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Case History: Product quality and food safety drive company to search for automated inspection system
FoodProcessing.com
Pure Pacific Organics installs fluorescent inspection system to ensure produce quality.

iPlant
FoodProcessing.com
Islands of automation are giving way to plant-wide (even enterprise-wide) efforts that yield performance analysis and front-office profit maximization.

Turning up the heat in thermal processing
FoodProcessing.com
Energy costs are forcing innovations on the traditional cooking processes.

Food and beverage forum attendees learn from examples
ControlGlobal.com
Building machines for agile and flexible manufacturing is one key consideration among many for the Food and Beverage industry.

White Papers: In Depth Research

Moving to a fourth generation: SPC that lets you do your work
Author: Steve Daum, PQ Systems, Inc.
Posted: 03/27/2009
This paper reviews the ways in which process control technology has moved historically from earliest techniques to the use of new technologies, and introduces the “fourth generation” of statistical process control (SPC) in a new monitoring product that changes the way SPC is done.

Food and Beverages Industries Go Wire Free
Author: Khadambari Shanbagaraman, Research Analyst
Posted: 03/03/2009
An increasing population and growing consumer demand for packaged foods has forced food and beverages industry to look at new technologies that provide flexibility, easiness of operation and constant tracking of the production process. Complete transparency is required along the production process for assuring consumers health and hygiene. This demands continuous monitoring and efficient traceability of the entire production process in the food manufacturing plant. Wireless devices provide answers to the aforementioned requirements in the Food and Beverages industry.

Planning for Seasonal Orders
Author: CDC Software
Posted: 12/08/2008
This white paper discusses the challenges of managing seasonal demand in detail and provides solutions to effectively manage expected and unexpected peaks or dips in demand. Download the Whitepaper Here (Registration Required)

Pitfalls of using 'back of the envelope' calculations to determine OEE
Author: Parsec Automation Corp.
Posted: 10/24/2005
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) — a way to measure true plant productivity — is the product of availability, performance and quality percentages, but calculating OEE is not as simple as it sounds. In this white paper, engineers from Parsec Automation Corp. guide you safely through the process.

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