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Lift Trucks

Making all the right moves

An integral part of the food and beverage industry supply chain, state-of-the-art lift trucks provide efficiency, economy and ergonomics.
May 13, 2013

Lift trucks have taken their own special direction in the food and beverage manufacturing industry.


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Manufacturing News

Energy management improves business performance

Ever-increasing energy costs have processors looking for tools to cut wasteful energy usage.
May 13, 2013

One useful tool is industrial energy management software, but determining which software to use can be daunting.


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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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TECH FLASH

Producers and processors split on dairy bill

At issue is a mandatory supply management program.
May 12, 2013
Producers prefer the language in last year’s stalled Farm Bill, while processors prefer the new amendment.
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TECH FLASH

Report lists most successful consumer packaged goods brands of 2012

New brands addressed longstanding wellness, convenience and indulgence trends.
May 12, 2013
Dannon Oikos yogurt took the top spot, continuing Greek-style yogurt’s strong performance.
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TECH FLASH

New data on sugar consumption can help manufacturers gauge dietary trends

US adults obtain about 13 percent of total caloric intake from added sugar.
May 12, 2013

Children obtain about 40 percent of added sugar from sweet beverages.


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TECH FLASH

How do closed-loop quality management strategies fail?

Closed-loop management is a tool in the race to produce quality goods quickly and cheaply.
April 28, 2013

Manufacturers need help striking a balance between quality and cost.


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TECH FLASH

California adds BPA to dangerous chemicals list

But the move does not ban the chemical from food packaging outright.
April 28, 2013

Packaging containing BPA will display a warning label.


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TECH FLASH

Food producer uses pneumatic conveying system to handle 20 tons of baker’s-like flour

New system increases safety, efficiency and energy savings with new pneumatic conveying system.
April 28, 2013

Increased processing volume made the change necessary.


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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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Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference and Expo 2013

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

Podcasts

Burns & McDonnell Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)-certified corporate sustainability reporting (CSR) specialists discuss:

  • What is a CSR?
  • What is the GRI and the Food Processing Sector Supplement?
  • Why are companies producing CSRs?
  • What are latest CSR trends?
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Plant sanitation

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THE MAGAZINE

Food Engineering Magazine

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2013 May

Check out Food Engineering’s May 2013 issue, featuring stories on Food Packaging, Lift Trucks and Food Safety.
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