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Get the Upper Hand on Stock Shortages

Taking Control of Production Through Forecasting

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Wayne Labs
August 22, 2022
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The forecasting sources and tools you need to help optimize your operation.


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Quality management systems

Quality is everyone’s job

Quality management systems involve everyone from receiving to processing, packaging and shipping
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Wayne Labs
July 15, 2022
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Quality management systems involve everyone from receiving to processing, packaging and shipping.


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Don't let quality go to the last inspection step.
Food Safety & Quality

ERP: Can it handle quality management and food safety?

There was a time when ERP systems served mostly accounting functions; now they’re capable of many more tasks
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Wayne Labs
July 14, 2022
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ERP systems can manage food quality and safety as well as business functions.


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Milchwerk Crailsheim dairy needed to improve the process and reduce energy costs
Digital Transformation

German dairy facility undertakes digitalization project

Milchwerk Crailsheim dairy needed to improve the overall cheesemaking process and reduce energy costs
July 14, 2022
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Milchwerk Crailsheim dairy needed to improve the overall cheesemaking process and reduce energy costs.


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Line changeovers can create significant production loss
Managing Line Changeovers

Improve quality with better line changeover management

Not only is quality hampered by poor line changeover planning, but costs can ramp up quickly during non-production
Vikram Mankar
June 16, 2022
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Getting hold of line changeovers improves quality, decreases waste


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Heineken uses event-driven architecture to ensure beer never runs dry
Connected Enterprises

How an international brewer has insight over worldwide operations

Heineken’s journey to real-time global connectivity with event-driven integration means your beer will be waiting for you after work
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Chris Wolski
June 10, 2022
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Heineken adopts an even-driven software strategy to make sure orders are filled on time.


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Automation and food processing

Automation and food processing today: It’s about labor

Food processors have found labor scarce, difficult to retain and in need of ongoing training; automation can help.
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Wayne Labs
June 8, 2022
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When we recently surveyed architectural and engineering/construction firms (A&E/Cs) and asked what trends or forces they see driving automation projects, every firm mentioned “labor” or “workforce availability” in its initial response.


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AI in process control

AI in process control

A process is only as good as the technology behind it
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Kristen Kazarian
June 6, 2022
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AI use in food processing is expected to have a compound annual growth rate of 45% between now and 2026, promising improved safety and food quality, according to HUB Risk Services. But AI in food processing is not without risk.


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Bowery Farming opens vertical farm in Bethlehem Steel’s vacated property
Plant Openings

Bowery Farming opens vertical farm in Bethlehem Steel’s vacated property

Otherwise unusable as agricultural land, the Bethlehem, Pa.-based property can support indoor vertical farming
May 31, 2022
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The smart vertical farm will support local and major grocery chains.


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Automation, especially on the packaging and material handling side of an operation can assume a lot of jobs that are boring and tiring
Automation Trends

Automation and food processing today: It's about labor

Food processors have found labor scarce, difficult to retain and in need of ongoing training; automation can help
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Wayne Labs
May 16, 2022
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Processors are turning to automation to fill jobs where people are unavailable.



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Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference and Expo 2013

Images from Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference and Expo in Naples, Florida, April 14-17, 2013.

EVENTS

Webinar

9/9/10
Online
Contact: Adam Thomas

Food Plant of the Future: Surviving and Thriving with Automation

On-Demand: Forward-thinking plant managers aren’t just reviving their aging plants with automation – they’re building thriving, operationally effective workplaces.

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Webinar

11/13/14 to 12/31/25
Online!
Contact: Adam Thomas

Flexible Design: Building for Tomorrow

On Demand This Food Plant of the Future webinar explores how to think about tomorrow, today, without going overboard or getting locked into an untenable position. Also discussed: strategies and flexible technologies that are available to keep buildings as unrestricted as possible for future growth and how to build the space and systems to accommodate unanticipated needs.

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Webinar

11/10/20
Contact: Vania

How a Connected Workforce Can Help You Face New Challenges

ON DEMAND: This year has created a number of challenges for food and beverage manufacturers, and the short- and long-term effects have been dramatic. Digital solutions for manufacturing operations can help processors understand and tackle those challenges while maintaining flexibility and efficiency.

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Industry Live Featured Event

9/11/22 to 9/14/22
Doral Resort
4400 NW 87th Ave
Miami, FL
United States
Contact: Danielle Robb

2022 Food Automation & Manufacturing Symposium and Expo

Food Automation & Manufacturing Symposium and ExpoFOOD ENGINEERING’s 23rd annual Food Automation & Manufacturing Symposium and Expo brings processors and suppliers face-to-face with the future of food manufacturing. Join us in Miami to learn about the latest advances in engineering, automation, sustainability and food safety.

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May 8, 2012
Capital Investment is a key to any company’s innovation and improvement programme. Investment is key to almost every new product, capacity expansion, and cost saving initiatives. Capital expense represents an organisation change and requires inputs, co-ordination and buy-in from stake-holder groups for successful execution.

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February 3, 2022

Growing and Tech-Hungry: Insights for Food and Beverage Manufacturers

ON DEMAND Tune into this Food Engineering Webinar to learn how other manufacturing businesses with <$250 million in annual revenue are setting priorities and managing their current realities.

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Food Automation & Manufacturing Symposium and ExpoFOOD ENGINEERING’s 23rd annual Food Automation & Manufacturing Symposium and Expo brings processors and suppliers face-to-face with the future of food manufacturing. Join us in Miami to learn about the latest advances in engineering, automation, sustainability and food safety.

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