Food Engineering is the food & beverage industry's leading manufacturing publication. FE's exclusive editorial focuses on processing, packaging, automation and food safety issues, critical for Plant Operations, Engineering, Production, Packaging and senior management at food & beverage manufacturing companies.

Food Engineering brings full coverage on flexible manufacturing, advanced information exchange, and the changing role of the food engineer. The articles are a blend of processing technology updates, worldwide food manufacturing trends, and case histories.

Food Engineering is edited for the cross-functional manufacturing management team at North American food and beverage processing companies. It is edited for executives with job titles in General Administration, Plant Operations, Engineering, Research and Development and Purchasing.

Each issue of Food Engineering features updates on regulatory affairs, food safety, and food packaging, as well as new product information, in-plant-systems and applications, and extensive coverage of new and emerging processing and packaging technologies-from automation and sanitation to extended shelf life systems, energy management, and maintenance. (magazines.com)

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Cover Story: Sustaining Your Energy Action Plan
by Wayne Labs, Senior Technical Editor

Lines are shut down. No one’s in the plant—except for the energy thieves. Look around. Conveyors are running but moving nothing, their noise masking whistles and hisses escaping from ineffective pneumatic shut-off valves, leaky joints and air lines while compressors work overtime to feed the leaks. Plant lighting is up bright. A/C is, ah, so comfortable at 67°F. Hot water drips from “shut-off” cleaning systems. Fans and blowers circulate air. Pumps maintain pressure. Steam emanates from unknown sources.

Energy consultants have seen this tableau again and again. “I can generally tell within 15 minutes whether a plant has the opportunity to save substantial dollars or if they’re on top of their game,” says Paul Miles, manager of marketing technical services, PECO. Miles came to the Philadelphia-based utility as an internal energy consultant for Nestlé, where he was responsible for finding ways to cut energy costs at individual plants and labs around the country. Now he consults with industrial and commercial customers to help them save costs on energy.

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