Industry 4.0 | Food Engineering

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

September 28, 2022

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

Understanding the Increased Demand for Industrial Switches in Food and Beverage Plants

Henry Martel

September 23, 2022

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What qualities to look for in an industrial Ethernet switch that can provide long-term reliability in an F&B plant.

Nuts and Bolts

Industrial Sensors Market Size Projected to Reach $41 Billion by 2030

September 23, 2022

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Automation, Industry 4.0, IIoT, augmented reality and more are driving the market.

Smart sensors/transmitters provide not only sensor data, but maintenance data as well

Smart Instrumentation

Increase insights and efficiency with smart instrumentation

By analyzing available instrument data, processors can improve their operational efficiency while performing proactive maintenance to reduce costly downtime.

Ola Wesstrom

March 27, 2022

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In the age of Industry 4.0, professionals in many industries are going to great lengths to identify production-enhancing insights from their data.

Organizations - Industry 4.0

SME, CESMII work together to drive the adoption of smart manufacturing

When manufacturers need help in planning automated systems, these two organizations have aligned resources to educate and find talent

Wayne Labs

December 17, 2021

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Smart manufacturing gets some help from SME and CESMII

Hartnell College and Festo Didactic partner on Industry 4.0 training

November 29, 2021

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New technology in agriculture is reshaping the future of farming and Hartnell College and Festo Didactic are partnering to close the skills gap in manufacturing and agriculture.

Industry 4.0

I/O system solutions provider teams with machine builder to create new business models

With Weidmüller’s new Automated Machine Learning Software, GEA intends to expand and enhance its range of services in terms of systems and plants

Wayne Labs

April 2, 2020

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Machine builder install smarts in its machines to improve performance and reliability for food industry users.

Automation Series

How food processors can use IIOT for maintenance activities

Wayne Labs

July 1, 2019

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Food Engineering's recent Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference addressed several high-tech Industry 4.0 topics, including predictive maintenance (PdM). I’d like to show how you can use IIoT tools to improve your maintenance program—and maybe even better your OEE scores in the process.

Industry News

Seven companies form IIoT alliance

The concept is to create an open ecosystem for the digital transformation of industrial plants

Wayne Labs

April 3, 2019

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Seven suppliers from mechanical engineering, industrial automation and software announced the foundation of the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance at the Hannover Messe 2019 trade fair. With this cooperation, the companies want to overcome proprietary solutions and give a boost to the digital transformation of the European industry.