Articles by Wayne Labs

Programmable logic controllers have been around for decades, and programmable automation controllers for not quite so long, but each has its special role in the manufacturing hierarchy.

Making tomato soup or pumpkin puree? Why not throw in the whole vegetable and have no waste?

Organic poultry maker uses new facility to further process and package its products.

This non-thermal sterilization method kills bugs, but not the flavor or texture of RTE seeds/grains and sprouts

Software tools provide more accurate tracking, tracing and elimination of contamination.

The proportion of the world that is suffering from diet-related malnutrition is one in three and, if left unchecked, will increase to one in two.

There are plenty of tools—especially lean manufacturing— that can be used to cut waste and improve productivity. Knowing which to use can be a challenge.

Agency will be able to quickly alert facilities potentially affected by food safety incidents.

Invention uses supercritical CO2 to make ice cream, and it's scalable from single serve to vending machines to industrial production

Equipment suppliers are on top of their game in designing food safe equipment -- now processors have to do their part too.