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Automation Series

Legacy automation systems will soon require replacement

If your plant has a legacy control system, it might be running on borrowed time.
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
November 17, 2017
While you might wait until a small motor burns out before you replace it, do you want to take a similar chance with a control system failure?
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Extreme Duck Ultra motor
Food Safety

Good cleaning practices start before a plant is even built

Experts offer advice on creating food and beverage processing facilities that are easy to clean, while also looking to a future that includes automating the process.
Crystal-Lindell
Crystal Lindell
November 6, 2017
When it comes to designing a washdown-friendly facility, it really starts before a company even begins to build the factory.
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Workhorse HorseFly drone

Pack Expo demo shows how drones could deliver packages

Workhorse, whose clients include UPS, shows off its delivery technology in virtual landscape featuring mailboxes, doorsteps.
Crystal-Lindell
Crystal Lindell
October 12, 2017
The future of package delivery is drones. At least that’s what electric truck and drone maker Workhorse believes.
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Keurig's beverage pod manufacturing facility in Douglassville
Plant Rehabilitation

Planning, preparation can help make plant rehabilitation projects successful

When the time comes for a renewal project, be sure to plan ahead.
Casey Laughman
Casey Laughman
September 13, 2017
Successful plant rehabilitation projects require proper planning.
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Pap Eggs
Automation Series

How to determine the best sensor for filling applications

There are numerous sensor solutions for filling applications. But when you come down to it, weight/load sensors often trump other methods of delivering the exact amount of product.
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
September 13, 2017
Little discrepancies can cause big trouble in filling applications.
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FactoryTalk VantagePoint software
Dry Processing Technology

Milk Specialties uses manufacturing intelligence to improve operations

Manufacturing intelligence helps Milk Specialties Global keep products “moo-ving.”
Casey Laughman
Casey Laughman
August 21, 2017
A Minnesota protein producer has seen big benefits from manufacturing intelligence.
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State of Food Manufacturing 2017
State of Food Manufacturing

2017 State of Food Manufacturing Survey

The top 10 trends affecting the future of food manufacturing
Debra Schug
Debra Schug
August 11, 2017
Respondents to our 2017 State of Food Manufacturing Survey say they expect automation to be a big part of future plans.
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Robotics

How robotics can revolutionize the supply chain, help with FSMA

As the ROI increases, more companies feel confident installing robotics
Maria Ferrante
July 27, 2017
The landscape of solutions for optimizing efficiencies across a food brand’s supply-chain is constantly changing at the pace of the technology sector. And that pace of change can feel rapid.
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Mike Rowe
Dirty Jobs

Mike Rowe thinks more kids should skip college

Dirty Jobs host recently spoke at PowerPlex about the need to encourage more students to pursue a trade.
Crystal-Lindell
Crystal Lindell
June 27, 2017
While he isn’t anti-college — Rowe himself has a degree — he does believe more people should be encouraged to do blue collar work, such as learning a trade or working in the manufacturing sector.
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Microsoft AR
VR and AR

Wearable technologies like VR and AR may have finally arrived

interpack highlights the increasing virtual reality applications, including augmenting sales and project demonstrations.
Sean Riley
May 29, 2017
OEMs used VR to demonstrate future projects and give examples of machinery output, replacement part ordering, step-by-step repair instructions and remote monitoring.
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