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• Food Packaging Case Study – Part 3: Carton & Case Count Reductions

  Food Packaging Case Study: Carton & Case Count Reductions Imagine you’ve been tasked with leading a high-profile capital project that will impact multiple lines at every site in your manufacturing network. Marketing is driving R&D to change package formats to meet the demands of key retail customers, Planning is projecting growth, and it’s up to […]

  Read MoreBrandon Grodi, PE / Food & Beverage Engineering  / Food and Beverage Manufacturing  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Packaging Process Improvement  / Pre-Engineering Consulting Services  / Preliminary Engineering Assessments  / Estimating  / Planning 

• Preventing Water Hammering in Food and Beverage Applications

  Preventing Water Hammering in Food and Beverage Applications Hydraulic shock, commonly known as water hammer, causes a slamming or banging noise through vibration in piping. These vibrations wreak havoc in many production systems, and are especially prevalent in the food and beverage industry, where Clean In Place (CIP) applications require quick valve closures for maximum […]

  Read MoreJeremy Runk, PE / CIP  / Clean in Place  / Hydraulic Shock  / Parallel Divert Valve  / Process Simulation  / Sanitary Divert Valve  / Estimating  / Improvement  / Planning  / Quality  / Upgrades 

• How Modern Grain Hazard Monitoring Control Systems Cut Risks

  How Modern Grain Hazard Monitoring Control Systems Cut Risks Grain hazard monitoring is a critical issue for the grain industry and food and agriculture companies. The accumulation of grain dust in a storage facility can produce a deadly explosion, such as the 2017 explosion at Didion Milling in Wisconsin that killed five and injured twelve. […]

  Read MoreTony Ferguson / Arc Flash  / Control System Upgrade  / Food Manufacturing  / Grain Hazard Monitoring Systems  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Multidiscipline Engineering  / Estimating  / Planning  / Safety  / Integrations  / Upgrades 

• Food Packaging Changes – Part 2: Preliminary Engineering Assessments

  Food Packaging Changes – Part 2: Preliminary Engineering Assessments Even a “minor format change” in food product packaging can have a major impact on a capital project’s cost and the final cost of goods. Our three-part series on preliminary engineering methodology explains how preliminary engineering assessments help food manufacturers investigate alternative packaging specifications and project […]

  Read MoreBrandon Grodi, PE / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Packaging Process Improvement  / Pre-Engineering Consulting Services  / Estimating  / Planning 

• Food Packaging – Part 1: Hidden Project Risks in Carton & Case Count Reductions

  Food Packaging – Part 1: Hidden Project Risks in Carton & Case Count Reductions As marketing teams in the food industry battle for the consumer’s attention on the shelf, they must also meet the needs of retailers with packaging that takes less shelf space and increases product turns. These retailer requirements often lead to packaging redesigns […]

  Read MoreBrandon Grodi, PE / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Packaging Process Improvement  / Pre-Engineering Consulting Services  / Estimating  / Planning