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Controlling industrial manufacturing processes is crucial to ensuring efficiency and safety, as well as the consistency of finished products, in industries such as food and beverage...
Oct. 22, 2025
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The WTP was using a UV System to disinfect its effluent. It was in good working order, but issues arose due to heavy industrial loading containing significant contaminants. The...
Oct. 15, 2025
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Calibration is a fundamental requirement for effective, safe operation of chemical metering pumps in any application. The expectation is chemical dosing pump will be accurate ...
Oct. 9, 2025
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Often two types of chemical dosing pumps are considered when treating water or wastewater, Diaphragm or Peristaltic. The question is posed, which of these pump types will be most...
Oct. 9, 2025

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The company's vice president of engineering talks with managing editor Daniel Gaddy about how they helped a paper and packaging company realize millions of dollars in improvements...
June 17, 2025
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The food and beverage processing equipment expert details how the technology can prevent major losses for brewing operations both large and small.
May 7, 2025

Maintenance & Safety

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The future of contaminant detection lies in smart inspection technologies. By applying machine learning and AI, systems can distinguish between harmless anomalies and real threats...
Oct. 28, 2025
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In this Processing Pros segment, the company's director of business development shares practical steps every manufacturer can take to prevent costly downtime.
Oct. 27, 2025
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Lean manufacturing principles that focus on maximizing value and minimizing waste, including digital tools, will be critical to productivity and supply chain transparency.
For food processors, increasing productivity requires more than efficiency improvements. It calls for systems that embed food safety into the fabric of production.
Sept. 11, 2025
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Wastewater disinfection is vital for safety. Options include chlorine, UV, ozone, and PAA—each with pros, cons, & safety risks. Chlorine offers residual protection, but combining...
Sept. 1, 2025

Powder & Bulk Processing

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Comprehensive metal control measures from Eriez help a popcorn company meet heightened regulations and reinforce consumer trust in product safety.
Sept. 30, 2025
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The vast majority of dust collection system failures stem from common — and avoidable — design flaws.
Sept. 23, 2025
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Singabera's twin bulk bag weigh batch dischargers with flexible screw conveyor systems have doubled the company's capacity over previous manual methods.
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An Indonesian drink mix producer achieves a 100% production capacity increase while reducing labor by 70% by installing twin bulk bag discharging and conveying lines.
Aug. 21, 2025
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Reliable agglomerate assessment requires deliberate consideration of sample preparation, measurement principles, testing goal, and data interpretation.
Aug. 4, 2025

Pumps, Motors & Drives

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Peco Foods partners with Unibloc Hygienic Technologies to increase uptime, improve product quality and save money.
Sept. 12, 2025
AODD pumps feature strong suction and provide a dry prime by drawing fluid from tanks no matter the location.
Chemical compatibility, energy efficiency and containment are imperative considerations when selecting equipment for chemical applications.
Aug. 28, 2025
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A closer look at innovative pumping solutions.
Aug. 14, 2025
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Stainless-steel pumps offer excellent durability, corrosion resistance and hygienic operation.
Aug. 12, 2025

Process Control & Automation

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Smarter factories need smarter security to unlock the benefits and avoid the risks.
Oct. 21, 2025
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How manufacturers can integrate cybersecurity from the start and prepare their workforce for AI and other advanced technologies.
Oct. 14, 2025
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As operating budgets tighten and cybersecurity threats intensify, more facilities are reevaluating whether software-based PLCs are the best fit for safety alarms, interlocks and safety instrumented systems.
A growing number of plants are replacing PLCs with cyber-proof, cost-effective, hardware alternatives.
Oct. 9, 2025
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A conversation with Bosch Rexroth's Garrett Wagg.
Sept. 18, 2025

Valves & Actuators

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In the beverage industry, where product consistency, uptime and regulatory compliance are essential, even minor improvements in valve design can have significant downstream benefits...
June 24, 2025
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Figure 1: Emerson-trained technicians confirm the correct installation of control valves.
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Leveraging expert knowledge and temporary startup trims can eliminate expensive valve damage and costly delays.
April 29, 2025
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Figure 5: For slurries, a Fisher V500 Eccentric Plug Valve with high hardness trim can be a good choice (left). Corrosive liquid flow can be tightly controlled using rising stem valves, like the Fisher GX (middle) or E-Series (right), each with carefully chosen materials of construction.
The global demand for lithium mining, battery production, and recycling is soaring, and these processes make difficult demands on control valves.
Nov. 12, 2024
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This diagram shows the common functional failure points of a control valve. The basic diagnostics available in nearly all Fisher digital valve controllers can detect and alert most of these failures — but only if they are enabled, configured and monitored.
There are three basic alert settings within all Fisher digital valve controllers that provide advanced notice of degrading performance, but those alerts must be enabled, configured...
Aug. 28, 2024

New Products

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The new Pharmafill TC4 integrates stainless steel and anodized aluminum for FDA and GMP compliance.
Nov. 4, 2025
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Gericke’s Pulse-Line PTA PL system applies optimal air-to-material ratios for gentle material handling.
Oct. 31, 2025
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The company’s versatile vibratory tables improve product stability in drums, bins, boxes, and bulk bags.
Oct. 30, 2025
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AFC Dump Clean bag break station
AFC Dump Clean station integrates easily with pneumatic, vacuum, and flexible screw conveyors for seamless process flow.
Oct. 29, 2025