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Food Engineering
January 1, 2007
Kevin T. Higgins |
Aseptic processing and packaging: two peas in the continuous pod The difference between low-acid extended shelf life (ESL) and aseptic product is like bologna: how thin do you want to slice it?   |
Food Processing
March 2008
Mike Pehanich |
Turning up the heat in thermal processing Energy costs are forcing innovations on the traditional cooking processes. |
Food Engineering
September 1, 2005
Kevin T. Higgins |
The refined science of heat transfer Anyone can boil or freeze water. The fun begins when scientists and engineers must predict when boiling or freezing will occur with additional components under different conditions. |
Food Engineering
May 3, 2007
Kevin T. Higgins |
Old Fashioned High Volume Food processors insist on maintaining product attributes when evaluating new cooking systems. New technology meets old needs while boosting yield and throughput. |
Food Engineering
June 4, 2006
Kevin T. Higgins |
Engineering R&D: The Power of Reciprocal Motion Many ways to create agitation and reduce retort times have been tried, with moderate success. An English inventor proposes rapid horizontal reciprocation as game-changing technology. |
Food Processing
January 2007
Mike Pehanich |
New Places to Look for Energy Savings Lowering pressures, plugging air leaks and updating your motors can have a huge impact on your plant's energy efficiency. |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2006
Kevin T. Higgins |
Towers of Power Few food processing systems can match evaporators in sheer size and complexity. The top priority now is simplifying the technology and reducing operating costs. |
Food Engineering
October 1, 2008
Wayne Labs |
Tech Update: Thermal Processing In a perfect world, the amount of fuel converted into energy to heat a process would be totally applied to a product, whether it's baking bread, frying chicken or drying a cranberry slurry. Unfortunately, energy losses abound in thermal processes. |
Food Engineering
November 1, 2006
Kevin T. Higgins |
The New Math of Energy Efficiency Mothballing energy management plans probably isn't a prudent idea at this juncture in the nation's history. |
Food Engineering
April 1, 2005
Kevin T. Higgins |
Package Pizzazz Meets Real-Life Processing New-look containers and packages with enhanced functionality are pouring out of R&D labs, but turning them into production-friendly containers is where the rubber meets the road. |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2009 |
Engineering R&D: Pasteurization without drying Controlled condensation pasteurization is being proposed as a salmonella remedy for almonds, though the technology has broader potential for minimally processed foods. |
Food Engineering
November 4, 2007
Wayne Labs |
Sustaining Your Energy Action Plan An energy action plan should start with a thorough analysis of the manufacturing facilities WAGES, that is, the five utilities water, air, gas, electricity and steam. |
Food Engineering
October 1, 2008
Kevin T. Higgins |
Energy Management: Your New Competitive Edge Reclamation of thermal heat is a conspicuous example of the many energy initiatives underway as the food industry rethinks the ROI on energy management. |
Food Engineering
December 1, 2006
Kevin T. Higgins |
Engineering R and D: Masters of heat transfer Jon Shaw, APV's development manager-heat exchangers, discusses the the company's re-engineered binary-drive plate heat exchanger. |
Food Processing
January 2013
David Phillips |
Retort Processing Shakes Up New Interest From agitation to automatic guided vehicles to software, this old-school manufacturing process continues to evolve. |
Food Engineering
June 4, 2007
Richard F. Stier |
Lessons learned from recall Industry group takes steps to stop product contamination. |
Food Engineering
May 1, 2005
Kevin T. Higgins |
Products that slide and glide More processors incorporating horizontal motion conveyors in their packaging lines... Tetra Pak introduces first aseptic containers for the microwave... Unbleached carton board proves more resistant to freeze-thaw abuse... |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
Super Energy Savings 'Super Boiler' provides gas savings of 13% after first year of operation. |
Food Processing
October 2009 |
MRO Q&A: How Do You Calculate CIP Parameters? How are the primary clean-in-place (CIP) parameters calculated for a given food manufacturing process? |
Food Processing
December 2007 |
Equipment Round-Up: Cookers & Ovens For food manufacturers: Add-on microwave... Spiral oven, multiphase cooking... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2008
Michael R. Palis |
Advances in thermal management techniques for chassis design A new approach to thermal management involves separating the ambient environment and the operating electronics to keep out contaminants. A convenient way to do this is using compact air-to-air heat exchangers. |
