Resources
3 Reasons Why Food Processors Should Know About Spectrometers
Spectrometers are the heart of PPO’s Smart Imaging System. A lot goes into building these precision instruments. Our recent video series “Lights, Cameras, Spectrometers” gives you an insider view on how PPO builds our spectrometers. But how do these sensitive tools...
Xenics and PPO: A Case Study
Xenics Infrared Solutions recently featured P&P Optica in their white paper titled "Automated Assessment of Food Quality and Safety". Xenic's Cheetah cameras are an important part of PPO's spectrometers. This white paper outlines PPO's inspection solution for food...
Webinar – Preventing Contamination: It’s All About Detection
On February 11th 2021, Olga Pawluczyk, CEO of PPO; and Casey Gallimore, Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs of the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) presented a webinar on detection methods for food processors.The webinar covered tools you can use to...
Preventing Food Contamination: It’s All About Detection
When it comes to finding foreign materials, there are a lot of options available to food processors: X-rays, metal detectors, visual detection systems and manual inspectors, to name a few. But no matter what methods you choose to make sure your products are free of...
PPO Team Supports Food4Kids with $4,630 Donation
The PPO team believes very strongly in supporting our local community. Many of our employees do volunteer work throughout the year. And each year we do a holiday fundraiser together. Over the past few years, PPO has supported Food4Kids Waterloo Region, a charity that...
Webinar – Helping Poultry Processors Increase Automation and Optimize Production
On October 22nd, PPO and Fieldale Farms presented a webinar specifically for poultry processors. The webinar was presented by Tim Stork, PPO's Product Manager; Danny Jeng, PPO's Product Development Specialist; and Corbett Kloster, Director of Food Safety & Quality...
2020 State of Food Manufacturing Survey
In the past year, the food processing industry has faced several challenges. These challenges include dealing with a surge in demand for retail products while foodservice demand diminishes; keeping employees safe and protected; maintaining construction schedules with...
Webinar – The Science of Spectroscopy
On June 18th, PPO presented a webinar that went in depth into spectrometers, how they're made, and why they are so important for our system. The webinar was presented by Priya Krishnaswamy, PPO's Optics Specialist; Michael Griffiths, PPO's Application Specialist. The...
Olga Pawluczyk on The Future of Ag Podcast
Our CEO, Olga Pawluczyk, recently sat down with Future of Ag podcaster Tim Hammerich to talk about how PPO views the future of the food industry. Food processors have been hugely challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes in demand, supply chain issues, plant...
Webinar – Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the Food Industry
On May 28th, PPO presented a webinar that considered how data can be used to help make your plant more efficient with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning.. The webinar was presented by Brad Oldenburg, PPO's Director of Data Insights; Jason Jordan, an...