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Automation Federation, IMS extend automation competency model

March 9, 2011

The purpose is to ensure consistent course content in automation and assure that automation engineers have the same skills worldwide.

Sanitary drum unloading systems can be lifesavers

March 9, 2011

Manual methods of drum unloading can be tedious, time-consuming, conducive to spreading bacteria and downright dangerous to employees. Automating drum unloading makes the process a lot safer.

Field instrument update extends device "smarts"

March 9, 2011

Enhancements to the Electronic Device Description Language promise to make field instruments using this language much more flexible.

Wayne Labs

March 1, 2011

Smart sensors have been around for a long time, but when combined with wireless capabilities, the sky’s the limit.

Engineering R&D: What's printing for dinner?

Kevin T. Higgins

March 1, 2011

3D printers have followed the path of mainframe computers: unrealized potential related to unaffordable access. Thanks to a serendipitous food application, 3D is morphing into a PC.

Bottling company sees 2 percent efficiency improvement in five months

February 3, 2011

Implementing factory floor software let operators take ownership of performance and make significant improvements.

Plan metal detection and conveying systems carefully

February 3, 2011

Processors that buy metal detection systems without due consideration to e conveying systems could find integration more difficult.

Asset Management: Aligning Man and Machine

Kevin T. Higgins

February 1, 2011

A coordinated approach to asset management has value for facilities, equipment and the people responsible for both.

Wayne Labs

January 1, 2011

Despite improvements in technology, poultry processors are taking it on the chin with environmental issues and the rising costs of water and energy.

Joyce Fassl

January 1, 2011

True innovation is within your reach. One of the best ways to achieve it is by networking with food industry colleagues in an educational atmosphere.

Cargill Invests in its Cocoa Supply Chain

Going for Gold(fish): Inside The Campbell’s Company’s $160M Cracker Plant Expansion

Listeria Outbreak Connected with Pre-Made Chicken Alfredo Meals Results in 3 Deaths

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