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Fabulous Food Plants

Fabulous Food Plants: Design, build, succeed

The decision to build a new food plant or upgrade usually comes down to which option will keep processors competitive

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor

August 12, 2019

These projects show that renovations and new facilities aren't just for the billion-dollar food and beverage processors. Small and medium-sized processors can benefit from properly scaled and engineered solutions too.

Tech Update: System Integration

System integration solutions for big and small projects

Whether your facility is old or new, tightly connected systems can make your operations function as single unit.

Wayne Labs

January 18, 2017

The choice of a system integrator that has food and beverage experience can go a long way in alleviating the pain of designing or upgrading a facility.

TECH FLASH

Rockwell expands machinery safety system integrator program

The automation solutions provider says its members offer proven machinery safety expertise for manufacturers.

Jeremy Gerrard

July 28, 2016

The program added three new members in the first half of 2016, bringing the total to 26.

Automation Series

Employing data collection software

Wayne Labs

May 27, 2016

Remember the early days of data acquisition/collection systems?

Heat and Control fryer with external support module

Protein Processing

Solving meaty challenges

Protein processors can have trouble meeting production demands, if they’re working with out-of-date manufacturing spaces and equipment.

Wayne Labs

January 6, 2016

While many protein processors need to speed up their operations, there are many stumbling blocks thwarting their efforts.

Engineering R&D

Monitoring machine health 24/7

Wayne Labs

March 5, 2015

Process and packaging machine builders have been looking for ways to cut back on client support expenses.

TECH FLASH

CSIA tool helps lead clients to integrators, suppliers

The Control System Integrators Association has launched a new online search tool to improve the way industry members fill their automation needs

Jeremy Gerrard

November 24, 2014

The Industrial Automation Exchange or “Exchange” consists of CSIA’s comprehensive directory of system integrators and suppliers.

Maintenance Software

CMMS provides enhanced functionality

Wayne Labs

April 8, 2014

Maintenance staff can’t do their jobs if they spend more time on paperwork than maintenance.

Dry Processing Technology

Size reduction

February 7, 2014

The Gericke Nibbler size reducer offers the combination of integrated paddles and screeners to reduce lumps and agglomerates to a desired size for processing.

Packaging News

Fruits are the target for new integrated weighing and bagging unit

Mikell Knights

February 7, 2014

A fully integrated weigh scale and bag packaging system designed specifically for fresh and frozen fruit is a new development resulting from a partnership between Automated Packaging Systems and BBC Technologies.