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  1. An Introduction To Product Inspection And Tracking Solutions For The Cannabis Industry 7/28/2020

    As the cannabis market grows, so does regulatory agency cannabis tracking requirements. Let's look at some of the cannabis hardware and software packaging solutions that provide increased profitability and reporting accuracy.

  2. A Guide To Weigh Cell Technologies For Food And Pharma Industries 7/28/2020

    For parcel processing, as well as food and healthcare packaging, recent technology advancements have made in-motion weighing operations more precise and profitable. The latest and greatest catchweighers and checkweighers incorporate weigh cells featuring Electro-Magnetic Force Restoration, or EMFR. In addition, combining EMFR with AVC (Active Vibration Compensation) enables accurate product weight measurements.

  3. Achieve A Higher Level Of Food Safety With Selectscan Metal Detection 7/21/2020

    Food safety, product quality and brand protection are of foremost concern to food processors. Food inspection technology manufacturers are responding with new inspection solutions to better detect metal foreign objects – the most common contaminant type – to help food processors achieve the detection parameters they need and to meet the increasing number of inspection compliance programs that retailers are requiring to do business with their suppliers.

  4. Seal-Sensor Airborne Ultrasonic Technology 7/9/2020

    Seal-Sensor™ is an Airborne Ultrasonic Technology that inspects pouch seals non-destructively 100% online for defects. Seal-Sensor detects incomplete seals, partial or weak areas in seals, and common seal defects that affect product quality and shelf-life.

  5. Heartbeat Technology: Taking The Pulse Of Your Measurement 7/1/2020

    You would like to increase your plant availability and reduce costs? Heartbeat Technology guarantees permanent diagnostics and verification without process interruptions.

  6. Adapting To New Consumer Habits In The Wake Of Coronavirus 6/30/2020

    As the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on industries across the globe, consumers are drastically changing their habits. The shakeup has been especially pronounced in the food sector, where in-person shopping is no longer being done as frequently and groceries are increasingly being ordered for delivery. Food producers are making aggressive changes to adapt to the new landscape. Remote monitoring and analytics provide the tools necessary to stay ahead of the curve.

  7. Optimal Ultrafiltration Uses For Beverage And Dairy Companies 6/29/2020

    When you’re sipping on a cold soda or snacking on a creamy piece of cheese, you probably don’t really think about what went into making your food or beverage. Aside from the automated production-line machines, one of the most important things that goes into the making of any soda, juice, wheel of cheese, or gallon of milk is water. Producing beverages and dairy products uses substantial amounts of water within production processes.

  8. Milk Receiving And Cream Load Out Metering 6/22/2020

    Entrained micro bubbles in the milk cause measurement challenges. A mass flowmeter solution ensures accurate measurement of milk received or cream outload.

  9. Packaged Wastewater Treatment: A Recipe For Success 6/22/2020

    Food and beverage wastewater treatment demands often fluctuate more drastically than municipal wastewater applications in terms of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) relating to the foods being processed or to cyclical activity. Modular, self-contained systems offer practical, cost-effective solutions to help food processors keep pace with such variability — as a total or supplemental solution. Here’s how.

  10. Making The Business Case: Using Operational Intelligence To Increase Profitability In The Food & Beverage Industry 6/12/2020

    The food and beverage industries are characterized by large numbers of plants with diverse information systems, stringent manufacturing conditions, thin operating margins, and increasing regulatory requirements. This paper outlines some of the expected benefits from a OSIsoft PI System system installation, as they impact key performance indicators (KPI).