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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

Storage systems

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
October 3, 2012
NBE bulk material storage systems function as process-critical elements in integrated bulk material processing or packaging operations.
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Magnetic separators

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
October 3, 2012
Eriez Magnetic Hump magnetic separators remove tramp iron contamination from gravity or pneumatically fed dry, free-flowing products such as feed, grain and food stuffs.
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Trust, but verify

You can never be too cautious when you buy ingredients from around the world.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
September 10, 2012
Whether it’s your suppliers or process, analytical instrumentation can confirm the quality of your ingredients and assure your process is efficient, safe and under control.
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Tech Update: Preventing dust explosions

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
September 10, 2012
While understanding the physics of dust explosions can require college math, using the old eyeballs and some simple cleaning tools can go a long way in preventing a catastrophe.
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Sieving systems speed tea production

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
August 6, 2012

Two new sieves, part of bag-tipping stations, double screening capacity and make it easy to change and clean screens.


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TECH FLASH

Tools to help avoid a disastrous outbreak and recall

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
June 26, 2012
GFSI-based tools can help if they’re used correctly, but it comes down to how well a processor internally manages its food safety efforts.
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35th Annual Plant Construction Survey: Processors Prepare for Future Initiatives

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
June 8, 2012

Processors are making do with existing facilities, reducing energy and other resources while preparing for FSMA-related inspections.


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No coffee break for this conveyor

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
June 8, 2012

Processor finally replaces conveyor’s wire rope which had performed flawlessly for 14 years—twice its expected lifetime.


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Intelligent control systems

Handle air with care

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
May 3, 2012
While air quality is important in a processing plant, controlling its movement is critical for food safety and quality.


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TECH FLASH

Olive oil manufacturer receives USDA Quality Monitoring verification

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
April 19, 2012
Pompeian is the first olive oil manufacturer to attain the AMS Quality Monitoring Product logo.
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