Del Williams

Del Williams is a technical writer based in Torrance, California. He has a master’s degree in English from California State University-Dominguez Hills and writes about business, technology, health, and educational issues.

Wed, 05/26/2021 - 11:03
How Food Processors Can Improve FDA Compliance and Productivity at the Same TimeTubular cable conveyors can be flushed with water, rinsed, and sanitized without disassembly
Tue, 06/15/2021 - 12:03
To meet increasingly strict compliance standards, such as the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), food processors now regularly use adenosine triphosphate (ATP) testing to monitor equipment surfaces for…
Food Processing: Selecting a Conveyor to Minimize Dust Explosion RiskFor static-sensitive powders in certain concentrations, controlling potential dust ignition, escape, and buildup is critical
Wed, 04/14/2021 - 12:01
On conveyor systems in the food processing industry, some powdered and bulk solid materials such as grains, sugar, and creamer are ignition-sensitive in specific concentrations, particularly when exposed to static electricity discharge. Key concerns…
To Boost Profit, Use Airless Conveyors to Move Valuable ProductTubular cable conveyors can significantly reduce product damage, energy use, noise, and maintenance
Mon, 11/09/2020 - 12:03
For companies that process high-value products such as nuts, cereal, coffee, snacks, and dry pet food, material breakage and loss is a costly problem that can harm the bottom line. Even the variation between 1-percent waste and 5 percent can mean…
Compliant Steam Filtration Is Key to Food and Beverage SafetyPurified steam maintains product integrity while filter cleaning and sterilization prolongs equipment life
Wed, 08/12/2020 - 12:02
Approximately 48 million people in the United States (one in six) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die each year from foodborne diseases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Consequently, the FDA Food Safety…
HALT/HASS Testing Ensures Industrial Flash Storage Performs in Rugged EnvironmentsAccelerated testing quickly detects latent flaws, enables corrective improvements to improve reliability
Mon, 05/04/2020 - 12:02
We are all familiar with flash memory storage devices, the inexpensive “thumb” drives that you stick into your laptop to store and transfer data. However, there are much more rugged industrial flash drives that perform mission-critical storage…
Are You Ready For a Disruption In Your Supply Chain?No bricks without straw
Mon, 01/23/2006 - 22:00
After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, vulnerability to a growing number of potential disasters and disruptions has U.S. manufacturing executives turning to sophisticated third party logistics (3PL) providers to safeguard their brands at the end of the…