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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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30th Annual Construction Survey: Projects Go Green

Joyce Fassl
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
June 4, 2007
New construction projects are at their highest level since 2002, as processors demand energy-efficient, environmentally friendly plants.
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9th Annual Essential Guide to Manufacturing Software

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
May 2, 2007
Food manufacturers want reliable, all inclusive software that does it all at an affordable price.
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Redefining process control

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
April 2, 2007
Today’s process control systems must be holistic in nature.
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Savvy Maintenance Strategies

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
April 2, 2007
You can wait ‘till it breaks, but what will it cost you in downtime?
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Forecasting your future

The right forecasting and scheduling software can help, but first do your homework
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
March 1, 2007
The right forecasting and scheduling software can help, but first do your homework.

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Tech Update: Clean-in-place systems benefit from automation

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
February 1, 2007
Not all food and beverage applications lend themselves to automated clean-in-place (CIP) systems, but those that do can benefit in the savings of time, water, energy, chemicals and money.
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Implementing Best Practices

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
January 1, 2007
Applying a best practices strategy in parallel with an automation strategy can enhance your competitive edge.
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8th Annual Essential Guide to Manufacturing Software

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
May 1, 2006
Companies of all sizes and in all industries have ERP systems, but there are some applications unique to the food industry-such as traceability from one end of the supply chain
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Machine control: Still islands of automation?

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
January 10, 2006
According to some industry experts, food producers need to play catch up.
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Integrating CIP and Process Control

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
November 26, 2005
The combined system can provide information to suit regulators as well as the information to help your operation run more smoothly.
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