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Tank on load cells with two material feeds

Process control

How to use a single totalizer to dose concurrently multiple ingredients

It is possible to add ingredients to a vessel at the same time, even with a single load cell sensor

John Robert Parraga

December 30, 2020

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Firmware for PID control

December 22, 2020

The groov RIO Ethernet edge I/O now ships with PID, SSH, and LDAP support.

Pet Food

Pet food: Safety and quality count

While pet food production continues to flourish during the pandemic, processors take quality and safety seriously

Sharon Spielman

December 3, 2020

All pet food manufacturers must address the same basic principles of food safety as their human food counterparts.

Link environmental, process controls to keep surroundings just right for quality

Out-of-control temperature, humidity or airflow can wreck a variety of products

Rose Shilling

December 1, 2020

When moisture levels in the air, room temperature or airflow aren’t consistent in a food manufacturing plant, products can suffer.

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Liquid routing library

November 25, 2020

ABB Ability liquid routing library is a control engineering inventory for food and beverage manufacturers.

Food Engineering’s 2020 Sustainable Plant of the Year

MycoTechnology commits to a sustainable culture

Casey Laughman

November 2, 2020

MycoTechnology, a Colorado-based manufacturer of mushroom-based protein powder, wins the 2020 Food Engineering Sustainable Plant of the Year award for its commitment to sustainability in design, construction and operations.

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Universal automation kiosk

September 28, 2020

UAK1000 plug-and-play SCADA kiosk combines PLC and PC power with preconfigured software that allows manufacturers to integrate SCADA automation right out of the box with no schematics and minimal engineering.

Temperature Monitoring and Control

Linking process control with building control and HVAC systems for better control

Integrating process control can help improve quality while saving energy as well

Wayne Labs

July 21, 2020

While not intuitively obvious, some processes lend themselves to having their control systems linked to a building’s control system, climate controls or HVAC. For example, a spiral freezer should be linked with process and environmental controls to save energy and improve the process. Other process applications that can benefit from further integration with environmental controls include drying, baking and other yeast-based processes.