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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 Engineering June 4, 2006 Kevin T. Higgins	Food Automantion & Manufacturing 2006 Conference and Expo Masters of Innovation Process and product innovation - and engineering's role in mitigating its risk - formed the subtext of this year's meeting of industry professionals.
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 June 1, 2008 Kevin T. Higgins	Food Automation Conference Report Best practices in food safety, asset utilization and sustainability were front and center at this year's industry idea-exchange.
Food Engineering January 1, 2006 Kevin T. Higgins	Igniting Innovation: The Push for Creativity Wringing costs out of operations and overhead is great for short-term profitability, but where are the new processes and products that kick-start growth? Innovative systems and creative new products are the lifeblood of all food and beverage firms.
Food Engineering October 1, 2005 Wayne Labs	Process Control Performance Management If you've been waiting to update your control technologies just to satisfy the government, you might want to rethink your goals in terms of maximizing your profits. Manufacturers that have already updated now have the edge.
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Food Processing September 2005 Pehanich & Fusaro	The 21st century food manufacturing organization Five years into the new millennium, a handful of manufacturing visionaries assesses the current state of American food processing and whether it's prepared for the future.
Food Engineering February 8, 2006 Kevin T. Higgins	RFID Making the Right Moves Despite the glitches, many food companies are proceeding with RFID implementations, convinced the technology will pay off long term.
Food Engineering November 1, 2005 Joyce Fassl	Look back to see forward As they did in 1995, today's processors see the need for greater automation and feel the push from consumers. However, a few things have changed the way we do business.
Food Processing April 2006 Dave Fusaro	Annual Capital Spending Outlook: More ham and cheese! There are some real and widespread signs that capital spending will be up significantly in the food industry this year.
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Food Engineering May 1, 2008 Wayne Labs	Essential Guide to Manufacturing Software New regulatory compliance and commodities prices are just two reasons processors need state-of-the-art software tools to keep costs low.
Food Engineering September 5, 2007 Wayne Labs	Tech Update: MES for the Little Guy Food processors with fewer than 100 employees get a boost from manufacturing execution system software.
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 Processing April 2013 Kevin T. Higgins	Making a Case for Capital Spending Splicing the genes of an accountant and an engineer might help cost-justify plant improvement projects, but a dash of showmanship and passion also help build capex consensus.
Food Engineering May 1, 2006 Kevin T. Higgins	Will you integrate me? Systems integrators are waiting for food and beverage manufacturers to make a proposal: let's become automation partners and stop being strangers in the night.
Food Engineering February 1, 2007 Kevin T. Higgins	Outsourcing Engineering Refining Priorities for New Age Engineers The balancing act that engineering teams must master is outsourcing nonessential jobs while retaining the personnel and talent necessary for innovation.
Food Engineering September 1, 2008 Kevin T. Higgins	The State of Food Manufacturing From recall readiness to raw material and energy costs, Food Engineering readers weigh in on issues affecting workers and the workplace for food manufacturing.
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 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 Processing January 2006 Mike Pehanich	Secure Your Plant Food plants are fertile ground for product contamination from tiny microbes to terrorists. You need a plan that extends beyond hazards analysis and critical control points.
Food Processing April 2007 Dave Fusaro	Annual Capital Spending Outlook: Spend Now to Save Later Some of the biggest food companies are budgeting capital expenditures for multi-year programs meant to reduce costs in the long run.
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.
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.
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Food Processing January 2006 David Feder	Annual Manufacturing Survey: Safe and Secure Once again, food safety is manufacturers' No. 1 concern -- but security continues to be an important factor in plant operations.
Food Engineering December 1, 2005 Kevin T. Higgins	Lean builds steam Assembly industries and the automotive world flocked to lean manufacturing in the last decade. Now, food and beverage processors are getting in step.
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.
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Food Engineering February 1, 2008 Kevin T. Higgins	Balancing Your Automation Standards Best practices in technology deployment and human relations distinguish food manufacturing's masters of automation.
Food Engineering May 2, 2007 Kevin T. Higgins	Elements of Successful Integration The rules of engagement remain a bit fuzzy, but food manufacturers and their technology partners are getting better at reducing the risk in automation projects.
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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 August 2, 2007 Kevin T. Higgins	Meeting the Challenges of Customized Manufacturing How far can food manufacturing push the customization envelope? Quite a ways, according to these food manufacturers.
Food Engineering August 1, 2006 Kevin T. Higgins	Data Automation & Food Safety Identifying your risk is the first step in the decision to invest in an automated record-keeping system.
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.
Food Engineering June 1, 2009 Wayne Labs	32nd Annual Plant Construction Survey The weakened economy has slowed food plant construction projects in 2008 compared to 2007, and total new, expansion, renovation and distribution/storage projects were also down.
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Food Engineering September 3, 2007 Jim Getchell	Globalization: Where in the World is Your Supply Chain? Globalization and outsourcing offer opportunities and risks for US food manufacturers striving to optimize their supply chains.
Food Processing September 2013 Kevin T. Higgins	Food Plants of the Future: Not Bigger, Just Smarter The next generation of food and beverage production facilities will be sanitary, flexible, more pleasant to work in and self-sustaining.
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 September 1, 2005 Kevin T. Higgins	Food Plant of Tomorrow For half a century, the US food industry pursued the goal of the most food at the least cost, and its plants delivered on that goal. But today, identity preservation, waste solutions, new consumer tastes and other considerations are shaping a new breed of food plants.
Food Engineering May 2, 2007 Wayne Labs	9th Annual Essential Guide to Manufacturing Software While software vendors may become enamored with their high-tech solutions, processors are still looking for the basics from their suppliers. Food manufacturers want reliable, all inclusive software that does it all at an affordable price.
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