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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
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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, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
November 8, 2022

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


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Hurricane Katrina
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, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
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, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
October 24, 2022

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


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Simplified system network diagram

Cellular Communications Provide Secure Options for Printer Networks

This well-known industrial printer supplier separates its fleet of printers from industrial plant networks, affording an extra measure of security.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
October 14, 2022

Known for its industrial line of printers, Videojet has extended networking options for users who need wireless connections but are squeamish about connecting their printers via just Wi-Fi—or Ethernet cabling—to internal plant or enterprise networks.


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Facility Controls
Tech Update

Reduce Your Energy Usage, but Know Where to Start

There may be some energy-savings steps you haven’t yet taken.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
October 5, 2022

The problem with a single article describing what’s new in saving energy is that by now we know where most of the energy waste is, and we’ve probably already fixed those issues—picked the low-hanging fruit.


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4G and 5G LTE

Consider Cellular Wireless Networks for Today’s IIoT Systems

Do your homework when planning wireless networks because the old axiom applies: “You get what you pay for.”
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
September 28, 2022

With today’s crowded Wi-Fi bands, cellular may offer a real advantage.


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Endress+Hauser Picomag

What Sensor Companies Are Moving to and Why You Should Care

The importance of a digital sensor network is paramount to a digital transformation.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
September 21, 2022

The path toward an easy-to-use, plug-and-play sensor network is finally seeing the light of day.


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Agilent 1290 Infinity II LC

Analytical Instrumentation: How Low Can You Go?

Today’s analytical instrumentation is answering the call to finding extremely low levels of unwanted chemical contaminants in food.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
September 1, 2022

Residual and potentially dangerous chemicals in food and drinking water have been in the news lately (see this month’s Manufacturing News for an update on PFAS) as one such report found that 80% of urine samples drawn from children and adults in the U.S. contained glyphosate. FOOD ENGINEERING has also had its share of news on heavy metals in food and baby food. Why are we seeing so much contamination?


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Preventing Hacking

Knowing Vulnerabilities In OT Systems Can Help Cybersecurity Efforts

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
August 26, 2022

While it may not be possible to secure every device in a control or sensor/actuator network, other precautions can make OT networks safer from attack.


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Get the Upper Hand on Stock Shortages

Taking Control of Production Through Forecasting

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
August 22, 2022

The forecasting sources and tools you need to help optimize your operation.


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