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Section: Processing Equipment > Continuous Improvement
Continuous Improvement
Prestage Foods’ New Turkey Processing Plant Uses Automation to Boost Efficiency and Benefit Workers
Prestage Foods’ new turkey processing plant automates the most difficult tasks for workers and uses state-of-the-art tech for added efficiency, food safety, and sustainability.
December 18, 2023
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023
Technology’s Not Worth Much If They Can’t Use It
Lots of innovative technologies were launched at PACK EXPO Las Vegas in September. Perhaps most impressive were the technologies that were easy to use.
October 12, 2023
Manufacturing Innovation Award
SunOpta Takes Aseptic Processing to New Level
As a greenfield plant, SunOpta has been able to take the best of everything from its three other plants and improve them further—from efficiencies and sustainability to sanitary design and safety.
August 2, 2023
Continuous Improvement
Live at interpack: More Trends in Food Processing Equipment
Modular and open designs to facilitate customization and faster cleaning are evident at interpack 2023, along with multi-use equipment that saves space on the plant floor and requires fewer resources to operate.
May 9, 2023
Processing Equipment
Live at Interpack: Food Processing Equipment Trends
Labor savings and sustainable energy use are top of mind for processors at interpack 2023, but further refinements to existing equipment and R&D-ready compact machinery for testing are also at the forefront.
May 5, 2023
Processing Equipment
New Equipment Helps Melitta Brew a Solution for Bottlenecks
Coffee producer solves line issues a decade apart through an ongoing partnership with Precision Automation.
September 15, 2022
Processing Equipment
Cartoner Ushers Bumble Bee Out of Plastic Shrink, Into Paperboard Multipacks
An enterprise-wide focus on sustainability pushed Bumble Bee Seafood to reinvent multipacking in a more readily recyclable, paperboard format. A 'Rolls Royce' of a cartoner certainly helped.
September 2, 2022
Take Five
Barry Callebaut, Sargento, Bel Group, Maple Leaf and More in the Headlines
The latest food company news about plant openings, acquisitions, and staff changes proves the industry is continuing its quest for operational excellence.
May 20, 2022
Continuous Improvement
Operational Success: Productivity Under Pressure
Multifunctional equipment and changeovers, as well as the use of predictive process analytics, can make the difference in achieving operational excellence during challenging times for food and beverage manufacturers.
February 7, 2022
Take Five
Meat Processing Innovations Return With In-Person IPPE
At IPPE 2022, where poultry and other protein processing is the primary focus, we found innovations in IQF freezing, contamination detection, bagging, thermoforming, and more. Check out our video highlights.
January 28, 2022
Take Five
Food Equipment Suppliers Bring Their Best to PACK EXPO
Compact processing systems for baked snacks, sorters for nuts and dried fruits, and an innovative levitating material handling system are some of the highlights editors found at PACK EXPO Las Vegas and featured on this Take Five with ProFood World video.
November 5, 2021
Continuous Improvement
PACK EXPO Rewind: Risk Assessment
Hear PMMI’s Bruce Main, Safety Expert and Technical Advisor, and Sean Riley, Senior Director of Media & Industry Communications discussion of risk assessment at PACK EXPO East earlier this month.
March 30, 2020
Continuous Improvement
Is OEE too abstract?
OEE has long been a popular method for calculating asset performance, but some are beginning to question its value in providing direction to staff on how to improve production.
October 2, 2019
Continuous Improvement
Creating Algorithms to Improve Production
Golden Run optimizes machine performance with artificial intelligence algorithms.
September 25, 2019
Continuous Improvement
Putting smart manufacturing into strategic perspective
Though it might seem trivial what you call it—smart manufacturing, Industrial Internet of Things, digital manufacturing, etc.—or how you position it, it’s important to decide how the technologies and terms fit together.
March 1, 2019
Continuous Improvement
New HMI/SCADA release highlights GE Digital’s new path
The release of iFix 6.0 shows GE Digital’s continued support for and development of its existing technologies as the company reorganizes around new technology groupings designed for cross-industry use.
March 1, 2019
Continuous Improvement
Ametek Mocon launches oxygen permeation analyzer
The OX-TRAN 2/40 measures oxygen transmission rate of whole packages for food, beverage and healthcare products.
October 14, 2018
Continuous Improvement
OEE is not the solution
For OEE to succeed, there must be a symbiotic relationship and active communication between all departments, and a solid, integrated plan for the execution of the process.
August 1, 2018
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