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Projects surge slightly as processors find value to be gained in upgrading existing facilities.

There’s no complacency when it comes to driving down operating costs for food companies’ refrigeration systems.

Track & trace systems can do more than satisfy regulators; they can improve products, operations and relationships with customers and consumers.

Need-to-know manufacturing concepts and professional contacts kept food professionals engaged during the annual Food Engineering conference.

With chemical fumigants facing an uncertain future, a small group of scientists are investigating fresh approaches to insect management in stored grains.

Take action now to reduce consumption by monitoring energy usage in real time.

Every process needs connectivity-the right “circulation system” to provide optimum hygiene, flexibility, fast changeovers and ease of maintenance at the lowest possible cost.

As I’m writing this month’s Editor’s Note, I’m working in my office after just reviewing the evaluation forms from the Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference and Expo (FA&M) held in early April.

Commodity prices and a credit crunch sidelined the first wave of biofuel plants, but process inefficiencies also played a role. The next generation of ethanol producers won’t make the same mistake.

As we have sadly learned, no one nation, person or business is immune from the wrath of Mother Nature.