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Engineering R&D

Metal detectors good at finding 3D but struggle with flat flakes

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor

August 15, 2019

I asked Steve Gidman, founder and president of Fortress Technology, about some of the challenges and successes in designing the company's Interceptor DF system.

Automation

Experts offer tips for picking an automation project and ensuring success

Rose Shilling

August 14, 2019

With overwhelming automation choices, how do you figure out if the project is worth spending $1 million to $2 million?

Tech Update

How strong is the weakest link in your cold food chain?

Sharon Spielman

August 14, 2019

Many foodborne illnesses occur because a link in the cold food chain was weak or broken, with temperature inconsistencies that allowed pathogens to begin growing.

Pack Expo

PACK EXPO Preview: Consumer demands drive sustainable sourcing, packaging

Tom Egan , PMMI

August 13, 2019

Sustainability is a mainstay today, and it is affecting the supply chain from crop to consumer.

Manufacturing News

Turn digital transformation into an asset

August 13, 2019

Bearing manufacturer SKF has realized the importance of the operational insights that can be gleaned from data, and it's turning this digital transformation into a major part of its business.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | AUGUST 2019

A look inside the emerging market for alcohol-free cannabis beverages

The alcohol alternative

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

August 12, 2019

As reported by BDS Analytics, consumer spending on cannabis-based foods and beverages reached an estimated $1 billion in 2017 in the U.S. and Canada—and is projected to grow to more than $4.1 billion in those countries by 2022.

Fabulous Food Plants

Fabulous Food Plants: Design, build, succeed

The decision to build a new food plant or upgrade usually comes down to which option will keep processors competitive

Wayne Labs

August 12, 2019

These projects show that renovations and new facilities aren't just for the billion-dollar food and beverage processors. Small and medium-sized processors can benefit from properly scaled and engineered solutions too.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | AUGUST 2019

Extraction technologies concentrate active components of cannabis

Main extraction

August 12, 2019

Ingredient companies use extraction technologies to concentrate the active components in cannabis. This is a boon to makers of legal cannabis edibles and beverages seeking to produce a variety of functional commercial products that have consistency and quality.

Industry News

Tuffy’s Pet Foods breaks ground on pet treat facility

Facility will employ 150

Casey Laughman

August 8, 2019

Tuffy’s Pet Foods has broken ground on a 173,500 sq. ft. facility in Delano, Minn.

Industry News

Graham Packaging receives 2019 Sustainability Award

Company honored by the Business Intelligence Group for its leadership role in sustainability

Casey Laughman

August 5, 2019

Graham Packaging has been awarded a 2019 Sustainability Award from the Business Intelligence Group in the Sustainability Leadership (Organization) category. Graham was the only packaging company to receive an award in this category.