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How robots help processors navigate the COVID-19 pandemic

Whether team members are out sick with coronavirus or your plant needs some help with social distancing, robots can pick up the slack
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Wayne Labs
August 21, 2020
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Robots and cobots can help when your food or beverage has workers out sick with COVID-19 or needs to implement social distancing.
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Endress+Hauser's iTHERM line of temperature sensors
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Controlling temperature from farm to fork protects product quality, brand name

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Wayne Labs
July 16, 2020
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Temperature is that one measurement that’s dictated by governmental regulations to prove that you have a kill step in your process. Beyond that, there are rules for keeping fresh food under a certain temperature to keep it safe both in transit and storage, and—just as important—maintain its quality so you don’t have to throw it out prematurely.
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VERYX B140 bulk product sorter

Detecting foreign matter to avoid contamination

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Rose Shilling
March 2, 2020
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A wide variety of machines can help ensure that foreign matter doesn't slip into your product.
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temperature monitoring
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Technologies help processors find best temperature for quality, efficiency

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Rose Shilling
February 17, 2020
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Three companies are using interesting methods to keep refrigerated and frozen foods at just the right temperature.
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AutomationDirect Stride Pocket Portal
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Employing wireless sensors without a clear goal could prove inefficient

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Wayne Labs
January 22, 2020
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How do you implement a sensor-based IIoT system that can fulfill your needs now and into the future?
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collaborative robots
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Why be liable for workplace injuries if robots can do the job safely, efficiently?

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Wayne Labs
November 22, 2019
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Robots in picking, packing and palletizing applications have performed some new feats—thanks to clever system integrators who have given them sensitive touch, better grips and keen vision.
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ammonia refrigeration system
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How strong is the weakest link in your cold food chain?

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Sharon Spielman
August 14, 2019
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Many foodborne illnesses occur because a link in the cold food chain was weak or broken, with temperature inconsistencies that allowed pathogens to begin growing.
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predictive maintenance
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Using data to make the most of automation, IIoT and AI on the manufacturing line

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Sharon Spielman
February 13, 2019
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Motors and drives run the food and packaging production lines that processors rely on, and they are a major consideration of any automation strategy.
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packaging technology
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Processors use interleavers to speed up packaging of raw bacon

Meat processors are increasingly packaging raw bacon using dedicated, high-throughput interleavers and card dispensers, which dramatically increase packaging speeds.
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Wayne Labs
September 28, 2018
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Meat processors are increasingly turning to newer, higher speed packaging solu­tions that include dedicated interleav­ers and card dispensers that maximize throughput of raw bacon.
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How to evaluate and specify food-grade lubricants

Food-grade lubricants offer processors performance, safety benefits.
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Casey Laughman
July 9, 2018
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In every food plant, there are gears and bearings that need grease, machines that need oil changes and components that need regular lubrication to continue performing at their best.
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