Maintenance Strategies

Maintenance Technology

Proactive maintenance management

Processors move from calendar-based checks and reports to condition monitoring of assets in real time.

Mikell Knights

November 8, 2013

Predictive and preventive maintenance tools help to reduce unplanned downtimes of critical equipment.

Continuous Improvement

Continuous Improvement: Culture transformation

Through methodical, and at times surgical, application of a continuous improvement framework, Snyder’s-Lance’s Columbus team made a full organizational transformation in only one year.

Greg Flickinger

September 11, 2013

Performance was not the focus, but became the outcome.

11th Annual Replacement Parts Survey

Replacement Parts Survey: Advancing inventory practices

While cutting costs drives innovation in product sourcing and inventory management, processors are demanding higher-quality spare parts.

Mikell Knights

July 3, 2013

Food and beverage plants spent less on replacement parts and components in 2013 and are focused on lower inventories and competitive pricing as key business drivers, based on replies from industry professionals in Food Engineering’s 11th Annual Replacement Parts and Components Trends Survey.

TECH FLASH

Tank coating: an underrated aspect of selection

Tank surface preparation methods diverge, and a tank’s coating is its only defense against corrosion.

May 28, 2013

Find out what method of tank coating will suit your operation best.

Tech Update - Pumps

Look before you leap into pump selection

While there may be more than one pump solution for a specific application, it pays to do some homework first to find the most efficient solution.

Wayne Labs

April 9, 2013

Increase efficiency. Improve product handling characteristics. Meter ingredients or cleaning chemicals more accurately. Cut maintenance time and downtime. Decrease energy usage.

Technology Sourcebook

Silicone antifoams

April 9, 2013

Dow Corning XIAMETER ACP-1500 silicone antifoams destabilize and collapse bubbles in foam to eliminate spillovers in food and beverage processing applications.