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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 Engineering
February 1, 2009
Joyce Fassl |
Editor's Note: A New Tradition in Sustainability Food and beverage manufacturers continue to uncover innovative ways to be environmentally friendly as they increase efficiency. |
Food Engineering
May 1, 2006 |
Dreyer's takes home the trophy Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream's Bakersfield, CA, plant honored as Food Engineering's 2006 Plant of the Year. |
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
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 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. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2007
David Blanchard |
You Know It's Time To Outsource Your Manufacturing Technology/Engineering Needs... A Top Ten list of reasons why outsourcing manufacturing makes sense. |
Food Engineering
May 1, 2008 |
Plant of the Year has Italian flair Barilla's new pasta plant in Avon, NY, was driven by logistics. |
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
January 1, 2006 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Coors Brewing Co. is spending nearly $200 million to convert... Bud Antle Inc., a subsidiary of Dole, is investing $54 million to build and equip a vegetable processing plant... etc. |
Food Engineering
September 1, 2008 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Kraft Pizza Company breaks ground on Little Chute, WI, plant... Stellar completes construction of meat processing plant in Seminole, OK... Ottens Flavors purchases Philadelphia plant... Hormel Foods is constructing a new production facility in Dubuque, IA... |
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. |
Food Engineering
March 1, 2008 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Idaho Milk Products begins plant construction in Jerome, ID... Lifeway Foods, Inc. completes headquarters expansion... Riviana Foods Inc. to build new rice processing, packaging plant... etc. |
IndustryWeek
December 15, 2010 |
Things We Learned in the Storm Manufacturing success requires relentless pursuit of operational excellence and a committed, engaged work force. |
Food Processing
August 2009
Bob Sperber |
New Lines for Lean Times Adding a new line? The production room can be the highest-value piece of the company to boost efficiency and stretch the dollar. |
Food Engineering
June 4, 2006 |
29th Annual Plant Construction Survey Measuring Up to a Higher Standard Today's food processors are focusing on the fundamentals -- clean, safe, economical -- but with a twist. The stakes -- and responsibilities -- are much higher. |
Food Engineering
July 2, 2007
Joyce Fassl |
Renewed commitment to employee training may be the ticket For decades, plant worker training issues have continued to plague the industry. |
Food Engineering
August 1, 2005 |
Plant Openings & Expansions MBA Poultry to build new headquarters, final processing, packaging and distribution center... Heat and Control opens facility in China... Cargill expands capacity for natural chondroitin sulfate... Sanderson Farms plans $20-million poultry processing facility and hatchery... |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2009 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Keystone Foods LLC's new processing plant in Gadsden, AL... Sara Lee Corporation will build a new coffee-extraction plant in the Netherlands... Barrel O'Fun Snack Foods Co. purchased 12.5 acres in Phoenix, AZ and began construction of a 144,000 sq.-ft. manufacturing and distribution center... |
Food Engineering
March 1, 2007
Joyce Fassl |
Freedom of Choice More than 100 different topics will be presented at the new PlantTech seminar. |
Food Engineering
May 1, 2006 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Wayne Farms LLC opens further-processing facility... Barilla America building $96.2 million pasta manufacturing plant... Gold'n Plump Poultry invests $38 million to expand Arcadia, WI, facility... Wrigley Co. plans $48-million expansion of Flowery Branch, GA, plant... |
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. |
Food Engineering
June 1, 2005
Fassl et al. |
28th Annual Plant Construction Survey: Extreme Makeovers Dominate Projects and budgets remain flat as food and beverage processors put their money into updating existing assets and improving food safety measures. |
Food Engineering
December 1, 2008 |
Plant Openings & Expansions ADM company opens 500,000-sq.-ft. cocoa processing facility... H. J. Heinz partners in new Florence, SC., frozen-food manufacturing facility... etc. |
Food Engineering
March 6, 2006 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Leprino Foods begins construction on cheese plant expansion... Pineland Farms plans to build specialty cheese plant... etc. |
Food Engineering
December 1, 2006 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Totally Chocolate begins operations in new manufacturing facility... Blue Ribbon Cheese Co. to build a $225 million manufacturing facility in California... etc. |
Food Engineering
June 4, 2006
