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System Integration

When automation projects need special attention and ASAP delivery, a one-stop SI delivers

Two uniquely different cases show how an adept system integrator can build customized equipment and lines not available off the shelf
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
May 17, 2021

Increasing production speed while keeping rejects low and quality consistent—and maintaining food safety—is the goal of every food and beverage processor. Today, many food processors look toward automation to provide the solutions needed to attain the necessary throughput to be competitive.


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Control Room

Integrating islands of automation

Integrating automation throughout the process offers advantages to food and beverage processors
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
May 5, 2021

If you have old equipment, there is hope that you can keep what works and modernize it by pulling worthwhile information from it with instrumentation and controls.


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Automation

Lessons Learned

Insights from other industries help processors advance their methods
Casey Laughman
Casey Laughman
April 13, 2021

Other industries have long been ahead of food and beverage in areas such as automation, but processors are drawing on that knowledge to modernize their own operations.


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Malware

AI, machine learning and cybersecurity

Machine learning and AI help processors outsmart cybercriminals
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
April 12, 2021

Technology companies are employing AI/ML techniques to deter nefarious actors, but users still need to exercise common sense in defending their industrial control systems.


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SunOpta’s Oatbase expansion right-sized for now and future needs

Built through the worst of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the plant expansion came through on time, on budget and ready to boost output
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
March 12, 2021

SunOpta, which produces organic, non-GMO snacks and plant-based beverages, worked with Dennis Group to expand a production facility to meet demand for oat milk.


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Robotic Arm

Artificial Intelligence: It’s all about the data

Artificial intelligence is finding its mark in food manufacturing
Kristen Kazarian
Kristen Kazarian
March 9, 2021

Food and beverage processors turn to artificial intelligence to make the most of their data.


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Remote Desktop Connection and protocols can lead to a cybersecurity break-in
Cybersecurity

Remote attacks on process/automation systems can wreak havoc

Attempted takeover of a Florida fresh water utility shows the need for monitoring all users on your IT and OT networks
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
February 17, 2021

Once a hacker connects via RDP to any computing system, unless operators take immediate action, the hacker can use this connection to log in at any time in the future, extort money, install ransomware on the computer, and/or sell the connection login/password and other data on the dark web, making an unprotected system available to anyone who wants to purchase the information.


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Food Engineering Podcast Q&A

Podcast: AI and robotics in pet food processing

How pet food processors are adapting AI, robotics and automation strategy
Casey Laughman
Casey Laughman
January 8, 2021
Processors are exploring ways to integrate AI, robotics and automation throughout the process—from the time ingredients come in the door until the time finished product is loaded on a truck.
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Blockchain-based supply chain management systems
Blockchain

Using blockchain to track transparently

Blockchain technology can create trust within a competitive environment, enabling collaboration and connection
Sharon Spielman
Sharon Spielman
January 5, 2021
Global supply chains can be challenging to track and trace as paper trails can be difficult to follow, and they do not offer transparency.
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COVID-19

COVID-19 has provided automation suppliers with the expertise to help food processors survive the pandemic

Processors are taking a second look at robotics and analytics to fill in the gaps when key employees take time due to coronavirus
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
January 4, 2021

It took a pandemic for us to take seriously something we take for granted: We all rely on one another. 


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