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2018 food and beverage manufacturing industry predictions

Processors are expected to adopt more technology in their plants as well as produce more natural products in the coming year.
Debra Schug
December 6, 2017
Among the top trends, automation and robotics are expected to gain mass adoption in many food processing plants to help operational efficiencies and customer order fulfillment as well as to increase throughput and quality.
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Cybersecurity

How food and beverage processors can fight cyberattacks

CEOs tend to look at a cybersecurity as a one-time investment, but imagine the results if your virus definitions were last updated Jan. 1, 2015.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
November 29, 2017
Knowledge of how attacks occur, new tools coming on the scene, and long-term investments in cybersecurity can all help processors stand a better chance of keeping their plants safely up and running.
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IIOT world tour
IIOT

IIOT World tour visits San Francisco

Keynote and panels will focus on collaboration, security
Casey Laughman
Casey Laughman
November 17, 2017

The Industrial Internet of Things World Tour will be making its next stop in San Francisco in December.


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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, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
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, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
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
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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