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Food Engineering
November 1, 2008
Wayne Labs |
Feature Article: Rising Energy Costs Modify the Site Selection Landscape Energy costs, logistics, sustainability and workforce issues cause processors to rethink location, location, location.   |
Food Engineering
July 30, 2009
Carolyn Chapin |
The Changing Face of Site Selection Food and beverage manufacturers must plan for change when selecting processing facility sites in today's volatile economy. |
IndustryWeek
February 15, 2012
Steve Minter |
A World of Choices Whether it's locating a plant across the street or halfway around the world, manufacturers face complex and costly decisions on where to place their facilities. |
IndustryWeek
September 16, 2009
Jill Jusko |
In Search Of America's Best Manufacturing Locations Forget about 'one site fits all.' Look for 'one site fits me.' |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2006 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Coors Brewing Co. is spending nearly $200 million to convert... Bud Antle Inc., a subsidiary of Dole, is investing $54 million to build and equip a vegetable processing plant... etc. |
Food Processing
July 2010 |
MRO Q&A: What's a Large, Older Plant to Do? Every facility has just two basic elements to offer: location and people. |
Reason
May 2007
John F. Sugg |
The Folly of Southern Hospitality Dixie leads the way in lavish corporate subsidies. As other parts of the country follow suit, it's time to ask whether such incentives work. |
Food Processing
January 2006
David Feder |
Annual Manufacturing Survey: Safe and Secure Once again, food safety is manufacturers' No. 1 concern -- but security continues to be an important factor in plant operations. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2002
Jill Jusko |
Nissan in Canton, Miss. Nissan's decision to locate in Mississippi was fueled by an initiative to build close to the customer... |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2003
Tonya Vinas |
Mavericks See Niche In Aluminum Extrusion Three executives launch new company, build plant in Prince George County, Va. |
Food Processing
January 2009
David Feder |
2009 Manufacturing Trends Survey: Economy Ahead, Proceed with Caution! Food safety remains paramount and energy's cheap for now, but this certified recession has processors looking to 2009 with hesitation. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2005
Tonya Vinas |
Dell Strategy Includes U.S. Presence The computer manufacturer's North Carolina plant is one of three new U.S. sites to answer increasing demand for PCs. And the plant expects to employ 700 people in the first year of production -- and 1,500 people within five years. |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2007 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Smithfield Packing Co. opens $100-million plant in Kinston, NC... New Cargill and CHS partnership begins operating three milling facilities in Canada... American Dairy to expand to China by 2009... |
Food Processing
May 2005
Mike Pehanich |
How to retrofit an aging plant Food processors looking to retrofit aging facilities to get more out of their capital budgets should heed these "rules of retro" before they bring their plants into the 21st century. |
Food Processing
April 2006
Dave Fusaro |
Annual Capital Spending Outlook: More ham and cheese! There are some real and widespread signs that capital spending will be up significantly in the food industry this year. |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2008
Kevin T. Higgins |
Water Gets Its Due The sustainability bandwagon is groaning under the weight of corporations climbing aboard. The time for water resource management has never been better. |
Food Processing
April 2010
Dave Fusaro |
2010 Capital Spending Outlook: Pent-Up Demand Causes an Explosion in Projects After last year's drop in capital expenditures, budgets for the Food Processing Top 100 survey group are up 19 percent for 2010. |
BusinessWeek
September 12, 2005
Mark Morrison |
A Poker Game For Samsung's Chips Austin and Albany are playing a high-stakes hand -- The two sides are squaring off over a new, $3.5 billion Samsung semiconductor plant, which will come with about 900 high-paying jobs and a secure spot in the high-tech industry's future. |
IndustryWeek
December 16, 2009
Jonathan Katz |
When Plants Restart Manufacturers struggle to find the skilled labor and funding necessary to reopen idled facilities. |
Food Processing
April 2007
Dave Fusaro |
Annual Capital Spending Outlook: Spend Now to Save Later Some of the biggest food companies are budgeting capital expenditures for multi-year programs meant to reduce costs in the long run. |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2009 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Keystone Foods LLC's new processing plant in Gadsden, AL... Sara Lee Corporation will build a new coffee-extraction plant in the Netherlands... Barrel O'Fun Snack Foods Co. purchased 12.5 acres in Phoenix, AZ and began construction of a 144,000 sq.-ft. manufacturing and distribution center... |
Food Processing
October 2010 |
MRO Q&A: Why Do Good Plants Go Down? From a macro perspective the top three major shutdown threats for a food plant could be summarized as: a catastrophic event, a facility's internal operational failure or a facility's external operational failure. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2003
Tonya Vinas |
Empty Plant Attracts Microchip Technology Gresham, Ore., site to employ 200 by year's end. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2007
John S. McClenahen |
Factory Of The Future Get a glimpse now of manufacturing tomorrow. |
Food Processing
April 2013
Kevin T. Higgins |
2013 Capital Spending Outlook: Processors Invest in the Tools of Production, Not Brick and Mortar Balance sheets look strong, but food companies are holding the line on capital projects, projecting only a 5.4 percent increase this year. |
