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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.

 Its payload capacity is up to 600 kg, and the vehicle requires no safety fencing.

The company released a data collection software that can be used to ensure facilities are operating efficiently.

Processors are adopting new technology today to remain competitive and to get an edge on the competition.

Struggling to see value from Industry 4.0 technologies? Time to put people at your core.

Key Technology’s Herbert OCULUS optical sorters for whole potatoes automate defect removal to improve production efficiencies while ensuring final product quality.

The MELSOFT MaiLab was developed to support different application scenarios and can be tailored to individual setups.