Food Processing - September 2007 - (Page 39) PHOTO: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION Batch automation standards such as S88 and S95 enable management-level control over steps of the production process. Energy pervades Energy is not exactly a manufacturing model, but it’s becoming such a critical piece of the manufacturing picture it deserves a well-thought-out and multifaceted plan. Processing plants are, more often than not, energy-intensive operations. And, as a rule, adding more value to a product increases the overall energy invested in the making of that product. The staggering jumps in energy costs in recent years have had a profound effect on the industry. The good news is some of the total “energy” package of a product is recoverable. As high-fructose corn syrup manufacturers found before their ethanol businesses began to boom, lots of energy has been going to rot among raw material waste. “Energy costs just keep going up,” says Cherok. “Lots of companies are looking at ways to fuel boilers with materials waste from their plants. They are using waste – primarily biological waste – as an alternative energy source.” Converting food waste into methane gas for boiler fuel is a practice with promise. Not surprising, companies that have long handled enormous volumes of commodities, such as Cargill, ConAgra and Tyson Foods, have been leading these efforts. ConAgra Trade Group, the commodity trading arm of ConAgra Foods, signed an agreement with Agribiofuels LLC of Dayton, Texas, to provide feedstock oils for the latter’s biodiesel plant in Dayton. The agreement included ConAgra providing biodiesel and glycerin marketing services. Biodiesel fuel from vegetable and animal fats holds particular promise because it does not require engine modification to be used. The process involves mixing sodium hydroxide and methanol with the oils. The fuel can be mixed with petroleum diesel. Tyson has capitalized on the availability of bio-fuels from the abundant organic materials of its beef, poultry and other food operations as well as tax credit opportunities offered by the federal government’s energy bill for companies using organic waste as an alternative energy source. Among its many and growing efforts, the company has employed beef tallow to power its boilers and bio-diesel fuels in its truck fleet. WWW.FOODPROCESSING.COM http://www.wsus.com http://www.wsus.com http://www.foodprocessing.com
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