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Section: Automation
Software
Flipping the Script for Food Processors via Standardized Production Data Metrics
Industries such as pharmaceuticals and oil and gas are seeking unified production data metrics across the enterprise, which flips the script away from equipment-first and establishes data metric standards as the necessary ingredient for scaling across plants.
August 18, 2025
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Automation
RTE Meal Producer Uses Digital Twin for Process Simulations
Ready-to-eat (RTE) meal producer Uitgekookt is using Visual Components’ digital twin technology to simulate production processes, helping the company foresee logistical problems and increase efficiency.
August 14, 2025
Uitgekookt's meal processing automation was made easier with Visual Components' digital twin simulation.
Automation
Smarter Line Utilization: Getting More from the Lines You Already Have
The path to resilience isn’t always about building new lines, sometimes it’s about finally unleashing the potential of the ones we’ve had all along.
August 7, 2025
Today’s modern processing plants can benefit from a growing set of tools designed to expose inefficiencies and drive action.
Robotics
Meal Service Provider Learns that Breaking Up Doesn’t Have to be Hard
Homestyle Direct’s purchase of a Box Crusher from Layton Systems has improved productivity and employee welfare.
August 5, 2025
Layton Systems' Stainless Steel Box Crusher is designed to break up frozen product inside cardboard boxes before further processing.
Controls
Selecting the Right Power Transmission Solutions for Food and Beverage Facilities
The wrong motor, belt, or gear reducer can spell big trouble in an environment where downtime is measured not in minutes, but in dollars.
August 4, 2025
The sp4 Family of products from ABB.
Controls
The Equipment Challenge Hindering End User IT-OT Integration
Packaging and processing professionals note one key equipment obstacle to the successful integration of information technology and operational technology.
August 1, 2025
End users must deal with this pesky equipment problem to maximize IT-OT system integrations.
Workforce
Burrito Plant Death Calls for Safety Shift, Experts Say
Three workplace safety experts from different disciplines highlight the importance of precautions, training, and culture in food manufacturing operations following a 19-year-old burrito factory employee’s death during equipment cleaning.
July 28, 2025
The above image shows the Los Angeles River flowing through Vernon, Calif., not far from the site of the tragic burrito factory incident.
Security
Why IT-OT Integration is ‘Essential’ for End Users
Packaging and processing professionals note the security-based importance of integrating and investing in information technology and operational technology systems.
July 25, 2025
End users will want to integrate and invest to fight off cybersecurity risks.
Workforce
Strengthening OEM-End User Collaboration for Better Training
Packaging and processing end users and original equipment manufacturers note the importance of collaboration for improved training outcomes.
July 18, 2025
OEMs and end users can both play crucial roles in maximizing operator training.
Workforce
Two Operator Training Boosts for Packagers and Processors
Two enhanced training strategies can help packaging and processing machine operators perform more effectively.
July 11, 2025
Understanding what effective training requires and optimizing training materials are key to improving performance.
Sustainability
The Efficiency Imperative: Doing More with Less on the Process Floor
External forces are shaping plant operations, and as a result, food manufacturers are reevaluating how they operate—not just to survive, but to thrive.
July 1, 2025
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Workforce
Real Leadership Faces Adversity
Unprecedented times mean unprecedented concerns for staff members, and it’s up to leadership to address these concerns directly for the sake of employees.
June 23, 2025
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Facilities, Design & Infrastructure
Connections Make Smiles for The Campbell’s Company
Meeting soaring demand for Goldfish crackers means bringing people, companies, communities, and even buildings, together for the benefit of all.
June 9, 2025
The Campbell's Company plant in Richmond, Utah was dubbed “Project Finn,” named after the loveable fish that makes Goldfish crackers so memorable.
Software
Fresh Fizz Sodas Improves Traceability with MRP Software
The organic soda producer implemented a traceability system in just a few weeks and saw tracking and cost benefits.
June 3, 2025
Fresh Fizz Soda tweaked its material requirements planning (MRP) system, saved on costs, and became more organized.
Robotics
Meat Processor Automates on a Budget
Formic
Land O’Frost is reaping the rewards of five palletizers without the typical upfront challenges thanks to the RaaS offering from Formic.
June 2, 2025
Land O'Frost is the largest family-owned sliced deli meat producer, and the third largest overall.
Software
The Key to Effective Maintenance is Data
Maintaining uptime is becoming increasingly crucial, which is why data plays a central role in a maintenance plan to keep lines running.
May 13, 2025
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Workforce
Building the Workforce of Tomorrow: Training and Development in the Age of Automation
Introducing automation doesn’t mean having to replace people, but it does mean a shift in workforce training.
May 8, 2025
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Workforce
How To Ensure Shift Handovers Are Not Your Weakest Link on the Factory Floor
Connected worker developments solve shift handover disconnects.
April 29, 2025
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