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Editor's Note

Identifying and documenting workarounds for process challenges can help prevent failures

Casey Laughman
Casey Laughman
December 13, 2019
Whether it’s water efficiency, packaging, food safety, material flow or anything else you can think of, there is always a point in the process that creates challenges, and that point is usually a headache for processors of any size.
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Smithfield biogas recovery
Editor's Note

Sustainable solutions offer big challenges to food processors

Casey Laughman
Casey Laughman
November 13, 2019
It’s fair to say that the easy part is over, or at least mostly over. But sustainability isn’t going away because corporate sustainability goals, cost pressures and demands for details about sustainable production and ingredients from consumers are all here to stay.
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processing line
Editor's Note

Annual survey of the industry is mostly good news, but some worries lurk

Casey Laughman
Casey Laughman
October 14, 2019
Both throughput and budgets are generally increasing, which means the industry is growing and companies are investing in hardware and software to help manage that growth.
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business challenges
Editor's Note

Leading food & beverage companies are resilient in the face of change

Although there’s movement in the Top 100 list, most leading companies stay the same
Casey Laughman
Casey Laughman
September 13, 2019
The one thing that all of the largest food and beverage companies have in common is that they’ve built an infrastructure that allows them to face challenges to existing businesses while still finding ways to grow.
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Editor's Note

Sweat the details: the small stuff isn’t so small when it comes to reputation

Casey Laughman
Casey Laughman
August 12, 2019
The small stuff falling through the cracks is often an indicator of larger issues within an organization, and paying close attention to the details can often help head off those larger issues.
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Food Automation & Manufacturing conference
Editor's Note

Read all about the 20th annual FA&M conference

Casey Laughman
Casey Laughman
July 12, 2019
From the first session on Monday morning to the final session on Wednesday, FA&M featured speakers who were engaging, insightful and gave attendees a lot to think about.
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construction
Editor's Note

2019 Construction Survey Highlights Good and Bad in Food & Beverage Industry

Processors are investing in new building and renovations, but labor shortage creates difficulties
Casey Laughman
Casey Laughman
June 14, 2019
What I like about the Construction Survey is that it gives us some insights that we don't get to see too much in the rest of our reporting throughout the year.
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Jessica Wettstein
Engineering

Three ways production engineers can prioritize problems

Whether you make widgets or food, you have to balance maintenance and production to get high-quality products out the door
Jessica Wettstein
June 7, 2019

Production engineers have two competing priorities throughout the year. One is to support the maintenance engineering department, and the other is to integrate new products into the plant and packaging line. This kind of segmented planning can be very confusing and often puts production engineers in a bind. How can they organize these competing tasks to achieve a more effective workflow?


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Editor's Note

Experience shapes an effective response

Casey Laughman
Casey Laughman
May 17, 2019
When things go wrong, we draw on our knowledge and experience to figure out how to respond most effectively, then carry out that response.
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Valley Milk milk powder processing plant
Editor's Note

Adaptability and flexibility are critical components of project planning

Casey Laughman
Casey Laughman
April 15, 2019
Being able to adapt on the fly is great, but it's a lot easier to do when you've accounted for as many potential contingencies as possible.
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