Articles by Wayne Labs

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

May 31, 2018

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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.

Automation Series

Integrating process control and building automation systems

If your systems communicate with each other, you may save money on energy, improve quality and enhance food safety.

Wayne Labs

May 21, 2018

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You don’t want to be fighting your plant’s operating environment. You want it under control—not only for maintaining product quality and consistency, but also food safety.

Industry News

Campbell Soup Company looks to new CEO to improve business

Campbell Soup has struggled through a three-year sales slump and is looking to new leadership to turn the business around.

Wayne Labs

May 18, 2018

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Campbell Soup Company has announced the retirement of Denise M. Morrison, president, CEO and director.

Food Safety

The importance of preventive controls

Preventive controls are a must for processors to meet safety goals

Wayne Labs

April 22, 2018

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The idea of preventive controls is not process-centric, but risk based. And its principles are not new concepts.

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

April 16, 2018

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Two University of Illinois professors have devised and published methods to monitor the freshness of meat and to identify liquors

Information Security

Beefing up on industrial computer security and password protection

Industrial automation systems are becoming secure-by-design, but weak passwords can wreak havoc with the best-designed systems

Wayne Labs

April 6, 2018

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A newly published standard specifies process requirements for the secure development of products used in industrial automation and control systems (IACS).

High-Pressure Processing

Cold Pressure Council offers updated guidelines for HPP

Cold Pressure Council’s “HPP Certified” seal indicates freshness and a food-safe, clean-label product

Wayne Labs

March 27, 2018

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Since June of last year, the Cold Pressure Council (CPC) has been busy with finalizing its organizational structure, and is moving on to provide guidelines for the application of HPP to additional food types.

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

March 25, 2018

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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.

Food Safety

How to upgrade your plant to meet food safety standards

If your plant is more than 30 years old, chances are it needs some work if it’s to meet current regulations and pass muster with food safety and customer audits

Wayne Labs

March 18, 2018

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Just like an older home, an aging food plant can have its share of problems. If your roof leaks, or there’s a hole in the wall in which cold air and critters could come through—or your front door loses all its weather stripping—you’d be on it in no time. These situations are even more problematic for an older food and beverage facility, especially where food safety is concerned.

Innovation

Is the last mile the last challenge for retailers?

Many retailers know that a quick and speedy delivery is key to finding new business and holding onto it

Wayne Labs

March 15, 2018

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Companies like Target and Amazon realize the importance of quick, same-day delivery when it comes to food and beverage products.

ON DEMAND: 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.

Effective management of water is becoming increasingly critical for food and beverage processors as the cost for incoming water increases and water supply becomes limited or restricted. Join Hixson Architecture & Engineering for our next Food Plant of the Future webinar, Water Management Best Practices, in which we share the strategies, technologies, and processes for reducing a plant’s overall water footprint.

Articles by Wayne Labs

Voltage tester offers proof that power is really off

Integrating process control and building automation systems

Campbell Soup Company looks to new CEO to improve business

The importance of preventive controls

Optoelectronic nose can offer new options for checking quality

Beefing up on industrial computer security and password protection

Cold Pressure Council offers updated guidelines for HPP

Rubber Fab develops technology to spot rubber with x-rays

How to upgrade your plant to meet food safety standards

Is the last mile the last challenge for retailers?

Food Engineering

2019 April