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Jim Cahill
1 Sep 2020
Predictive Maintenance Technologies for Food & Beverage Producers
Food and beverage processing facilities typically have quite a bit of complex machinery. Keeping everything running reliably is a challenge for these producers. A September 24, 11am EDT webinar hosted by Food Engineering magazine will explore predictive maintenance technologies to drive greater reliability. This webinar features Emerson’s Erik Ashmore , Vibhoosh Gupta , Stephen Mozia and Jorge Peña . Here is the focus...
Jim Cahill
31 Aug 2020
Building Digital Transformation, One Step at a Time
In a Flow Control magazine article, Seven Digital Transformation Myths Exposed, Emerson’s Brian Joe offers advice on starting a digital transformation program. When we talk to companies about digital transformation, especially companies that have yet to launch a program, we frequently hear two kinds of responses representing two extremes. Either they don’t think the technologies work, or they have inflated expectations...
Jim Cahill
8 Aug 2020
Choosing Temperature Instrumentation Should Begin with Understanding the Process
In a Process Heating magazine article titled Questions to Ask About Temperature Measurement Applications , Emerson’s Sarah Kendrick helps engineers work through the critical temperature application design process. Imagine this: One of your process engineers comes to you, points to a P&ID and says, “We need a new process temperature measurement right here. Take care of it.” What is the first thing...
Jim Cahill
13 Jul 2020
Digital Twin for Successful Product Startups
Food & beverage manufacturers must be nimble in project execution to take advantage of frequent changes in market demands. A rapidly advancing technology to aid in successful project execution is Digital Twin. The Digital Twin is a representation of the physical plant assets (i.e. process equipment, instrumentation and controls) and the processes that take place within them (i.e. chemical reactions, separation processes...
Jim Cahill
29 Jun 2020
Modernizing Clean in Place Operations
In hygiene-critical industries such as food & beverage and the Life Sciences, clean-in-place (CIP)-operations provide the cleaning and sterilization required for the products manufactured. This cleaning process is performed on equipment, piping and vessels to assure the level of hygiene required for the next production run. Emerson’s Marcus Parsons shared with me that food & beverage manufacturers who modernize their...
Jim Cahill
17 Jun 2020
Digital Transformation Roadmap Initiative for CPG Manufacturers
Earlier this year, leaders from consumer-packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) joined a meeting at Emerson’s Austin area facility. The meeting was co-hosted by the PMMI’s OpX Leadership Network and Industry Relations Committee . The goal was to identify a path forward to create a digital transformation roadmap for the members of the PMMI trade organization . Emerson’s Marcus...
Jim Cahill
18 May 2020
Mass Balance Food and Beverage Processes
In an earlier post, Optimizing Food and Beverage Machinery Performance , I discussed with Emerson’s Marcus Parsons about the role of advanced analytics in monitoring the health of machines used in production and packaging of foods and beverages. The process begins by examining the current operating performance of the machines. Often, adding sensors beyond what is required for control and safety can enable machine optimization...
Jim Cahill
11 May 2020
Palletizer Health Continuous Monitoring
In an earlier post, Optimizing Food and Beverage Machinery Performance , we shared how sensors combined with advanced analytics could keep packaging lines operating more safely, reliably and efficiently. In this post, Emerson’s Chris Noble gives a demonstration of palletizer equipment monitoring. The video is posted on the Packaging World site in a post, Emerson and Busse/SJI Collaborate on Palletizer Health App ....
Jim Cahill
28 Apr 2020
Brewing Process Performance Improvements
Naresh Kumar I think what we all need before slowing emerging from COVID-19 Coronavirus lockdowns across the globe is a good story about improving brewing perfomance. In a Craft Brewing Business article, Precisely control CO2 in the brewing process with high-efficiency automation solutions, from valves to regulators , Emerson’s Naresh Kumar shares the story of a Canadian brewery and a project to improve operational...
Jim Cahill
23 Apr 2020
Optimizing Food and Beverage Machinery Performance
Marcus Parsons Many industries, such as the food & beverage industry, have felt the supply chain shocks caused by the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. Optimizing existing production is more important than ever to meet the changes in supply and demand. I caught up with Emerson’s Marcus Parsons about some of the things food & beverage producers can do to optimize production. He noted that the top priority is to keep...
Jim Cahill
10 Feb 2020
Cheers to the Beer Pipeline Innovation
The city center in the historic city of Bruges in Belgium is named as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to help preserve its rich history. A Fluid Handling Pro article, World’s First Beer Pipeline Utilizes Unique Flow Solutions , describes how a Bruges city center-based brewery required this innovative pipeline and accurate flow measurements. The...
Jim Cahill
9 Dec 2019
Improved Quality with Mass Flow and Density Measurements
Tom Belling For food & beverage producers, managing the quality of each batch can be challenging when there are manual processes involved. For instance, if the raw materials are manually added, variations can cause batches to fall outside of the recipe’s specification. In a Processing magazine article, Monitoring recipe and batch quality in real-time with flowmeters , Emerson’s Tom Belling highlights these and more...
