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The Danfoss components provide the brains of the CO2 chiller developed by Pro-Refrigeration, Inc. and installed in a California dairy. Photo courtesy Danfoss

Refrigeration Controls

Carbon dioxide chiller provides ample cold for dairy and replaces propane heat for hot water

In this case the old axiom, killing two birds with one stone applies: a win-win for the environment and lower long-term operating costs

February 23, 2022

With this carbon dioxide chiller installed at a dairy, not only does it cool the milk better, it also provides heat for washing equipment.

EPC Standards

GS1 US launches cross-industry RFID discussion group

Inaugural meeting will feature speakers from Walmart, Auburn University and RFID Journal

February 16, 2022

GS1 US has established a cross-industry radio frequency identification (RFID) discussion group that seeks to address best practices for implementing electronic product code (EPC)–enabled RFID to support supply chain and inventory management imperatives.

How to use automated material transfer effectively

Tips to help food processors assess their material transfer system and determine if automation is right for them.

Sharon Spielman

February 11, 2022

We wanted to learn more about automating material transfer and what food processors need to know to use it most effectively. Here, we sit down with Forrester to find out how food processors can assess their material transfer system and determine if automation is right for them.

Tech tools to help processors make sense of today’s supply chain

Supply chain hurdles created by COVID-19 provide an opportunity to attack deficiencies with the latest technology

Wayne Labs

February 7, 2022

While we hope the COVID-19 pandemic is fading into the background, we still need to be concerned with labor shortages, transportation interruptions, political issues, weather extremes, and other peripheral circumstances that can still break critical links in the supply chain.

Ignition software from Inductive Automation runs on traditional screens operating on Windows or Linux

Industrial Software

Application software: Updates, connections and design considerations

Your process control applications should just work and communicate with your devices—from one update to the next

Wayne Labs

February 2, 2022

With software upgrades, users should not have to relearn what they already know--and user interfaces need to be constructed with the end user in mind.

Volkmann GmbH named Dominick Fortuna president of Volkmann USA

People News

Volkmann names Dominick Fortuna to lead North American Operations

Fortuna brings to the position 25 years of experience in leading complex capital equipment projects

January 7, 2022

Global process equipment manufacturer Volkmann GmbH, Soest, Germany, has named Dominick Fortuna president of Volkmann USA, headquartered in Bristol, Pennsylvania.

Supply Chain

Building the future of sustainability in the food supply chain

How suppliers are adopting food technology to nurture sustainability credentials and the ways enterprise software is supporting

Patrick Pilz

January 5, 2022

If we’re to make significant steps towards true food sustainability, there are still key challenges we need to address.

Blockchain technology: Is it ready for prime time?

While there have been many success stories, blockchain technologies are still developing, so producers and processors will need to examine their needs carefully

Wayne Labs

January 4, 2022

Blockchain providers are working hard to gain the acceptance of food and beverage processors—no matter their size, and standard datasets like GS1 are helping to define the rules for consistent information handling.

Top 20 Food Engineering articles of 2021

SME, CESMII work together to drive the adoption of smart manufacturing

When manufacturers need help in planning automated systems, these two organizations have aligned resources to educate and find talent

Wayne Labs

December 17, 2021

Smart manufacturing gets some help from SME and CESMII

On Demand Kelley Rodriguez, Editor in Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, will be joined in this 60-minute webinar by industry experts to help unpack the latest research.

On Demand Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.