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Articles Tagged with ''data analysis''

Quality assurance staff checking food moving along a conveyor belt in an automated production line.
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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Worker in protective food-processing attire uses a tablet beside stainless-steel conveyor equipment in a modern food manufacturing facility.
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Your Biggest Losses Are Hiding in Data You Already Have

Two F&B manufacturers uncovered seven figures of recoverable loss by connecting dots with digital data.
June 4, 2026

Food and beverage plants often face hidden losses marked by discrepancies in yield, giveaway, and mass balance. While OEE measures capacity usage, it doesn’t provide insights into product quantity or waste, which can be revealed by analyzing quality data effectively.


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Looking Toward Water-Smart Cleaning and Sanitation

Food and beverage plants are notoriously wasteful of water, and while the overarching call is to reduce water usage, cleaning/sanitation operations is a good place to start.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
May 18, 2026

As the call is on to conserve water and lower usage, modern cleaning and sanitation systems employ digital tools and AI to curb wasteful water usage.


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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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TwinThread Perfect Batch
Software/Devices

TwinThread Debuts Perfect Batch Analytics Solution

March 23, 2026

Perfect Batch applies industrial AI to identify ideal batch profiles from historical data and actively recommend actions for increasing efficiency.


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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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batch control systems

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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Packaging line

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 SMB Production Optimization
Software/Devices

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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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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