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Will Predictive Maintenance Lead to Data Standardization and AI Wins?

Food manufacturers have invested in predictive maintenance technology and analytics for the last ten years in search of more uptime. Now, food industry leaders are witnessing partnerships for data contextualization that could be the missing “ingredient” to successful AI projects.
Grant Gerke
Grant Gerke
October 19, 2026

The pursuit of improved operational margins is difficult, as CPG companies face over 20% in cost losses due to inefficiencies. Many are implementing advanced sensors and contextual data analysis to enhance maintenance and develop AI-driven strategies in manufacturing.


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Don’t Scrap Your Equipment. Connect it Instead

You have several data islands of automation, but by giving each data context — and with help from AI — you can keep the aging equipment and gain knowledge of your process.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
October 5, 2026

Plants often have aging equipment that works fine, and it may have sensors, but in many cases that data never connects with data from other siloed processes. Why not connect all the data together with intelligent networks and use AI to get a better understanding of the whole process?


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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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Smart Packaging: What Is It?

While there might not be one specific definition all can agree upon, the one key thread today is data, which pulls all the loose ends together.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
July 21, 2026

The world of smart packaging comprises many parts — intelligent equipment, recyclable materials, captivating art and lots of data — but pulling it together is a challenge. However, if done correctly, it benefits everyone in the supply chain from producer to consumer with timely information.


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Track and Trace Product Temperature on the Road

Once it leaves your frozen warehouse, do you know your product’s condition at any given time?
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
June 29, 2026

You know the origins of all your ingredients and everything that happened during the processing, cooling and freezing of your product, but what can you know about your product once it leaves your premises? This is the job of the track part of track-and-trace.


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Column | OEE

Contextual Data and Advanced Analytics Support OEE

Food and beverage management is sold on data standardization in plants to support AI-based strategies. This early wave of data standardization projects and solutions is delivering increased context on traditional metrics, such as OEE.
Grant Gerke
Grant Gerke
June 15, 2026

In an evolving manufacturing landscape, leaders are leveraging AI and advanced analytics to enhance efficiency and decision-making. Contextual data and real-time insights are driving innovation, allowing companies like Ruiz Foods and Kraft Heinz to unlock significant value and optimize operations.


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How Food Manufacturers Navigate Labor Shortages and Traceability Demands with ERP Solutions

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Matt Riesenbach
May 18, 2026

In an era where visibility and agility are becoming more essential, many food and beverage manufacturers are moving toward enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions that help create a single system of record.


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The Data Dilemma: Why AI Fails for Mid-Sized Food Processors

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Chao Yi
February 23, 2026

It is critical for manufacturers such as food processors to recognize that while AI has the potential to become the "turbocharger" of operations, that transformation rarely happens by simply bolting on use cases.


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AI: In Quest of and Fulfilling the Perfect Batch

Over the years, seeking the perfect batch may have seemed like the quest for the Holy Grail, but today, let AI/ML-based batch serve as your experienced guide.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
February 13, 2026

You don’t have to go it alone when searching for and maintaining the perfect batch. Through machine learning and AI-based batch control, the arduous search becomes easier to realize.


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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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