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Tech Update: Batch Processing

Food processors can get big benefits from automating batch processing

Data collection and automation help processors get the most out of batch processing.

Casey Laughman

October 18, 2017

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Automation of batch processing isn’t new, but as more companies move beyond the basics of automation, they are finding that new technology brings big rewards—as well as big challenges.

Food Safety

Antimicrobials for clean labels

Like it or not, today’s consumers want safe foods without complicated, unrecognizable chemicals and preservatives to ward off bacteria, mold and spoilage.

Wayne Labs

October 16, 2017

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Consumers want clean labels with preservatives and antimicrobials that they can recognize and understand: like vinegar, ascorbic acid, rosemary or chemicals derived from organic or natural substances.

Fabulous Food Plant

Hausbeck Pickle Co. produces pickles and peppers on a prodigious scale

The Hausbeck Pickle Co. in Michigan is nearly 100 years old and produces pickles and peppers for fast food restaurants, such as Subway and Burger King.

Crystal Lindell

October 11, 2017

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Most people have likely never heard of The Hausbeck Pickle Co. in Saginaw, MI, but there’s a good chance they’ve had one of its pickles, banana peppers or jalapeños.

Fabulous Food Plant

Innovation, tradition make Sanders and Morley Candy Makers a fabulous food plant

Confectioner insists on making caramel the old-fashioned way, but also recently installed two new lines and has moved toward clean-ingredient labels.

Crystal Lindell

October 10, 2017

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Sanders and Morley Candy Makers, which first worked its way into the hearts of those who live in Michigan with factory tours for school kids, is beloved in its home state and is growing nationally.

Engineering R&D

CERTUS helps processors simplify Listeria testing

This user-friendly system provides real-time monitoring through simultaneous enrichment and detection.

Wayne Labs

September 29, 2017

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A Listeria testing system from CERTUS can streamline and simplify Listeria testing.

Field Reports

How Buffalo RiverWorks brewery solved its space constraints

Building inside old grain silo forces Buffalo RiverWorks to get creative in moving spent grain.

September 27, 2017

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Building inside an old grain silo meant Buffalo RiverWorks brewery needed an innovative solution to pump out grain.

Field Reports

Preventive maintenance helps Lakeview Farms cut costs

Lakeview Farms implements a software system to boost efficiency and reduce downtime.

September 25, 2017

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Software solution helps refrigerated food processor cut maintenance costs.

Tetra Prisma Aseptic 500 Edge with DreamCap

Tech Update: Aseptic packaging

New advances make aseptic packaging more popular

The latest advancements in aseptic packaging help with food safety, clean labels and supply chain issues.

Crystal Lindell

September 14, 2017

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Aseptic packaging is becoming more popular as processors look for better ways to provide clean, safe food.

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

September 13, 2017

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Successful plant rehabilitation projects require proper planning.

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

September 13, 2017

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Little discrepancies can cause big trouble in filling applications.

Valley Milk LLC wins the 2019 Food Engineering Plant of the Year

Krones Varioline 1M pick-and-place packer

The connected food plant of the future will be a lean information machine

The human impact of robots in food

Smart phones on the plant floor: How secure are they?

Cannabis products are edging their way into the food and beverage industry

Events

February 20, 2019

Reducing Mechanical Wear in Food Processing while Increasing Productivity

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.

March 6, 2019

Uncover Untapped Line Potentials to Optimise Productivity and Capacity

Food and beverage manufacturers are faced with the relentless challenge of maximising asset reliability. Cutting back on planned maintenance, adding more machines or calling for overtime to cover the impact of low asset reliability all sounds too familiar.

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Packaging Research in Food Product Design and Development

Packaging Research in Food Product Design and Development is the first book to comprehensively address the issues of graphics design and visual concepts, from a systematic, scientific viewpoint, yet with business applications in mind.

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Food Engineering

2019 January

In the January issue of Food Engineering, learn how the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) can future-proof food plants.

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