Schneider Electric Featured Content
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Labeling Inspection And Validation In A Time Of Compliance
10/20/2017
Labeling is an essentail part of product’s description, ingredients, lot codes, and of regulatory compliance. How are automated labeling technologies ensuring safety, quality, and compliance?
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3 Ways To Maximize Return On Assets With Risk-Based Maintenance
10/16/2017
This article details three steps food companies can take to implement transformational changes to increase asset performance, reduce scheduled downtime, lower costs, and boost safety.
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AVEVA Expands Cloud Platform With New Performance Module
10/5/2017
AVEVA announced the continued expansion of its cloud platform, Insight, powered by Wonderware Online. A new insight performance module provides overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) monitoring, asset utilization analysis and downtime tracking in the cloud.
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The Future Of Manufacturing — Moving To A Digital World And IIoT
9/21/2017
Manufacturing has matured recently, with companies implementing systems that integrate manufacturing assets and controls. Continue reading to learn how food operations are changing.
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How To Improve Food Manufacturing Safety By Increasing Asset Reliability
9/19/2017
Research shows FSMA compliance and food safety are the top issues F&B companies have faced over the last several years. This column explains how asset reliability solutions can help improve food safety.
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Is Complex Automation The Only Way To Get Food And Beverage Traceability?
9/5/2017
Why isn't the food industry practicing good traceability “manually” or at a simple machine level? Why does traceability systematically seem to imply large, automated SCADA solutions?
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Three Ways To Extract Value From IIoT In Food And Beverage
9/5/2017
The F&B industry is building an appetite for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). This column explains how IIoT is used to improve quality and safety, reduce costs, and increase recipe agility.
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Improving Uptime With Predictive Maintenance For F&B Manufacturers
9/5/2017
To stay competitive, manufacturers need to maximize economic return on assets. This article illustrates how predictive maintenance and industrial software can help food manufacturers do that.
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Why Cybersecurity Matters For FSMA?
9/5/2017
Immediately after one of the world's most serious cyber-attacks, F&B companies began assessing vulnerabilities. This article details what’s at stake for the industry and why cybersecurity matters.
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How To Optimize Clean-In-Place (CIP) Processes In Food And Beverage Operations
9/5/2017
Existing clean-in-place (CIP) processes are time intensive and waste large amounts of energy, water, and chemicals. New innovations in CIP technology allow plant operators to cut costs in an earth-friendly manner while still conforming to regulatory safety standards. This paper explains how new CIP technologies can improve production efficiency by at least 20% while enhancing the ability to track consumption activity throughout the various steps of the cleaning cycle.