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Engineering R&D

Plasma sparks new cold sterilization technique

Plasma is known for being in TVs, cutting devices and futuristic rocket engines, but it also is an effective non-thermal lethality agent.

Wayne Labs

November 27, 2017

While plasma could be useful in a number of food applications, using it to create a non-thermal sterilization system will likely be the most attractive to processors.

Green Series

Water conservation can be a hard sell for processors

Conserving and reusing water offer processors an opportunity to meet sustainability goals and save money.

Casey Laughman

November 22, 2017

While water conservation may not be as flashy as saving energy, it's an important component of not only sustainability efforts, but of protecting the bottom line.

Automation Series

Legacy automation systems will soon require replacement

If your plant has a legacy control system, it might be running on borrowed time.

Wayne Labs

November 17, 2017

While you might wait until a small motor burns out before you replace it, do you want to take a similar chance with a control system failure?

Consumer interest in transparency puts new demands on processors

With consumers demanding more detailed product information, new technology can help transform processors’ operations.

Debra Schug

November 6, 2017

A seismic shift has happened in the food and beverage industry — consumers have gone from being passive to very much being in the driver’s seat, calling the shots on what they want.

Food Safety

Good cleaning practices start before a plant is even built

Experts offer advice on creating food and beverage processing facilities that are easy to clean, while also looking to a future that includes automating the process.

Crystal Lindell

November 6, 2017

When it comes to designing a washdown-friendly facility, it really starts before a company even begins to build the factory.

Engineering R&D

Instrumentation helps provide more accurate fish quality analysis

Your senses of smell and sight may be one way to evaluate the freshness of fish, but this electronic device produces far more accurate results.

Wayne Labs

October 23, 2017

Knowing the quality of the fish before it was frozen would be great and, even better, would be tracking fresh fish from catch/harvest through every step of the supply chain. To do this, a calibrated instrument is needed.

Tech Update: Batch Processing

Food processors can get big benefits from automating batch processing

Data collection and automation help processors get the most out of batch processing.

Casey Laughman

October 18, 2017

Automation of batch processing isn’t new, but as more companies move beyond the basics of automation, they are finding that new technology brings big rewards—as well as big challenges.

Food Safety

Antimicrobials for clean labels

Like it or not, today’s consumers want safe foods without complicated, unrecognizable chemicals and preservatives to ward off bacteria, mold and spoilage.

Wayne Labs

October 16, 2017

Consumers want clean labels with preservatives and antimicrobials that they can recognize and understand: like vinegar, ascorbic acid, rosemary or chemicals derived from organic or natural substances.

Fabulous Food Plant

Hausbeck Pickle Co. produces pickles and peppers on a prodigious scale

The Hausbeck Pickle Co. in Michigan is nearly 100 years old and produces pickles and peppers for fast food restaurants, such as Subway and Burger King.

Crystal Lindell

October 11, 2017

Most people have likely never heard of The Hausbeck Pickle Co. in Saginaw, MI, but there’s a good chance they’ve had one of its pickles, banana peppers or jalapeños.

Fabulous Food Plant

Innovation, tradition make Sanders and Morley Candy Makers a fabulous food plant

Confectioner insists on making caramel the old-fashioned way, but also recently installed two new lines and has moved toward clean-ingredient labels.

Crystal Lindell

October 10, 2017

Sanders and Morley Candy Makers, which first worked its way into the hearts of those who live in Michigan with factory tours for school kids, is beloved in its home state and is growing nationally.