July 2025

Going for Gold(fish): Inside The Campbell’s Company’s $160M Cracker Plant Expansion

To enhance distribution in the western U.S. – and set new standards for packaging and capital project execution – The Campbell’s Company has expanded its production facility in Richmond, Utah.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

July 2, 2025

To enhance distribution in the western U.S. – and set new standards for packaging and capital project execution – The Campbell’s Company has expanded its production facility in Richmond, Utah.

Regulatory Uncertainty Points to a New Direction for Food Safety

Recent regulatory moves appear to shift the burden of food safety to manufacturers, but they’re already taking steps to ensure quality food production – including designing facilities with safety in mind.

Grant Gerke

July 16, 2025

Recent regulatory moves appear to shift the burden of food safety to manufacturers, but they’re already taking steps to ensure quality food production – including designing facilities with safety in mind.

Get the “Edge” on Maintenance with the Right Equipment, Sensors and Software

Use an industrial network, sensors and IIoT to handle maintenance within the plant or from the enterprise with cloud connections

Wayne Labs

July 14, 2025

It wasn’t that long ago that maintenance systems were an afterthought to control systems. Today, sensors and software focused on maintenance run on edge-based equipment in parallel with control systems, letting manufacturers plan for processing and maintenance in an orderly and sensible way.

Using Digital Tools to Turn Hidden Yield Issues into Big Savings

Greg Schmidt

June 11, 2025

Material loss analysis used to take too much time and effort, but manufacturers can get these insights quickly and easily by folding material loss analysis into a digitalization strategy.

Focused Manufacturing Plant Shutdowns: Hope Is Not a Strategy

How to Maximize Your Impact in a Minimal Downtime Window

May 22, 2025

The focused facility shutdown approach, built around comprehensive planning and meticulous project execution, transforms a potentially disruptive shutdown into a highly productive period for essential upgrades and improvements.

Editor’s Note

Trouble Brewing: Study Reveals Presence of PFAS in Beer

PFAS in the food supply have long been a concern, but a recent study shows that one of the world’s favorite beverages can be susceptible to contamination.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

July 16, 2025

PFAS in the food supply have long been a concern, but a recent study shows that one of the world’s favorite beverages can be susceptible to contamination.

Selecting the Right Plastic for Food Processing Equipment

As throughput rates continue to rise, so do the demands on traditional materials, equipment designers and maintenance personnel. Understanding the capabilities of a broader range of equipment material options allows for quality designs.

Dave Seiler

July 10, 2025

As throughput rates continue to rise, so do the demands on traditional materials, equipment designers and maintenance personnel. Understanding the capabilities of a broader range of equipment material options allows for quality designs.