Food Material Handling White Papers & Articles
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Are You Effectively And Efficiently Monitoring Your Cold Chain?
10/21/2015
The cold chain is the uninterrupted path along which temperature-sensitive products travel from the manufacturer to the consumer and plays a major role in the food industry’s supply chain. But, a successful cold chain requires monitoring and validating all of the cold chain’s components. Here are a few guidelines to help ensure your company’s cold chain is effective and efficient.
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Is The Trans-Pacific Partnership A Boon For The U.S. Food & Beverage Industry?
9/30/2015
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is being promoted as a boon to U.S. agri-food exports to Asia, but is it? Tariffs may be falling, but increasing regulatory barriers to trade seem to be rising in their place, raising questions about just how free or fair U.S. trade is with other nations.
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How Converting To All Food-Grade Lubricants Reduces Contamination Risk
9/25/2015
Look inside the lubricant cabinet of a food or beverage manufacturing plant and it's surprising what you find. Upon close inspection, you’ll see the cabinet isn’t holding only food-grade (NSF H1) lubricants. The cabinet may also contain cleaners, glue removers, and penetrating sprays, which often turn out to be just industrial chemicals and/or degreasers.
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Industrial Vacuums And Your Dust Control Program
9/16/2015
Sweeping or blowing of fugitive dust during housekeeping is widely discouraged by OSHA and the NFPA for nearly all industries. Though seemingly benign, dusts actually create an assortment of hazards that include flying particles that can lead to eye injury, slip hazards, and ergonomic injuries. The most serious hazards surrounding the sweeping and blowing of dust, such as respiratory and explosion hazards, threaten lives. This white paper explains how using industrial vacuums in your food manufacturing facility can prevent issue created by fugitive dust.
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The Bagging Triangle: Food Packaging Concept Builds Value At Every Corner
7/23/2015
Dry bulk packaging is a simple yet sensitive balancing act. Maximum efficiency and productivity are at the center of a triangle, with product, bag, and machine at the vertices. This delicate balance is called The Bagging Triangle. It describes the relationships between the three corners and how the right combination can positively impact an operation’s bottom line. It’s a simple concept; a shift or change in one corner — the product, bag, or machine — necessitates a change in one or sometimes both of the others.
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Factors To Consider When Sourcing Pneumatic Conveying Systems For Powders That Are Difficult To Move
7/9/2015
It’s important to know before purchasing or repurposing a pneumatic conveying system whether the materials may be difficult to convey. Although it is a challenge to move difficult powders with a pneumatic conveying system, it’s not impossible. This article will explain and provide solutions to moving difficult materials in a pneumatic conveying system.
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Combustible Dust Standards: Is Your Company OSHA Compliant?
7/7/2015
Sometimes the smallest particles can be the biggest threat to industrial food processing operations. When those particulates are in the form of combustible dust, the results can be catastrophic. Assess your food processing area’s combustible dust levels before it is too late.
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Food Blending & Mixing 101: How The Right Processes Create Your Ideal Product
6/17/2015
Food blending and mixing processes are here to stay. The growth of dairy, chemical, and food reconstitution has forced food product offerings to evolve into what they are today. If the customer isn’t reconstituting, they are probably adding ingredients or batching different recipes. That said, versatility and speed are the two most important factors that manufacturers must address in the blending and mixing sector.
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How Flavor Measurement Instruments Help Ensure Food Quality
6/17/2015
Currently, there is no analytical method to measure food flavor except for sensory panels. However, a flavor measuring instrument can assign a value to food flavor which enables food processors to measure and monitor food flavor during production. By measuring flavor, production lines can be adjusted to the most efficient production rate and energy cost needed to obtain the pinnacle of flavor.
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A Plant Manager’s Guide To Stretch Wrap Equipment And Savings
6/5/2015
When searching for the perfect stretch wrapper, you’re likely faced with an overwhelming amount of machine choices. For a lot of people, it’s important to buy a high-quality machine. High quality means the machine is safe, easy-to-use, and requires minimal maintenance. But, people shouldn't forget about getting the most value out of an end-of-line packaging machine and the features that make it efficient.