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AI is a must to improve process quality, save energy and maintain equipment.

Unable to attend Automate in Detroit this year? Here’s a roundup of some of the highlights that were on display.

Red Lion’s new N-Tron Series NT5000 gigabit managed Ethernet switches are engineered for use in factory automation, robotics, food and beverage, oil and gas, alternative energy, water and wastewater, and marine and rail industries.

Implementing a CMMS system brings your plant's maintenance efficiency to your fingertips.

The impact of autonomous mobile robotics technology is augmenting what people do, rather than replacing people. 

Planning ahead to scale your business seems daunting, but you can ensure room for growth by keeping these things in mind.

In February we looked at the available tools to track and trace products throughout the supply chain; that is, what occurs outside a manufacturing facility. But what about keeping track of products within the confines of the plant? That is: Ingredients that come in the door, are combined in a recipe and go out the loading docks. What happens within a facility is easy to track, right?

The company will be investing in technology-based industries to strengthen its customer-base and establish a strong electrification and automation infrastructure in the country.

You’ve automated your process and packaging and have computer-generated paper trails to show food safety and quality throughout your facility. Why wouldn’t you do the same with cleaning—wherever it’s practical? Granted, there are certain pieces of equipment you just have to take out of the process to clean manually, but for other components—like piping, some conveyor belting, certain pumps, mixers, tanks and other equipment—you can clean them in place (CIP) and have automated recordkeeping to show proof of cleaning and sanitation to regulating bodies when they ask.

Steam, like compressed air, is expensive to generate and easy to waste through leaks and any number of other issues.