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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

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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

January 28, 2013

Following successful trials to check-screen bakery ingredients, Zeelandia purchased two Russell Compact sieves to boost productivity and ensure hygiene standards.

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

January 28, 2013

Lawmakers have asked more than a dozen energy drink companies to explain their products. Are energy drinks food or nutraceuticals?

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

January 28, 2013

The increased levels are expected to kill more pathogens.

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

January 28, 2013

There’s no telling what may be coming in your door riding on the outside of cartons, buckets and bulk containers.

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

January 28, 2013

Even when the obvious sustainability initiatives are in place, there’s still room for energy savings.

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

January 28, 2013

Why not give the consumer the information to make an informed choice?

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

January 28, 2013

Integrated HDPE cooling towers help ensure reliability of a vacuum/retort cooking system that chills tons of potatoes per hour.

TECH FLASH

Industrial networking: Make it simpler, more secure

Delivering real-time data to those who need it at anytime and anywhere is a must.

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor

January 28, 2013

Delivering real-time data to those who need it at anytime and anywhere is a must.

Could US and Canada alignment weaken current food safety system?

Some in the US are warning against greater regulatory cooperation

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor

January 16, 2013

Some in the US are warning against greater regulatory cooperation.

Food industry scores low on cyber-incidents

When a low score is actually good news

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor

January 10, 2013

When a low score is actually good news.

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