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Articles by Wayne Labs

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Manufacturing News

Solving the tech skills problem

Programs aim to provide more technical training for needed skills
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
July 5, 2018
There is a real shortage of engineers and technicians. But there is light at the end of the tunnel.
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OSHA
Plant Safety

Virginia plant cited for repeat safety violations

Training lapses, lack of inspections lead to repeat violations
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
July 3, 2018

The state of Virginia’s Occupational Safety and Health Program has issued seven citations and $187,000 in penalties to a food and beverage company after a worker’s arm was caught in a conveyor near the metal detector.


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Conagra Pinnacle
Mergers and Acquisitions

ConAgra Brands will acquire Pinnacle Foods for $10.9 billion

The acquisition creates a major player in frozen foods and an expanded presence in snack foods
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
June 27, 2018

Conagra Brands is buying Pinnacle Foods in a cash and stock deal worth almost $11 billion.


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Styrotek 1
Sustainability

Major water savings has California grape packaging supplier ahead of sustainability goals

Company reduced water usage by 40 percent and increased profits in eight weeks
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
June 25, 2018

Styrotek, a manufacturer of expanded polystyrene foam packaging for grapes, recently undertook a major water efficiency program. In eight weeks, the company reduced its water usage from 20 million gallons per year to 12 million.


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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, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
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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Ardents
Supply Chain

Adents, Microsoft collaborate on blockchain fraud detection system

Originally designed for the pharmaceutical industry where fraudulent copies of drugs are common, software developers are aiming at other high-value industries.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
June 14, 2018

Adents, a serialization and track-and-trace solutions provider, has developed a new unit-level product track-and-trace platform using Blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.


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SAP
Industrial Internet of Things

SAP, Endress+Hauser pursue joint process solutions through IIoT

An open platform for the process industry ties data seamlessly to business operations
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
June 12, 2018

ERP solutions provider SAP and process industry solutions provider Endress+Hauser are intensifying their joint efforts in integrating field instruments and ERP analytics through IIoT-based applications for the process industry.


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Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
Manufacturing News

Report says USDA, FDA research and rules still need work

Studies of pathogen standards, arsenic risk show flaws in processes
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
June 9, 2018
Two recent studies show there is work to be done to make USDA and FDA research and rules more definitive, conclusive and final.
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2018 food plant construction survey
Plant Construction Survey

2018 Plant Construction Survey: Rising Rate of Food & Beverage Plant Renovations/Expansions

Many food & beverage processors are renovating/expanding their existing plants to meet FSMA and consumer demands.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
June 8, 2018
Food Engineering's 41st annual Plant Construction Survey reveals that the ratio of the number of plant renovations and expansions versus new, greenfield projects has again risen from last year, indicating several owners and operators are trying to stay put.
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Cold Chain
Cold Chain

Internet protocols make the refrigerated supply chain more efficient

Initiative aims to move refrigerated foods through the supply chain more efficiently to reduce spoilage
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
June 6, 2018

Just as the Internet makes use of hardware to relay data via the best routes regardless of who owns the hardware, a new “Physical Internet” for the Cold Chain (aka Cold PI) initiative is being developed by Tippmann Innovation (Ti) and Georgia Tech’s Supply Chain and Logistics Institute and the Physical Internet Center.


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