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Food & Beverage Industry Newsletter – July 2023

Could AI Help Raise the Quality of Your Product?

Artificial Intelligence is a major buzz word right now, but you might not know that it can be used in the food and beverage industry for quality inspection purposes. Cross can create a custom AI inspection system that can help by spotting foreign objects in food or sorting food onto different conveyors. Check out the video to learn about the three types of AI models used for inspection and how they might be applied to your process.

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Safety Equipment for Animal Slaughtering Facilities

There is a high degree of oversight in the food industry, but because of the risk of injury, illness, and hazardous waste, animal slaughtering and processing facilities face additional regulations from OSHA, the EPA, and the USDA. 

Cross Process Solutions is here to help with the safety equipment you need to protect your employees and the environment. Whether you are looking for gas detection, face masks, or calibration gas we can help. We have a team of experts available to help you find the products you need to protect your team from hazardous gases, fumes, and particulates in the air. Contact us today to learn more!

Powercell PDX Loadcells Save Bison Coop Time and Money

Bison Cooperative Association located in Bison, OK made the decision to convert their dated mechanical truck scale to load cells before harvest in 2018. 

Doug Showalter, General Manager, said that “the old scale was shot, so we upgraded our concrete top truck scale to load cells.” Click below to read about how this decision saved them from having their load cells and indicator blown out by a lightening strike. 

Did you know?

NIST no longer recommends the purchase of Class F test weights. Check out this video from Troemner to learn more.

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Reduce Risk

Pressure gauges are essential for monitoring pressure in a variety of applications. However, they can fail for a variety of reasons. Knowing how to identify and prevent failures head of time can reduce your risk of downtime.

For example, did you know vibration can cause the pointer on a pressure gauge to become erratic or inaccurate? Or that pulsating pressure can cause the same problems as vibration, and even damage the internal workings of the gauge? WIKA has put together an excellent article detailing 8 Common Reasons for Pressure Gauge Failure.

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Improve Efficiency

Cross Precision Measurement has the heavy capacity rail scales you need for precise measurement of raw materials coming into your facility and finished product being shipped out.  

Save your team time by trusting our measurement experts with your rail scale project.  We have a team of weight and measurement experts available to not only spec the right scale but coordinate install and calibration!

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Raise Quality

Valves with all sanitary components including connectors and hoses are critical in food & beverage. These components are designed specifically to be leak proof and eliminate places for bacteria to collect. 

Ensuring that all the components in your manufacturing process are designed to prevent contamination is important in ensuring the quality and safety of your product. 

Contact Cross for your sanitary valve and valve automation needs! 

See how our team can help improve quality, increase efficiency, and reduce risk

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Did you know… Cross Company is an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). Our ESOP started in 1979 and as of 2006, we are 100% employee-owned! Learn more about our ESOP and how that benefits both team members and our customers.
Did you know... the precision measurement group at Cross was founded in 1939 by our current CEO's grandfather, Jim King. That's a whole lot of calibration!
Did you know... A fingerprint weighs about 50 micrograms. We know, we weighed it! The residue left from a finger can actually make a difference in weight results which is why we wear gloves when we calibrate weights. For reference, a sheet of paper is about 4.5 grams, that’s 4.5 million micrograms.
Did you know… Cross Company has grown significantly since our start in 1954. Over the years we've acquired 26 companies! Today, our five groups have expertise in everything from industrial automation to precision measurement, and industry knowledge going all the way back to 1939.