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Improving OEE

Finding new AI-based methods to boost productivity requires digital data

Large gains in productivity have been made over the years using lean manufacturing and Six Sigma, but today new technologies can further efficiency improvements
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
February 13, 2020
AI-based tools are the next step beyond Six Sigma and lean manufacturing to improve production
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Cimcorp MultiPick robotic material handling
Field Report

Bakery improves fulfillment time by automating headquarters warehouse

The bakery also reduced space utilization by 50 percent and decreased labor by 30 percent
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
January 30, 2020

Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe Inc. finds the summer season really good for business—except mostly manual practices in the warehouse put a real crimp on the way the company would really like to handle the distribution side of its supply chain.


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e-commerce packaging
Packaging

Keeping up with the e-commerce expansion

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Tom Egan , PMMI
January 24, 2020

As consumers demand greater convenience, e-commerce sales continue to rise. According to the 2019 Internet Retailer Top 1000 Report, consumers spent $517.36 billion online with U.S. merchants in 2018, up from $449.88 billion spent the year prior. Even when the final sales takes place in a store rather than online, the first step to most purchase decisions starts at the search bar.


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Sustainable packaging
Packaging

What’s in your sustainability toolkit?

Key considerations for brands and OEMs implementing eco-friendly packaging solutions
Jorge Izquierdo
Jorge Izquierdo
January 23, 2020
The move toward sustainable practices, products and materials is no longer on the horizon but ever-present.
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Nuts and seeds and non-thermal pasteurization
Pasteurization

The importance of maintaining nutritional and sensory quality in pasteurized food

While thermal pasteurization can affect quality in nuts and seeds, finding the right non-thermal process can render product with no noticeable product changes
Penny Clark
Penny Clark
January 2, 2020
For nuts and seeds, non-thermal pasteurization is a must in preserving flavor, texture and appearance.
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Sidel cobots give Nestlé a hand
Robotics

Palletizing cobots handle tea, ease workload

Nestlé needed a robust, precise and user-friendly cobotic solution—one that could handle pallet stability.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
December 17, 2019
Nestlé Suisse SA in Orbe, Switzerland, a facility producing tea in capsules under the well-known brand of Special.T, was in a bind as it looked for a cobotic palletizing solution. Not only was accurate placement of cartons necessary, the robots had to work safely among people.
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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
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.


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Kevin Beasley, VAI, Inc.
Automation

ERP software helps keep bad product from consumers

Today’s cloud-based ERP software can track products in near real time
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
December 2, 2019
ERP software can provide data showing who has the product and what its status is in the supply chain.
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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, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
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.
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Cookie tray packing
Food Safety

The importance of ERP in recall prevention and preparedness

Daniel Erickson
Daniel Erickson
November 19, 2019

Food and beverage manufacturers must be able to respond quickly and effectively to the recall of products deemed unsafe for the market, as the consequences for not doing so can have effects both legally and financially.


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