Items Tagged with 'OEE'

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Plant Construction

36th Annual Plant Construction Survey

The push for ROI
June 12, 2013
FSMA, energy reductions and efficiency are changing the way plants operate, and some older sites may need more than a facelift.


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Editor's Note

It takes a village to achieve modern manufacturing success

Cooperation is key in today’s manufacturing environment.
May 13, 2013

No man or woman, and no department or job title, can function as an island in today’s competitive food and beverage manufacturing environment.


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Manufacturing News

Making sense of all that big data

For most processors, traditional daily reports are compiled too late to be useful.
April 9, 2013

“Terabytes of data are spinning on our servers,” Dex Dutson, process control manager with ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston told attendees at ARC Advisory Group’s World Industry Forum held in Orlando in February.


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TECH FLASH

The journey to continuous improvement

Check out these nine habits of highly effective continuous improvement teams to get started on the path to continuous improvement.
March 26, 2013

Is your operation getting the most out of its continuous improvement efforts?


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Manufacturing News

Packaging lines got you down?

Tips to maximize packaging line uptime
March 6, 2013

When your packaging line seems to be down half the time—or when operating, it seems to be inefficient—it’s time to take a closer look.


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TECH FLASH

Real-time visibility of OEE quality metrics separates industry winners from losers

How can operations continue to improve after obvious measures have been taken?
February 26, 2013

Operations with real-time visibility of quality metrics outperform those that don’t.


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Continuous improvement

Engaged staff equals better performance

Virtually every manufacturer with a business continuity plan wants to improve continuously, including in the way it approaches continuous improvement.
February 6, 2013

Like motherhood and love of country, continuous improvement is a concept that demands support. None dare speak against it; all are obliged to sing its praises.


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Food safety

Safeguard your brand with process control

January 7, 2013

At any level, process control will not only improve food quality, but also enhance food safety.


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TECH FLASH

Efficiency is the key to a successful line

September 25, 2012
Efficiency, however, requires accuracy, reliability and effective use of resources.
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The State of Food Manufacturing

Man & Machine Reach for Operational Excellence
September 10, 2012
Production improvement is always a driver in manufacturing, but there are other areas of concern in food and beverage, as survey participants make clear.
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EVENTS

Discover How ConAgra and Hormel use OEE to Drive Business Results

6/5/13
Online

On Demand Manufacturers face stiff headwinds and to battle the storm they need more effective development methods for operational excellence programs like OEE.
 

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Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference and Expo 2013

Images from Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference and Expo in Naples, Florida, April 14-17, 2013.

Podcasts

The Food Defense Strategy Exchange (FDSE) is a forum for food defense professionals to interact and share their knowledge and experiences. At the most recent FDSE, a poll of attendees revealed that approximately two-thirds were either re-evaluating their existing food defense plan, or implementing new food defense plans. In this podcast, Don Hsieh, Director of Commercial and Industrial Marketing at Tyco Integrated Security, discusses this topic and other findings from the exchange, and offers some best practices to proactively protect a company’s brand from food adulteration.

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Alternative Energy Systems

Has your operation designed/built any systems for alternative energy or recovering energy/water? What systems?
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THE MAGAZINE

Food Engineering Magazine

FE 2013 June

2013 June

Check out Food Engineering’s June 2013 issue, featuring the results of the 36th Annual Plant Construction Survey

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Food Authentication Using Bioorganic Molecules

This text provides critical tools and data needed to augment routine food analysis and enhance food safety by aiding in the detection of counterfeit, and potentially deleterious, foods.

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