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New Plant Products

Firmware for PID control

December 22, 2020

The groov RIO Ethernet edge I/O now ships with PID, SSH, and LDAP support.

New Plant Products

HMI system

December 1, 2020

ST6000 Basic HMI Series made to optimize operations and machine information.

Link environmental, process controls to keep surroundings just right for quality

Out-of-control temperature, humidity or airflow can wreck a variety of products

Rose Shilling

December 1, 2020

When moisture levels in the air, room temperature or airflow aren’t consistent in a food manufacturing plant, products can suffer.

Food Safety

Solving the labeling crisis: The case for a cloud-based approach

Lee Patty

October 12, 2020

Centralizing and digitizing labeling in a cloud-based platform can drastically reduce recalls, make supply chains more transparent and ensure companies meet compliance.

New Plant Products

UAK1000 plug-and-play SCADA kiosk combines PLC and PC power with preconfigured software that allows manufacturers to integrate SCADA automation right out of the box with no schematics and minimal engineering.

Manufacturing News

Two beverage giants choose cloud partners

Long-term cloud technology contracts pair PepsiCo with Microsoft and Keurig Dr Pepper with Google Cloud

Wayne Labs

August 11, 2020

PepsiCo and Keurig Dr Pepper have signed long-term cloud contracts with Microsoft and Google Cloud respectively to improve their data operations and have a more agile IT infrastructure.

Dry Processing

New GEA Pavan cereal line makes pillow-shaped product

Polish cereal maker rests easy with decision to install its seventh GEA Pavan line

Sharon Spielman

July 31, 2020

GEA Pavan installed a seventh production line at Obst S.A. that will allow the company to go to the market with cereal shaped like pillows.

Temperature Monitoring and Control

Linking process control with building control and HVAC systems for better control

Integrating process control can help improve quality while saving energy as well

Wayne Labs

July 21, 2020

While not intuitively obvious, some processes lend themselves to having their control systems linked to a building’s control system, climate controls or HVAC. For example, a spiral freezer should be linked with process and environmental controls to save energy and improve the process. Other process applications that can benefit from further integration with environmental controls include drying, baking and other yeast-based processes.

Editor's Note

Digital transformations require honest communication, admission of mistakes

Casey Laughman

July 10, 2020

Having honest and direct communication about what is and isn’t working is the difference between success and failure.

Fabulous Food Plants

Clif Bar’s visual bakery project has the company ahead of the game

Casey Laughman

June 30, 2020

Clif Bar's Twin Falls bakery was named Food Engineering’s Sustainable Plant of the Year in 2017. The Indianapolis bakery has a different—although equally successful—story to tell.