Food Processing
March 2005
Dave Fusaro |
Annual Manufacturing Trends Survey: I need YOU The leading concerns in the food industry involve labor. With safety still the top issue, many companies are creating new positions. Number two is recruiting enough workers to match an anticipated increase in production. Following those are automation, plant security and energy costs. |
Food Processing
April 2012
David Phillips |
Top 100 Capital Spending Report: Greek Yogurt Plants are Stacking Up After two years of 20 percent increases, capital spending looks to be up only 4.1 percent this year. |
Food Engineering
June 1, 2005
Fassl et al. |
28th Annual Plant Construction Survey: Extreme Makeovers Dominate Projects and budgets remain flat as food and beverage processors put their money into updating existing assets and improving food safety measures. |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2009
Kevin T. Higgins |
Cover Story: The Greening of Manufacturing Food plants often outlive the people working in them. No wonder more attention is being paid to their sustainability. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2009
William Sweet |
The Biggest Little PV Plant in the East The northeastern United States is not where most would think to put a photovoltaic power plant. But one just started up in Pennsylvania this winter. It's delivering the watts, but at what cost? |
Food Processing
August 2009
Bob Sperber |
New Lines for Lean Times Adding a new line? The production room can be the highest-value piece of the company to boost efficiency and stretch the dollar. |
Food Engineering
July 30, 2009
Kevin T. Higgins |
Water Efficiency: Don't Let Your Liquid Assets Go Down the Drain Food processors confront both financial and behavioral issues when they implement green water practices. |
Food Processing
August 2011
Bob Sperber |
Market-Driven Manufacturing at Abbott Nutritional From packaging to new plants, boomers, kids and fitness buffs are the real managers of the company's nutritional beverage operations. |
Food Engineering
June 4, 2006 |
29th Annual Plant Construction Survey Measuring Up to a Higher Standard Today's food processors are focusing on the fundamentals -- clean, safe, economical -- but with a twist. The stakes -- and responsibilities -- are much higher. |
Food Processing
July 2006
Mike Pehanich |
Extreme makeover: Plant edition Need to give your food plant a facelift? Start with materials and designs that spell safety, cleanliness and a "spankin' new look." |
IndustryWeek
December 1, 2006
John S. McClenahen |
Rust Belt Rebound? In America's heartland particularly, manufacturing seems to be making a comeback. But only here and there. And how long will that last? |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2011
Aimee Duffy |
Investing in Healthy Companies Doesn't Mean What It Used To Companies need to go the extra mile to shape up an unfit workforce. |
Chemistry World
November 1, 2012
Andrew Turley |
Novartis biotech plant for Singapore The new plant, which will make drugs through cell culture, will be located with the Novartis production plant at Tuas. |
Food Processing
September 2011
Dave Fusaro |
Food Processing Awards ConAgra/Lamb Weston 2011 Green Plant of the Year ConAgra Foods' Delhi, La. sweet potato processing plant not only contributes to a healthier Earth but also to a healthier bottom line for the Omaha, Neb.-based food company. |
IndustryWeek
February 16, 2011 |
Fighting the War for Talent Manufacturers faced with engineering and skilled-labor shortages are taking matters into their own hands. |
Food Processing
May 2006
Mike Pehanich |
Training and sustaining your workforce Processors everywhere are struggling to find workers with the skills to keep plants running smoothly as automation, software and PLCs dictate workforce requirements in the contemporary food plant. |
IndustryWeek
July 22, 2009
Steve Minter |
First Up -- What is Advanced Manufacturing? A tour of Virginia manufacturers offers insights into this diverse category. |
Food Engineering
September 1, 2006
Richard F. Stier |
Form fits function Choosing whether to build a new plant or renovate or expand an existing one is based on any number of necessary functions. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2005
John Teresko |
National Gypsum Co.: IW Best Plants Profile 2005 Faster, Leaner, Greener: Process excellence speeds customer responsiveness at the wallboard maker's Apollo Beach Plant. Power plant waste is the raw material. |
The Motley Fool
June 13, 2006
Rich Smith |
Hooker Furniture Suffers Another Hit Its Roanoke closing will leave Hooker with exactly one wood furniture plant remaining in the United States. Investors should expect to see associated costs of closing the plant slash $0.23 per share from third-quarter earnings, and another $0.02 or $0.03 from the fourth quarter. |
Food Engineering
June 4, 2007
Joyce Fassl |
30th Annual Construction Survey Projects Go Green New construction projects are at their highest level since 2002, as processors demand energy-efficient, environmentally friendly plants. |
Food Engineering
November 1, 2005
Harry Forbes |
Energy Exclusive: Powering Your Bottom Line Energy, where you get it and how you use it, may impact your bottom line more this year than ever before. With the right knowledge, food and beverage plants can dramatically reduce these costs. |
Food Processing
January 2007
David Feder |
Annual Manufacturing Survey: Labor pains Food safety remains the top concern in our sixth annual Manufacturing Trends Survey, with labor issues and energy also topping the worry list. |
Food Engineering
August 3, 2006
Joyce Fassl |
Editor's Note: In search of the next winner Which outstanding new plant construction project, major expansion or highly renovated facility will be the next Plant of the Year? |
BusinessWeek
June 16, 2011 |
Bloomberg View News: Shouldn't the market decide debit-card fees?... Ground a labor complaint against Boeing... |
