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Why you should make it a point to attend FA&M 2017

Past Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference Highlights

March 28, 2017

Never been to FA&M before? Listen to past attendees talk about the importance and the benefits of the show.

Tech Update: Freezing and Cooling

Efficient freezing, cooling need not sacrifice performance

Careful planning, consistent operations can ensure processors strike a balance between performance and engery conservation

Casey Laughman

March 9, 2017

By developing an overall strategy for equipment and operations, processors can balance performance and efficiency in a way that meets both goals.

Staffing

Now hiring: Plants face skilled worker shortage

Manufacturing works to rebrand itself as appealing to the next generation of employees.

Crystal Lindell

March 8, 2017

It's not a great time to be in the manufacturing jobs recruitment business.

New Product Development

LiDestri shares 3 realistic tips for successful new product development

Outsourcing R&D can hasten the speed to market as well as help inform positioning and marketing decisions.

Debra Schug

January 16, 2017

Market research has proven that being the first in a category or introducing a novel flavor is beneficial. However, it isn’t always who is first, but who is doing it better.

Supply Chain

How food manufacturers can use technology to manage supply chains

With lots of moving parts and growing complexities, processors need to keep close tabs on managing product and data throughout the supply chain.

Debra Schug

January 11, 2017

New technology is helping members of the food processing industry improve the management and performance of their supply chain.

TECH FLASH

The Top 10 stories of 2016

From our Food Plant of the Year to allowing cell phones on the plant floor, look back on our Top 10 Stories from 2016!

December 22, 2016

From water quality to our exclusive list of the Top 100 Food and Beverage companies, these were Food Engineering's Top 10 stories of 2016.

TECH FLASH

How 3D printing is propelling the robot revolution

PMMI’s Jorge Izquierdo on how technology is changing manufacturing facilities for the future.

Crystal Lindell

November 30, 2016

Two of the most futuristic sounding technologies are working together to change the manufacturing world while saving processors a lot of upfront costs.

Operational Insights

Benchmark plant processes to become competitive

There are plenty of tools—especially lean manufacturing— that can be used to cut waste and improve productivity. Knowing which to use can be a challenge.

Wayne Labs

November 16, 2016

Whether you’re anticipating using lean or another strategy or a combination, realize that it will require a total commitment of everyone in your company.

Tech Update: Machine Controls

How suppliers are creating better machine control systems

Today's machines communicate with rest of your plant equipment.

Wayne Labs

September 20, 2016

When something breaks, chances are the machine can tell you exactly where the problem is and how to fix it.

Engineering R&D

Silver bullet slays bacteria, molds and fungi

Silver ions, impregnated throughout a substrate used in gaskets and seals, come to the surface to be exchanged with ions from microbes, rapidly and continuously inhibiting their growth.

Wayne Labs

August 25, 2016

Gaskets, seals and O-rings are used in the connection of pipes, inline flowmeters and machine inlets and outlets.