While demand for premium foods and drinks is higher than ever, the food and beverage manufacturing sector remains fiercely competitive. Along these same lines, most businesses in the food production industry continue to operate on lower margins while assuming high risks. The challenges the food production industry has faced over the last three years are…
Small to medium-sized food and beverage manufacturing businesses that haven’t yet invested in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software or a manufacturing execution system (MES) may need further clarification on the differences between the two applications. Alternatively, if you’re already running an ERP system, you might whether implementing an MES system is worth the investment. To…
The Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition or SCADA system is a tool designed to help manufacturing businesses monitor and control field devices located at their remote sites. For many organizations in the process industries, SCADA systems are essential for optimizing efficiency and processing information in real-time at their various manufacturing plants. The primary aim of…
While demand for baked goods is higher than ever, many bakery owners are still perplexed upon deciding whether or not it’s a good time to automate their production lines. Most bread and snack manufacturers are familiar with the advantages industrial automation solutions can bring. Yet, they remain unclear on how to identify the critical breaking…
Governments and personal wellness groups have been discussing the harms of excessive salt consumption for years now. Several well-publicized studies have shown substantial linkages between sodium-high foods and cardiovascular disease. While the research on this topic is constantly evolving, recent studies on the impacts of salt intake have led to a series of public health…
Inventory management in the food and beverage manufacturing industry is critical for several reasons, with food quality and safety chief among them. For food production businesses to effectively track and trace their existing inventory, they need to optimize their lot and serial number traceability to ensure that nothing falls through the cracks. Mistakes in food…