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Kevin Nelson
Engineering R&D

Wireless sensors help maintain the ideal environment

Wireless sensors can help processors manage temperature, humidity levels in plants
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
June 18, 2018
When a bakery’s cake frosting started slumping, operations employed a wireless mesh sensor network to tackle the icing problems.
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Rachel Bugaris
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
Wayne Labs
May 31, 2018
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.
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Kenneth Suslick
Engineering R&D

Optoelectronic nose can offer new options for checking quality

Based on a handheld reader for colorimetric sensor arrays, the optoelectronic nose can monitor meat freshness or detect fraudulent whiskeys
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
April 16, 2018
Two University of Illinois professors have devised and published methods to monitor the freshness of meat and to identify liquors
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Stephen Doherty
Engineering R&D

Rubber Fab develops technology to spot rubber with x-rays

Sanitary gaskets and seals have typically been invisible to X-ray detection systems, but a new range of functional materials makes them opaque
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
March 25, 2018
Rubber Fab has solved another perennial problem—how to detect rubber seal and gasket foreign matter in food using X-ray systems, as X-rays just don’t generally see rubber or fluoropolymer sealing materials.
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Salsa PET
Hot-Fill PET

Alamo Red Salsa switches from glass jars to hot-fill PET jars

Contract packager, Consolidated Mills, partners with TricorBraun on plastic alternative to standard glass jar for their own brand of salsa.
Crystal-Lindell
Crystal Lindell
March 18, 2018
Consolidated Mills wanted to be able to fill the PET jars with their current equipment line used to fill glass jars.
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Eitan Vesely
Engineering R&D

AI, IIOT help take the guesswork out of maintenance planning

Artificial intelligence and the Industrial Internet of Things are expanding the power and reach of predictive maintenance.
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
February 23, 2018
Whether a line stoppage at a plant is catastrophic or simply a waste of time, money and resources, everyone agrees that it would be better to know when the drive, motor, gearbox or substation will fail.
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Kett

Portable devices grab moisture measurements anywhere

While fixed-location, on-line near-IR moisture sensors have been used for some time in several industries, a portable device lets you make spot checks in processes to see where problems are occurring.
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
February 4, 2018
A near-infrared (or NIR) handheld moisture meter can help locate a problem in your process without physically touching your product.
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Food Trends

Sodexo names top 5 food trends for 2018

Sodexo Chefs say plant forward and fermented foods will be on the menu
Crystal-Lindell
Crystal Lindell
February 3, 2018
Rainbow bagels, unicorn food and milkshakes as big as a person's head are so yesterday. What will be on plates over the next 12 months?
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Tree Top
Packaging

Tree Top works with Sonoco to launch clear pouches

See-through applesauce pouches allow parents and children to see it before they squeeze it.
Crystal-Lindell
Crystal Lindell
January 21, 2018
The new pouches were created as a response to a greater need for transparency in food packaging, and to address the concern about not being able to see food before consuming it.
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Dr. Jack Regan
Engineering R&D

Rapid Listeria testing technology continues to improve

If a swab test performed in a plant comes back positive, waiting to confirm it’s a pathogenic strain can be damaging and costly.
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
January 21, 2018
Listeria is everywhere, but not all strains are particularly dangerous. Improved rapid-testing technology can help you determine how to proceed.
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