Grant GerkeGrant Gerke is Owner, Technical Editor, Writer, and Marketer at AC Consulting.HomeLightweight Data MonitoringA major nutrition company invests in thin client monitoring for its SCADA system to reduce industrial PC maintenance costs and provide better redundancy.April 13, 2017IIoTData acquisition projects gain traction in food productionRecent food and beverage surveys show that data acquisition is an important driver for a more efficient enterprise. So, how do enterprises cross the bridge to real-time production data?March 21, 2017SoftwareUnified automation platform helps food manufacturer gain production efficienciesA large food manufacturer of oil and fats recently upgraded its tank routing system to meet growing demand and complex customer requirements.February 24, 2017SoftwareModern batch platform prepares bread maker for growthHigh-volume food producer Southwest Baking upgrades its batch process and control platform, based on ISA-88, and prepares for growth with this flexible automation platform.February 15, 2017SoftwareNutritional plant links production data to the enterpriseA global supplier of vitamins and natural colorants adds an ISA-95 MES solution to drive efficiencies with its large batch processing operations and provide real-time visibility for business systems.February 10, 2017SoftwareLightweight data monitoring solutionMajor nutritional company invests in a thin-client monitoring solution connected to its SCADA system that reduces its industrial PC maintenance costs and provides better redundancy.January 26, 2017SoftwareConnected machines and enterprises receive help from automation standards groupsNew partnerships should help provide more interoperability solutions for machines and plant systems.January 14, 2017SoftwareLegacy plants embrace low-cost data acquisitionVarious types of data acquisition solutions are allowing small and large processors to incorporate IIoT strategies and gather standardized data in their plants.December 22, 2016SoftwareCloud ERP is part of the smart plant evolutionSoftware paves the way for smaller food and beverage processors to manage their assets with the skills of a multinational food producer.December 15, 2016ControlsUpgraded automation platform delivers processing accuracyA major Italian wine producer adds more automation tools to provide accurate process data between its processing and bottling facility.November 22, 2016Previous PagePage 7 of 9Next Page
