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Food Engineering
August 1, 2005
Kevin T. Higgins |
Supersonic processing Marine propulsion technology has been adapted to handle pumpable foods, and the developers are rolling it out to processors on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.   |
Food Processing
September 2006
Mike Pehanich |
The future is (almost) here Processing innovation is alive and well, as these five "technologies of tomorrow" that are available today demonstrate. |
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
February 1, 2005
Jim Getchell |
Engineering Brain Drain? New Strategies for Coping Does the food industry still have the engineering competencies to deliver innovation and great bottom line results? It's business challenges are as intense as ever, and the winners will be the ones who can uncover the keys to successfully converting the opportunities to real business results. |
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
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
March 1, 2007
David Blanchard |
Manufacturing's Biggest Challenges -- IndustryWeek's 2007 Salary Survey Responses If you come to work everyday worrying about global competition, finding and keeping skilled labor, raw material shortages, and the quality of your product, you're not alone. |
Food Processing
January 2005
Mike Pehanich |
Where has the engineering talent gone? A decade of downsizing -- and outsourcing -- has sent former food industry innovators to engineering firms -- where anybody can hire them. In the meantime, small entrepreneurial firms have been filling in the design and fabrication gaps for food processing companies. |
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 Engineering
February 1, 2008
Kevin T. Higgins |
Tech Update: Mixers Migrate to Continuous Processing For many products, batch processing begins at a mixer. Thanks to technological advances, continuous mixing systems are making batch an option, not a necessity. |
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. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2007
David Blanchard |
Managing Expectations -- IndustryWeek's 2007 Salary Survey Comments Given the chance to weigh in on the state of the industry, their companies and their employees, manufacturing managers reveal what you always suspected: Things are tough out there, and they're likely to only get tougher. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
Manufacturing Is Not For the Faint at Heart -- IndustryWeek's 2008 Salary Survey Comments When asked to comment on the state of the industry, manufacturing managers throughout the United States share a common concern that the odds seem to be stacked against them. |
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
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
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
May 1, 2006
Kevin T. Higgins |
Tech Update: Sonic mixing and other oddities of the new age As understanding and control of mixing and blending kinetics expands, technology firms are devising systems that deliver new benefits to food and beverage processors. |
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. |
Prepared Foods
October 1, 2005
Edward J. Goldman |
Developing True Product Innovations Coming up with innovative food products affects all aspects of a business, and a new product initiative may need outside help to be successful. An expert affiliated with a product and equipment design firm offers some useful tips. |
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. |
Food Processing
January 2008
David Feder |
Annual Manufacturing Survey: Safety First... But Looking Greener Food safety is still the chief concern of processors, but the `green' trend shot up the charts too; 77 percent see growth this year. |
Food Engineering
December 1, 2007
Kevin T. Higgins |
Delivering the Goods Via Contract Manufacturing Compared to the snake pit that is the contract manufacturing and copacking business, new products are kids' stuff. |
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 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 Engineering
October 4, 2007
Kevin T. Higgins |
State of Food Manufacturing Materials issues are emerging as defining factors in today's food and beverage industry. |
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
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. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2009
David Blanchard |
IndustryWeek's 2009 Salary Survey Comments on Manufacturing at the Crossroads One thing all manufacturing managers seem to agree on is that things are tough out there, and getting tougher. |
Food Processing
October 2005
Mike Pehanich |
Quest for the ultimate cookie What happens when you challenge three radically different product development teams and methodologies -- including a food industry "dream team" -- to design the "ultimate cookie"? |
Job Journal
March 18, 2007 |
Career Snapshot: Mechanical Engineer Mechanical engineers have a blueprint for durable careers. |
Food Engineering
August 1, 2008
Kevin T. Higgins |
Training: The Ultimate Plant Optimization Tool Degreed engineers certainly are needed, but the need for technically savvy operators and maintenance professionals is even greater. |
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. |
IndustryWeek
August 1, 2003
John Teresko |
Fearing R&D's Flight Research and development is an increasingly crucial factor in sustaining the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing amid rapid globalization. Yet experts warn that strategic missteps endanger U.S. technological preeminence. |
Food Engineering
November 1, 2007
Joyce Fassl |
Next up? Generation Gap of the Millennials Food and beverage manufacturers must be ready to address Millennials not only in terms of fresher, more sophisticated products, but also with leading edge technology and innovative, multitasking engineering minds to ensure food safety from farm to fork. |
Food Engineering
May 15, 2006 |
FE TechFlash Vol. 2 No. 5 Coors rolls out "stay cool" bottles, glassware... Food safety leaders Honored... National Animal Identification System data released... People, plant & industry news... etc. |
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 Processing
October 2007
David Feder |
36th Annual R&D Survey: The recipe calls for marketing Annual survey finds marketing playing a much bigger role in every step of the food product development process. |
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. |
Global Services
April 2, 2008
Adyasha Sinha |
Changing Lanes with ESO A product may be "Made in China" or "Made in U.S.A." but it's the "Engineered Globally" tag that is up for grabs |
Food Processing
March 2005
Mike Pehanich |
Designing food safety into your plant Don't make food safety an afterthought. Carefully planning the design and materials used in your plant can help insure the safety of your food production. HACCP programs and AMI's 'Eleven Principles' are good starting points. |
Food Engineering
April 1, 2005
Kevin T. Higgins |
Package Pizzazz Meets Real-Life Processing New-look containers and packages with enhanced functionality are pouring out of R&D labs, but turning them into production-friendly containers is where the rubber meets the road. |
Food Engineering
March 11, 2009 |
Tech Flash Vol. 5 No. 5 FDA Recall tool online... Food and beverage market holds its own in economic crisis... FDA limited in dietary supplement/food regulation... China steps up food safety... Pilgrim's Pride idles three plants... etc. |
Food Engineering
September 5, 2007
Kevin T. Higgins |
A Higher Sanitary Bar From the machines to process food and beverage to the floors they rest on, the sky's the limit when it comes to sanitary design in today's plants. |
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. |
Food Processing
December 2007
Mike Pehanich |
Mass Production Meets Custom Manufacturing It's a blend of new and old in Mars' Hackettstown, N.J., plant, where the 21st century technology of My M&M'S meets the 24-hour production of an American icon. |
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
May 2010
David Feder |
2010 R&D Survey: Recovery in Development After two years of economic limbo, our annual R&D Survey shows things might just be picking up as promised. |
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 Processing
July 2007
David Feder |
Salary Survey: Sweet Rewards A survey of food industry professionals reveals the facts and figures on money, stress and job satisfaction. |
Food Processing
February 2012
Dave Fusaro |
The Food Industry Fights Back On obesity, food safety, 'questionable' ingredients, the industry can do a better job of tactfully defending itself; the key is transparency. |
