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.
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.
Breedlove installed an automated bulk handling system that boosted production of its Lentil and Vegetable Blend product more than sevenfold while improving worker safety.
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.
Amcor announced the ‘Reducing CO2 Packaging’ Label from the Carbon Trust can now be printed on Amcor packaging to demonstrate significant carbon footprint reductions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The company has partnered with Yaskawa America to incorporate their VFD and digital single-phase converters within Single Phase’s engineered power systems.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.