MSU Students Help Dairy Facility Stabilize Wastewater Treatment: ProFood World

MSU Students Help Dairy Facility Stabilize Wastewater Treatment: ProFood World

Author: Packaging World, ProFood World, Healthcare Packaging, Mundo EXPO Pack August 5, 2026 Duration: 22:01
What does it take to fix an unstable wastewater treatment system at a facility processing 2.9 billion lbs of milk a year? Michigan State University's Anaerobic Digestion Research and Extension Center partnered with MWC, a Michigan cheese and whey protein plant, turning the challenge into a capstone project for biosystems engineering students. Together, they diagnosed fluctuating pH levels and declining sludge activity, developed a strategy to stabilize operations, and are now working toward a...

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Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 50

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Scaling Innovation with State Ingredient Bans Lurking: ProFood World [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:37
How can food manufacturers scale innovation and reformulation efforts when a growing patchwork of state-level ingredient bans is reshaping what they can put on shelves? Food manufacturers are using digital twin technolog…
Lean Principles in the Machine Learning Era: ProFood World [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:37
What happens when decades-old lean manufacturing principles collide with today's machine learning push in food and beverage plants? Industry experts break down why data standardization, not model-building, is the real bo…
Google Makes Paper Packaging Work: Packaging World [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:43
How did Google reach its plastic-free packaging goal a year early, and what did the constraint teach them along the way? Senior Editor Anne Marie Mohan talks with Joey Giacomini, packaging design engineer lead at Google,…
Top Takeaways From GS1: Healthcare Packaging [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:38
What will it take for the pharma industry to survive the National Drug Code (NDC) Rule? Editor-in-Chief Liz Cuneo recaps top takeaways from GS1 Connect, where industry leaders unpacked the FDA's coming shift to a standar…
Takeaways From The PACK Out Event: Healthcare Packaging [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:41
What were the top trends and takeaways from the latest PACK OUT event? The fifth anniversary of The PACK Out event highlighted a significant shift toward industry collaboration and sustainable development within medical…
Inside Harvest Station Foods: ProFood World [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:12
What does it really mean to design a facility for freshness? At Harvest Station Foods' new Loudon, Tenn. commissary, disciplined data analysis, USDA-ready room design, and a flexible layout let the facility consolidate d…