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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.

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How high can corn and commodity prices go?
Commodities

Processors face higher commodity prices, but climate-smart technologies may help tame cost increases

While some studies point out the downside risks of commodity price increases and scarcities, farmers and their suppliers see the upside
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
February 10, 2022
The USDA says 2022 will be a great year for agriculture, and climate-smart farming practices can help.
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Recyclable plastic-free pouches
Engingeering R&D

Divorcing the plastic from our packaging not so easy without a new suitor

A startup company seems to have found that suitor: A natural coating from cellulose that can be recycled along with the packaging
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
February 8, 2022

A startup company seems to have a suitor: A natural coating from cellulose that can be recycled along with the packaging


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Supply chain

Tech tools to help processors make sense of today’s supply chain

Supply chain hurdles created by COVID-19 provide an opportunity to attack deficiencies with the latest technology
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
February 7, 2022

While we hope the COVID-19 pandemic is fading into the background, we still need to be concerned with labor shortages, transportation interruptions, political issues, weather extremes, and other peripheral circumstances that can still break critical links in the supply chain.


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Ignition software from Inductive Automation runs on traditional screens operating on Windows or Linux
Industrial Software

Application software: Updates, connections and design considerations

Your process control applications should just work and communicate with your devices—from one update to the next
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
February 2, 2022
With software upgrades, users should not have to relearn what they already know--and user interfaces need to be constructed with the end user in mind.
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Honey is often a victim of food fraud, but can also contain illegal ingredients
Food Fraud

How sweet—or potent—is your honey?

While adulterated honey can have unreported sugar added, that’s not the only thing that’s been found in the sweetener
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
January 13, 2022
Honey can be a vehicle of food fraud or contain illegal ingredients
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Sustainability is an important part of the B-Corp Certification
Sustainable Companies

Kudos to the food and beverage industry

It ranks the highest in B-Corp Certification worldwide, compared to other industries
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
January 12, 2022
Food & beverage companies rank highest in B-Corp Certification
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Rasmus Mortensen, CEO, Lyras
Engingeering R&D

Novel “raslysation” technique works with non-clear/opaque liquids

UV sterilization technology works successfully in water treatment plants and HVAC systems, but milk and juices too?
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
January 11, 2022

UV sterilization technology works successfully in water treatment plants and HVAC systems, but milk and juices too?


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Blockchain technology: Is it ready for prime time?

While there have been many success stories, blockchain technologies are still developing, so producers and processors will need to examine their needs carefully
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
January 4, 2022

Blockchain providers are working hard to gain the acceptance of food and beverage processors—no matter their size, and standard datasets like GS1 are helping to define the rules for consistent information handling.


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USGS: Integrated Science for the Study of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Environment
Environmental Health

PFAS dangers: The saga continues

While FDA, EPA and NIH have been studying PFAS in water and food, the U.S. Geological Survey suggests there’s much more work to be done
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
December 22, 2021
PFAS chemicals in our environment can be dangerous to humans and animals.
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SME, CESMII work together to drive the adoption of smart manufacturing
Organizations - Industry 4.0

SME, CESMII work together to drive the adoption of smart manufacturing

When manufacturers need help in planning automated systems, these two organizations have aligned resources to educate and find talent
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
December 17, 2021
Smart manufacturing gets some help from SME and CESMII
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