Sustainability White Papers & ARticles

  1. How Real-Time Data Analytics Powers Enterprise Agility 9/29/2021

    Successful business systems analyst managers must supply executives with real-time data to bridge the gap between enterprise resource planning (ERP) and operational data. When all these data points are tied into an enterprise-level dashboard, such as a unified operations center, decision-makers have instant access to a wide array of vital metrics.

  2. Optimizing Food And Beverage Production Processes With Data 9/29/2021

    Data is the key to unlocking the insights to address these challenges, but it’s not enough just to collect data. A robust operational data management solution and platform is pivotal to harnessing the massive amounts of data generated within food and beverage plants.

  3. The Digital Transformation That Solidifies Consistent Quality And Safety 9/29/2021

    Harnessing massive amounts of data is the key to improved quality and safety management. With an operational data management solution and platform that provides structure, context, and a single version of the truth, operations managers and continuous improvement teams have access to the information they need to thrive.

  4. A Better Approach To Bulk Food Unloading 9/16/2021

    Bulk delivery of basic food ingredients — such as sugar, flour, soy, and food powders — presents inherent issues at the point of unloading. Discover a safer, more efficient alternative for faster unloading.

  5. Why Water Removal From Olive Oil Is Critical 9/10/2021

    To meet the product quality required by the market, olive oil undergoes a decanting or centrifugal step, during which water and other suspended materials are separated from the oil in order to make it transparent. The drawback of this process is that centrifuges are not able to remove all water from the oil. Remaining water is still present and causes a liquid phase separation on top of the olive oil. While thin cellulose papers are used as adsorbers to remove these water traces there are more efficient, time-saving solutions available.

  6. The Importance Of Efficient Wax And Lipid Removal In Olive Oil 9/10/2021

    When olives are processed into oil, the oil that is released dissolves the skin waxes and ends up in the oil and can have a negative impact on the quality of the olive oil, causing cloudiness upon precipitation. Variation in final product quality can necessitate reprocessing of the oils with multiple filtration passes which impacts productivity. Here we explore proven and cost-effective solutions for de-waxing olive oils.

  7. Math Solutions Explained: Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) mg/L 8/23/2021

    Water Online’s “Math Solutions Explained” series, presented by wastewater consultant and trainer Dan Theobald (“Wastewater Dan”), educates operators by explaining BOD mg/L calculations.

  8. Applying Variable Speed Compressors In Multiple Compressor Applications 8/23/2021

    Variable speed control for all types of industrial equipment is readily available on the market with competitive pricing to non-variable speed controlled alternatives, including in the air compressor industry. With the advent of prescriptive rebate programs for variable speed compressors and other equipment, the demand for these types of controls has increased.

  9. Dairy Warms To Digital Twins 8/11/2021

    To meet ever-more-demanding safety regulations and to keep pace with the rapid proliferation of new dairy products, all while optimizing operations across the entire enterprise, dairy processors are increasingly turning to digital twins. This article explores this new automated solution that enables manufacturers to model production processes and asset performance in a safe, virtual environment.

  10. Driving Smarter Decisions With Your Water Data 8/6/2021

    OSIsoft brings you some perspective on how the U.S. water utility sector has evolved – and continues to evolve – in its use and management of data.