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With powerful analytics software tools, facilities can now understand and analyze energy use and costs in greater depth.

Energy Management

New technologies shed light on energy use and waste

Energy management doesn’t have to be disconnected from processes in the plant—not when energy analytics and IIoT can help processors hone in on energy waste and cut food waste, too

Ram Kaushik

October 4, 2019

Food and beverage plants have a complicated energy infrastructure that can be more costly than it needs to be. In fact, many industrial plants are not taking advantage of the solutions available to reduce energy spending and streamline plant operations. To improve energy management in a food and beverage plant, plant managers and staff need to understand the process context of energy to determine what solutions to implement for greater efficiency.

Cybersecurity

How PepsiCo upgraded its access control software

FSMA requires food processors control access to those who come into contact with food, so PepsiCo took immediate action to locate a reliable access control provider

Wayne Labs

October 3, 2019

PepsiCo faced a dilemma about three years ago when its access control software provider announced “end of life” for its legacy security software, potentially leaving more than 300 PepsiCo locations in the lurch for an access control system. What to do?

Field Reports

Fabricating a specialized processing vessel begins with design and engineering

September 20, 2019

When constructing its plant in McIntosh, Ala., Tate & Lyle required custom-designed distillation columns, pressure vessels and heat exchangers.

Engineering R&D

Vacuum/microwave drying technology supports food, cannabis

Wayne Labs

September 17, 2019

EnWave's drying process, which combines vacuum and microwave technologies to dry foods such as blueberries or cheese, has found application in cannabis flowers and hemp.

Complying with FSMA for pet food manufacturing

Wayne Labs

September 17, 2019

Bad news first: If you make pet food, have an older facility and have been putting off examining your operation in light of FSMA, rushing to comply with the new food safety rules for animal foods is probably proving to be a challenge.

Pack Expo

Pack Expo Preview: Tackling common robotics concerns

Sean Riley

September 15, 2019

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which make up much of the food industry, have been hesitant to invest in robotics solutions. However, there are many reasons for companies to reconsider.

HPP: Equipment, Trends and the Science Behind the Technology

With roots in food safety and shelf-life goals, high pressure processing is relatively young but growing in the industry

Sharon Spielman

September 15, 2019

High pressure processing is growing rapidly as a way to make food safe without heat and keep it tasting and looking its best longer.

Plant of the Year

One week left to submit for the 2020 Food Engineering Plant of the Year award

Submissions due by Dec. 13

Casey Laughman

September 9, 2019

Submissions are now open for the 2020 Food Engineering Plant of the Year.

The 2019 Top 100 Food & Beverage Companies

More than half the top 100 change places, but Nestlé stays No. 1

Jules Scully

September 9, 2019

Food Engineering’s annual ranking of the 100 largest food and beverage companies in the world, exclusively sponsored by CRB.

Yaskawa Motoman's Smart Series robots and controllers

Packaging

How to avoid dreaded packaging downtime

Better design leads to improved uptime

Rose Shilling

September 9, 2019

Keeping your packaging machines running can be a tricky task, but better design leads to improved uptime.

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.