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Milchwerk Crailsheim dairy needed to improve the process and reduce energy costs

Digital Transformation

German dairy facility undertakes digitalization project

Milchwerk Crailsheim dairy needed to improve the overall cheesemaking process and reduce energy costs

July 14, 2022

Milchwerk Crailsheim dairy needed to improve the overall cheesemaking process and reduce energy costs.

Yaskawa America, Inc., offers industrial fan and pump drive

June 27, 2022

The FP605, an easy to install and configure industrial fan and pump drive, is to reduce energy use, including centrifugal compressors, fans, pumps and process control in industries such as material handling, food and beverage, and more.

Plant Openings

Bowery Farming opens vertical farm in Bethlehem Steel’s vacated property

Otherwise unusable as agricultural land, the Bethlehem, Pa.-based property can support indoor vertical farming

May 31, 2022

The smart vertical farm will support local and major grocery chains.

Ardent Mills, a Denver-based flour milling and ingredient company, celebrated the opening of Ardent Mills’ new Port Redwing Mill in Gibsonton, Florida

Site Locations

Key issues in locating food manufacturing sites

Based on FE’s 45th Annual Plant Construction Survey, two hot button site location topics are availability of labor and a reliable supply chain

Wayne Labs

May 19, 2022

For locating facilities, operators look for geographical areas with an employable workforce and adequate logistics.

Saving energy: Steam generators and retorts

Steam generators are efficient by design, but today’s retorts have improved efficiency, thanks to intelligent controls and ancillary equipment

Wayne Labs

March 22, 2022

Steam generators are known for their efficiency and saving energy, and retorts have been notorious users of steam. What have retorts done lately to save energy?

Fried chicken sandwich breading factory Kerry Rome Georgia

Plant Openings

Kerry opens upgraded coatings and breadcrumbs facility in Georgia

The $136 million project features sustainability benefits throughout

March 16, 2022

The $136 million, 316,000-square-foot project features sustainability benefits throughout.

Brewery converts spent grains to protein

Protein Recovery

Bavarian brewery testing a method to upcycle protein from spent brewers’ grains

In the past, spent brewers’ grains either went to farms, or brewers spent money to haul them away

February 7, 2022

Spent brewers’ grains not only provide a source of energy for a brewery, but can also provide a salable, high-value protein.

Mackie’s of Scotland makes ice cream from its own dairy herd

Spiral freezers

Spiral freezer provides quality ice cream maker efficient, environmentally friendly operation

Based on carbon dioxide refrigerant, the freezer is not only friendly to the environment but also safe to use, providing consistent product freezing

Wayne Labs

August 5, 2021

Mackie’s of Scotland has been producing luxury ice cream using milk and dairy from its own herd since 1986 from its fourth generation family farm in Aberdeenshire. Recently, cooling equipment experts at Starfrost, a full-service global refrigeration supplier specializing in CO₂ and ammonia systems, partnered with Mackie’s of Scotland to install highly efficient freezing technology to improve and expand ice cream production at its dairy.

Manufacturing News

Regenerative agriculture initiative seeks worldwide participation

The group supports agribusinesses in transitioning to practices that increase soil health, enhance biodiversity, sequester carbon and improve water management

Wayne Labs

November 25, 2020

Global regenerative agriculture initiative regenagri supports farms and organizations that wish to transition to holistic farming techniques.

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.