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Automated Recipe Management Strategies for Multi-Product Facilities

Derek MccrettonThe article originally appeared on AutomationWorld.com on October 21, 2024. 

Speedy product changeover is crucial for multi-product manufacturing facilities to rapidly turn around equipment for the next product cycle. Here’s how to address rapid changeover challenges with automated recipe management.

In batch processing operations, a critical aspect of the product changeover process involves the management of key equipment setpoints, ingredients, measurements and process controls that, when combined, make up a recipe.  Recipes are also used to run test equipment to ensure the right test is run with the right parameters on a finished product before it gets to market. Read More