At Barrie House, coffee is dispensed in the capsule package with no static. The processor uses a unique ionization process, built directly in the All-Fill auger, to diffuse and remove nitrogen.
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Processor combines science, automation, knowledge, execution and repeatability to brew a great cup of coffee.
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IBM collaborates with Dole, Driscoll’s, Golden State, Kroger, McCormick, McLane, Nestlé, Tyson Foods, Unilever, Walmart to address global food issues
Using blockchain, all participants -- growers, suppliers, processors, distributors, retailers, regulators and consumers -- can gain permissioned access to known and trusted information regarding the origin and state of food for their transactions.
September 1, 2017
A group of leading companies across the global food supply chain today announced a major blockchain collaboration with IBM intended to further strengthen consumer confidence in the global food system.
Software
Bottler modernizes with cloud-based CMMS
Pepsi Bottling Ventures uses a cloud-based computerized maintenance management system to streamline processes and inventory management as it begins to scale its maintenance programs for multiple facilities.
August 28, 2017
Pepsi Bottling Ventures installed a cloud-based CMMS in stages over the past three years at multiple facilities, including large bottling plants.
Processing Equipment
Asset management strategies embrace component innovation and IIoT
With continuing investment in equipment and automation, operations teams are moving to a comprehensive approach for better optimization with nontraditional sensors and components.
August 25, 2017
After finding an inccorrect sequence of operation with its cooling compressors, the Strauss Group found energy savings on a month-to-month basis that led to $75,000 in annual savings at one facility.
Software
Platforms and the industrial technology future
GE Digital’s ongoing development of the Predix platform highlights the intersection of OT and IT through end user app development, digital twin technology and machine learning.
August 21, 2017
GE's Predix Platform
Software
Beverage producer delivers step-change optimization
SABMiller division commissions a soda filling line with PackML standardization and surrounds the line with a new MES platform to drive enterprise efficiencies.
August 10, 2017
The HMI shows the status of some of the packaging line machines as well as a work order being entered into the MES system.
Software
Food manufacturers use 1D barcodes to anchor track and trace technology
A new study by PMMI Business Intelligence reveals the vast majority of food processing companies track incoming ingredients with 1D barcodes. A few are still testing RFID solutions.
August 9, 2017
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Software
Efficiency on tap for Stone Brewing
Craft brewer uses Ignition for SCADA and MES to spark improvement in its operations.
August 2, 2017
With unlimited licensing from Ignition, it’s easy and cost-effective for Stone Brewing to add screens on the plant floor. Photo courtesy of Induction Automation.
Software
Almost all food processors use preventive maintenance, according to a PMMI Business Intelligence study
“Trends In Food Processing Operations 2017” also reports half are very satisfied with their PM programs and reporting software.
July 28, 2017
Pfw 6486 Alignment 30 Pmg
Software
Food processors plan to increase level of automation in the next 3-5 years
According to recent survey from PMMI Business Intelligence, increases in automation ranked number-one for more than half of food processors planning operational process improvements in the next three to five years. Cost savings and labor reduction were cited by a third of respondents.
July 18, 2017
Pfw 6416 Alignment 27 Pmg
Software
Industrial cybersecurity explosion
The prevalence of malware impacting manufacturers is getting increasingly difficult to downplay or ignore.
July 11, 2017
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IIoT
New standards could push optimization to cloud-based MES
Food and beverage companies have deep-sixed new plant construction and focused on optimization for the last 10 years. The next step may be real-time optimization via cloud-based MES systems.
June 27, 2017
The ISA-95 working group is identifying common manufacturing events in the MES layer and is pointing to 20 to 30 common operation events in the new Part 9 of the ISA-95 standard.
Facilities, Design & Infrastructure
The role of CMMS in predictive maintenance
As industry moves from reactive to proactive to predictive maintenance, computerized maintenance management software (CMMS) retains a critical role in the process.
June 16, 2017
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