production | Food Engineering

Plant Openings

SK Food Group Announces the Opening of a Fourth Facility

January 19, 2023

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The 525,000-sq-ft production facility will be built in Cleveland, Tenn., and is expected to be completed in 2025.

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Mosa Meat Scaling Beef Cultivation to Industrial Production Levels

October 19, 2022

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A new industrial production development center is being developed close to Mosa Meat’s existing pilot facility in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Robotics

Piab’s piCOBOT L Upgraded Vacuum Pump Unit

October 17, 2022

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The company has released a new vacuum pump unit for heavier lifting and varying gripping capabilities.

Cannabis Processing Equipment

Triminator introduces 'semi-dry' cannabis trimmer

October 14, 2021

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Triminator, a leading manufacturer of hemp and cannabis processing equipment, introduces the Triminator Hybrid: a "semi-dry" trimmer that improves processing methods and speed.

Manufacturing News

Beer choices abound: Great for consumers but tough on large brewers

New technologies like AI and IIoT sensors plus horizontal distribution will give craft and microbreweries an edge over megalithic breweries

Wayne Labs

May 19, 2020

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The brewery industry has been in a state of change, and craft and microbreweries are ready to adopt technology to give large, institutional brewers a run for their money, says a new study

Improving OEE

Finding new AI-based methods to boost productivity requires digital data

Large gains in productivity have been made over the years using lean manufacturing and Six Sigma, but today new technologies can further efficiency improvements

Wayne Labs

February 13, 2020

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AI-based tools are the next step beyond Six Sigma and lean manufacturing to improve production

North Carolina Food Innovation Lab takes aim at food production of the future

Casey Laughman

November 13, 2019

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Depending on who is asked, Kannapolis, N.C., is most well known for being the birthplace of either Parliament-Funkadelic’s George Clinton or NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Sr. The mind behind “Atomic Dog” and the Intimidator don’t have a whole lot in common, but one thing they do share is a legacy of turning their respective fields on their heads

Production optimization

Optimize scheduling systems based on real-world inputs

You plan your next production run for a holiday favorite, and then a huge, need-it-yesterday order comes in. Is there any solution to this problem?

Wayne Labs

August 21, 2019

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You may have a scheduling module within your ERP system, and it’s good at what it does. But it’s not clairvoyant.

Engineering

Three ways production engineers can prioritize problems

Whether you make widgets or food, you have to balance maintenance and production to get high-quality products out the door

Jessica Wettstein

June 7, 2019

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Production engineers have two competing priorities throughout the year. One is to support the maintenance engineering department, and the other is to integrate new products into the plant and packaging line. This kind of segmented planning can be very confusing and often puts production engineers in a bind. How can they organize these competing tasks to achieve a more effective workflow?

Engineering R&D

Engineering instant ice cream that works as single serve and on an industrial scale

Invention uses supercritical CO2 to make ice cream, and it's scalable from single serve to vending machines to industrial production

Wayne Labs

October 19, 2016

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The process not only works for ice cream, but also for frozen juice treats like slushies.

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