April 2021 | FE Magazine

Visual Acuity

With processors collecting more data than ever before, how they manage it is the key to its usefulness

Sharon Spielman

April 12, 2021

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How processors are visualizing production to help meet output and efficiency targets.

AI, machine learning and cybersecurity

Machine learning and AI help processors outsmart cybercriminals

Wayne Labs

April 12, 2021

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Technology companies are employing AI/ML techniques to deter nefarious actors, but users still need to exercise common sense in defending their industrial control systems.

Lessons Learned

Insights from other industries help processors advance their methods

Casey Laughman

April 13, 2021

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Other industries have long been ahead of food and beverage in areas such as automation, but processors are drawing on that knowledge to modernize their own operations.

Editor's Note

Looking for innovative solutions

Food and beverage processors explore new ways of doing what they’ve always done

Casey Laughman

April 1, 2021

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Food and beverage processors look for new ways to improve operations while facing the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dry Processing Technology

Bulk bag handling for humanitarian food relief

Breedlove Foods Inc. increases its shelf-stable packages for humanitarian food relief with an automated bulk handling system from Flexicon

Sharon Spielman

March 25, 2021

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Breedlove installed an automated bulk handling system that boosted production of its Lentil and Vegetable Blend product more than sevenfold while improving worker safety.

Food Packaging

New plant-based coating for produce extends shelf life

Kristen Kazarian

March 26, 2021

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AgroFresh Solutions Inc. has debuted edible plant-based coating for produce freshness under its VitaFresh Botanicals brand.

Food Packaging

Paper-based produce packaging for sustainability

Kristen Kazarian

April 6, 2021

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Graphic Packaging International has launched ProducePack™, a sustainable paperboard packaging line for fresh produce.

Food Packaging

Nature Valley switches to recyclable wrappers

Kristen Kazarian

March 31, 2021

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Snack bar company Nature Valley™ has launched the first plastic film wrapper designated as Store Drop-Off recyclable by How2Recycle® with its Crunchy granola bar.

Food Packaging

Labeling for carbon footprint reduction

Kristen Kazarian

April 1, 2021

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Amcor announced the ‘Reducing CO2 Packaging’ Label from the Carbon Trust can now be printed on Amcor packaging to demonstrate significant carbon footprint reductions.

Plant Openings

Plant Openings & Expansions: April 2021

April 5, 2021

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Plant openings and expansions in food and beverage manufacturing for April 2021.

Manufacturing News

Inorganic arsenic in baby food: Getting to the “root” of the problem

Report finds baby food companies have high toxic levels of heavy metals in their products

Wayne Labs

April 13, 2021

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The FDA has recently taken the heat from the U.S. House of Representatives, which released a report finding several baby food companies to have high toxic levels of heavy metals in their products.

Regulatory Watch

FSIS seeks internet connection access during voluntary inspections

April 13, 2021

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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to amend its regulations to require internet access from certain facilities for the purposes of conducting and recording inspection verification activities.

Field Reports

Document management helps increase efficiency

When AK Pizza Crust needed to improve its accounts payable process as its business grew, it turned to The Priton Group LLC for a solution

Sharon Spielman

April 5, 2021

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Rapid growth at AK Pizza Crust increased demand on its accounts payable process. They turned to The Priton Group for a solution.

New Plant Products

UV water treatment technology

April 19, 2021

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UV disinfection is an environmentally sustainable, non-chemical and safe method to treat contaminated water sources.

Dry Processing Technology

Foreign matter detection

April 6, 2021

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New foreign material detection system offers enhanced detection in a smaller footprint.

Braking distance simulator

April 13, 2021

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RobotStudio offline programming and simulation software has been upgraded with a virtual robot braking distance function designed to create an exact simulation of the real-world stopping distance of a robot.

New Plant Products

Electrically actuated valves

April 13, 2021

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ILEA 2900E Series is suitable for the food and beverage industry with valves made for moderate pressure drops and temperatures ranging from -20° to 400°F. Available in four styles—2-way balanced, 2-way unbalanced, 3-way mixing and 3-way diverting—sizes range from 2.5" to 10" with ANSI Class II, III and IV leakage and with a rangeability of 50:1.