Food Engineering
June 1, 2008 |
Keeping Sugar's Cool RT Group's new heat exchanger cooled 80 tons per hour of sugar from 110 F to 86 F using cooling water at 68 F. |
Food Engineering
June 7, 2007 |
All-welded exchanger Shell-and-tube heat exchangers for maximum pressure applications. |
Food Processing
August 2012 |
MRO Q&A: Cutting Costs in Boiler Operations We have an older facility, and I am looking for ways I can cut costs in my boiler operations. Do you have any suggestions? |
Chemistry World
April 19, 2013
James Urquhart |
Solar boost for gas power stations US researchers are developing a system that could boost the efficiency of gas-fired power plants while reducing their greenhouse emissions. |
Food Engineering
August 1, 2005 |
A steamy situation turns out better Campbell Foods Belgium installs steam generators and improves production. Boiler fire-up was reduced from four minutes to 35 seconds. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2006
John McHale |
Purdue Researchers Look at Nanotechnology to Reduce Computer-Chip Heating University researchers are looking to mitigate electronic systems heating problems through the use of carbon nanotubes. They have created carpets of microscopic nanotubes to enhance the performance of heat sinks to help keep future chips from overheating. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2009
J.R. Wilson |
Electronic thermal management is heading to the wall Systems designers who are used to boosting electronic system performance by adding ever-more transistors may have to rethink their design approaches. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2005
John McHale |
Purdue Researchers Create Miniature Cooling Device Mechanical engineers have developed techniques for modifying household refrigeration technology with small devices to cool future weapons systems and computer chips. |
AboutSafety
December 5, 2001 |
What Is Heat Stress? Working or playing where it is hot puts stress on our body's cooling system. When the heat is combined with other stresses such as hard physical work, loss of fluids, fatigue or some medical conditions, it may lead to heat-related illness, disability and even death... |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2010
Ellen Kathrine Hansen |
Denmark's Net-Zero-Energy Home With Home for Life, VKR Holding aims to bring carbon-neutral houses to the masses |
This Old House
Joseph D'Agnese |
Eight Homeowners Save Over $12,275 on Energy How? By putting power-saving technologies to work inside their homes. Read on to see if you can do the same. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
IBM to Chips: Cool It! Big Blue's new chip-cooling technique could keep Moore's Law on track. IBM's system, while not yet ready for commercial production, is reportedly so efficient that officials expect it will double cooling efficiency. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2008
Roy Berendsohn |
How Your Heating System Works: A Primer Regardless of what prompts you to take a second look at your house's heating system, or perhaps the first look, you do need to be conversant with what makes it tick. Here are the basics. |
Scientific American
August 2008
Mark Fischetti |
Working Knowledge: Home Heating Pumps That Warm and Cool By extracting warmth and coolness from the outside air or ground, heat pumps can provide greater efficiency and lower cost over the long haul. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2007
Jonathan Katz |
Boiled Clean Cleaver-Brooks races against time to help customers get aging boilers up to compliance. |
Food Engineering
January 9, 2006 |
Heat exchangers New heat exchangers suitable for small- to medium-sized applications. |
Popular Mechanics
January 8, 2008
Logan Ward |
Super Soaker Inventor Aims to Cut Solar Costs in Half The independent inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun says he can achieve a solar energy conversion efficiency rate that tops 60% with a new solid-state heat engine. It represents a breakthrough new way to turn heat into power. |
Food Engineering
May 1, 2009
Kevin T. Higgins |
Adventures in System Integration The success of automation projects depends on a number of factors -- not least of all the skills of the system integrators. |
Popular Mechanics
August 4, 2009
Tyghe Trimble |
How to Mix Beer and Biodiesel: Questions for Sierra Nevada Brewery's CEO As a manufacturer who consumes lots of water and energy, we wanted to be a leader in lowering our impact. |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2006 |
Letting Off Steam Hitchen Foods' horizontal steam boiler boosts steam output for two new cooking lines. |
This Old House
November 2007
Max Alexander |
Geothermal Heat Pump For the ultimate in comfort and energy conservation, start by digging a hole. |
