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title: A Food Plant Reality Check
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Let's have some fun with the reality of the food and beverage industry.

| View in browser PRODUCTS REWARDS CONTACT If Food Processing Equipment Could Talk   Food & beverage plants are some of the toughest environments automation will ever face. Heat, moisture, chemicals, vibration ... and then we add high-pressure washdowns just to keep things interesting.   Most automation failures in food plants aren’t caused by bad equipment. They’re caused by good equipment being used in brutal conditions.   We get it, and we're here to help you tackle some of these common issues in food and bev processing plants.   Here are two blogs to get you started before we dive into specific products: 3 Things Every Food and Beverage OEM Wishes Their Supplier Understood The 5 Most Commons Ways Food Plants Accidentally Kill Automation Equipment Master Your Conveyor's Timing A perfect pizza is about precise conveyor timing. Here is why you will love the Dart MD10P: Consistent Results - closed-loop feedback holds speed to +/- 0.5rpm Display Shows Process Time in minutes and seconds Set It and Forget It - programmable limits Stop letting your conveyors wing it! Read more about it here. Ditch the Plastic Bags: Your Stack Lights Deserve Better Using plastic bags on your components is not the answer. Why is the IP69K Patlite LR6+FB295 a favorite for the food and bev industry? True IP69K Rating  Proven Performance  Perfect for Critical Monitoring Read full blog here Stop improvising and start protecting! Here's the most popular in the series. Solve Three Food & Beverage Headaches with a Smarter Drive Whether you're stirring up small batches of beverages or mixing industrial-scale ingredients, the Invertek OptiDrive E3 can solve three common headaches: Built For Spray Down - NEMA 4X/IP66-rated purple enclosure Mounts Where You Need It - no more bulky cabinets, bolt directly onto conveyors and mixers Set It and Forget it- faster commissioning and lower service calls Read Full Blog Here If lower energy costs, fewer breakdowns and simple solutions sound good to you, find your Invertek OptiDrive E3 now.   Precision Meets Flavor - Your Game Changer for Food and Beverage Have you ever opened a smoker only to find your meat overdone? Or worse, undercooked?    NOVUS N1030 PID controller and N321 digital thermostat replace analog guesswork with digital precision for:   ✓ Meat smokers & dehydrators ✓ Brewery keg washing systems ✓ Pizza ovens & baking equipment ✓ Honey extraction & cannabis oil dosing ✓ Humidified food heaters   In food and beverage applications, quality is measured in degrees ... and NOVUS makes every one count!   Additional Blogs and Links for you: Hidden Ways Food Plants Damage Automation Dart Conveyor Solutions Washdown is Relentless Food and Beverage OEMs Play By Different Rules Invertek Drives Power Food & Bev From Grain to Glass What Do Those NEMA Ratings Really Mean? Did you Know about Novus Brew? Energy Savings at a Mexican Tequila Producer Visit our Food and Beverage Industry Page Machine Down? Can't Find a Replacement? Need it tomorrow? We can do that! Whether we ship it today from our stock, ship direct from our manufacturer's inventory or you pick it up, we can get it to you.   Contact Us A proudly independent and women-owned industrial controls distributor since 1984 Marshall Wolf Automation, Inc., 210 Dowdle Ct, Unit 1, Algonquin,  IL 60102 (847) 658-8130 Unsubscribe     Manage Preferences |
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