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Explore sustainability solutions at PACK EXPO Las Vegas (Sept. 29–Oct. 1; Las Vegas Convention Center), the year’s premier packaging and processing event. Sustainability Central will feature expert-led sessions to help end users navigate the complexities of sustainability and what it means for their brand.
Sustainability in food processing and packaging is no longer a trend — it is a structural shift. The challenge for companies is not whether to act but how to act strategically...
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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.
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In the beverage sector, robots facilitate high-speed packaging, reducing human error while maintaining hygiene standards.
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Discover how Backer Hotwatt’s engineered heating solutions optimize hydrogen fuel cell performance—ensuring cold-weather reliability, system efficiency, and advancing sustainable...
Sept. 15, 2025
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It is important to control the toxic dusts produced during processing to protect employee health, preserve expensive equipment and maintaining product quality. This white paper...
Sept. 7, 2025
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Pumps, motors and drives power industrial processing operations, impacting product quality, energy consumption and operational costs. This Processing eHandbook examines pumps,...
Aug. 21, 2025
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Panelists provide tips on how to optimize throughput, maximize equipment uptime and ensure product quality and safety. Now available on demand!
Sept. 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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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
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Figure 1: The maintenance and reliability teams say this flowmeter is operating correctly, but is it measuring the right flow in the right place?
Traditionally, maintenance and reliability teams have been primarily concerned with uptime, but extending those efforts can improve overall facility performance.
Aug. 19, 2025
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OSCO Safety’s ReadySeries Platform is slip-resistant and corrosion-resistant, making it a safer, lower-maintenance choice near chemicals.
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Proactive safety planning and smart investments are critical to protecting workers and keeping operations running smoothly.
July 24, 2025
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Safeguarding machinery
Assessing and understanding machine risks, essential safeguarding techniques, and the safety standards that govern the manufacturing sector are critical to avoiding workplace ...
July 1, 2025

Powder & Bulk Processing

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Reliable agglomerate assessment requires deliberate consideration of sample preparation, measurement principles, testing goal, and data interpretation.
Aug. 4, 2025
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Mennel Milling is continually striving to improve operations.
Food safety specialist Fortress Technology is assisting select Mennel Milling plants in the U.S. to protect product quality as well as safeguard workers, processes and productivity...
Feb. 6, 2025
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Comprehensive rotary drum training empowers companies to recognize problems before they become larger and more costly issues.
Jan. 2, 2025
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An understanding of transfer chute design principles can help keep bulk solid materials flowing in your process (but may not make you a better snowboarder).
Dec. 18, 2024

Pumps, Motors & Drives

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
Unibloc Hygienic Technologies
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Stainless-steel pumps offer excellent durability, corrosion resistance and hygienic operation.
Aug. 12, 2025
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Eccentric disc pumps are optimal for performance and energy savings.
July 18, 2025

Process Control & Automation

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Sustainability and digitalization are increasingly working in tandem to help pharmaceutical manufacturers meet critical business goals.
Sept. 8, 2025
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Distributed control systems serve as critical enablers, tasked not only with managing process operations but also with ensuring secure data exchange between the plant floor and enterprise systems.
Improved cybersecurity is enabling the integration of OT and IT systems to unlock real-time data flow, enhanced operational visibility, accelerated decision-making and the adoption...
Aug. 25, 2025
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By optimizing energy, reducing waste and minimizing emissions, automation bridges the gap between industrial efficiency and environmental responsibility.
Aug. 7, 2025
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Operational information was historically kept in convoluted and sluggish data storage repositories, but creating insightful analyses requires treating time-series process data...
Aug. 1, 2025

Valves & Actuators

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A custom solenoid valve with integrated manifold for beverage production use.
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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Modular, customizable conveyor systems are engineered for exceptional corrosion resistance and reliable performance across food and beverage processing industries.
Sept. 10, 2025
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Designed to perform under volatile pressure and temperature conditions, the Type 8628VL leverages spiral groove non-contacting technology to deliver exceptional reliability, operational...
Sept. 9, 2025
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Anhydro SmartDry System
The improved SmartDry design increases spray dryer efficiency, productivity and cost-effectiveness for dairy, food, beverage and chemical manufacturers.
Aug. 28, 2025
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Emerson Movicon.NExT v4.4 HMI/SCADA software updates core capabilities and provides new features, with connectivity, development, data management and performance enhancements so end users, SIs and OEMs can streamline the creation and deployment of solutions.
Movicon.NExT Release 4.4 marks a significant evolution of the platform, with performance and user-centric advancements for communications, scripting, development efficiency, data...
Aug. 6, 2025