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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.

State legislative bans are targeting ingredients, dyes and cultivated products in 2025. Therefore, the market is forcing OEMs and alternative protein suppliers to get creative in manufacturing, lowering ingredient costs, and even going to market.

Why energy efficiency matters now more than ever.

Today’s filling machines can achieve extremely accurate and precise fills, and real-time monitoring and maintenance prevent wasteful overfills, underfills, and sporadic and inaccurate fills.

An increasing number of North American food and beverage producers are focusing on the capture and liquefaction of carbon dioxide from their waste processes to reduce costs, generate additional revenue and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Food safety and quality management systems are a necessity for getting audits together for unannounced food safety inspections, and suppliers of these systems have seen the need to expand coverage to include functionality handled by other software systems. Working together in concert, they save processors repetitive, manual input operations.

In addition to constant maintenance, which slowed production, the plant also had to lower the freezer’s evaporating temperature by 5-10 degrees, increasing energy consumption and utility costs.

To establish a truly sanitary environment, food engineers must rethink the importance of hygienic air and its impact on both food products and the teams who manage these processes.