PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, the owner and producer of PACK EXPO, is pleased to announce GE Intelligent Platforms will sponsor the Food Safety Summit Resource Center (FSSRC) at PACK EXPO Las Vegas (Sept. 23–25, 2013; Las Vegas Convention Center). In conjunction with this sponsorship, GE Intelligent Platforms will deliver six presentations highlighting the roles of technology and software in food safety and manufacturing.

 

“We’re excited to be part of PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013,” says Katie Moore, global industry manager for Food and Beverage, GE Intelligent Platforms. “The attendees at PACK EXPO are leaders making a difference in the food and beverage marketplace.”

 

GE Intelligent Platforms will deliver six presentations in all, at the Innovation Stage and the FSSRC.

 

Monday, September 23

 

1:00–1:30 pm

The New Age of the Industrial Internet (Innovation Stage)

Speaker: Barry Lynch 

While technology has connected people and businesses globally for decades, this is just the start. Today, businesses can leverage the power of connectivity with the Industrial Internet — an open global network that connects people, data and machines. Get ready to drive new levels of business performance. 

 

2:45–3:25 pm

Track and Trace: Improve Food Safety by Leveraging Raw Material Intelligence (FSSRC)

Speaker: Katie Moore

Manufacturers that use traceability information to improve food safety can virtually prevent recalls instead trying to minimize the impact after a recall occurs. With advanced software, you can trace a product throughout every step of the manufacturing process so you know the origin and destination of all incoming materials and outgoing finished goods—improving food safety by leveraging raw material intelligence. 

 

Tuesday, September 24

 

12:30-1:00 pm

Ensuring Operators Consistently Comply to HACCP Requirements Using Digital Work Processes (FSSRC) 

Speaker: Katie Moore

Help your operators consistently adhere to recipes and comply with Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) with standardized operating procedures (SOPs). The latest workflow software digitizes your work processes to electronically guide operators with step-by-step instructions for greater consistency and reliability. It helps automate and manage HACCP monitoring, integrating production work processes with real-time HACCP testing and enabling faster response to compliance issues. 

 

2:00–2:30 pm

Leveraging Industrial Big Data (Innovation Stage)

Speaker: Barry Lynch

Information is at the heart of competition and growth, and companies that can leverage the vast amounts of data being generated from their operations will come out ahead. Discover how GE’s Hadoop-based software platform for high-volume machine data management enables you to leverage your industrial big data for optimized performance. 

 

Wednesday, September 25

 

9:30-10:00

Ensuring Food Safety by Safeguarding Processes and Quality within Your Supply Chain (FSSRC) 

Speaker: Jeff Bartoletti

Optimize product quality and minimize food-borne hazards across production and the supply chain. By establishing a holistic, integrated strategy with the right set of software capabilities, you can leverage the critical insight, consistency, and transparency needed to identify and address potential food safety issues while products are still within the factory walls. 

 

11:00–11:30 am

Improving Food Safety (Innovation Stage)

Speaker: Katie Moore

The imperative for food and beverage manufacturers to improve food safety has never been greater. GE’s proven food safety solution offers a holistic approach that delivers mobile real-time operational data and insights to improve your efficiency, quality and productivity. Find out how you can set the course to “Do No Harm,” protecting your consumers and your brand. 

 

“Whether you’re putting bottles in cartons or producing chocolate bars, machine connectivity is critical. You must be able to capture and transfer information between people, systems and sites — and to do it efficiently,” says Charles D. Yuska, president & CEO, PMMI. “GE Intelligent Platforms will provide the insight and understanding PACK EXPO attendees need to keep their machinery communications running smoothly for consistent quality and efficiency."

 

For a full schedule of Innovation Stage and Food Safety Summit Resource Center presentations, check Packexpo.com.

 

PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013 opens at the Las Vegas Convention Center Sept. 23, and runs 9:00 a.m.–4:00 pm daily, through Sept. 25. Half-price admission ($30) is available through Sept. 9, and increases to $60 on Sept. 10.

 

Register online today at packexpo.com.

 

About PMMI

PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, is a trade association representing over 600 packaging and processing supply chain companies that provide a full range of packaging and processing machinery, materials, components and containers. PMMI actively brings buyers and sellers together through programs and events such as The PACK EXPO family of trade shows, packexpo.com, PMT Magazine, PACK EXPO Show Daily, networking events and educational programs.

 

PMMI organizes the PACK EXPO trade shows: PACK EXPO International, PACK EXPO Las Vegas, PACK EXPO East, EXPO PACK México and EXPO PACK Guadalajara, connecting participants in the packaging and processing supply chain with their customers around the world. Coming Up: ; PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013 , Sept. 23–25, 2013 (Las Vegas Convention Center); EXPO PACK México 2014 , June 17-20, 2014 (Mexico City, Mexico); PACK EXPO International 2014, Nov. 2-5, 2014 (McCormick Place, Chicago); Pharma EXPO, co-located with PACK EXPO International 2014, presented jointly with the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE); PACK EXPO East, debuting Feb. 2–4, 2015 (Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia); EXPO PACK Guadalajara 2015, March 18-20, 2015 (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico).

 

Learn more about PMMI and the PACK EXPO trade shows at PMMI.org and Packexpo.com.

 

About GE Intelligent Platforms

GE Intelligent Platforms provides industrial software, control systems and computing platforms to optimize our customers’ assets and equipment. Our goal is to help our customers grow the profitability of their businesses through high performance automation solutions for today’s connected world. We work across industries including power, manufacturing, water, mining, oil & gas, defense and aerospace. Our Food & Beverage and CPG solutions are based on mitigating the issues that face manufacturers today including rising costs of raw materials and packaging, increasing complexity and consumer demand, changing workforce and expanding regulations in food/product safety and quality.