New Plant Products

Control module

April 13, 2021

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The redesigned KCM-III control module for the company's feeders is visualized on a 5-inch LCD screen in a stainless steel housing.

New Plant Products

Engineered power systems

April 13, 2021

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The company has partnered with Yaskawa America to incorporate their VFD and digital single-phase converters within Single Phase’s engineered power systems.

New Plant Products

Linear transport system

April 13, 2021

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XTS Hygienic is the stainless steel version of the company’s eXtended Transport System.

New Plant Products

Vacuum tumbler

April 14, 2021

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Model HVT-30 is designed to increase yield, tenderize product, reduce cook time and evenly distribute flavor throughout product whether it is meat, fish or poultry.

New Plant Products

Counting, dispensing machines

April 14, 2021

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Servo-driven HQ Series counting and dispensing machines are designed for unmixed, single type or single flavor products.

New Plant Products

Mixer

April 14, 2021

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SpeedMixer is designed to mix substances of any consistency speedily and bubble-free without blades.

New Plant Products

Automated injection system

April 14, 2021

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Designed for high brine retention and low standard deviation, the company’s Multijector is an automated injection system that introduces brine in a high-density injection pattern, combined with low injection pressure.

Dry Processing Technology

Dust collector

April 13, 2021

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The MCF PowerSaver® Dust Collector can save up to 50% in operational costs and extend bag life.

Rotary continuous mixer

April 12, 2021

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Model RCM-60X20-SS Rotary Continuous Mixer blends primary bulk ingredients, minor ingredients and/or liquid additions in 1 to 2 minutes residence.

Dry Processing Technology

NanoStabilizer for CBD powder

April 13, 2021

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All-In-One NanoStabilizer®-LSO enables the creation of water-soluble nanoemulsion powders from active ingredients such as CBD, Delta 9 THC, Delta 8 THC, essential oils, vitamins and nutraceuticals.

Dry Processing Technology

Food testing plate reader

April 9, 2021

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The Petrifilm Plate Reader Advanced uses automation to help increase throughput and efficiency in testing labs with fixed artificial intelligence (AI) networks to enumerate the Petrifilm Plates.

Dry Processing Technology

Quantitative test for salmonella

April 5, 2021

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SalQuant™ quantification application of the BAX® System Real-Time PCR Assay shows if Salmonella is present and quantifies levels from each sample when used with BAX® System Q7.

Dry Processing Technology

Food-grade bulk bag filling system

April 7, 2021

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Surge hopper allows for material to collect and flow through a metal detector, ensuring contaminant-free filling.

Powder processing

April 8, 2021

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Volumetric Screw Feeder holds symbol authorization for 3-A sanitary std. 81-00. Design provides accurate metering of powders in medium- to high-capacity applications.

This web event will provide a comprehensive analysis of the legal cannabis-infused food and beverage market, including dispensary and traditional CPG category sales data, industry leadership insights, product trends, and more for top categories.

A new technology offers dairy producers long life products with the same nutritional values that consumers desire. Millisecond Technology (MST) offers 45+ days date codes with 10+ days after opening, all within normal HTST processing parameters.

Food Engineering

2021 April

Cover Story

Visual Acuity

Feature Articles

AI, machine learning and cybersecurity

Lessons Learned

Columns

Looking for innovative solutions

Departments

Bulk bag handling for humanitarian food relief

New plant-based coating for produce extends shelf life

Paper-based produce packaging for sustainability

Nature Valley switches to recyclable wrappers

Labeling for carbon footprint reduction

Plant Openings & Expansions: April 2021

Inorganic arsenic in baby food: Getting to the “root” of the problem

FSIS seeks internet connection access during voluntary inspections

Document management helps increase efficiency

Products

UV water treatment technology

Foreign matter detection

Braking distance simulator

Electrically actuated valves

Control module

Engineered power systems

Linear transport system

Vacuum tumbler

Counting, dispensing machines

Mixer

Automated injection system

Dust collector

Rotary continuous mixer

NanoStabilizer for CBD powder

Food testing plate reader

Quantitative test for salmonella

Food-grade bulk bag filling system

Powder processing

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