Articles Tagged with ''food and beverage manufacturing''

Processing

New canning line for Heineken Vietnam meets all expectations, doubling output

The brewery needed to add a line without stopping current production

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor

March 4, 2019

Heineken Vietnam is a major beer producer in the Vietnamese domestic market, but it needed to increase its production significantly at its Tien Giang site in the south of Vietnam. The challenge: The brewer needed a quick, turnkey installation of a new canning line without upsetting existing operations.

Field Reports

Brewery saves time on temperature calibration

When 100 RTD sensors need to be calibrated, saving time saves money

January 28, 2019

The New Belgium Brewery in Asheville, N.C., has long been noted for innovation in its design and its sustainable practices.

Field Reports

Juice maker invests in aseptic filler

Serbian company Nectar says KHS system offers better microbial control and higher-quality product

January 28, 2019

When Nectar started up its first production line for processing fruit juice in beverage cartons 20 years ago near Novi Sad in northwest Serbia, there was no telling how fast the company would develop.

Engineering R&D

Better Juice Uses Innovative Process to Reduce Sugar in Orange Juice

The long-standing problem with processed "fresh" orange juice has been that it's packed with sugar and has little, if any, fiber

Wayne Labs

January 21, 2019

Better Juice's process harnesses a natural enzymatic activity in non-GMO microorganisms to convert a portion of the simple fructose, glucose and sucrose sugars into fibers and other nondigestible sugars.

Automation

China turns to robotics to solve labor shortage problems

With China's working-age population falling, labor costs are sky-rocketing, and robotics may be the solution

Wayne Labs

February 15, 2018

China has been a leader in mass production—with lots of manual labor— but coming shortages in China’s working-age population have experts concerned. In the past, labor was plentiful, and automation was not seen as a necessity.

Manufacturing News

Input requested for advanced manufacturing strategic plan

Government asks for help in developing National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing

Casey Laughman

February 8, 2018

The federal government is requesting input for the development of a National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing.

Manufacturing News

FDA guidance documents help processors meet PCAF, PCHF requirements

Guidance helps explain how processors can meet preventive control regulations

December 13, 2017

FDA’s Food Safety Plan Builder software tool helps processors build food safety plans

Editor's Note

Effects of FSMA still unclear as pieces are put in place

FSMA is still a big deal for processors, but what it exactly means is still being determined

Debra Schug

December 11, 2017

FSMA is still top of mind for many processors.

Editor's Note

CEOs set the tone for food processors

Food industry CEOs get high marks from survey

Debra Schug

July 7, 2017

Food industry CEOs score in top 10 in likeability survey.

Tech Update: System Integration

System integration solutions for big and small projects

Whether your facility is old or new, tightly connected systems can make your operations function as single unit.

Wayne Labs

January 18, 2017

The choice of a system integrator that has food and beverage experience can go a long way in alleviating the pain of designing or upgrading a facility.

On Demand Kelley Rodriguez, Editor in Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, will be joined in this 60-minute webinar by industry experts to help unpack the latest research.

On Demand Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.