Wayne Labs

Tech Update: Model Predictive Control

Predict the future: Get control of your process

Model predictive control, often used in high-value chemical/petrochemical applications, has its place in food and beverage applications, too.

Wayne Labs

April 6, 2015

What if your drying operation could run close to the upper moisture limit boundary of your product specification, yet never exceed it?

Engineering R&D

Food-safe, surface-enhancement process extends component life

Wayne Labs

April 6, 2015

While this surface-enhancement technology may sound too good to be true, it has been put to the test by Argonne National Labs for its durability.

Food Safety

The winding path to FSMA compliance

Wayne Labs

March 6, 2015

From GMPs to HACCP to FSMA and HARPC (Hazard Analysis Risk-based Preventive Controls), food safety has come a long way since the mid-20th century.

Food Safety

Put positive pressure on facility airflows

Wayne Labs

March 5, 2015

Food at its most vulnerable point in the process is where your operation needs to be the cleanest.

Engineering R&D

Monitoring machine health 24/7

Wayne Labs

March 5, 2015

Process and packaging machine builders have been looking for ways to cut back on client support expenses.

Green Series

Stop the leaks before they stop your business

Wayne Labs

February 5, 2015

Leaks. They’re everywhere, and they’re insidious, sucking energy from your assets and robbing your bottom line.

Engineering R&D

Get a grip: The light touch

Wayne Labs

February 5, 2015

Technically inclined people in the baby boom generation no doubt remember the crystal (more properly known as piezoelectric) phonograph cartridge or microphone.

Food Safety

Avoid labeling-related recalls

Tips and techniques to get labels right the first time, every time.

Wayne Labs

February 4, 2015

More than 60 percent of FDA recalls are due to labeling issues.

Automation Series

The rise of robotic automation

Robotics can play a role in pick-and-place, packaging, case packing and palletizing processes, but how do you know where to implement robotic automation?

Wayne Labs

January 8, 2015

Throughput. It all comes down to this number.

Engineering R&D

With all due respect to Jim Morrison of The Doors, who authored “Yes, the River Knows,” the title of this story aptly describes how a viscous fluid or slurry pours out of a tilted container with an interior surface coated with a food-safe, slippery compound.