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Erik Gervedink Nijhuis
Engineering R&D

Streamlining motor-drive analysis

Fluke’s motor drive analyzer helps new techs learn to use the instrument, saves experienced specialists setup time
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
November 28, 2018
With all the variable frequency motor drives in a modern food or beverage plant, knowing the level and quality of voltages and currents they’re sending to a motor could help a maintenance tech save the life of a motor.
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CEBA
Industry News

Fisher Construction Group wins 2018 Built by the Best Award

Built for NewCold in Tacoma, Washington, the cold storage facility is the second low-oxygen, high-bay facility in the US
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
November 26, 2018

The Controlled Environment Building Association (CEBA) has named Fisher Construction Group the winner of CEBA’s “Built by the Best” Award for its cold storage facility constructed for NewCold in Tacoma, WA. The project is NewCold’s first facility in the US, and it is reportedly the second high-bay, low-oxygen freezer in the country.


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label and date code inspection system
Automation

Advances in Vision Inspection Systems

Artificial intelligence is already being integrated into some machine vision inspection systems, but you can expect it take off soon
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
November 23, 2018
If you own a modern DSLR or video camera, you’ve already benefitted from vast improvements in lens technology, sensors and the software/firmware that runs your camera.
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food plant worker
Food Safety

FSMA: From Education to Enforcement

Your FSMA safety plan is written. Now learn about common implementation difficulties, just as the FDA begins to ask for compliance proof
Rose Shilling
Rose Shilling
November 19, 2018
New challenges are coming into focus as food companies move from writing their FSMA safety plans to using them day-to-day to monitor for hazards.
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Boren
Quality Assurance

Autonomous Machine Vision offers processors improved inspection

Inspekto CEO explains how Autonomous Machine Vision can change the production process
Harel Boren
November 7, 2018

For decades, manufacturers have struggled with the integration of Traditional Machine Vision. Visual Quality Assurance (QA), gating and sorting has always been the necessary evil, helping manufacturers reduce the risk of defective products. The process begins with the manufacturer identifying a need for QA and assessing whether a certain point on the production line is worth the time, effort and cost of implementing a machine vision solution.


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