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CANNABIS PRODUCTS | JUNE 2020

Advancing cannabis edibles manufacturing through automation

Automating select aspects of cannabis-infused food and beverage production can bring strategic advantages.

June 16, 2020

Passage of the 2018 Farm Bill nationally legalized non-psychoactive cannabidiol (CBD) derived from industrial hemp. With this level of growth comes the need for more-sophisticated equipment, technology, and strategies to meet a far-greater demand for cannabis-infused foods and beverages.

Food Safety

How processors can use robots to enhance food quality and safety

Richard F. Stier

June 10, 2020

How are robots used in the food industry and what might the future hold for the industry?

Food processors take advantage of AI for proactive maintenance

From reactive to preventive to predictive to prescriptive, maintenance in food and beverage processing plants has come a long way

Sharon Spielman

June 8, 2020

Big data and deep learning make artificial intelligence useful to understanding data, making predictions and suggesting recommended actions without explicit human instructions.

FE 2020 Annual Plant Construction Survey

2020 Annual Plant Construction Survey: Part 4

Plan a total, plant-wide automation system to improve facility performance and agility

Integrating all the systems on a line is important, but why stop there? Why not include HVAC, refrigeration, boilers, energy management, etc. to get total control?

Wayne Labs

June 3, 2020

While we've looked at the key issues - including COVID-19 - facing food processors and A&E/Cs this year in FE's 2020 Annual Plant Construction Survey, there's a lot more to discuss.

Industry 4.0

I/O system solutions provider teams with machine builder to create new business models

With Weidmüller’s new Automated Machine Learning Software, GEA intends to expand and enhance its range of services in terms of systems and plants

Wayne Labs

April 2, 2020

Machine builder install smarts in its machines to improve performance and reliability for food industry users.

preparedness measures for internet outages

Preparing for internet outages

Wayne Labs

March 16, 2020

Today, we regard the internet as just another utility: electricity, city gas, water, etc. But like any utility, it can go down unexpectedly.

Instrumentation & control

Use the right instrumentation to improve batch manufacturing

Ditch the antiquated clipboard and meet quality and regulatory demands with digital instrumentation, and get more consistent batches

Joshua Friesz

Nicole Meidl

March 10, 2020

Ensure the consistency of each batch with on-line instrumentation.

Improving OEE

Finding new AI-based methods to boost productivity requires digital data

Large gains in productivity have been made over the years using lean manufacturing and Six Sigma, but today new technologies can further efficiency improvements

Wayne Labs

February 13, 2020

AI-based tools are the next step beyond Six Sigma and lean manufacturing to improve production

Automation

How to ensure your automation system can be recovered

Take backups seriously to avoid disaster

Wayne Labs

February 11, 2020

If you haven’t become serious about backups, it’s time to do so now—before a key system goes down and puts you out of business while you try to recover.

Twinlode Automation Joins IARW to Support Initiatives in the Growing Cold Storage Industry

February 5, 2020

Twinlode Automation, an integrator of warehouse automation and storage systems, announced it has become an official member of the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW). Twinlode Automation has long held expertise in the movement of time-sensitive food and produce items as they are moved from field to store shelves, and the decision to join the IARW underscores that commitment and better positions the company for being more deeply involved in the industry.