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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.

Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Articles

ARTICLES

Tech Update: Power Transmission Equipment - Increasing uptime in demanding environments

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
November 7, 2012

The key to long life and less energy usage is proper maintenance.


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Emulsifier/wet mill

Scales from lab formulation to production processing and features energy-optimized tooling
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
October 30, 2012
The Quadro HV is an inline emulsifier and wet mill in one unit, and offers precise process scaling from lab formulation to pilot and production processing.
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Tequila producer finds safe, efficient way to add dry ingredients

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
October 4, 2012
Twin flexible screw conveyors do the heavy lifting of ingredients to the top of mixing tanks.
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Remote monitoring

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
October 3, 2012
Haver’s Service Pad tablet-based system provides remote monitoring, maintenance and troubleshooting of Haver filling machines.
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3-A sanitary loader

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
October 3, 2012
K-Tron’s P-series Venturi loader conveys powders in sanitary food applications, and can be used for loading hoppers as well as loss-in-weight feeder refill applications.
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Dewatering/clarifying screener

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
October 3, 2012
Kason’s Vibroscreen dewatering-clarifying screener features an anti-blinding, spray-wash system for separating solid materials from liquids at high rates on a batch or continuous basis.
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Dispenser/filler module for PLCs

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
October 3, 2012
Hardy Process Solutions’ HI 1756-nDF dispenser/filler modules for Allen-Bradley ControlLogix PLCs are easy to install and simple to set up.
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Portable dust collectors

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
October 3, 2012
Airflow Systems’ PCH Series portable dust collection systems provide point-source collection of airborne contaminants and prevent contaminants from migrating throughout the facility.
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Heavy-duty vacuum cleaning

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
October 3, 2012
Nilfisk’s CFM T Plus series 3-phase vacuums are used for continuous applications.
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Bulk bag discharging system

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
October 3, 2012
Material Transfer’s sanitary bulk bag discharging system fits within a specified footprint for integration with existing equipment.
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