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Food Plant Update

A former staple of FOOD ENGINEERING is getting updated as an eNewsletter.




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Tyson Foods Opens Virginia Production Plant

The company has opened a $300 million fully-cooked food production facility in Danville, Va.




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Emmi Roth Debuts New Headquarters

The new 158,000-sq.-ft. building also houses Emmi Roth’s new state-of-the-art conversion facility, which will cup, bag, wedge, shred and crumble the company’s cheese products for a variety of brands.




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Tyson Foods Opens Production Facility

The Bowling Green, Kentucky facility was built to handle an expansion of the company’s bacon production capabilities.




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Crystal Farms Puts its Wisconsin Community and Employees First

Situated between Madison and Milwaukee, Wis., on Interstate 94 in a 7,000-resident town called Lake Mills lies Crystal Farms Dairy Co.’s plant. 




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Taking Old-World Processes Into the New World

The JBS Principe facility is FOOD ENGINEERING’s 2024 Plant of the Year for its daring modern take on traditional Italian-style dried meat production.




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Marson Foods Opens $35M Commercial Bakery, D.C. in St. Louis County

The modern distribution facility includes 12,000 sq. ft. of fully automated freezer capacity, end-to-end research and development capabilities, automated production lines to increase sales capacity, and space for five additional production lines. 




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There Was Plenty to See at FA&M 2024

Even though there were only six months in between iterations, FA&M still delivered on the networking and educational content.




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Overcoming Adversity to Implement Sustainability

A project team undaunted by constant challenges comes through for an on-time delivery of Meati’s Mega Ranch, FOOD ENGINEERING’s 2024 Sustainable Plant of the Year.




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PepsiCo Beverages North America Opens New Warehouse And Distribution Center

PBNA tripled its local warehouse footprint with the relocation of its former downtown Nashville distribution warehouse facility.




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Frozen Dessert Maker Maintains Authenticity with In-house Processing

Kaurina’s Kulfi could take shortcuts with its ‘Indian ice cream’ for more product and profit, but instead chooses a scaled up process first used in the family’s kitchen in order to stay true to the frozen treat’s heritage.




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Rapid Prototyping Capabilities for Motors

In a three-step selection process, designers can purchase a motor that is built to order using the company’s online configurator.




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Syntegon Debuts Vertical Bagger for Coffee

The vertical bagger has a compact machine layout for small footprint and good accessibility from all sides.





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    Goodway Technologies Launches DIB-2500 Dry Ice Blaster

    Dry ice blasting technology uses frozen dry ice crystals – that instantly vaporize on contact – to quickly and easily remove very difficult-to-clean soils.




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    SPX Flow Introduces APV Aseptic Pulsation Dampener

    Pulsation dampeners are critical in ensuring smooth homogenizer operation in dairy and plant-based ultra-high temperature processing.




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    Volkmann Highlights Mobile Post Hoists for Vacuum Conveying Systems

    The mobile post hoists are on a rolling frame that enables one worker to easily move the vacuum conveyor into place above mixers, reactors, tanks and other equipment.




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    Key Technology Introduces High-Capacity Vibratory Conveyors for Advanced Applications

    These extra-large, high-capacity conveyors can be engineered for grading, aligning, distributing and other specialized food handling functions.




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    Linde to Showcase Cryogenic Freezing Capabilities at PACK EXPO

    Linde works with food processors to optimize their use of liquid nitrogen and/or liquid carbon dioxide in cryogenic freezing and chilling applications.




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    Kano Labs Introduces Kroil Clear Penetrating Oil

    This new odorless and non-staining food grade penetrating oil features the performance of Kroil’s original formula, with the added benefit of meeting NSF-H1 and Kosher food-safe standards.




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    Ravenwood Debuts Nobac 40 Linerless Flash Labeler

    Ravenwood is now offering the Nobac 40 promotional flash labeler as a standalone applicator or as an integrated option with any linerless applicator in the Nobac 5000 range.




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    AI-Based Inspection System Brings for Potato Processors

    The system includes cameras, AI software, a conveyor and automatic ejection mechanisms with dual drops (one for foreign material, one for culls) to ensure only ideal potatoes reach later process stages.




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    Global Drain Technologies Debuts Circular Catch Basin for 10,000 Series FoodSafe Slot Drain

    Designed for the food and beverage industries, this addition to GDT's FoodSafe product line offers enhanced cleaning efficiency and water flow, catering to the stringent hygiene requirements of food production facilities.




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    Control Station Introduces System Health Monitoring Service

    Control Station has launched System Health Monitoring (SHM), a tiered service offering that leverages intelligence captured by the company’s PlantESP Loop Performance Monitoring solution.




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    Laminator Offers Smaller Footprint, Flexibility, Easier Sanitation and Maintenance

    With precise, automatic and synchronized control of dough sheet length, conveyor speed and number of laminations, the operator has an efficient and effective process, resulting in consistent, high-quality product.




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    Modular Spiral Belts Tailored for Various Applications

    This program includes a range of modular spiral belts tailored for various applications, including cooling, chilling, freezing, proofing and steaming. 




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    Compact Freezer for Energy Efficiency

    The ADVANTEC Narrow brings all of the capacity and functionality benefits of the original ADVANTEC Impingement Freeze, but with innovations aimed at reducing its footprint and alleviating the pressures of high cryogenic gas prices on companies.




