Research & Developmnent | Food Engineering

Engineering R&D

Water-soluble CBD provides the infused goods sector with a “clear” solution for beverages and other products

February 4, 2021

After a lot of experimentation and research, SoRSE Technology developed a water-soluble, clear CBD isolate that has an improved sensory experience, better homogeneity and accurate dosing

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Real-time water quality metrics help beverage processors guard their most important resource

Whether it's "mountain spring water" or tap water, it's the most important ingredient in your beverage—so keep its quality consistent in real time

Wayne Labs

December 22, 2020

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Whether you obtain your incoming water from your local municipality, the nearby river or a natural mountain spring—or a mix of these sources—consistent taste and quality of water is your most important ingredient as a brewer or bottle packer.

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Food-grade compostable packaging survives microwaves, ovens and freezing but doesn't clutter the earth

Made from pulp, this microwaveable and oven-safe material comes from renewables and is compostable, leaving no plastic behind forever

Wayne Labs

December 1, 2020

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With a new process invention, a startup named W-Cycle has not only created a patented replacement for plastic, but a material that is totally compostable—from the earth and back to the earth.

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Pneumatics give cakelike slurries an extra push in progressive cavity pumps

Spent grain from brewing among applications for pump assisted by compressed air

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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Are you backing up ransomware with your data?

New tool spots sleeper ransomware so it doesn’t get backed up with your data, only to attack later

Wayne Labs

September 16, 2020

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Fighting sleeper ransomware demands new preemptive tools beyond the usual AI and machine learning functionalities.

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New desiccant technology uses ceramic material

Loose beads are no longer required for compressed air systems

Wayne Labs

August 14, 2020

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Atlas Copco has recently come up with a more durable and effective ceramic desiccant material called Cerades.

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Supply chain solution includes sensors, digital visibility platform, cloud access

Cloudleaf puts the supply chain pieces together to connect data silos

Wayne Labs

July 30, 2020

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Cloudleaf takes a new approach to unlocking the massive, untapped value hidden within supply chains—transforming them into more powerful, data-driven strategic assets.

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Separate fats, oils and grease at your facility

Device generates saleable biofuel and water clean enough to go to the local POTW

Wayne Labs

July 17, 2020

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Downey Ridge Environmental Co., developer of Greasezilla, has come up with a FOG separation system that can be implemented at food plants. I asked Ron Crosier, president of Downey Ridge, to fill us in on who might use Greasezilla and how it works.

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Heat exchangers get better with age

Wayne Labs

June 10, 2020

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Some things actually get better with age as creative engineering improves performance, decreases energy usage and makes a device more efficient and better able to handle a new range of food or beverage products.

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Omnichain's predictive analytics inform decisions

Wayne Labs

May 8, 2020

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Though relatively new, blockchain distributed ledger technology (DLT) applied in food and beverage can speed up tracebacks from days to seconds. One innovator—Pratik Soni, founder and CEO of Omnichain—is already taking blockchain technologies to the next level.