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Food Engineering

FE November 2020 cover

2020 November

In the November 2020 issue of Food Engineering, we put a spotlight on sustainability. This issue features an in-depth look at the winner of our Sustainable Plant of the Year award.
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Food Engineering’s 2020 Sustainable Plant of the Year

MycoTechnology commits to a sustainable culture
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Casey Laughman
November 2, 2020
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MycoTechnology, a Colorado-based manufacturer of mushroom-based protein powder, wins the 2020 Food Engineering Sustainable Plant of the Year award for its commitment to sustainability in design, construction and operations.
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water scarcity

How two industry leaders invest to save the water supply as scarcity grows

Kraft Heinz and Nestlé Waters North America sustainability leaders say protection of the lifeblood resource will require looking outside the factory walls
Rose shilling author
Rose Shilling
October 28, 2020
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With water stress a growing concern, food and beverage companies invest to cut usage, increasingly looking outside their factory walls to conserve a lifeblood resource for the industry.
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Frito-Lay freight facility project in Modesto, Calif.

Partner with utilities to cut costs, improve your corporate sustainability image

Learn about resources to save money on power and be a good steward of natural resources
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Wayne Labs
October 19, 2020
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Learn how food and beverage manufacturers partner with energy companies and utilities to save money on power and improve their sustainability image.
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Waste Management

Tips on cutting waste, a high-stakes priority for food manufacturers

A Q&A with 3 industry experts on waste disposal and recycling
Sharon spielman authors
Sharon Spielman
October 26, 2020
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Experts give tips on how to cut waste in food manufacturing, explaining how sustainability efforts for waste disposal and recycling can save processors money.
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Editor's Note

It’s been a strange year, but we have to find ways to be sustainable

Think about managing water, energy and waste in new ways
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Casey Laughman
October 30, 2020
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Food and beverage manufacturers must keep looking for new ways to improve sustainability with water, energy and waste.
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Food Safety

How to avoid food safety and quality issues from employee error

Protect product integrity through training, security measures and prevention programs
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Richard F. Stier
October 23, 2020
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Avoid food safety and quality issues from employee error, protecting product integrity through training, security measures and prevention programs.
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Manufacturing News

FDA proposes new FSMA rule for food traceability

In a major move, FDA is adding new rules to make it easier to electronically track contaminated food anywhere in the supply chain
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Wayne Labs
October 9, 2020
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Spawned by a seemingly unending parade of produce recalls over the last few years, the FDA proposed a new FSMA food traceability rule that demands electronic traceability from farm-to-retail for several food types prone to bacterial contamination.
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Regulatory Watch
Regulatory Watch

USDA releases plan to decrease Salmonella in meat, poultry, eggs

The plan outlines efforts to reduce pathogen contamination and Salmonella infections associated with FSIS-regulated products
Sharon spielman authors
Sharon Spielman
October 13, 2020
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The USDA releases a plan to reduce Salmonella infections from meat, poultry and eggs.


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Packaging

Here’s a recap of companies addressing race on food packaging

Updated packaging designs are starting to trickle out this fall, including new names for Eskimo Pies and Uncle Ben’s rice
Rose shilling author
Rose Shilling
October 14, 2020
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Food manufacturers, including Quaker Oats, Mars and Conagra, are updating packaging and branding to eliminate images or names viewed as racially insensitive.


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Packaging

Kraft Heinz wants European ketchup bottles to be recyclable as new food packaging

Heinz Tomato Ketchup bottles switching to single-material PET for circular economy goal
Rose shilling author
Rose Shilling
October 14, 2020
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Heinz Tomato Ketchup bottles in Europe will soon be made of one type of plastic so they can be recycled into food-grade PET.


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SEEPEX Air Injection pump
Engineering R&D

Pneumatics give cakelike slurries an extra push in progressive cavity pumps

Spent grain from brewing among applications for pump assisted by compressed air
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Wayne Labs
October 12, 2020
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The SEEPEX progressive cavity pump assisted by compressed air handles spent grain in the brewing industry.


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Field Reports

Frozen food processor tightens security for protection, COVID compliance

Access control helps ensure only authorized employees enter and exit
October 19, 2020
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Frozen food processors are looking to increase security and limit the number of people who can enter plants to protect the food and help manage COVID-19.


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People & Industry News

People and Industry News: November 2020

October 12, 2020
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People and industry news in food and beverage manufacturing for November 2020.
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Plant Openings

Plant Openings and Expansions: November 2020

October 12, 2020
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Plant openings and expansions in food and beverage manufacturing for November 2020.


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New Plant Products

Global wheel chock

October 30, 2020
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The chocking system integrates with a Dok-Lok style light communication system and is available with Rite-Vu auxiliary communication lights, approach detection system, camera engagement verification and smart dock alerts.
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Semi-automated hand-pack conveyor
New Plant Products

Semi-automated hand-pack conveyor

October 30, 2020
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System includes tool-less removable stainless steel shelving for product storage containers that are positioned for operators to slide bulk food directly into clamshell trays for manual lid closure.
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palletizing robot
New Plant Products

Yaskawa PL500 palletizing robot

October 29, 2020
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PL500 offers fast axis speeds and acceleration for maximum production throughput.
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Mixing, weighing, discharging system
New Plant Products

Mixing, weighing, discharging system

October 29, 2020
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The double planetary mixer comes with an optional weighing system for measurements throughout the batching procedure.
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Vortex end-suction pumps
New Plant Products

Vortex end-suction pumps

October 28, 2020
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Series 1600 horizontal close-coupled, vortex end-suction pumps have capacities to 1,600 gpm, heads to 170 ft.
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Manual IBC Cone Valve
New Plant Products

Manual IBC Cone Valve

October 28, 2020
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The valve features simple hand operation, variable stroke position locking and fast assembly and disassembly.
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Sine pump
New Plant Products

Sine pump

October 27, 2020
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MasoSine Certa 800 pump is rated at a maximum pressure of 15 bar, delivering pump speed up to 400 rpm, flow per revolution of 10.64 liters and maximum flow of 255 m3/h.
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Diverter valve
New Plant Products

Diverter valve

October 27, 2020
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Second generation of PT45 diverter valve offers adjustable alignment stops located in the housing, position indication from the tunnel itself, additional actuation options and external tunnel position indication.
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Volkmann Multijector
New Plant Products

Volkmann Multijector vacuum pump

October 26, 2020
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Multijector, a multistage Venturi vacuum pump, has additional nozzles placed in line with the primary and secondary nozzle.
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pneumatic pinch valves
New Plant Products

Pneumatic pinch valve

October 26, 2020
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ASCO Series 273 valve features a pinching mechanism that remains firmly in place to provide better tube retention and eliminate breakage or damage to the soft tubing.
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Eagle Pipeline X-ray system
New Plant Products

Pipeline X-ray system

October 23, 2020
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System is designed to promote systematic product flow and detect contaminants using active product tracking while lowering the amount of good product rejected.
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