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Conveying Equipment

Equipment Round Up: November 2022

Oct. 28, 2022
Our editors selected the following equipment to feature in our November 2022 issue of Food Processing. See which products they chose.
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Logistics

How Covid Changed Contract Manufacturing

Oct. 3, 2022
Comans that survived the pandemic and subsequent supply chain woes are gearing up for a sustained period of growth.
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Material Handling

Getting the Food & Beverage Supply Chain Back on Track

March 11, 2022
Rick Williams is on the podcast this week to talk about what the food and beverage industry is going to need to get better at if we’re going to improve our supply chain issues...
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Automation

Opinion: No Better Time Than Now To Automate

Feb. 8, 2022
Pre-pandemic, many companies were “considering automation” in their production facilities. Post-pandemic, you have no choice but to automate in your production facilities.
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Logistics

End Flap: The Supply Chain as Scapegoat

Oct. 25, 2021
The pandemic didn’t cause problems with the supply chain; it exposed them.
Fruits and Vegetables

Onions Cause Nationwide Salmonella Outbreak

Oct. 21, 2021
A growing salmonella outbreak has been traced to onions from Chihuahua state, Mexico, imported by a distributor in Idaho.
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Logistics

The Supply Chain Dilemma: An Inside Perspective

Oct. 18, 2021
Business consultant and member of the AFL-CIO / International Longshoremen’s Association Santura Pegram offers this first-person perspective of the supply chain issues affecting...
Traceability

Walmart Found Guilty of Stealing Tracing Technology

April 13, 2021
A jury has found Walmart liable for $115 million in damages for stealing tracking/routing technology for perishable goods.
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Cleaning, Sanitation, Hygiene

Equipment Round Up: February 2021

Feb. 11, 2021
Our editors selected the following food and beverage manufacturing equipment products to feature in our February 2021 issue of Food Processing. See which products they chose.
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Plant Operations and Engineering

Flexicon Offers Flexi-Disc Tubular Cable Conveyors

June 17, 2013
An all-new FLEXI-DISC line of Tubular Cable Conveyors for the gentle transfer of friable food products has been introduced by Flexicon Corporation.
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Plant Operations and Engineering

Bulk Bag Conditioner Loosens Solidified Materials

Feb. 13, 2012
Flexicon's bulk bag conditioner is recommended for bulk bags containing certain spice blends and heat-sensitive products.
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Plant Operations and Engineering

Bulk Bag Discharging System Transfers Material To Silos

Oct. 19, 2011
Flexicon's Bulk Bag Discharger transfers material from bulk bags into bulk storage vessels at locations unable to receive the material by rail or bulk truck.
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Plant Operations and Engineering

Flexicon Bulk Bag Filling Line Holds up to 15 Pallets

July 14, 2011
Flexicon's Bulk Bag Filling Line is a 15-pallet dispenser that automatically dispenses pallets, fills bulk bags, and accumulates filled bags for removal by forklift.