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Food Engineering August 3, 2006 Joyce Fassl |
Editor's Note: In search of the next winner Which outstanding new plant construction project, major expansion or highly renovated facility will be the next Plant of the Year?  |
Food Engineering February 1, 2009 Joyce Fassl |
Editor's Note: A New Tradition in Sustainability Food and beverage manufacturers continue to uncover innovative ways to be environmentally friendly as they increase efficiency.  |
Food Engineering January 1, 2007 |
Global automation infrastructure needed A new study suggests there is a paradigm shift in the design, selection and deployment of process automation systems -- from automation software to plant floor control hardware, to the use of more international automation standards and practices.  |
Food Engineering November 1, 2005 |
Get a life? No, get an automation strategy To address today's challenges, processors should embrace modern quality systems that support continuous improvement and innovation as well as validated product quality and safety, says John Blanchard, principal analyst with ARC Advisory Group.  |
IndustryWeek April 21, 2010 Jill Jusko |
In Search of Manufacturing Excellence Don't miss the opportunity to share your story about manufacturing facilities that demonstrate excellence in their performances and processes.  |
Food Engineering June 1, 2009 |
Plant of the Year Honored Celebration Foods received Food Engineering's 2009 Plant of the Year award during a special presentation on April 28 in Sarasota, FL.  |
Food Engineering March 1, 2008 Joyce Fassl |
The ante has just been upped on food safety Food and beverage processors, and retailers, will not only have to have complete knowledge of their supply chain, but have total control over it.  |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2007 David Blanchard |
You Know It's Time To Outsource Your Manufacturing Technology/Engineering Needs... A Top Ten list of reasons why outsourcing manufacturing makes sense.  |
Food Processing January 2012 Bob Sperber |
2012 Manufacturing Trends Survey: Can Production This Year Top 2011? Processors can't get a break from uncertain markets, rising costs and changing safety standards, but they continue to grow and keep optimism high.  |
Food Engineering October 1, 2005 Kevin T. Higgins |
State of Food Manufacturing: Period of Polarization Emerges The middle ground is shrinking as processors gravitate to one extreme or another in their approach to food and beverage manufacturing.  |
Food Engineering April 4, 2006 John Blanchard |
Giant steps in plant floor control Factory floor control and information systems play a critical role in plant floor performance and manufacturing responsiveness.  |
Food Engineering July 2, 2007 Joyce Fassl |
Renewed commitment to employee training may be the ticket For decades, plant worker training issues have continued to plague the industry.  |
Food Processing August 2009 Bob Sperber |
New Lines for Lean Times Adding a new line? The production room can be the highest-value piece of the company to boost efficiency and stretch the dollar.  |
Food Engineering June 1, 2005 Kevin T. Higgins |
Food Automation & Manufacturing 2005 Conference and Expo: Information Abundance Shifting markets are impacting production demands in food processing, says keynote speaker at Food Automation & Manufacturing 2005 Conference and Expo.  |
Food Engineering May 1, 2009 Joyce Fassl |
Editor's Note: Innovation was never born out of inaction Now is a good time to invest in food safety measures, HACCP improvements and track and trace systems.  |
Food Engineering June 4, 2006 |
29th Annual Plant Construction Survey Measuring Up to a Higher Standard Today's food processors are focusing on the fundamentals -- clean, safe, economical -- but with a twist. The stakes -- and responsibilities -- are much higher.  |
Food Engineering May 1, 2008 |
Plant of the Year has Italian flair Barilla's new pasta plant in Avon, NY, was driven by logistics.  |
Food Processing December 2011 Bob Sperber |
2011 Processor of the Year H.J. Heinz Co.: A Global Standard for Local Performance Heinz Global Performance System defines quality, teamwork and management best practices for 81 plants worldwide.  |
Food Engineering June 4, 2007 Kevin T. Higgins |
Food Automation & Manufacturing 2007 Conference and Expo Challenges abound for food and beverage processors, but creative solutions were the order of the day at this annual conference.  |
IndustryWeek February 1, 2008 Brad Kenney |
10 Reasons to Adopt RFID A quick overview of the answer to the question, "What's in RFID for me?"  |
Food Engineering November 1, 2005 Harry Forbes |
Energy Exclusive: Powering Your Bottom Line Energy, where you get it and how you use it, may impact your bottom line more this year than ever before. With the right knowledge, food and beverage plants can dramatically reduce these costs.  |
Food Engineering July 1, 2005 Joyce Fassl |
Summertime--and the living's not so easy While there still may be Internet doubters among our readership today (34 percent do not use the net for ordering parts), the need for rapid spare parts delivery surely drives the 50 percent jump in Internet usage.  |
Food Processing May 2006 Mike Pehanich |
Training and sustaining your workforce Processors everywhere are struggling to find workers with the skills to keep plants running smoothly as automation, software and PLCs dictate workforce requirements in the contemporary food plant.  |
Food Engineering June 1, 2008 Wayne Labs |
31st Annual Plant Construction Survey LEED provides the tools to measure sustainability in new and existing projects.  |
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012 |
2011 IW Best Plants Winners: The Best Never Rest IndustryWeek's 2011 Best Plants winners pursue operational excellence with a determination that is both endless and relentless.  |
IndustryWeek December 16, 2009 |
