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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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The Demand for Smart and Efficient Conveying Systems

Conveyor technology ranges from basic to smart with the ability to handle complex packaging systems.
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
January 25, 2023

Current conveying equipment needs to fit in with automation systems but can face installation delays due to supply chain and labor issues.


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Importing and exporting

Time for a Supply Chain System Update?

Supply chains have been tenuous for the last two years, and it’s not likely to get better any time soon.
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
January 16, 2023

Reflect on your current system and its ability to withstand the next supply chain upset, which could happen at any time.


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Q&A

Tools to Manage Overtaxed Supply Chains Can Be the Basis for Digital Transformation

Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
December 20, 2022

An ERP solution dedicated to food and beverage operations is a good place to start a digital journey.


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Food waste

Food Loss & Waste: It’s Everywhere in the Supply Chain

Food loss and waste (FLW) happens on every-level in the supply chain. The impacts of FLW are devastating and, thankfully, can be avoided through swift and direct action on every level.
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
November 28, 2022

While there are so many places for food loss to occur, a smarter supply chain could help alleviate some of it.


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Freezing & Cooling
Plant Operations & Engineering

Tech Update: Freezing & Cooling

Several freezing solutions are available to meet specific applications.
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
November 23, 2022

From impingement freezers to automated freezer distribution centers, the goal is to produce and maintain quality products with minimal energy inputs.


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Smartphones on the plant floor: BYOD or company issued?

Smartphones and other devices make accessing IT/OT systems on the plant floor easier, but the use of personal devices may cause security and legal problems.
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
November 22, 2022

Smartphones on the plant floor: Bring your own device (BYOD) or use company-owned devices? This question no doubt conjures up a multitude of things—good and bad—for personal devices on the plant floor, for example, connecting people with equipment and company data and providing workers with actionable information on the process and maintenance to make good decisions.


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Image of industrial processing equipment elevated from floor level

Be Prepared For Food Safety Interruptions

“If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong.” (Attributed to Murphy)
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
November 9, 2022

Be prepared for food safety interruptions and ensure you have a well-documented contingency plan.


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Shrimpboxes

Sustainable, “Plug-and-Play” Shrimp Farming Sets up Anywhere Food Engineering

Shrimp farming comes with complications from contamination to environmental impacts. Atarraya has create d an alternative method to farming shrimp through automated aquaculture. The company’s Shrimpbox aims to be a modular and scalable solution to traditional shrimp farming.
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
November 8, 2022

This shrimp farming technique saves the ocean and other fish species.


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Plant Operations & Engineering

Weather to the Extreme: Can You Survive it?

Prepare in advance for hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding and severe electrical storms to keep your operation up and running with minimal downtime.
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
October 24, 2022

In the last few years, it seems that hurricanes, tornadoes and resultant flooding have become stronger and stronger. Maybe chalk it up to a warming planet, which amplifies the power of these storms.


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Operational Resiliency
Plant Operations

Today’s Connected Plant: A Unified Machine for Making Food

A concept by a 20th century architect points toward today’s digital transformation—bringing all systems in a plant together as a single integrated tool.
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
October 24, 2022

Connect process control with building management controls to save energy, improve efficiency.


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