Moisture Measurement Improves Manufacturing Quality
The moisture content in a product can have serious effects on its final quality. Controlling and adjusting the moisture content throughout the process can eliminate many common manufacturing issues....
View ArticleCase Study: New Packaging Solves Improves Cost, Aesthetics While Extending...
Vacuum skin packaging (VSP) is a type of packaging where a product is placed on a piece of tray (plastic or cardboard) and a thin barrier film is softened by heat and draped over the product on the...
View ArticleQ&A: How the U.S. Election Will Affect Tariffs
James Vanderloo is the station manager of OEC Group Milwaukee, a division of OEC Group, a global freight forwarder based in New York that provides comprehensive logistics services and is a leading...
View ArticleCreating the Perfect Thanksgiving Meal
Thanksgiving dinner: the annual marathon of kitchen chaos, time crunches and the occasional family squabble over cranberry sauce. For many, it’s the ultimate test of culinary coordination, but the...
View ArticleBreweries Providing Flexibility in Batch Control
Breweries understand the importance of batch control to ensure both quality and productivity. When the International Society of Automation first published its ANSI/ISA88 standards in 1995, the goal was...
View ArticleBasic Strategies Will Have to Evolve
Sometimes the most difficult part of change is actually recognizing it. At least this seems to be the case with some elements of industrial cybersecurity. While tactics and strategies don't always...
View ArticleSafety Culture: Examining Common Shortcomings
Process safety improvements are top of mind for North American organizations seeking to minimize the costs, liabilities, disruptions, and consequences of violations. Most importantly, a well-defined...
View ArticleQ&A: Better-for-You Food a Promising, Yet Challenging Emerging Industry
Better-for-you (BFY) food brands are having a moment. More than one-third of the food and beverage companies on this year's Inc. 5000 list, which compiles the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., are...
View ArticleWhat We Learned in '24 to Improve in '25
OT cybersecurity saw significant challenges and advancements in 2024, from addressing high-profile incidents to maturing risk management. These learnings from 2024 will shape how industries tackle...
View ArticleThe Realities of Critical Infrastructure Security
The past 16 years, starting with the STUXNET worm up to the Colonial Pipeline attack, have shown us that critical infrastructure attacks can have significant real-world repercussions. One significant...
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