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    ABB Updates Freelance Distributed Control System

    Freelance 2024 facilitates enhanced connectivity, faster data transfer, more precise control and monitoring of data together with an improved network performance.




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    Clextral Highlights Vegetable Protein Texturization Technology

    Clextral’s new technology combines the principle of a shear-cell fibration process and the continuous extrusion process.




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    IDEC Corporation Introduces Compact Combined PLC+HMI

    This device combines a built-in full function controller, both onboard and expandable I/O, and a 4.3” touchscreen display, in a compact all-in-one form factor.




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    METTLER TOLEDO Introduces X52 Dual Energy X-Ray Inspection System

    Designed to meet the demands of challenging applications in packaged products, the X52’s proprietary software seamlessly transitions between single energy, dual energy or both modes.




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    Rite-Hite Introduces GuardRite Dok-Gate

    This powered, two polymer-rail, vertical-rising gate is OSHA-compliant, meeting all standards for fall protection and walking-working surfaces.




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    Fristam Introduces FDS Nano Twin Screw Pump

    Its axial movement facilitates precise dosing and metering, ensuring that delicate products are processed at optimal quality levels with minimal waste.




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    Multi-Conveyor Introduces Multilane Conveyor for Beverage Case Packing

    The conveyor’s lanes combine product, making a mixed variety of can or bottle flavors to create a multi-flavor case pack.




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    QualiTru Sampling Systems Launches TruStream Drum Port

    The TruStream Drum Port’s fully contained sampling system mitigates external contamination and exposure to air, maintaining product purity and quality.




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    Travel pro parts specification - Broken handle

    Hello, The side carry handle and the side feet of my MaxLite Air Large Check in Hardside (SKU: 401229942G) luggage broke. Where can I find the specification of the parts (length, distance between the 2 screws, etc.) , so that I can buy...




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    Carry on is 5cm over stated limits- should I be worried?

    I’m due to travel from AMS-DOH-SGN on QR this Sunday and have just noticed my Osprey Farpoint 40 is 5cm over the maximum length. All other dimensions are fine and I’ve weighed my bag and it’s within the 7kg weight limit. Will QR measure the bag...




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    Experiences with XL (130L) rolling duffels-oversized fees or ok within weight?

    I'm going to start a nomadic life soon. I'll need to carry a lot of stuff with me unless I decide to get a storage unit and pick a home base city. I'm hoping to get down to 2x100L bags or preferably a single 130-160L bag that I don't need to...




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    Carl Fredrik The Carry-on

    Has anyone bought Carl Fredrik luggage? I've always been a Rimowa customer but there is no support in Norway anymore, the prices have gone balistic and the quality of the product I was looking at in Hamburg in September didn't look as good as what I...




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    Cruise Focus Travel Insurance

    We are cruising several times a year plus at least a couple of trips to Florida each year. So far we've been buying insurance through the cruise lines but I know an annual plan would offer a better value. Would want trip cancellation coverage,...




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    How early can one disembark from an RC cruise in SJU?

    This is a question for the experienced cruisers. My wife and I have taken many cruises out of San Juan and are planning another on RC this January. Flight options on arrival to the port after the cruise are limited to either early morning (8 am...




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    Make water conservation a part of your business

    The United Nations estimates that the global demand for water will increase 20% to 30% by 2050 to meet the food needs of a projected population of 9.8 billion.




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    New for 2022

    A new year and new opportunities are in motion for the industry, after a (sometimes) bumpy but successful 2021.




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    Novel “raslysation” technique works with non-clear/opaque liquids

    UV sterilization technology works successfully in water treatment plants and HVAC systems, but milk and juices too?




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    The protein system transformation

    It’s no surprise that alternative meat products are popping up everywhere these days. In fact, they have grown so much that Ernst & Young data predicts alternative meat could see 40% market share by volume by 2040 in the United States.




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    Dawn Foods reveals their flavor trend predictions for 2022

    Read up on the bits and pieces of flavor trends and product innovation in this installment of Nuts & Bolts




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    6 trends shaping consumer product innovation in F&B

    Tate & Lyle PLC, a global provider of food and beverage solutions and ingredients, revealed six key trends that are shaping consumer product innovation in the food and beverage market.




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    Forever Oceans signs deal with Brazilian Government for offshore concession for sustainable seafood production

    In Brazil, the company will ocean-raise Forever Oceans Amberjack, known locally as ‘Olho de Boi’ or Remeiro. This versatile finfish is praised for its taste, protein, nutrition and is rich in Omega-3.




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    Plenty appoints agritech veteran Arama Kukutai to chief executive officer

    Kukutai has been an investor in Plenty and a part of Plenty’s Board of Directors since September 2016. Prior to his work with Plenty and Finistere, Kukutai served as executive chairman of PKW Farms, a successfully diversified investment entity involved in dairy farming and aquaculture activities in New Zealand, Asia and Australia.




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    Application software: Updates, connections and design considerations

    With software upgrades, users should not have to relearn what they already know--and user interfaces need to be constructed with the end user in mind.




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    Log4j vulnerability: New IT/OT threat with lots of dangerous potential everywhere

    : Just when IT and OT professionals were feeling a little more comfortable in preventing and tackling ransomware/malware attacks, now they have something new to worry about—and potentially just as insidious—the Log4j vulnerability.