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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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Articles

ARTICLES

Resolved export issues help economy

USDA estimates it freed up $4 billion in agricultural exports last year.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
February 23, 2013
USDA estimates it freed up $4 billion in agricultural exports last year.
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Dry Processing

Keep the mill wheels grinding

A new flour mill uses traditional milling techniques with a state-of-the-art screener.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
February 6, 2013

Rebuilt as a replica of a 13th century mill, Walk Mill is a modern flour mill that uses water power to grind wheat with stone grinding wheels coupled with electrical augers and a modern centrifugal screener.


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TECH FLASH

Connecting ERP with HACCP, LIMS and PLM systems

For farm-to-fork control of products, build your ERP system on your HACCP plan and connect it with lab and product lifecycle systems.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
January 28, 2013
For farm-to-fork control of products, build your ERP system on your HACCP plan and connect it with lab and product lifecycle systems.
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TECH FLASH

Vibratory sieves improve productivity and product purity for bakery ingredient supplier

Following successful trials to check-screen bakery ingredients, Zeelandia purchased two Russell Compact sieves to boost productivity and ensure hygiene standards.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
January 28, 2013
Following successful trials to check-screen bakery ingredients, Zeelandia purchased two Russell Compact sieves to boost productivity and ensure hygiene standards.
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TECH FLASH

Caffeine stirs up Congressmen

Lawmakers have asked more than a dozen energy drink companies to explain their products. Are energy drinks food or nutraceuticals?
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
January 28, 2013
Lawmakers have asked more than a dozen energy drink companies to explain their products. Are energy drinks food or nutraceuticals?
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TECH FLASH

FDA increases irradiation levels in poultry, beef products

The increased levels are expected to kill more pathogens.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
January 28, 2013
The increased levels are expected to kill more pathogens.
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TECH FLASH

Don't bring pathogens into your plant

There’s no telling what may be coming in your door riding on the outside of cartons, buckets and bulk containers.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
January 28, 2013
There’s no telling what may be coming in your door riding on the outside of cartons, buckets and bulk containers.
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TECH FLASH

Operations under a microscope

Even when the obvious sustainability initiatives are in place, there’s still room for energy savings.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
January 28, 2013
Even when the obvious sustainability initiatives are in place, there’s still room for energy savings.
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TECH FLASH

Should FDA demand caffeine levels on energy drink labels?

One all-natural, energy drink producer has been putting this information on the label since day one.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
January 28, 2013
Why not give the consumer the information to make an informed choice?
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TECH FLASH

Rapid chilling of foods without conventional refrigeration

Integrated HDPE cooling towers help ensure reliability of a vacuum/retort cooking system that chills tons of potatoes per hour.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
January 28, 2013
Integrated HDPE cooling towers help ensure reliability of a vacuum/retort cooking system that chills tons of potatoes per hour.
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