Articles Tagged with ''software''

Food Safety

Manage recalls with the tools you already have

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor

June 21, 2016

1990: Perrier recalls 160 million bottles of water due to benzene contamination. The brand never recovers its prior status.

Manufacturing News

Putting manufacturing operations management in the cloud

June 16, 2016

Manufacturing Operations/Management (MOM) software has long been confined to on-premises systems. But, as sensors and devices become part of the Internet of Things (IoT), MOM software applications are expected to follow the same path to cloud-based operation.

Automation Series

Employing data collection software

Wayne Labs

May 27, 2016

Remember the early days of data acquisition/collection systems?

TECH FLASH

OPC Foundation announces UA open source availability

The technology can now be used in additional markets.

Jeremy Gerrard

April 26, 2016

The open source repository will supplement other open-source initiatives to provide additional value.

Manufacturing News

Study reveals attributes of top organizations

March 23, 2016

A new study from Sage Clarity (an Epicor/Informance solution provider), “Manufacturing Performance Benchmark Study for Fast Moving Consumer Goods,” features real-world data collected over a period of 90 days from more than 100 global manufacturing operations.

Automation

Are your control networks safe from cyberattacks?

Better safe than sorry since "sorry" could cost you downtime, product quality or safety and/or your brand’s reputation.

Wayne Labs

March 18, 2016

According to the ICS-CERT (Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team) fiscal year 2015 final incident response statistics, the food and agriculture segment reported only two cyberattacks last year.

Technology Sourcebook

Manufacturing software

March 7, 2016

Hertzler GainSeeker Suite SPC software makes disparate manufacturing data accessible and actionable; it allows users to triage, prioritize and address issues.

Engineering R&D

Making LIMS relevant to food processing today

LIMS (laboratory information management systems) software is often a generalized, "one-size-fits-all" approach, not fine-tuned for the food and beverage industry.

Wayne Labs

February 19, 2016

Your company makes food and beverage products. So, why would you use information systems designed for metals, plastics or chemical products?

Technology Sourcebook

Inspection software system

February 5, 2016

An inspection management solution for food and beverage manufacturers, the Vigilistics InspectionPro software system is used with Hygiena swab test kits; the test data is integrated into the system’s analytics and reporting to provide a comprehensive view of sanitization performance.

Engineering R&D

Helping machines see more clearly

Machine vision systems work amazingly well, but high-speed cameras, along with intelligent lighting and enhanced software algorithms, make their sight even better.

Wayne Labs

January 25, 2016

When you pick up a plastic-wrapped package in a grocery store and can’t read everything on the label because of a reflection or crease, you probably turn or tilt the package until the lighting is just right. If only it were that easy for machine vision systems.

On Demand Kelley Rodriguez, Editor in Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, will be joined in this 60-minute webinar by industry experts to help unpack the latest research.

On Demand Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.