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Food Engineering
June 4, 2006 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Bush Brothers & Co. to expand its Tennessee operation... Nestle Prepared Foods to invest in new production equipment at its Jonesboro, AR, manufacturing facility... Organic food processor Amy's Kitchen is building a new plant...   |
Food Engineering
November 1, 2006
Kevin T. Higgins |
Power Protection The harsh realities of the production environment and the ongoing revolution in electronics are behind major changes in the power transmission components which drive plants that manufacture foods and other products. |
Food Processing
February 2010
Bob Sperber |
Plant Upgrades on a Budget ... With Quick Paybacks Whether your food and beverage manufacturing budget is slowly rebounding or your big projects are still on hold, lots of upgrades can be accomplished quickly to offer both rapid returns and long-term gains. |
Food Processing
November 2012 |
Case Study: Better Malt Makes Better Beer And better malt results from a breakdown-free process at Malteurop North America, thanks to triple-sealed bearings. |
Food Processing
February 2009
Bob Sperber |
Motors' Next Big Act The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 will mandate NEMA Premium and other efficiency bumps ... along with quicker payback. Electric motors account for nearly two-thirds of energy used in industrial settings |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2007
Jonathan Katz |
PDAs Drive Mobility At GM Plant New Michigan plant adopts wide-scale PDA deployment. |
IndustryWeek
November 1, 2002
Jill Jusko |
Globe Motors Turns To Portugal Manufacturer's first European facility will help speed delivery of electric motors to vital market. |
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 Processing
September 2010 |
MRO Q&A: Where and how does a preventive maintenance program fit in with our normal routine maintenance program? MRO Q&A is a Food Processing series addressing maintenance, repair and operational issues in food plants. |
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
March 1, 2008
Wayne Labs |
Tech Update: Power Transmission Stainless steel in motors, drives, gear boxes and bearings has captured a lot of attention. But there are some pitfalls. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
Prevent Defense Take plant environments into account before performing preventive maintenance. |
Food Engineering
February 1, 2009
Kevin T. Higgins |
Engineering R&D: Water Cooled and Stainless Improved motor performance and unparalleled energy efficiency were realized in a medium-sized motor project. |
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 Processing
November 2011 |
MRO Q&A: Building a Successful Energy Cost Savings Program How can I build a successful energy cost savings program and get all areas within the organization working together on this critical effort? What have others organizations found to be the quickest items for results? |
Food Processing
March 2012
David Phillips |
Food Production Motors Running High and Dry Stainless motor housings are among the most important features for food and beverage processors with efficiency coming in close behind. |
National Real Estate Investor
January 20, 2004
Parke Chapman |
JV Buys California Industrial Site from General Motors |
Food Processing
May 2011 |
Food Processors Looking Beyond the Motors Equipment manufacturers recommend examining the efficiency of other components. |
Food Processing
July 2010 |
Equipment Round Up: Motors and Drives Rev up your processing engines as we take a look at the latest motors and drives available for the food processing industry. |
Food Engineering
April 2, 2007
Wayne Labs |
Savvy Maintenance Strategies For food processors, a savvy plant maintenance strategy begins with hard questions based in reality. What does it cost when a part fails in your production line? How critical is it to your business? |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
Toyota's Eco-Friendly Plan for New Plant Lean manufacturing pioneer Toyota Motor Corp. will use its model of efficiency to create an environmentally friendly plant in Blue Springs, Mississippi. |
Food Processing
January 2012 |
MRO Q&A: The Pros and Cons of Using a Contract Maintenance Service Given the right situation, contracting for maintenance services can be very effective in allowing you to focus on your main competency: making food. |
Food Processing
August 2011
Bob Sperber |
Innovations Keep Food Processing Conveyors Flexible Luckily for food manufacturers, conveyor technology has not stood still. A number of vendors have introduced innovations this year that move the technology that moves your products. |
Food Processing
May 2009
Bob Sperber |
