JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020 CONTENTS COLUMNS The Process Dry Ice Cleaning United Fresh 4 23 26 DEPARTMENTS The Pulse 5 Calendar Advertiser Index What's on the Web 24 27 27 27 ON THE COVER 18 FEATURES 5 Road to robotics Food production industry entering era of automation expansion 10 Improving workplace safety High employee turnover can lead to food safety training problems 14 Bridging communication gaps ECU professor focused on improving food safety, communication 18 Purple chips a hit in the Great Lakes Specialty purple potato proves similar processing variety to other chippers 20 Product Focus Section Products from innovative companies PRODUCE PROCESSING 3 23 Robotics can be used in the field or greenhouse to harvest produce, but have greater possibilities in the processing line, says Epson Robots' Rick Brookshire. Page 5