Author: Connected World

Improving food safety and profitability is key, and supply-chain intelligence can provide that. In fact, technology can monitor chicken in food production. Consider the example of Ancera, which has data algorithms that identify which farms are underperforming and provide realtime visibility. The company’s product, CSM (Coccidia System Monitoring), gives integrators the ability to identify Coccidia, a disease that hinders poultry health and productivity. Ancera now integrates more than 100 data sources into profiles for each USDA FSIS-regulated facility by combining its proprietary diagnostic analytics, production history, and open-source intelligence. Here is how this can help in food production: Quantify production…

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Earlier this year, the ABC (Associated Builders and Contractors) estimated that the construction industry will need to attract an estimated 546,000 additional workers (that’s 546,000 above and beyond the normal pace of hiring) in 2023 to meet the demand for labor. It’s a startling statistic. In 2022, ABC says the construction industry averaged more than 390,000 job openings per month, which is the highest on record. In fact, hiring remains a challenge for many industries. The NFIB Research Foundation May 2023 Small Business Optimism Index Report suggests 44% of business owners reported that job openings were hard to fill. More…

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Fermentation is not a straightforward process—but the IoT (Internet of Things) technology can help provide realtime instrumentation, monitoring, and analysis of commercial fermentations. Consider the example of Precision Fermentation, which announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted two patents that describe the architecture and process used in the BrewIQ fermentation management platform. BrewIQ delivers realtime measurements of seven key fermentation metrics (dissolved oxygen, pH, gravity, pressure, fluid and ambient temperature, and conductivity) to the user’s web-based dashboard. The technology compares ongoing fermentation data with benchmarks and past fermentations for individual brands. Here is how this can help…

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