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New Open Source and AI Tools Make Keeping Track of Machine Programming Easier

Change management, aka version control, can be a challenge when all you want to do is get the packaging machine back up and running after a line change.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
April 8, 2025

Keeping track of your PLCs’ programming is easy as long as you don’t have to change it. When you do need to make program changes, the ability to keep track of them is easier with modern tools and AI.


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Exploring the Role Food-Grade Lubricants Play in Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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John Sander
March 24, 2025

Food-grade lubricants, specifically designed for use in food processing and handling equipment, are essential components in preventing contamination and ensuring smooth operations.


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How Does Your OT Cybersecurity Stack Up? Tips and Techniques for a Safer and More Secure Operation

While protection from hackers can be complex, many IT and OT managers aren’t following the basics.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
February 13, 2025

Poor cybersecurity practices can result in disastrous consequences, though many incidents occur through simple mistakes or forgotten equipment settings. We point out some methods to help alleviate the human error that can result in disaster.


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Using Data to Drive Predictive Maintenance Strategies

Food and beverage manufacturers are discovering that machine learning is a vital ingredient in moving to predictive maintenance strategies. Larger food companies have the jump on digital transformations, but smaller companies are starting small and increasing spending to start the journey.
Grant Gerke
Grant Gerke
February 10, 2025

Food and beverage manufacturers are discovering that machine learning is a vital ingredient in moving to predictive maintenance strategies. Larger food companies have the jump on digital transformations, but smaller companies are starting small and increasing spending to start the journey. 


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Planning for AI-based Automation Systems

Artificial intelligence, coupled with machine learning, promises to improve plant operations from sensor level to the enterprise, but adoption has been slow with some overzealous starts.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
December 12, 2024

A well-thought-out strategy can maximize the benefit of having the right sensors in the right place with the right controls.


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Scrutinizing the details to minimize the risk of washdown motor ingress

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November 22, 2024

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Water/Wastewater

Clear Comfort Introduces New AOP Water Treatment Systems

November 19, 2024

Clear Comfort says its newest AOP systems enable facilities to achieve higher cycles of concentration, reducing the need for makeup water, chemical use and blowdown.


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Dairy processing tanks and sensors

Sensor Self-Calibration and Communications Set the Stage for AI-based IIOT

Sensor data is where an automated process begins, and digital communications delivers multiple streams of key process and device data.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
November 12, 2024

With the rushed production schedules at plants, having key process information is not the only data needed, but key device data allows scheduled maintenance.


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Drainage Solutions for Food Processing Facilities Emphasize Food Safety

October 29, 2024

The Slot Dog, Slot Hog, Cleaning Brushes, and the Tamper-Proof Magnetic Strainer—each purpose-built to enhance food safety through effective drainage and sanitation systems


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All About Air Filtration Part 4: Care and Maintenance of Dust Collector Cartridge Filters

Jacques Kregting
October 24, 2024

Learn how long cartridge filters last, how to know when they need to be changed and what you can do to extend their life and performance. 


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