Automation

A Cannabis Equipment Supplier Turns to Automation to Extract CBD at Commercial Scale

Precision Extraction Solutions’ new CBD extraction equipment uses modular systems and PC-based controls from Beckhoff Automation to enable reliable, high-performance large-scale processing.

August 27, 2020

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Controls

City Brewery Triples Production Capacity

The co-manufacturer upgraded its canning lines in six months with controllers, AC drives, and HMI software to quickly and nimbly accommodate changing consumer tastes as well as optimize operational efficiency.

June 29, 2020

Processing Equipment

Shick Esteve Opens Linxis North American Technology Center in Kansas City, Missouri

Shick Esteve

Facility was designed and built to show current and prospective customers how the latest in ingredient automation, dough technology, and process controls can benefit their businesses.

June 23, 2020

Processing Instrumentation

Noosa Yoghurt Cuts Downtime, Product Loss With Valve Upgrade

The TrueClean CIP’able air blow check valve from Central States Industrial enabled the yogurt maker to save hours of downtime and many pounds of product every week, with an expected savings of $350,000 a year.

June 11, 2020

Processing Instrumentation

New Technologies Feed the Hunger for Information

Trying to keep up with productivity, quality, safety, sustainability, and other industry demands, food and beverage plants are turning increasingly to the innovations found in today’s sensor instrumentation.

May 19, 2020

Processing Instrumentation

IO-Link Connects the Food and Beverage Industry

The proliferation of digital protocols has made it easier for producers to get the information they need from their instrumentation. Sensor suppliers explain why IO-Link is gaining particular traction.

May 18, 2020

Processing Instrumentation

Opening Up Measurement Capabilities in Dairies, Breweries and More

Traditionally playing in oil and gas and chemical industries, Vega is making a move to a wide range of food and beverage applications with its new pressure and level sensors.

February 26, 2020

Dry Processing

Level switch operates reliably where other types of controls may not

Has no moving parts

June 7, 2019

Software

Coriolis single-tube system precisely measures low flow quantities

Offers repeatability, even where process and ambient conditions fluctuate

February 26, 2019

Software

Transmitters and gauges include latest vacuum metrology advances

Provide reliability and measurement accuracy

February 4, 2019

Dry Processing

Level switch has no moving parts

Is constructed for long operating life

December 15, 2018

Software

Switch/monitor is designed for airflow safety-related applications

Offers superior low-flow detection and repeatability

November 12, 2018

Software

Gas flow meter provides accuracy in tight or crowded equipment areas

Offers low cost-operational efficiency

October 16, 2018