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Keep the process cool

April 6, 2011

Cooling towers are used to cool both process and plant environment when temperatures are too warm, and the heat doesn’t need to be recycled.

Tech Update: HMIs

Jaan Koel

April 1, 2011

Human machine interface technology has advanced by leaps and bounds-to the point where food manufacturers can now control and monitor plants from virtually anywhere.

Plant of the Year: Shearer's Foods Rethinks the Food Plant

Kevin T. Higgins

April 1, 2011

Some additional upfront cost already is paying dividends to this manufacturing organization, with the biggest returns yet to come.

Reuse's Dollars and Sense

Kevin T. Higgins

April 1, 2011

For food and beverage companies focused on water recycling and landfill reduction, the effort yields solid financial returns.

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.

Campbell’s Terminates Exec Over Alleged Disparaging Comments

Alternative Protein in 2025: Key Trends and Technologies

circular packaging material for frozen and chilled food packaging

Sustainable Barrier Coatings Replace PFAS, PE and other Plasticized Materials in Packaging

Events

June 17, 2025

Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ State of the Cold Chain

On Demand Kelley Rodriguez, Editor in Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, will be joined in this 60-minute webinar by industry experts to help unpack the latest research.

July 23, 2025

Decarbonizing Process Heat: What You Should Know and Next Steps

On Demand Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.

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