CMMS Software: Will Work for Food Maintenance software starts out as a generic tool; can become a critical instrument for safety and compliance throughout the plant. |
Food Processing
March 2012 |
MRO Q&A: Assigning Numbers to Maintenance What is a reasonable ratio of plant maintenance expense to plant sales output? |
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. |
Food Processing
September 2009 |
MRO Q&A: How Can Plant Managers Keep up with All the Changes Happening in Every Area of Food Plant Operations? Welcome to MRO Q&A, a Food Processing series addressing maintenance, repair and operational issues in food plants. We've assembled a panel of plant operations experts to answer any question you have on plant-floor issues. |
Food Processing
March 2010
Dave Fusaro |
Motor Efficiency 2.0 By the end of this year, federal law will require all newly manufactured motors to be more energy efficient. |
Food Engineering
May 1, 2007 |
Belt Conveyor InnerDrive belt conveyors from QC Industries feature a 24 VDC motor placed inside a low-profile conveyor frame, offering a space savings over traditional conveyor drive packages. |
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 Processing
October 2012 |
MRO Q&A: Legislation on Food Plant Maintenance Issues Where can I find information on legislation on food plant maintenance issues? |
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
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... |
IndustryWeek
June 23, 2010 |
Lean for Machines Applying continuous-improvement strategies to maintenance can help your plant run like a well-oiled machine. |
Food Processing
July 2007 |
Equipment Round-Up: Motors & drives Adjustable washdown speed drives... Soft-start motors... Motors equipped with internal coders... Aseptic servo modules... Affordable inverter drives... etc. |
IndustryWeek
December 16, 2009
Jonathan Katz |
When Plants Restart Manufacturers struggle to find the skilled labor and funding necessary to reopen idled facilities. |
Food Engineering
September 3, 2007 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Creative Food Products Inc. opened a 27,000-sq.-ft. snack food processing facility... Crown Holdings announced that its Brazilian subsidiary, Crown Embalagens S.A., plans to build a $48 million beverage plant... etc. |
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. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2003
Tonya Vinas |
Empty Plant Attracts Microchip Technology Gresham, Ore., site to employ 200 by year's end. |
Food Processing
May 2010
Bob Sperber |
The Smart, Modular and Automated Plant Conveyor and robotic material handling answer the call for high productivity in challenging applications. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2007
John Teresko |
Energy Management Best Practices To combat increased energy costs, companies are turning to lifecycle cost analysis of motors. |
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 Processing
June 2006
Mike Pehanich |
Controlling moisture in the plant With once-ignored USDA requirements for condensation control compelling processors to take a closer look at humidity problems, here are some timely tips on choosing between desiccant and mechanical dehumidifiers. |
Food Processing
August 2010 |
MRO Q&A: What are the do's and don'ts for food industry maintenance? MRO Q&A is a Food Processing series addressing maintenance, repair and operational issues in food plants. |
Food Engineering
February 1, 2005
Richard F. Stier |
It's a food plant, not a garage Many food plant operators and managers hear "plant safety audit" and think about the processing area. But one of the most common problem areas is actually the shop and/or maintenance department. Here are some guidelines to make sure yours passes muster. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
Maintenance Seers Predictive maintenance tools and strategies diagnose problems before they begin. |
IndustryWeek
January 11, 2012 |
General Cable Corp. -- Lincoln, R.I.: IW Best Plants Profile 2011 After decades of batch-and-queue production, a veteran workforce has embraced the switch to cellular manufacturing. |
Food Processing
October 2011 |
MRO Q&A: Any Input for Forktruck, Monitor and Keyboard Sanitation/Sterilization? Q: I can't find any information for sanitizing/washdown of a forktruck and proper procedures for monitors and keyboards sanitizing. Can you help? |
Food Engineering
September 1, 2006
Richard F. Stier |
Form fits function Choosing whether to build a new plant or renovate or expand an existing one is based on any number of necessary functions. |
Food Engineering
March 1, 2008
Kevin T. Higgins |
The Business Case for Better Maintenance It seems a stretch, but a plant's maintenance department can be a profit center. |
