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For food processors, removing suspended solids such as fats, grease, grit, contaminants and leftover process materials from liquids is necessary to comply with regulations like the EPA’s Clean Water Act.

For its 10th annual State of Smart Manufacturing Report, Rockwell Automation surveyed 1,560 manufacturing leaders about the internal and external challenges they face and how they’re using technology to address them.

While sales were largely down under dynamic economic and geopolitical conditions, some of the world’s top food and beverage manufacturers experienced revenue growth.

By adopting the right technology and building them into scalable, repeatable processes, manufacturers can see positive impacts on their bottom line.

Food producers have worked on a very specific problem: How can we crack, separate and prepare thousands of eggs per hour — without adding another 20-ft. machine to the production floor?

Food packaging is entering a new era where innovation is as much about how equipment supports sanitation, compliance and durability as it is about what materials are used.

EIC Alyse Thompson-Richards recaps some recent plant openings and expansions in the food and beverage industry, including Mars’ new Nature’s Bakery facility, CJ Schwan’s distribution center, Chomps’ Missouri manufacturing facility, Westrock Coffee’s single-serve coffee products plant and Puratos’ pilot bakery facility.

How natural pigment is concentrated can affect taste, shelf life and efficiency of use, but the latest technological advances in heat technology offer more options than ever before.

Achieving a high OEE score has been elusive in the past as processors grapple with where to begin in troubleshooting OEE issues. The future of OEE, with the help of AI technology, will help manufacturers find the most miniscule of line problems and be on top of their game.

While capital upgrades grab attention and budgets, the most substantial energy losses often hide in plain sight in deferred maintenance issues that create systemic inefficiencies throughout facilities.