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Greener Distilleries: Designing, Procuring and Building for an Eco-Friendly Future

Changing the way that distilleries use resources is a great start, but the increased market for spirits means that green techniques must be factored into initial facility designs, as companies aim to raise their production capacity.




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Kerry Launches Tastesense Advance—Sugar Alternative

The company’s new sugar alternative is stated to combine sustainability and full-bodied taste without increasing carbon emissions.




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With 2025 Packaging Goals in Danger, Industry Targets Food Waste

Food waste is a big part of the conversation with consumers in 2023. Consumer research conducted by Do Good Foods in September 2022 reveals that “Americans want to be more climate-friendly, and nearly half are more concerned about food waste than they were a year ago.”




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Bioenergy Life Science Unveils Innovations at IFT

The company will display its branded ingredients at the show.




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C-Crete Technologies Gets Inaugural Concrete Pour in Seattle Building

The alternative to Portland cement produces almost no carbon dioxide in its manufacturing and absorbs CO2 from the air over time.




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Heirloom Coffee Launches Regenerative Coffee Research Lab

The lab will be used for the research and development of regenerative coffee with 100% electric roasters.




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Purdue University to Launch Trimble Technology Lab

The university is faciliting a learning environment for students of different majors and departments.




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MicroHarvest Launches Pilot Plant

The company transformed a portion of its office space into a laboratory and pilot plant in six months.




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Hamilton Process Analytics Unveils White Paper

The white paper addresses key challenges in cultivated meat production.




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How Low-Temperature Absorption Chillers Can Optimize Food and Beverage Processing

As food and beverage manufacturers seek solutions to reduce operational costs and decarbonize, they may be surprised to find the answer in a solution that’s nearly a century old: absorption cooling.




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Vacuum Fundamentals: Utility Applications and Oil Sealed Technology

Defining the fundamentals of vacuum and discussing the utility applications of oil-sealed vacuum technology.




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Nestlé Health Science Announces Startup Challenge Winners

The winners will receive mentorship, strategy guidance and technical support along with a one-year membership on the Friedman School's Food & Nutrition Innovation Council.




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SAMBAZON Acquires SunOpta’s Açaí and Smoothie Bowls Business

The acquisition will double the company's manufacturing capacity for ready-to-eat bowls.




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Industrial Heat Pumps are the Past, Present and Future

The threat of finite natural resources can be managed by switching to heat pumps—a move that will pay for itself in resulting energy-cost reductions.




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Raise Cold-chain Temps From 0°F To 5°F, Save Energy and Slash Carbon Emissions

What’s not to like about improving sustainability and protecting the environment while saving energy and money—and best of all, no equipment or software expenditures are necessary.




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Engineers will Explore Green Future For Food Processing at WSU-Hosted Conference

Launched in 1991, the biannual conference brings together food engineers and technologists from across industries, academic institutions and government to discuss emerging challenges and potential solutions for delivery of safe, nutritious and sustainable foods.




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Feeding Progress: Celebrating Women Engineers in the Food Industry

In celebration of International Women in Engineering Day, Jayme Laser, Savannah Stellhorn and Jaclyn Navara share their experiences in the food industry and offer insight on how to support current and future women engineers.




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Better Juice Adapts Sugar Reduction Technology for Fruit Sorbets

Better Juice’s enzymatic technology is based on non-GMO microorganisms that naturally transform fruit juice’s composition of sucrose, glucose and fructose into prebiotic oligosaccharides and other non-digestible fibers.




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Regal Rexnord Introduces Intelligent Solutions for Industrial Manufacturing

The Perceptiv ecosystem is designed to offer customers a unified platform to meet the growing reliability needs industrial manufacturers face.




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Future-proof Facilities with Incremental Automation Upgrades

How to decide where you need to start is key to unlocking success.




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Big and Small Brewers Launch Automation Upgrades

Regional craft breweries and independents are investing in automation and plant upgrades to increase production, improve maintenance and move toward bigger volumes.




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Use Automation to Attract, Challenge and Keep Skilled Workers

AI, machine learning and robotics not only improve product flow, but also can attract young talent that’s grown up with computers and easily adapts to new technologies.




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Automated Product Printing and Label Verification

Domino’s latest solutions include coding automation software that removes the need for manual intervention and integrated machine vision to check the accuracy of every printed code.




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Make Maintenance Part of Your Digital Transformation Strategy

Even though new processing and packaging equipment today has maintenance tools built in, proper planning and integration into an enterprise maintenance management system makes repair activities easier to track and helps prevent a stockroom full of expensive parts that are never needed.




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How Moldova’s Beermaster Increased Efficiency with PET Bottle Blowing Machine

The beer and beverage maker turned to PET Technologies to improve productivity, reduce downtimes and increase brand awareness.




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Beckhoff Introduces EL8601-8411 EtherCAT Terminal

With up to 12 signal interfaces and nine signal types in one terminal, the multi-interface is ideal for numerous applications.




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Soft Robotics Becomes Oxipital AI

The company has divested its gripper business assets to the Schmalz Group to focus its resources and expertise on advancing the commercialization of its end-to-end visual AI solutions.




