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Anellotech moves closer to 100 percent recyclable PET bottle

Company has shown it’s possible to make a 100-percent bio-plastic bottle

July 20, 2018

Anellotech, a sustainable technology company, has achieved new milestones in its pursuit of a 100-percent bio-based bottle.

Tech Update

How to evaluate and specify food-grade lubricants

Food-grade lubricants offer processors performance, safety benefits.

Casey Laughman

July 9, 2018

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In every food plant, there are gears and bearings that need grease, machines that need oil changes and components that need regular lubrication to continue performing at their best.

Editor's Note

Food Engineering's new editor-in-chief on embracing change

Industry faces challenges and obstacles, but embracing change provides exciting opportunities

July 2, 2018

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We’re undergoing some changes here at Food Engineering.

Supply Chain

Adents, Microsoft collaborate on blockchain fraud detection system

Originally designed for the pharmaceutical industry where fraudulent copies of drugs are common, software developers are aiming at other high-value industries.

Wayne Labs

June 14, 2018

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Adents, a serialization and track-and-trace solutions provider, has developed a new unit-level product track-and-trace platform using Blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

Industrial Internet of Things

SAP, Endress+Hauser pursue joint process solutions through IIoT

An open platform for the process industry ties data seamlessly to business operations

Wayne Labs

June 12, 2018

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ERP solutions provider SAP and process industry solutions provider Endress+Hauser are intensifying their joint efforts in integrating field instruments and ERP analytics through IIoT-based applications for the process industry.

Editor's Note

Digitalization doesn’t just mean technological changes

There is a major paradigm shift happening, not just in food and beverage, but in practically every industry.

Debra Schug

June 11, 2018

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If there is one thing you need to know now about the digital revolution, it is that it is much more than merely purchasing new equipment, software or services.

Cold Chain

Internet protocols make the refrigerated supply chain more efficient

Initiative aims to move refrigerated foods through the supply chain more efficiently to reduce spoilage

Wayne Labs

June 6, 2018

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Just as the Internet makes use of hardware to relay data via the best routes regardless of who owns the hardware, a new “Physical Internet” for the Cold Chain (aka Cold PI) initiative is being developed by Tippmann Innovation (Ti) and Georgia Tech’s Supply Chain and Logistics Institute and the Physical Internet Center.

Engineering R&D

Voltage tester offers proof that power is really off

Satisfying NFPA 70E, this built-in absence-of-voltage tester confirms the power is off before the technician opens the cabinet door.

Wayne Labs

May 31, 2018

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Seeing the need for a safe way to verify the absence of voltage in equipment, Panduit business development manager Rachul Bulgaris invented the VeriSafe AVT.

Blockchain

How the founder of Ifoods is using blockchain for food safety

Founder Kallon talks about how children with beards led to his passion for food safety.

Crystal Lindell

May 29, 2018

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Kallon, the founder of Ifood, talks about how children growing beards because of food safety issues led to his work in block chain.

Tech Update

Filling machines offer improved speed, sanitation and efficiency

Casey Laughman

May 29, 2018

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Every step of the production process and the supply chain is under scrutiny. Filling equipment is not exempt.

Reducing Mechanical Wear in Food Processing while Increasing Productivity

ON DEMAND: Food processing manufacturers have an increasing number of challenges, whether they are processing vegetables and fruit, filling pastries and baked goods, or cutting meat. This includes keeping up with sanitation, safety and maintenance requirements while maintaining throughput and production quality.

Learn how processing and packaging robotic automation solutions and the new generation of adaptive machinery can reduce total cost of ownership, improve and maintain quality and consistency and provide the flexibility needed for the changing trends in the industry.

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