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Tips for Getting a Food Plant Ready for AI

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Casey Noonan
October 15, 2026

For food and beverage manufacturers, AI readiness begins with gaining visibility into the plant that exists today, identifying the risks and constraints that matter most, and establishing a practical roadmap for modernization.


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Control AI Access in the OT Environment

Artificial intelligence is being applied in industrial controls, but manufacturers need to know where their data is processed and who has access to it.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
May 26, 2026

Ever notice how ChatGPT or CoPilot saves all your AI chats? While this can help solve future problems more quickly, private data accumulated from an OT system saved on the public internet is a disaster waiting to happen. Fortunately, in most cases AI is embedded in the process and data stays private and protected.


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Yaskawa America Introduces GA501 Industrial AC Microdrive with Embedded Ethernet

March 30, 2026

With support for all major industrial Ethernet protocols, the GA501 eliminates the need for additional hardware, reduces installation time and simplifies system design.


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Simplifying the Alphabet Soup of Industrial Networks

Today’s open-standard industrial networking has come a long way from all the proprietary systems of the past, reducing costs and setup time.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
March 12, 2026

It used to be that if you used one particular vendor’s automation products or sensors, you were locked in forever. With today’s open standards-based networks, users are no longer locked in and can shop around for sensors, industrial PCs, PLCs and industrial network devices.


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Get the “Edge” on Maintenance with the Right Equipment, Sensors and Software

Use an industrial network, sensors and IIoT to handle maintenance within the plant or from the enterprise with cloud connections
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
July 14, 2025

It wasn’t that long ago that maintenance systems were an afterthought to control systems. Today, sensors and software focused on maintenance run on edge-based equipment in parallel with control systems, letting manufacturers plan for processing and maintenance in an orderly and sensible way.


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Hain Celestial to Launch Fourth Distribution Center

February 10, 2025

The expansion doubles Hain’s U.S. network capacity and minimizes the distance it takes to deliver products by an anticipated 66% annually.


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Weidmuller USA Launches Basic Line Series B Switches

January 6, 2025

This solution supports Profinet CC-A and Ethernet/IP networks with features including Quality of Service (QoS), broadcast storm protection and LLDP filtering.


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Sensor Self-Calibration and Communications Set the Stage for AI-based IIOT

Sensor data is where an automated process begins, and digital communications delivers multiple streams of key process and device data.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
November 12, 2024

With the rushed production schedules at plants, having key process information is not the only data needed, but key device data allows scheduled maintenance.


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Sustainability Design & Save Food Design Award Winners Announced

December 21, 2023

The new award is one of products of the SAVE FOOD Initiative to create global networks, awareness, programs and competitions that can help fight food loss and waste.


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Robust Networks to Power Food Automation

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Patrick Chown
December 29, 2022

The shift toward automation has radically changed the infrastructure requirements for food manufacturers.


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