Although spending for packaging machinery by U.S. domestic companies is expected to rise by 2 to 3 percent this year -- to approximately $4.9 billion in sales -- spending by the food industry is expected to decline by 1 to 3 percent during the same period, according to a study by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI).
Effectively and efficiently managing information - from supplier inventory to projected sales - is essential to flexible manufacturing. That's where integrated software comes into play.
The Titan Corporation -- manufacturer of the nation's first electronic pasteurization for food -- has been awarded a U.S. patent for a transporting and self-shielding system that miniaturizes its SureBeam technology, allowin
Sequencia Corp. (Phoenix, AZ) has a multi-site agreement with Morinaga Milk Industry Co. (Tokyo) to implement Sequencia’s OpenBatch recipe-management software.
California Day-Fresh Foods Inc., (CDF) a subsidiary of Chiquita Brands International, Glendora, CA, is on the forefront of R&D and commercial application of ultraviolet light processing for fresh juice.