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Wayne Labs

Wayne Labs

Wayne Labs has more than 30 years of editorial experience in industrial automation. He served as senior technical editor for I&CS/Control Solutions magazine for 18 years where he covered software, control system hardware and sensors/transmitters. Labs ran his own consulting business and contributed feature articles to Electronic Design, Control, Control Design, Industrial Networking and Food Engineering magazines. Before joining Food Engineering, he served as a senior technical editor for Omega Engineering Inc. Labs also worked in wireless systems and served as a field engineer for GE’s Mobile Communications Division and as a systems engineer for Bucks County Emergency Services. In addition to writing technical feature articles, Wayne covers FE’s Engineering R&D section.

Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Articles

ARTICLES

Preventing Hacking

Knowing Vulnerabilities In OT Systems Can Help Cybersecurity Efforts

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
August 26, 2022

While it may not be possible to secure every device in a control or sensor/actuator network, other precautions can make OT networks safer from attack.


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Get the Upper Hand on Stock Shortages

Taking Control of Production Through Forecasting

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
August 22, 2022

The forecasting sources and tools you need to help optimize your operation.


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Smart food packaging
Engineering R&D

Natural Packaging Material That’s Biodegradable, Bactericidal and Waterproof

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
August 12, 2022

This packaging could also extend the shelf-life of fresh fruit by two to three days.


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Quality management systems

Quality is everyone’s job

Quality management systems involve everyone from receiving to processing, packaging and shipping
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
July 15, 2022

Quality management systems involve everyone from receiving to processing, packaging and shipping.


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Glyphosate usage on farms

Glyphosate poses new worries as off-label usage causes food contamination

Usage on farms and detected levels in food are causing concern, but not with some farming lobby groups
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
July 15, 2022

Glyphosate usage on farms and detected levels in food are causing concern, but not with some farming lobby groups.


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Don't let quality go to the last inspection step.
Food Safety & Quality

ERP: Can it handle quality management and food safety?

There was a time when ERP systems served mostly accounting functions; now they’re capable of many more tasks
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
July 14, 2022

ERP systems can manage food quality and safety as well as business functions.


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Co-Founder & CEO Jacob Manning
Engineering R&D

AI/ML-based real-time sensing techniques turn art of winemaking into exact science

Based on online and inline real-time sampling developed by the FDA, a specialized process control system prevents waste and minimizes injuries
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
July 12, 2022

Based on online and inline real-time sampling developed by the FDA, a specialized process control system prevents waste and minimizes injuries.


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Clemens Food Group celebrates the grand opening its new 308,000-sq.-ft. facility in Hatfield, Pa.
Plant Openings

Clemens Food Group celebrates the grand opening of its new 308,000-sq.-ft. facility in Hatfield, Pa.

The smoked pork processing facility expands capacity and sits on 32 acres at the Clemens’ complex
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
June 23, 2022

Clemens Food Group opens its second greenfield pork plant, this one in Hatfield, Pa.


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Automation and food processing

Automation and food processing today: It’s about labor

Food processors have found labor scarce, difficult to retain and in need of ongoing training; automation can help.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
June 8, 2022

When we recently surveyed architectural and engineering/construction firms (A&E/Cs) and asked what trends or forces they see driving automation projects, every firm mentioned “labor” or “workforce availability” in its initial response.


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Indoor farming

AI helps control greenhouse automation systems

A greenhouse automation system can’t afford to make mistakes, because losing control of a single crop is costly
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
June 3, 2022

A greenhouse automation system can’t afford to make mistakes, because losing control of a single crop is prohibitively expensive.


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