Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Foth Expands Capabilities in the Food Manufacturing Sector with Acquisition of Food Plant Engineering

Food Plant Engineering joins Foth, expanding the combined firm’s architecture, engineering, and construction services for food and beverage manufacturing and enhancing regional project support in the Ohio River Valley.

December 5, 2025

Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: How to Engineer a Production Line for Food Product Attributes

What factors go into creating a production line that produces food reliably, safely, and consistently to impact the bottom line?

October 22, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: The Key to Effective Maintenance is Data

The key factor in maximizing uptime is data. Informed data helps to produce goods more productively across the value chain. By collecting additional data from the factory floor and combining that with other enterprise operational data, a smart factory can achieve information transparency and make better decisions.

October 15, 2025

Engine Room

Danfoss Adds Screw Compressors to Portfolio Through Acquisition of Palladio Compressors

Danfoss Drives

Danfoss acquired Palladio Compressors to expand its portfolio with screw compressor technology, strengthening its offerings for industrial heat pumps and commercial and industrial refrigeration, and enhancing solutions that utilize natural and low-GWP refrigerants.

October 10, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Connections Make Smiles for The Campbell’s Company

Campbell's Goldfish created a new line that adds an extra 50% of production capability to the facility, which means it can produce more than 5 million Goldfish per hour, or 1,500 Goldfish every second.

September 24, 2025

Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

G&D Chillers

September 23, 2025

Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

ISG Inc.

September 23, 2025

Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Barnum Mechanical Inc.

August 28, 2025

Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Tillamook Sets Sail in Decatur to Support Ice Cream Growth

Tillamook’s new Decatur, Ill., ice cream plant officially opened June 4, bringing the dairy producer closer to its growing customer base on the East Coast.

August 18, 2025

Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Mars To Invest $2 Billion Into U.S. Manufacturing Through 2026

Mars Inc.

This multi-billion-dollar investment builds on the ongoing Mars commitment to U.S.-based manufacturing, where 94% of Mars products sold in the U.S. are produced locally in the U.S.

July 30, 2025

Industry News

Dr. Karl Busch, Co-founder of Busch Group and a Vacuum Technology Pioneer, Passes Away at 96

Busch Vacuum Solutions

Dr. Busch transformed a 5,000 Deutsche Mark startup in 1963 into a global enterprise with over $2 billion in revenue and more than 8,000 employees worldwide, leaving an indelible mark on the vacuum technology industry.

July 24, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Organizational Design Principles

How can organizational design principles boost the bottom line? Processors that incorporate all staff levels into decision making can create an environment where long-term greatness is achieved.

July 9, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line: The Scoop on Tillamook's Decatur Plant

Why is West Coast-headquartered Tillamook bringing an ice cream plant to Decatur, Illinois? Associate Editor, Casey Flanagan shares insights from attending the plant's opening day with Editor-in-Chief Derrick Teal.

June 25, 2025