The Food Processing Suppliers Association has announced the creation of new membership groups that are designed to offer members opportunities to network and collaborate with other professionals in their areas of expertise.

 The recent ARC Industry Forum, held in Orlando FL, described an “industrial Internet of Things” (IoT) as being close at hand. In fact, many of the technologies are already here, but some still need work to provide the services and security industrial operations need.  

The APG tank cloud remote monitoring system enables the monitoring of tank levels, as well as pressure, temperature, flow, pH and other process variables from anywhere with an Internet connection . . . 

Used in industrial and energy applications, the GE ML3000 MultiLink Ethernet switch offers flexible network design options and can be configured for as many as 32 Power of Ethernet ports to power up and communicate with end devices, such as badge readers, surveillance cameras and VoIP telephones, over a single cable. 

Be prepared for the threat with firewall security.

Poor security can mean lost revenue and brand integrity.

Dutch Gold Honey has grown into the largest family-owned honey company in the US. Located in Lancaster, PA, its products include 11 honey varietals, an organic honey and three varieties of maple syrup.

A common infrastructure allows sercos telegrams, CIP messages and TCP/IP telegrams to run on a single cable.

Look around you. You probably have operating parameters you’d like to measure and track to satisfy the requirements of regulators, especially with FDA getting serious about implementing parts of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).