Facility | Food Manufacturing

Manufacturing Sees 156% Increase in Attacks

Ransomware scams increased by 25% in the first quarter of 2020.

Perdue Farms Shares CDC Report After Facility Tours

Perdue hosted CDC representatives at its poultry processing facility in Accomac and has summarized their findings.

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How COVID-19 Will Affect Manufacturing's Future

After the ‘hurricane’ is over, look for greater emphasis on reliability.

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FDA Encouraging Voluntary Reporting of Closures

New guidance from the agency can also be used to request communication with the FDA on issues related to restarting production.

Amazon is Working on COVID-Killing Robot

It's an autonomous 4-wheeled contraption covered in UV bulbs.

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Supercharging Industrial IoT

Using 5G to fuel blockchain applications could take connected enterprises to the next level in three critical areas.

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Planned Food & Bev. Projects Continue Decline

SalesLeads' tracked number of planned North American food & beverage industry projects has sequentially lowered in each month this year.

Steel factory in Hayange, France, April 7, 2017.

Embracing Robots Helps Companies Add Workers

Job losses tend to affect firms that make changes more slowly.

The Smithfield pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, SD is seen April 8.

CDC Tells Pork Plant How to Operate

A CDC memo specifically addressed the situation at the Smithfield Foods plant in Sioux Falls.

In this April 13, 2020, photo, Kulule Amosa steps out of the apartment she shares with her husband who works at the Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Meat Plant Jobs Perilous Amid Virus

A plant in Sioux Falls clocked so many cases that it was forced to close this week.

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Data: 70 New Planned Food & Bev. Projects in March

That figure is down nine from February and down 19 from January.

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Robotics: Food & Bev Considerations

Robots can significantly boost productivity, but as Simon Whitton explains here, much consideration is required before any decisions are made.