Articles Tagged with ''energy efficiency''

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

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

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.

Small and large facilities can cut energy costs with updated lighting.

The company also eliminated 61,000 tons of waste.

In an area where the cost of energy is high, the food industry is seeking out AC drive systems.

The use of variable frequency drives also improves operational efficiency throughout refrigeration infrastructure.

Machine design should look at long-term energy usage.

New spiral ovens cook a wide range of products at higher speed with more control, consistency and a much smaller footprint.

Energy audits revealed replacing aging lighting with energy-saving fluorescent lamps would pay off in three facilities.