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Top 10 Articles of 2022 – No. 7: Amway’s Energy Drink Meets Skyrocketing Demand Through Digital Thread
Join us as we look back at ProFood World’s most popular articles of 2022. At No. 7 is a case study about how Amway was able to apply one control and information system across all processes to improve capacity and product quality, save energy and raw mater
December 22, 2022

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Automation Shines at Sugarlands Distilling
Automated processes provide operational efficiency for the growth experienced by this producer of moonshine and other alcoholic beverages. The greenfield project contains the country’s largest distilling pot and wins a Manufacturing Innovation Award.
November 1, 2022
Lead Distiller Andrew Holt and Distiller Matthew Sauer oversee the mash process on one of the four fermenters used to make moonshine.
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Miura Connect Showcases Real-Time Steam Infrastructure Data at PACK EXPO International
IIoT solution for operators designed to works seamlessly with Miura's boilers and equipment.
October 24, 2022
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Mark Anthony Brewing Goes for the Gold Standard
The largest and most technologically advanced brewery built in the U.S. in the past 28 years, a 1.3 million-sq-ft highly automated, fast-track greenfield facility wins a Manufacturing Innovation Award from ProFood World.
June 1, 2022
MAB’s new facility makes Mike’s Hard Lemonade, White Claw Hard Seltzer, and other ready to drink brands and will provide increased capacity to keep up with consumer demand in the eastern U.S.
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OEM's Head-to-head Pneumatic vs. Servo Test Shows CPGs Savings
Stacking equipment manufacturer Forpak devised a test to see how incumbent pneumatic actuators stacked up against newer mechatronic servo technology, specifically on a frozen food stacking and laning application. These are the results.
June 1, 2022
The stroke of the LinMot actuator in the Forpak application - this graphic demonstrates the footprint of the axis.
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Amway’s Energy Drink Meets Skyrocketing Demand Through Digital Thread
The PlantPAX control system from Rockwell Automation is enabling greater operator efficiency, real-time troubleshooting, simplified data analysis, and increased manufacturing flexibility, among other improvements, through increased connectivity.
March 27, 2022
Amway was able to apply one control and information system, Rockwell Automation’s PlantPAx distributed control system, across all processes to improve capacity and product quality, save energy and raw materials, and reduce process variations and human intervention.
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Krones Combines its Digitalization Activities
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Krones created Krones.digital bringing together all groupwide resources in the fields of digitalization and automation in order to adopt an overarching approach to developing solutions primarily for gathering, analyzing and utilizing production data.
March 17, 2022
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Industrial Arts Brewing: The Art of Scaling Up a Hazy IPA
A young craft brewer in New York’s Hudson Valley was maxing out the capacity of its 25-hL brewhouse. A second, larger brewhouse from Krones Steinecker was highly customized to handle its hoppy brew.
March 8, 2022
The high volume of hops used to make Industrial Arts’ hazy IPA required some innovative thinking to optimize brewing.
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SACMI Cut and Wrap Machine for Double Twist Style
The company’s next-generation machine allows enhanced brand recognition and maximizes the use of electronics.
October 16, 2021
HY7 CW has a compact and hygienic design to meet international standards.
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Monitoring System Takes the Guesswork Out of When Spiral Systems Will Fail
Allows access to multiple machines at multiple plant locations
September 28, 2021
Ashworth Smart Spiral Monitoring System
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Cheesemaker Harvests the Data Cream of the Crop
The MWC cheese and whey facility, ProFood World's 2021 Manufacturing Innovation Award winner, continues to layer on SCADA functionality to get more information from the data it gathers.
June 3, 2021
The Ignition SCADA system provides alarms for MWC operators, and also provides layers of data capabilities for track and trace, OEE, and more.
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Two Key Areas of Cybersecurity Vulnerability in Manufacturing
By better understanding operational weaknesses, manufacturers can guard against future threats. Read about two key areas that require assessment.
April 13, 2021
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Smooth New Case Packing at Fisher Nuts
Secondary packaging on this new line includes the latest in case erecting, loading, and closing. The machines also accept three very different case styles all formed from one flat blank.
September 29, 2020
From Cabrio Case to stackable club store to regular brown kraft corrugated shipper, the end-of-line equipment in Fisher Nuts’ new line handles it all. Behind the cases is the LSP-100 robotic case loader.
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