Energy efficiency - Articles - Page 8

Plant Construction

36th Annual Plant Construction Survey

The push for ROI

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor

June 12, 2013

FSMA, energy reductions and efficiency are changing the way plants operate, and some older sites may need more than a facelift.

Tech Update - Pumps

Look before you leap into pump selection

While there may be more than one pump solution for a specific application, it pays to do some homework first to find the most efficient solution.

Wayne Labs

April 9, 2013

Increase efficiency. Improve product handling characteristics. Meter ingredients or cleaning chemicals more accurately. Cut maintenance time and downtime. Decrease energy usage.

Engineering R&D

Energy savings flow from pasta dryer’s exhaust air

Process temperature and relative humidity are managed in a new dryer design that improves the quality of long goods pasta production while generating energy savings.

Mikell Knights

April 9, 2013

Bühler was investigating how to improve the conditioning of pasta through enhanced dryer control.

Sustainability

Alaska brewery is powered by beer

The energy savings will amount to more than just a drop in the bucket.

Shane O'Halloran

February 4, 2013

The energy savings will amount to more than just a drop in the bucket.

TECH FLASH

Operations under a microscope

Even when the obvious sustainability initiatives are in place, there’s still room for energy savings.

Wayne Labs

January 28, 2013

Even when the obvious sustainability initiatives are in place, there’s still room for energy savings.

Field Reports

Freezer ceiling fans keep the stalactites away

January 7, 2013

Ice forming on freezer ceilings is a food safety regulatory issue and a sign of energy waste.

Loading dock doors keep food safe, save energy

November 7, 2012

Processors may have picked all the low-hanging fruit in saving energy, but may have forgotten the obvious.

TECH FLASH

Renewable energy processes 20 percent of beef at Cargill facility

September 10, 2012

Cargill’s Fort Morgan, CO beef processing plant invested $1.8 million in energy-efficiency improvements and is seeing tangible results.

Technology Sourcebook

Buhler Aeroglide AeroPro control packages enhance the energy efficiency and performance of ovens, dryers, coolers, toasters and roasters by monitoring and optimizing thermal equipment operating conditions.

TECH FLASH