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Wayne Labs

Wayne Labs

Wayne Labs has more than 20 years of editorial experience in industrial automation. He served as senior technical editor for I&CS/Control Solutions magazine for 18 years where he covered software, control system hardware and sensors/transmitters. Labs ran his own consulting business and contributed feature articles to Electronic Design, Control, Control Design, Industrial Networking and Food Engineering magazines. Before joining Food Engineering, he served as a senior technical editor for Omega Engineering Inc. Labs also worked in wireless systems and served as a field engineer for GE’s Mobile Communications Division and as a systems engineer for Bucks County Emergency Services. In addition to writing technical feature articles, Wayne covers FE’s Engineering R&D section.

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Cybersecurity

How food and beverage processors can fight cyberattacks

CEOs tend to look at a cybersecurity as a one-time investment, but imagine the results if your virus definitions were last updated Jan. 1, 2015.
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
November 29, 2017
Knowledge of how attacks occur, new tools coming on the scene, and long-term investments in cybersecurity can all help processors stand a better chance of keeping their plants safely up and running.
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Food Safety

Antimicrobials for clean labels

Like it or not, today’s consumers want safe foods without complicated, unrecognizable chemicals and preservatives to ward off bacteria, mold and spoilage.
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
October 16, 2017
Consumers want clean labels with preservatives and antimicrobials that they can recognize and understand: like vinegar, ascorbic acid, rosemary or chemicals derived from organic or natural substances.
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Manufacturing News

How to avoid USDA import refusals with preparation

Recent Brazilian meat scandal shines a light on USDA policies on imported foods.
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
July 27, 2017
Every day around the world, in most countries, food products are refused entry—not just due to food safety issues, but also inaccurate paperwork, label issues and adulteration.
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2017 Plant Construction Survey

Food Plant Construction Survey: Safety, consumers drive expansion

Processors realize that existing facilities must be updated and expanded to meet food safety regulations and increasing and challenging customer demands
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
June 9, 2017
Renovating and expanding older facilities beats building new by a factor of 5 to 2.
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Automation Series

Automated temperature monitoring and control ensure food safety

Automated temperature monitoring and control help ensure food safety during transit, processing and storage, and satisfy electronic recordkeeping requirements.
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
May 1, 2017
Of the major measured process variables, temperature is perhaps the most important in food and beverage.
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