First Up -- Diamonds in the Rough A trip to Pennsylvania shows continuous improvement offers much more than just improved efficiency.  |
Food Engineering December 1, 2005 |
Tech Flash Vol. 1 No. 3 Software tool for HACCP compliance... Relief from obesity lawsuits... Freshness, not price top concern for consumers... People, plant and industry news... etc.  |
Food Engineering April 2, 2007 |
Global Village Goes Flat To connect on a global scale, food processors will need to do a little homework -- for example, start connecting all the machines in their plant.  |
Food Processing December 2006 Mike Pehanich |
Processor of the Year: Discipline born of necessity The $4.5 billion Keebler acquisition not only taught Kellogg lessons in manufacturing efficiency, but how to look to employees for ways to cut plant costs.  |
IndustryWeek December 15, 2010 |
Things We Learned in the Storm Manufacturing success requires relentless pursuit of operational excellence and a committed, engaged work force.  |
Food Engineering June 1, 2005 |
Plant of the Year embraces best practices, technological innovation The Bell & Evans poultry processing plant in Fredericksburg, PA, was honored as Food Engineering's 2005 plant of the year. The plant's centerpiece is a multi-phase air-chill system that replaces conventional immersion chilling.  |
Food Processing January 2007 David Feder |
Annual Manufacturing Survey: Labor pains Food safety remains the top concern in our sixth annual Manufacturing Trends Survey, with labor issues and energy also topping the worry list.  |
Food Processing May 2005 Mike Pehanich |
How to retrofit an aging plant Food processors looking to retrofit aging facilities to get more out of their capital budgets should heed these "rules of retro" before they bring their plants into the 21st century.  |
Food Engineering June 1, 2005 Joyce Fassl |
Productivity improvements may be somewhere over the rainbow Food manufacturers that have added color to the process floor often realize more benefits than they initially expected. Example: blue conveyor belts installed to reduce eye fatigue also made the product easier to see.  |
Food Engineering January 1, 2007 Wayne Labs |
Implementing Best Practices Applying a best practices strategy in parallel with an automation strategy can enhance your competitive edge. But one size doesn't fit all.  |
Food Engineering December 1, 2006 |
Editor's Note: Attitude Adjustment: Happy days are here again The annual salary and job satisfaction survey shows that doing more work with less staff is a theme that remains unchanged for nearly two decades.  |
Food Engineering April 30, 2009 |
Automation executives to meet at ISA EXPO The 2009 Summit agenda will help facilitate discussions around advancing the course of the automation profession by promoting workforce development in multiple areas  |
Food Processing January 2013 David Phillips |
2013 Manufacturing Trends Survey: Labor, not Energy, the Concern in 2013 While economic uncertainty remains, respondents expect more growth.  |
Food Engineering May 1, 2008 Joyce Fassl |
Earth Day morphs into Earth Decade While some marketing sectors have been accused of greenwashing, savvy processors know the current business climate means sustainability is no passing fad.  |
Food Processing September 2007 Mike Pehanich |
The changing fortunes of food manufacturing The food industry may not be ready for lights-out automation, but some next-generation manufacturing models are taking hold.  |
Food Engineering May 2, 2007 Joyce Fassl |
Don't Think it Can't Happen to You We have all seen in the past year how extraordinary circumstances can suddenly put food processors in a very unwanted spotlight. If your company finds itself on this world stage, will you be ready to handle the recall, trace the source of contamination swiftly and then recover financially?  |
IndustryWeek December 16, 2009 |
General Cable Corp. - Altoona Plant: IW Best Plants Profile 2009 Competing With the World: With savvy market moves and a passion for continuous improvement, the General Cable Altoona plant is meeting the competition head on and winning.  |
IndustryWeek March 16, 2011 |
Show Us Your Operational Excellence Enter your manufacturing plant in IndustryWeek's 2011 Best Plants competition.  |
Food Processing January 2009 David Feder |
2009 Manufacturing Trends Survey: Economy Ahead, Proceed with Caution! Food safety remains paramount and energy's cheap for now, but this certified recession has processors looking to 2009 with hesitation.  |
Food Engineering April 2, 2007 |
Redefining Process Control The new, connected world of supply chains is redefining the way food processors do business, and it's also redefining the expectations of process control systems to meet new business demands.  |
IndustryWeek July 1, 2006 John S. McClenahen |
Singapore: Controls Center Rockwell Automation selects Singapore as global HQ for several business segments.  |
IndustryWeek May 1, 2006 Patricia Panchak |
Editor's Page -- Benchmark To Stay Competitive It's never been easier to participate in - and benefit from - the largest annual study of U.S. manufacturing performances and practices.  |
Food Processing October 2010 |
MRO Q&A: Why Do Good Plants Go Down? From a macro perspective the top three major shutdown threats for a food plant could be summarized as: a catastrophic event, a facility's internal operational failure or a facility's external operational failure.  |
Food Processing March 2005 Dave Fusaro |
Annual Manufacturing Trends Survey: I need YOU The leading concerns in the food industry involve labor. With safety still the top issue, many companies are creating new positions. Number two is recruiting enough workers to match an anticipated increase in production. Following those are automation, plant security and energy costs.  |
Food Engineering November 25, 2008 |
Celebration for automation careers Automation Career Week honored automation professionals' contributions and celebrated the future of tomorrow's workforce.  |