Food Engineering

The new platform is structured into two complementary ranges: EWA/YK-CZ monobloc units, from 20 to 85 kW, and EWYK-QZ modular heat pumps, configurable in multi-array systems up to 2,000 kW.

With Nulogy MOS, manufacturers, contract packagers and 3PLs can manage production, quality, compliance and collaboration within one system.

The ISA-112 Part 1 standard provides a vendor-neutral and technology-independent framework for the long-term management of SCADA systems and execution of SCADA modernization projects.

Monk brings more than 35 years of global technology leadership to Hormel Foods, including 33 years at General Mills, where he ultimately served as chief information officer.

ESI Group’s Strategic Growth Team unites business development, marketing and preconstruction experts into a collaborative unit.

Through a long-term agreement, Mars has secured 70% of the annual production from the Kölvallen Wind Farm.

EIC Alyse Thompson-Richards recaps some recent plant openings and expansions in the food and beverage industry, including DrinkPAK’s East Coast beverage manufacturing facility, V&V Supremo’s Wisconsin plant, Danone’s Texas facility expansion, Cal-Maine Foods’ optimization and expansion project, and MMPA’s dairy plant acquisition.

This technology allows engineers to verify early in the planning process whether the drive concept is suitable for the system, reducing the project timeline and achieving greater efficiency and availability.

A food manufacturer’s packaging line represents both the last opportunity to protect food and the last place where risk can be introduced. Treating the packaging line as a critical control point is essential to moving from reactive compliance to proactive prevention.

It is critical for manufacturers such as food processors to recognize that while AI has the potential to become the "turbocharger" of operations, that transformation rarely happens by simply bolting on use cases.

The cable entries, which consist of a polyamide frame with injected elastomer, have integrated locking hooks for easy installation.

The ground-mounted solar array is expected to generate more than 18 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity annually, reducing the facility’s carbon footprint while providing long-term cost predictability.

Food and beverage manufacturers continue to invest in their operations, but their capital expenditure is more deliberate under dynamic economic conditions

With the K1040H, KRONEN has expanded its range of drying systems by adding a compact, fully automated solution offering throughput rates of up to 1,500 kilograms per hour.

Proper pump selection begins with understanding how the dynamics of each food type affects pump performance.

The proposed facility will feature advanced automation technology and a streamlined design, delivering efficiency gains to Smithfield’s fresh pork and high-value packaged meats operations.

The new oven extends the GEA CookStar product family and addresses requirements for consistent product quality, controlled processing conditions and improved resource efficiency from initial startup.

BHA is used to prevent spoilage of fats and oils and can be found in various food products including frozen meals, breakfast cereals, cookies, candy, ice cream and meat products.

Lupa brings more than 30 years of experience leading complex capital programs into CRB’s national construction leadership team.

You don’t have to go it alone when searching for and maintaining the perfect batch. Through machine learning and AI-based batch control, the arduous search becomes easier to realize.