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Recycling plastic
CASE STUDY

Flexible Packaging Flexes its Muscles with Recycling Pilot

A single-stream mechanical recycling pilot demonstration produces the rFlex bale, a flexible packaging byproduct that could be used for future end markets and as a possible feedstock.
Grant Gerke
September 18, 2023
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A single-stream mechanical recycling pilot demonstration produces the rFlex bale, a flexible packaging byproduct that could be used for future end markets and as a possible feedstock.


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Humanely raised cattle
CASE STUDY

New Grinding Equipment and Automation Continue Optimization for FPL Food

FPL Food LLC is a major beef producer in the southeast and is adding new equipment to meet its next stage of growth.
Grant Gerke
August 31, 2023
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Buying online is growing, and FPL Food LLC in Augusta, Ga., has been leaning into this trend while also selling large volumes of beef to retail stores, foodservice and food manufacturing partners.


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Completing an Employee-focused Design-Build Renovation for Crown Bakeries

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John Bowles
August 30, 2023
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The company successfully completed a build-out with employee-centered construction for Crown Bakeries.


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Choosing the right VFFS
Packaging

Ready to Select Your Next Vertical Form Fill Seal Machine? Consider This...

Selecting the right VFFS can augment your packaging operations, and these elements will help guide you to the VFFS system that best meets your needs now and in the future.
Spencer Johnson
June 30, 2023
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Vertical form fill seal (VFFS) machines can mean different things to different people. The criteria used in evaluating, and ultimately determining, which bagging machine to buy is likely different if you are a small startup manufacturer versus operating for a global Fortune 500 brand.


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Case Study

In Dire Conditions, Emerson Donated its E3 Controller System to the Food Bank of Alaska

Emerson’s E3 controller allowed the Food Bank of Alaska to become modernized with minimal repairs and upgrades, even in the harsh climate.
June 29, 2023
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When COVID-19 began spreading across America, the Food Bank of Alaska in Anchorage quickly became overwhelmed. The organization had been making the best of outdated equipment in a remote location for many years, often dealing with breakdowns that led to significant losses of perishable food items. But, as the pandemic brought many longstanding issues to a head, it became clear that a permanent solution needed to be found.


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P-SCAN RG metal detectors from Sesotec are installed in horizontal pipelines
CASE STUDY

Prioritizing Food Safety—Metal Detection in Milchwerke Schwaben’s Dairy Processing

Product safety has top priority in the dairy industry. To ensure the quality of dairy products, Milchwerke Schwaben uses metal detectors from Sesotec.
June 22, 2023
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Milchwerke Schwaben’s presence in the dairy industry starts as early as 1922, dairy farmers in Ulm, Germany joined together to form a cooperative that would make it possible to produce dairy products with greater efficiency. This merger resulted in a company whose products meet the needs of consumers throughout Germany and abroad.


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Label verification system increases automatic identification of barcodes, defect detection, code dates and SKU management

Food Giant 'Expedites' Quality Control Upgrade

New labeling equipment and connecting to its SCADA platform add critical data monitoring to packaging lines, avoiding recalls and reputational harm.
Grant Gerke
June 14, 2023
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In a FOOD ENGINEERING interview, a PMMI VP said that three-quarters of food manufacturers were expected to spend money on new equipment from 2020-2025. PMMI’s Jorge Izquierdo, VP of market development at PMMI, said the driver behind the increase in processing and packaging purchases was “to leverage new technologies that offer increased flexibility.”


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Conveying

Spiroflow and Cablevey Conveyors Collaborates with Oat Co.

May 31, 2023
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Operating as part of Automated Handling Solutions (AHS), Spiroflow and Cablevey Conveyors provides the Scottish oats producer with a bespoke conveyor system.


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Green Cell Technologies (GCT) and RWH Holdings (RWH) have worked with several global brewers over a period of eight years to understand the challenges around what to do with their leftovers

Upcycling BSG Waste to Produce Value-Added Byproducts

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Jan Vlok
May 18, 2023
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Valorizing through disruptive technology that’s faster than the speed of sound to create new income streams for manufacturers.


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Robot and Cobot Technology

Robot and Cobot Technology Transform Food Operations

Large- and medium-sized food companies are struggling to find workers and this trend is not going away. So food manufactures are turning to robot/cobot applications to solve new and old problems on the plant floor, while increasing productivity in the post-covid workforce.
Grant Gerke
April 17, 2023
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Small- and mid-size food businesses/manufacturers (SMBs) are in dire need of automated solutions for end-of-line packaging, primary packaging or processing. “Graybeards” have a considerable presence in manufacturing, and “10,000 boomers reach retirement age every day and represent 27% of the U.S. manufacturing workforce,” according to 2022 Bureau of Labor, Delottie and PEW Research. Plus, companies are experiencing a skills gap with the existing workforce, while also having challenges attracting younger workers to manufacturing jobs.


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