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Food Safety

Romaine E. coli update: Illnesses subsiding, FDA tracking 3 separate outbreaks

FDA awaiting final results from Salinas farm samples

December 13, 2019

As the FDA awaits final results from extensive E. coli tests of romaine lettuce farms in one California growing region, it says outbreak illnesses are slowing, though two separate outbreaks have popped up.

Automation

Are you and your control systems ready for Windows 10?

Microsoft will drop support of Windows 7 in January 2020

Wayne Labs

December 10, 2019

Windows 7 to 10 upgrades may not be so difficult—so upgrade to stay secure.

Fab Food Plants

How Prestage Foods of Iowa built a state-of-the-art pork processing plant

Sharon Spielman

December 9, 2019

Producing more than 1.4 billion pounds of pork and turkey annually, the Prestage Farms family of companies employs more than 2,700 associates and is affiliated with more than 470 farm families across the U.S.

Energy

Combined heat and power cogeneration can ensure consistency and save energy

Gas-fired turbine engines are a relatively low-maintenance investment that can pay for themselves

Luke Baker

December 6, 2019

In food and beverage production, consistency—in quality, output, costs, regulatory compliance and sustainability—is everything. Variability in any of these areas can bedevil process engineers and, if inadequately mitigated or remediated, can torpedo a producer’s bottom-line.

Stress corrosion cracking - viewed under scanning electron microscope

Maintenance

Know the causes of stainless-steel corrosion in retorts and take practical steps to prevent corrosion

Retorts represent a large investment, so take the right steps from the very beginning to maximize the life expectancy of these devices and your ROI

Jeff Arthur

December 5, 2019

Unless steps are taken to identify, reduce, or eliminate the causes of corrosion, batch retorts may have their service lives cut short, resulting in production disruptions and the need for early replacement of affected vessels.

Innovation

White paper: The evolution of the drum motor

Drum motors have seen numerous design improvements over the decades

Alexander Kanaris

December 2, 2019

The drum motor belt drive design entered the conveyor industry in the early 50’s as a unique drive for belt conveyor applications.

Automation

ERP software helps keep bad product from consumers

Today’s cloud-based ERP software can track products in near real time

Wayne Labs

December 2, 2019

ERP software can provide data showing who has the product and what its status is in the supply chain.

Wonderful Pistachios' new automated production facility

Automation

Wonderful Pistachios meets global demand with new automated production facility

Producer chooses Allen-Bradley control system over a home-brew motor control center

Wayne Labs

December 2, 2019

The choice of a control solution collaborator was straightforward for Wonderful Pistachios, which has worked with Rockwell Automation for more than 20 years.

Food Safety

FDA: Don’t eat romaine from Salinas, California

Lettuce from the growing region likely source of E. coli outbreak

Rose Shilling

November 22, 2019

Health officials warned people not to eat romaine lettuce from Salinas, Calif., because it is likely the source of an E. coli outbreak.

Tech Update

Why be liable for workplace injuries if robots can do the job safely, efficiently?

Wayne Labs

November 22, 2019

Robots in picking, packing and palletizing applications have performed some new feats—thanks to clever system integrators who have given them sensitive touch, better grips and keen vision.

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.