Jim Cahill
25 Nov 2019
Advancing Hygienic Measurement Instrumentation Diagnostics
Joshua Friesz For food & beverage manufacturers, hygienic processing and automation equipment is a must. Hygienic instrumentation has until recently lacked some of the functionality of instrumentation designed for rugged environments found in industries such as oil & gas production, refining, and chemicals. In a Food Engineering article, Advanced instrumentation technologies provide versatility in food and beverage...
Jim Cahill
12 Sep 2019
Beer Pipeline and Coriolis Flow Measurement Technology
Christian Grossenbacher With the end of summer and the beginning of fall comes football season here in the U.S. And what better way to start the season than a good success story about quality beer production. In a Flow Control Magazine article, Coriolis Meters Keep the Beer Flowing , Emerson’s Christian Grossenbacher shares how a Belgium brewery installs the world’s first beer pipeline with critical flow measurements...
Jim Cahill
29 Aug 2019
Overcoming Citrus Processing Level Measurement Challenges
Don Parry Just imagine that you’re an operator in a facility that makes concentrated orange juice and the production process requires you to manually check the levels of large processing tanks in the freezing process conditions. Parkas and gloves are a part of your work attire. These were the conditions as told in an excellent story told in Processing magazine, Radar Level Measurement Improves Inventory Control for...
Jim Cahill
13 Jun 2019
Conductivity Measurement for Optimized Clean-in-Place Operations
Common in the Life Sciences and Food & Beverage industries are clean-in-place (CIP) operations to effectively clean the interior surfaces of production process piping, vessels and other inline assets before the next batch is run. This short, 2:10 YouTube video, Effective Conductivity Measurement in Clean-in-Place Applications , highlights the importance of extremely tight measurement and control to avoid costly waste...
Jim Cahill
13 Jun 2019
Conductivity Measurement for Optimized Clean-in-Place Operations
Common in the Life Sciences and Food & Beverage industries are clean-in-place (CIP) operations to effectively clean the interior surfaces of production process piping, vessels and other inline assets before the next batch is run. This short, 2:10 YouTube video, Effective Conductivity Measurement in Clean-in-Place Applications , highlights the importance of extremely tight measurement and control to avoid costly waste...
Jim Cahill
21 Jan 2019
More Sustainable Food and Beverage Production
More sustainable manufacturing means different things for different industries. For many food & beverage manufacturers, achieving more sustainable production means reducing water usage, waste, and carbon emissions. Emerson’s Melissa Stiegler shared three ways technology has helped play a role in improved sustainability for food & beverage producers. These ways include more efficient clean-in-place (CIP) operations...
Jim Cahill
21 Jan 2019
More Sustainable Food and Beverage Production
More sustainable manufacturing means different things for different industries. For many food & beverage manufacturers, achieving more sustainable production means reducing water usage, waste, and carbon emissions. Emerson’s Melissa Stiegler shared three ways technology has helped play a role in improved sustainability for food & beverage producers. These ways include more efficient clean-in-place (CIP) operations...
Jim Cahill
16 Jan 2019
Improving Quality for Food and Beverage Producers
Consumers have come to expect only the highest quality when it comes to the food and beverages they purchase. Automation has driven the variability of the products way down over the years. But even with these improvements, the average food & beverage producer takes almost a full day to respond to shipments with quality issues. The key to improving quality is to measure quality parameters on-line to address issues...
Jim Cahill
16 Jan 2019
Improving Quality for Food and Beverage Producers
Consumers have come to expect only the highest quality when it comes to the food and beverages they purchase. Automation has driven the variability of the products way down over the years. But even with these improvements, the average food & beverage producer takes almost a full day to respond to shipments with quality issues. The key to improving quality is to measure quality parameters on-line to address issues...
Jim Cahill
10 Jan 2019
Improving Food and Beverage Manufacturing Reliability
Food & beverage manufacturers are driven by consumers not only to maintain high levels of consistency with existing products, but also to develop and deliver new, experiential products. Maintaining consistency and running new production lines require reliable operations to stay competitive and deliver returns to fund new developments. Emerson’s Dennis Belanger , a reliability expert and member of the Operational Certainty...
Jim Cahill
10 Jan 2019
Improving Food and Beverage Manufacturing Reliability
Food & beverage manufacturers are driven by consumers not only to maintain high levels of consistency with existing products, but also to develop and deliver new, experiential products. Maintaining consistency and running new production lines require reliable operations to stay competitive and deliver returns to fund new developments. Emerson’s Dennis Belanger , a reliability expert and member of the Operational Certainty...
Jim Cahill
4 Jan 2019
Food and Beverage Manufacturing Production Optimization
Unlike many other industries in process manufacturing, the food & beverage industry must react much more quickly to changing consumer demands. These rapid changes challenge these manufacturers in their production practices, reliability requirements, product quality needs and sustainability goals. I caught up with Emerson’s Marcus Parsons to discuss the challenges around changing production requirements and how food...
Jim Cahill
4 Jan 2019
Food and Beverage Manufacturing Production Optimization
Unlike many other industries in process manufacturing, the food & beverage industry must react much more quickly to changing consumer demands. These rapid changes challenge these manufacturers in their production practices, reliability requirements, product quality needs and sustainability goals. I caught up with Emerson’s Marcus Parsons to discuss the challenges around changing production requirements and how food...
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