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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

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

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

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

January 10, 2013

When a low score is actually good news.

Food safety

Safeguard your brand with process control

Wayne Labs

January 7, 2013

At any level, process control will not only improve food quality, but also enhance food safety.

Labeling

FMI says labeling of menu items should not include grocery stores

Group says legislation not intended to apply to grocery stores

Wayne Labs

December 17, 2012

The group says legislation was not intended to apply to grocery stores.

Wayne Labs

December 5, 2012

Versatile and easy to clean blender saves changeover time and increases production output.

Wayne Labs

December 5, 2012

BinMaster Level Controls’ SmartBob AO level sensor features an integrated 4-20 mA analog output to a PLC for monitoring bin-level measurement data.

Wayne Labs

December 5, 2012

Radio Frequency Company’s Macrowave pasteurization system uses a high-frequency (40 MHz) electric field to control pathogens in products such as nut meats, flour, pasta and fishmeal.

Wayne Labs

December 5, 2012

Volkmann’s new variants of its VS series of vacuum conveyors feature electric pump options that mount a purpose-designed electric switch box assembly (EPV) located directly on the receiver.

Wayne Labs

December 5, 2012

Material Transfer’s Lift & Seal container discharging and feeding system accepts, seals, rotates and discharges containers of material at 78 in. above floor level into a surge hopper.

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