Tech Update - Articles - Page 4

Tech Update: Filling Equipment

Liquid filling machine trends: Today's equipment is more versatile

New filling machines are maximizing output and simplifying changeovers

Debra Schug

October 7, 2016

More facilities are designing and installing additional liquid filling lines.

Tech Update: Machine Controls

How suppliers are creating better machine control systems

Today's machines communicate with rest of your plant equipment.

Wayne Labs

September 20, 2016

When something breaks, chances are the machine can tell you exactly where the problem is and how to fix it.

Tech Update: Lubricants

Food-grade lubricants: When simple is smart

The argument for using nothing but food-grade lubricants is stronger than ever before.

Jaan Koel

August 12, 2016

Lubricants are the lifeblood of many types of equipment, but they probably don’t get the respect they deserve.

Tech Update: Cooling & Freezing

Preserving quality and safety

As consumers demand food and beverage products made with fresher ingredients, refrigeration and freezing technology becomes more important.

Debra Schug

May 20, 2016

The clean label movement has been seeking and destroying artificial ingredients in food products for a number of years now.

Tech Update: Cleaning & Sanitation

Boost plant efficiency by being clean, safe and savvy

Risks will always exist, but combining technology and employee training ensures processes not only comply with, but exceed, increasingly stringent regulatory standards.

Jaan Koel

March 25, 2016

Technology is one thing; training is another. But, the two fit together like a hand in a glove when it comes to keeping food and beverage plants running at peak efficiency in the cleanest, safest way possible.

Tech Update: Collaborative Robots

Tech update: Don't fence them in

Some robots find new freedom as they become aware of their surroundings and act accordingly.

Wayne Labs

January 13, 2016

For good reasons, robots have been kept behind safety fences as they perform jobs that are potentially dangerous and back-breaking to humans.

Tech Update: Refrigeration & Freezing

The shift to natural cooling systems

Big changes are in store as many synthetic refrigerants still widely in use could be phased out next year by the EPA.

Debra Schug

October 20, 2015

Global warming is heavily debated in some circles, but governing bodies worldwide have declared it a reality, regardless of personal belief. For the past 30 years, regulatory agencies around the world have been working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, beginning with the 1987 Montreal Protocol, which was the first globally supported legislation to reduce ozone-depleting substances.

SIG Combibloc high-speed filling machine

Tech Update

Tech update: Meeting great expectations

As consumers want a bigger variety of healthier choices that come in a plethora of sizes, manufacturers are offering fillers that are flexible while producing optimal output.

Debra Schug

September 14, 2015

Blame social media, changing tastes and needs or just the “Have it your way” attitude inspired by Burger King’s decades-long slogan, but modern consumers are demanding

Tech Update

Optical Inspection: A finer line of separation

Vision technology improves product quality and manufacturing efficiency in multiple areas of the processing plant.

Debra Schug

August 25, 2015

In the face of coming regulations, as well as forecasts calling for increases in food production and decreases in food waste, the task at hand for food and beverage processors appears to be a monumental one.

Tech Update

Electrical systems and components: The lifeblood of your facility

Electrical systems and components run in the background, keeping your plant energized, but without maintenance and attention, things can go wrong.

Wayne Labs

June 5, 2015

From 2006 to 2010, 8,600 structure fires were reported at US industrial or manufacturing facilities, resulting in 11 fatalities, 230 injuries and $753 million in direct property damage, according to NFPA research.