Joyce Fassl |
Editor's Note: Relying on Innovation to Meet Production Challenges The biggest challenge of food and beverage company manufacturing leaders is economics. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2008
Jill Jusko |
IW Best Plants Program: In Search of Excellence Nominations are now open for an annual salute to outstanding manufacturing facilities in North America. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2006
Patricia Panchak |
Editor's Page -- Benchmark To Stay Competitive It's never been easier to participate in - and benefit from - the largest annual study of U.S. manufacturing performances and practices. |
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. |
IndustryWeek
May 20, 2009
Jonathan Katz |
Ford Plant Restarts Engines With Skilled Training Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1 used lean manufacturing and new cultural practices that helped the plant gain a new engine. |
Food Engineering
July 1, 2005
Joyce Fassl |
Summertime--and the living's not so easy While there still may be Internet doubters among our readership today (34 percent do not use the net for ordering parts), the need for rapid spare parts delivery surely drives the 50 percent jump in Internet usage. |
Food Engineering
April 3, 2006 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Construction begins on Snyders of Hanover's Goodyear, AZ pretzel bakery... Kettle Foods to build a 70,000-sq.-ft. plant in Beloit, WI... Perdue Farms to expand Houston County, GA, facility... Palermo Villa to build frozen pizza manufacturing plant in Milwaukee... |
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
April 1, 2009
Joyce Fassl |
Editor's Note: Drastic times call for a total rehaul of food safety systems This decade has seen far too many food recalls, and in some cases consumers paid the ultimate price. |
Food Processing
April 2012
David Phillips |
Top 100 Capital Spending Report: Greek Yogurt Plants are Stacking Up After two years of 20 percent increases, capital spending looks to be up only 4.1 percent this year. |
Food Engineering
June 7, 2006 |
FE TechFlash Vol. 2 No. 6 SAP turns its focus to food... Bakery sees impressive results from SAP implementation... Marketing of food to teens under review... Aseptic bags tap into foodservice... People, plant and industry news... etc. |
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
March 1, 2008
Joyce Fassl |
The ante has just been upped on food safety Food and beverage processors, and retailers, will not only have to have complete knowledge of their supply chain, but have total control over it. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
Medrad Inc., Heilman Center Plant: IW Best Plants Profile 2007 Medrad Flexes its Muscles: Medical device maker builds wiggle room into its processes to stay lean during demand fluctuations. |
IndustryWeek
January 11, 2012 |
Life Technologies: IW Best Plants Profile 2011 This plant transformation created a true manufacturing environment in a science-based culture and major revenue wins. |
Food Engineering
April 1, 2009 |
Plant Openings & Expansion Nestle announces construction of its largest ready-to-drink aseptic beverage plant and distribution facility... Cargill is building a new manufacturing plant to produce animal feeds... etc. |
Food Processing
September 2010 |
MRO Q&A: Why hasn't predictive maintenance developed faster in food & beverage plant operations? A look at the factors that must be present for a plant to have sufficient benefit from predictive maintenance to justify the investment in measurement equipment. |
Food Engineering
May 1, 2009
Joyce Fassl |
Editor's Note: Innovation was never born out of inaction Now is a good time to invest in food safety measures, HACCP improvements and track and trace systems. |
Food Engineering
October 29, 2008 |
Fuel cell decreases plant's external energy requirements The 1.2 megawatt fuel cell power plant is now the biggest power source for the Pepperidge Farm in Bloomfield, CT, which is now also the largest single commercial fuel cell power plant in the US. |
IndustryWeek
December 15, 2010 |
American Axle & Manufacturing - Three Rivers Manufacturing Facility: IW Best Plants Profile 2010 Driving Home the Benefits of Productivity: World-class manufacturing systems and employee involvement enable AAM's Three Rivers plant to win new business. |
Food Engineering
June 1, 2008
Wayne Labs |
31st Annual Plant Construction Survey LEED provides the tools to measure sustainability in new and existing projects. |
Food Processing
September 2011
Dave Fusaro |
Food Processing Awards ConAgra/Lamb Weston 2011 Green Plant of the Year ConAgra Foods' Delhi, La. sweet potato processing plant not only contributes to a healthier Earth but also to a healthier bottom line for the Omaha, Neb.-based food company. |
Food Processing
December 2011
Bob Sperber |
2011 Processor of the Year H.J. Heinz Co.: A Global Standard for Local Performance Heinz Global Performance System defines quality, teamwork and management best practices for 81 plants worldwide. |
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. |
