Jim Tassell, senior IT security architect for Kellogg, presents the food maker’s cybersecurity journey at the Automation Fair’s Food and Beverage Forum.

How Kellogg Manages Cybersecurity Risks in Manufacturing

Seeing the writing on the wall as Mondelēz and other global companies became collateral damage in ransomware attacks, Kellogg set out to create a cybersecurity strategy that would keep it out of the headlines.

January 9, 2020

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What’s for Dinner? With AI App, Now You Can Just Ask Your Fridge.

AI-powered image recognition is used to understand what’s inside the fridge, and then make recommendations based on your preferences and what you have in the ice box.

January 8, 2020

Whisk is the combination of artificial intelligence (AI) and the new Samsung Family Hub with the ViewInside camera, where AI-powered image recognition is used to understand what’s inside the fridge.

Handtmann Group of Companies Buys Inotec

Acquisition adds to range of services offered by filling and portioning systems division

January 8, 2020

Handtmann, Inotec Leadership

Blount Fine Foods Opening Premium Prepared Foods Manufacturing Facility

Also has entered into an agreement with a third-party logistics partner as it expands manufacturing and logistics network

January 8, 2020

Key Technology Buys Herbert Solutions

Key Technology, Inc., a Duravant company

Adds to portfolio of potato and vegetable solutions

January 6, 2020

Key Herbert Shot

ARCO Design/Build Breaks Ground on Domino’s Project

Is building new supply chain center

January 5, 2020

Arco Groundbreaking

Danone Signs Renewable Energy Deal

Will receive energy from new Enel wind farm

January 5, 2020

Robotics Industry to Shift from Fixed Automation to Mobile Systems

New market report forecasts that of the 8 million robots that will be shipped in 2030, nearly 6 million will be mobile.

January 4, 2020

Automation Helps Non-Profit Reach More Starving Children

Adding automated equipment, process control, and analytics to its operations has enabled Edesia Nutrition to almost triple the output of its ready-to-use therapeutic foods, helping to reach the most vulnerable populations around the world.

January 2, 2020

Just one box of Plumpy’Nut—containing 150 packets of a peanut-based high-energy therapeutic food that treats severe malnutrition—is enough to bring a child from the brink of death to healthy development.

Utz Quality Foods Merges With Kitchen Cooked

Allows expansion further west in U.S. marketplace

January 1, 2020

Utz And Kitchen Cooked Logos

Processing Equipment

Tackling the Labor Shortage

Food and beverage manufacturers need to invest in creative recruitment and retention strategies that will win over the hearts and minds of the next generation of skilled workers.

December 26, 2019

worker at machine

Kraft Heinz Expanding Texas Facility

Texas Enterprise Zone Program to help with costs to renovate and update existing 266,000-sq-ft facility in Garland

December 26, 2019

Cleaning, Sanitizing & CIP

Getting a Consistent, Repeatable, Validated Wash

Automated systems abound as legacy systems get the boot. New cleaning and sanitizing technologies help food and beverage manufacturers keep workers and food safe while minimizing water usage.

December 24, 2019

worker sanitizing equipment

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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.

Ah Series (2)

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