learned through its
Worldwide Innovation Network (G-WIN) that new packaging
ideas may not originate from within, but from its own
suppliers. Conversion to a new wrapper not only
increased puncture resistance, but also cut wrapper
prices company wide.

Food
Engineering  White
Papers

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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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