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Tech Update - Pumps

Look before you leap into pump selection

While there may be more than one pump solution for a specific application, it pays to do some homework first to find the most efficient solution.
April 9, 2013
By Wayne Labs, Senior Technical Editor
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Increase efficiency. Improve product handling characteristics. Meter ingredients or cleaning chemicals more accurately. Cut maintenance time and downtime. Decrease energy usage.


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Silicone antifoams

April 9, 2013
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Dow Corning XIAMETER ACP-1500 silicone antifoams destabilize and collapse bubbles in foam to eliminate spillovers in food and beverage processing applications.


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Food Safety: Color contributes to safe, efficient food production

December 5, 2012
By Jaan Koel, Contributing Editor
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Color coding of maintenance and sanitation equipment is becoming a certification requirement.


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Tech Update: Power Transmission Equipment - Increasing uptime in demanding environments

November 7, 2012
By Wayne Labs, Senior Technical Editor
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The key to long life and less energy usage is proper maintenance.


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Processor uses VFFS to meet changing customer demands

November 7, 2012
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Low maintenance, flexible vertical form-fill-seal equipment delivers increased speed and uptime.
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On the road with maintenance management

Older maintenance management systems chained technicians down, but mobile systems keep them moving
October 29, 2012
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This cloud-based maintenance management software keeps maintenance people on the run, speeding up productivity.
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TECH FLASH

When batching systems no longer keep up

Regulatory requirements demand that batch software provide electronic recordkeeping
October 29, 2012
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Sometimes no amount of patching and custom coding can match the scheduling and recordkeeping capabilities of a new batch system.
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New technologies boost plant safety

September 10, 2012
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Plant explosions often grab the news headlines, but dust explosions in grain handling facilities and other plant mishaps don’t always make the national news.
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TECH FLASH

CMMS simplifies maintenance management and regulatory reporting

August 28, 2012
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Logistics provider uses CMMS to keep on top of maintenance and meet FDA regulatory demands.
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TECH FLASH

June: Tough time for Chinese dairy products

July 9, 2012
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Two incidents reported by China Daily show high level of chemical contaminants in dairy-based products.


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