Robotics as a Service Seminar Snaxpo RaaS

How Robotics as a Service (RaaS) Can Be a Cost-Effective Option for Processors

Manufacturers in a budget bind can potentially alleviate labor woes by incorporating RaaS into their business model.

April 7, 2023

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Labor Turnover Cost Calculator: Beyond a Gut Feeling

Though everyone knows there are costs associated with the continued difficulty of recruiting and retaining employees, just how much is typically a guess. There will soon be a tool to calculate that cost.

April 5, 2023

Op X Money+calculator

Collaborative Development Through a Global Lockdown—and Beyond

When the pandemic brought travel to a halt, Spanish multinational snack maker Leng-d'Or was able to keep R&D going with its partners across the Atlantic, and do so securely.

April 5, 2023

Spanish multinational Leng-d’Or makes food pellets that are sold to other companies to make snack foods.

GreenSeed Contract Packaging Increases Line Efficiency Through Automation

A pay-by-the-hour robot model has mitigated the effects of labor shortages and provided scalability for the contract manufacturer.

March 28, 2023

Formic palletizer in the GreenSeed facility.

Automation Advice for Food and Beverage Manufacturing

With 30 years of experience in automation and system integration, CRB’s Jerry Steenhoek reflects on where the industry stands and the best ways to move further into the automation realm.

March 22, 2023

Jerry Steenhoek, senior director of automation technology, CRB

Robots Stand Out in an Automated Future

Robot technology is on the rise for CPGs, and related technologies like collaborative robots are carving out their own corner of the market.

March 20, 2023

CPGs are finding benefits to robot-related technologies like collaborative robots and autonomous mobile robots.

White Castle's Robotic Path to Packaging Automation

Integrators used software to identify the optimal positioning of robots on the line based on their footprint, reach, and payload. The software also validates the requisite system performance in relation to the existing components of the packaging line.

March 16, 2023

The latest automation installation at the plant is a two-ABB IRB 1200 robot station that case packs the retail cartons into 12-ct shipper cases.

Forecasting the Future of Meat

Industry experts weigh in on how innovation in food safety, sustainability, technology, animal welfare and more will shape the direction of meat processing and packaging in the next decade.

March 3, 2023

Future of meat industry panel NAMI

Evolution Fresh Teams With Hiperbaric to Automate HPP, Reduce Labor Injuries

High-pressure processing is essential for improving the taste and shelf life of cold-pressed juices. Partnering with Hiperbaric, Evolution Fresh made it a less labor-intensive operation.

February 22, 2023

At the loading and tilting station, bottled juices are loaded automatically into vessels.

Remote Troubleshooting: Telemedicine for Your Equipment

Just as it did for consumers’ willingness to visit their doctors over a video call, the pandemic signaled a shift in how food and beverage producers view remote troubleshooting from their OEMs. Sometimes it’s just what the doctor ordered.

February 19, 2023

Remote troubleshooting can enable technicians to get support from experts, even if they’re not physically in the same room with them.

QAD Acquires Redzone for Nearly $1 Billion

The acquisition brings together two of the biggest names in manufacturing management software for operations and workforce productivity.

February 10, 2023

QAD acquires Redzone $1 billion

Cleaning and Sanitation

Automated CIP System Improves Cleaning Efficiency, Chemical Handling for Four Corners Brewing

Though shaving an hour and a half off cleaning tanks every day is great, this craft brewer has been particularly happy with how CSI’s cleaning system reduces employee exposure to chemicals.

February 6, 2023

Dallas-based Four Corners Brewing crafts several different beers under the slogan “Celebrando la Vida” (celebrating life).

Top 10 Articles of 2022 – No. 2: Mark Anthony Brewing Goes for the Gold Standard

Join us as we look back at ProFood World’s most popular articles of 2022. At No. 2 is our first Manufacturing Innovation Award winner, a greenfield facility making White Claw Hard Seltzer, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, and other brews.

December 29, 2022

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Products

Devices and software used to automate food and beverage manufacturing, including controls, sensors, instrumentation, robotics, and Internet of Things platforms.

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Anti-Vandal Pushbutton Switches

Wesgarde's CIT Relay & Switch’s AH Series illuminated anti-vandal pushbutton switches deliver reliability, customization, and safety for demanding food processing applications.

Mesa Labs at PACK EXPO: Tools for a Safer, More Efficient Process

ONExia to Debut Stainless Steel Base Cobot Palletizer at PACK EXPO Las Vegas