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4 Steps to Assess Industry 4.0 Readiness in food and beverage production facilities

Turn Industry 4.0 from a concept into a tangible business use case with this helpful assessment. Discover the key elements to implementing a successful project that provides business results that align with your company goals.




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New End-to-End Visual AI Solutions Reduce the Need for Onsite Machine Learning

Oxipital AI’s 3D vision and AI offerings aim to be more convenient and effective through a different method of “training” its products.




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Keeping Food Safe While Raising Cold-Chain Operating Temperature From -18°C to -15°C (-0.4°F to 5°F)

Green initiatives have shown that raising cold-chain temperatures by 3°C from -18°C to -15°C can save the industry money, but how well can equipment in service support the move?




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How IoT Empowers Food Manufacturers to Meet Compliance

As the regulatory landscape becomes increasingly complex, forward-thinking organizations are turning to Internet of Things (IoT) technology to ensure adherence to evolving standards throughout the production process.




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OEE Plus AI/ML Add Up to a Future of Autonomous Manufacturing

While you can measure and chart OEE manually, today’s AI and ML-based technologies with smart sensors can help processors find the little things that can improve availability, performance and quality — leading to autonomous manufacturing.




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Revolutionizing Machining Operations with Artificial Intelligence

As companies seek to enhance precision, increase efficiency and reduce costs, AI-driven computer numerical control (CNC) machining is emerging as a game-changing innovation.




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Is Your Facility Safe In Processing Dry Products?

Unlike wet ingredients, the handling of dry powder ingredients and products usually requires specifically designed process areas to prevent dangerous situations that could result in worker injuries or death.




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Multi-Conveyor Debuts Dynamic Walkway Gripper

The dynamic walkway concept, birthed by integration partner Arrow Conveyor Equipment, is specifically designed to allow uninterrupted conveyance for operator traffic below.




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Flexiv Develops Robotics Solution for Shaping Fish Fillets

Fully automated by the Rizon 4 adaptive robot, the solution utilizes a combination of computer vision and force-control to identify and shape breaded fish fillets, so that consumers receive portions of a uniform size and shape.




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Packaging Strategies for Meat Processors to Scale Up for Holiday Demand

Meat processors can turn to automation and vary film gauge, among other strategies, to meet demand for holiday products.




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Upgrade Chilling Equipment to Industrial Heat Pumps

Industrial heat pumps provide chilling and freezing, and reclaim the heat energy lost in chilling to save money on heating water for cooking and cleaning—but is retrofitting possible?




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New Asset Management Platforms and Remote Service Tools Move Food Companies Closer to AI Strategies

New remote service tools and robust asset management platforms enable food and beverage companies to envision AI-based strategies and facilitate product innovation across the enterprise.




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Leveraging AI for Smarter Food and Beverage Manufacturing

Phrases such as “artificial intelligence” and “machine learning” are dominating headlines – and boardroom discussions – but what do they really mean? And more importantly, what can they do for food and beverage manufacturers?




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Putting Humans Back In the Manufacturing Loop

While previous industrial revolutions were primarily driven by technological advancements, the emergence of Industry 5.0 is much more people focused. It's not defined by a single technological advancement but by a renewed focus on the human element. This era marks a crucial and overdue transition toward human-centric manufacturing operations, processes and businesses as a whole.




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Revolutionizing Food & Beverage Processing with Time-Sensitive Networking

By embracing TSN, food and beverage companies not only improve their OEE but also set the stage for a future where production lines are not just automated but intelligently interconnected and extremely flexible.




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Grote Company Family of Brands Acquires SPI Automation

SPI will remain a standalone brand and continue to support its existing customers.




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PACK EXPO 2024 Offers Solutions for Packaging, Processing and Automation

Check out some of the latest packaging and processing solutions exhibitors plan to debut or showcase at PACK EXPO, set for Nov. 3-6 in Chicago.




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Sensor Self-Calibration and Communications Set the Stage for AI-based IIOT

With the rushed production schedules at plants, having key process information is not the only data needed, but key device data allows scheduled maintenance.




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Westrock Coffee Opens Roast to RTD Manufacturing Facility in Arkansas

Located in Conway, Arkansas, the 570,000-sq.-ft. facility represents a $315 million investment in manufacturing capability and includes a comprehensive beverage development laboratory.




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Vital Farms to Open Egg Washing and Packing Facility in Indiana

The company’s facility in Seymore, Ind. will build upon key learnings and successes from Vital Farms’ egg washing and packing facility in Springfield, Mo., which opened in 2017.




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SunOpta Invests $26 Million To Expand California Plant-Based Beverage Processing Facility

The Modesto expansion is the second largest capital project in the company’s history.




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Saputo Completes the Sale of Two Milk Processing Facilities

The completion of this transaction is part of the company’s overall network optimization strategy, one of the pillars of its Global Strategic Plan.




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Henry Avocado Corp. Expands NC Cold Storage Distribution Center

Henry Avocado Corp. has expanded its cold storage distribution center in Charlotte, N.C. through collaboration with design-build firm A M King.