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PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2025 takes place September 29 through October 1 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, bringing together 2,300 exhibitors and an expected crowd of 35,000 attendees...
Sept. 22, 2025
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Discover how to design powerful industrial dashboards that drive smarter decisions, with expert tips, real-world examples, and proven strategies for clarity, contrast, and impact...
Oct. 23, 2025
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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 maintain product quality. This white paper explores...
Sept. 7, 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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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
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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

Powder & Bulk Processing

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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
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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

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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Sustainability and digitalization are increasingly working in tandem to help pharmaceutical manufacturers meet critical business goals.
Sept. 8, 2025
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Process manufacturing quality deviation investigations are often manual, time-consuming and resource-draining procedures. However, AI-driven advanced analytics platforms streamline...
Aug. 27, 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

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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SPX FLOW SteamRecycle
The new closed-loop system recovers 100% of steam, helping dairy, nutritional beverage, and plant-based manufacturers cut emissions by up to 1,000 tons annually.
Oct. 7, 2025
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Stafford Manufacturing stainless-steel couplings
FDA- and USDA-approved shaft collars and couplings are ideal for conveyors, packaging equipment, and laboratory machines.
Oct. 7, 2025
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Camfil Opticone filter
Designed with an open-bottom cone, OptiCone filters lower pressure drop and maximize airflow.
Oct. 4, 2025
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Camfil Gold Series III dust collector
Modular design allows Gold Series III dust collectors to be installed and upgraded with minimal disruption.
Oct. 3, 2025