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Articles Tagged with ''data acquisition''

Agentic AI

From Recall Reaction to Prevention: How AI Is Changing Food Safety Execution

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Stephen Dombroski
September 3, 2026

The recalls making headlines are not happening because food manufacturers stopped caring about safety. They are happening because the systems designed to catch problems are built to record what happened, not to prevent what is about to happen. This is one area where agentic AI can be transformational for food supply chains.


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Data Modeling in Processing Targets Micro-Stops to Increase Quality

Food and dairy producers evaluate digital twin technology to improve quality and yield as operators begin to optimize real-time data analytics. As data modeling matures and adoption grows, operators are the essential players to support innovation and higher throughput.
Grant Gerke
Grant Gerke
July 23, 2026

AI may dominate industry conversations, but data modeling is delivering measurable results today. Discover how food, dairy and pet food manufacturers are using real-time production data to improve quality, increase throughput and give operators the insights needed to drive smarter decisions.



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From the editor
From the Editor

How Can Data Integration Support AI Adoption in CPG Manufacturing?

Data silos and poor data quality continue to impact AI adoption in CPG manufacturing, recent research from Veev shows, but continuing integration and unification is helping.
Alyse Thompson-Richards, Editor-in-Chief
Alyse Thompson-Richards
March 2, 2026

AI is revolutionizing manufacturing with applications in predictive analytics and product development. Despite challenges like data silos and integration, progress is being made towards agentic AI. Discover how companies are adapting and what the future may hold.


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Connected Plants Lead to Advanced Packaging Line Optimization

Investments in automation and additional tools for data analytics keep coming to packaging lines as plants become more connected. Machine learning and digital twin technology are increasing throughput and driving innovation for large and small brands.
Grant Gerke
Grant Gerke
February 3, 2026

Investments in automation and additional tools for data analytics keep coming to packaging lines as plants become more connected. Machine learning and digital twin technology are increasing throughput and driving innovation for large and small brands.


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Siemens Debuts Production Optimization Starter Pack for Small and Mid-Sized Manufacturers

January 6, 2026

The SMB Production Optimization Starter Pack transforms traditional production monitoring by providing real-time insights and flexible dashboards and reporting.


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Data collection in food manufacturing

How to Improve OEE with Proactive Maintenance

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Tom Egan , PMMI
December 16, 2025

Success in operational readiness is all about data collection. When predictive maintenance systems are integrated with actionable alert-enabled HMIs, OEE increases.


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Food manufacturing data

Digital KPIs Emerge but Are Brands Finding Accurate Data?

Grant Gerke
Grant Gerke
November 11, 2025

Food giants are closing legacy plants and building greenfield facilities to achieve higher volumes, greater flexibility and increased margins. So how are plant managers and corporate leadership executing, managing and delivering data to help operators find accurate KPIs and OEE metrics?


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How Digital Traceability and Facility Design Are Reshaping Food Safety

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John Siekierda
July 3, 2025

As manufacturers plan for increased traceability demands, purpose-built facilities with integrated digital traceability systems will streamline compliance and enable faster, more accurate responses that help protect public health.


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Data collection in food manufacturing

OEE Metrics Evolve as Data Standardization Takes Shape

The race to standardize plant data is happening fast. As food manufacturers standardize data, digital tools accelerate and provide a closer look at overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and maintenance metrics.
Grant Gerke
Grant Gerke
April 21, 2025

Data collection has become a major part of food manufacturing, but without data standardization, measuring overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) poses a challenge.


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Wintriss Controls Group Launches Tracker Hardware for ShopFloorConnect Software

February 3, 2025

The device is designed to maximize data collection while minimizing operator involvement.


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