May 2021 | FE Magazine | Food Engineering

The challenge of preventing human error in cybersecurity

Preventing human error in cybersecurity is an ongoing challenge for processors

Casey Laughman

May 3, 2021

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While technological solutions help processors ensure data stays safe, human error is still a potential weakness.

Digital Printing

Processors are seeing benefits in digital printing

Kristen Kazarian

April 28, 2021

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Food and beverage manufacturers look to digital printing for short runs and varied packaging types, but still need more traditional printing solutions.

Extending hyperspectral microscopy to detect foodborne bacteria

The same technology that was able to provide microscopic tags to track and trace food has been applied to finding E. coli and Listeria

Wayne Labs

April 30, 2021

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The same technology that was able to provide microscopic tags to track and trace food has been applied to finding E. coli and Listeria

Managing foreign materials

Equipment is important, but a foreign materials management program must go beyond that

Richard F. Stier

May 6, 2021

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A program to manage foreign materials must go beyond the equipment.

Integrating islands of automation

Integrating automation throughout the process offers advantages to food and beverage processors

Wayne Labs

May 5, 2021

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If you have old equipment, there is hope that you can keep what works and modernize it by pulling worthwhile information from it with instrumentation and controls.

HPP: Hire a toller or buy equipment?

Knowing the pros and cons of both sides of the HPP coin can help food and beverage processors make an educated decision

Sharon Spielman

April 21, 2021

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High pressure processing’s advantages leave food and beverage processors with two choices to achieve an end product that has been HPP’d—use a toller or buy the equipment.

Editor's Note

What does the future hold?

Whether inventions or iterations, technology and our understanding of it continue to hold untapped potential

Casey Laughman

May 5, 2021

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There’s a helicopter on Mars.

It’s still pretty amazing to be able to type those words.

Field Reports

Easy as pie

When the pie maker Table Talk Pies installed a new packaging line, it chose Mettler Toledo Hi-Speed for the checkweighing step

Sharon Spielman

April 29, 2021

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When installing a new packaging line, Table Talk Pies needed a reliable checkweigher, so they reached out to Mettler Toledo Hi-Speed—already knowing the brand’s reliability from using them on their other lines.

Food Packaging

Beverage carton industry sets sight on 10-year sustainability commitment

April 30, 2021

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The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) and its members SIG Combibloc, BillerudKorsnäs, Elopak, Stora Enso and Tetra Pak, have set the industry’s vision for the future: to deliver the most sustainable packaging for resilient food supply systems which is renewable, climate positive and circular.

Food Packaging

Sustainable containers for cannabis products

May 5, 2021

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Calyx Containers, a cannabis packaging company, has come out with solutions that are ecologically responsible and efficient for processing and storing cannabis from seed to sale.

Food Packaging

Full wrap labeling leaves room for viewing product

May 4, 2021

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Multivac now offers full wrap labeling for products such as pizza, tortillas, pita bread and other flat products.

Plant Openings

Plant Openings & Expansions: May 2021

May 4, 2021

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

Food Packaging

No-kill fertilizer packaged in sustainable cotton bag

April 29, 2021

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Johnny Appleseed Organic has come out with ClimateGard™, a no-kill fertilizer for gardens.

People and Industry News: May 2021

May 3, 2021

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People and industry news in food and beverage manufacturing for May 2021.

Manufacturing News

Cyberattacks: What food processors won’t talk about

Sharing information about cyberattacks can help strengthen the entire industry

Wayne Labs

May 3, 2021

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An issue food processors won’t talk about openly is whether they’ve been the victim of a cyberattack.

New Plant Products

Palletizing robots

May 4, 2021

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Four-axis PL190 and PL320 models join the company’s PL500 robot, enabling a range of palletizing applications, order picking and other logistical tasks.

New Plant Products

Steam technology for sanitizing, food safety

May 4, 2021

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SaniZap is designed to safely sanitize almost any surface, leaving no residue, moisture or harmful chemicals.

New Plant Products

Surface sanitation system

May 4, 2021

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BioSpray-5 is a lightweight, ultra-portable surface sanitation system that is made to disinfect surfaces against bacteria and viruses.

New Plant Products

Explosion-proof inline high shear mixers

May 4, 2021

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The company manufactures inline high shear mixers for versatile usage in a wide range of dispersion, emulsification and homogenization requirements.

New Plant Products

Customizable temperature sensors

May 4, 2021

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ITS and KTS sensors for OEM application offer a selection of sensor types, including thermocouple, RTD, KTY and NTC.

New Plant Products

Magnetic gripper

May 4, 2021

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MG10 is a versatile, high-performance, easy to use magnetic gripper for material handling, assembly and machine tending applications, including food manufacturing.

New Plant Products

Upright brooms

May 4, 2021

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Lite-N-Tite upright brooms are made with a patented heat-fused fiber design to eliminate premature fiber fallout and areas for contaminants to collect.

New Plant Products

Under-leveler sealer

May 4, 2021

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PitMaster II is designed to help facilities save energy and keep out contaminants by providing a seal at the “fourth side” of the loading dock opening.

New Plant Products

Hearing protection with hands-free communication

May 4, 2021

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The Tufftalk M headset incorporates Mesh Intercom technology to provide expanded team coverage, while integrated hearing protection safeguards plant employees from damaging noise.