Annual Meeting Presentations

This section features PowerPoint presentations from the 3-A SSI past Annual Meetings. The documents are divided by topic for easier navigation and are available for download in PDF format.

TOPICS	SUBTOPICS	PRESENTATIONS
Overview of Hygienic Design	N/A	Economic Benefits of Hygienic Design: A Holistic View - David Dixon, davidcdixonllc, 2019 The Unseen Threats to Food Safety: Panel Perspectives, 2019 Retail & Consumer Expectations for Hygienic Design - Gale Prince, SAGE Food Safety, 2019 Ultraviolet (UV) Irradiation for Disinfection - Hank Black, Honle UV America, Inc., 2019 Modernizing Food Manufacturing Reporting - Tim Barthel, Cybertrol Engineering, 2019 Troubleshooting a CIP System - Gabe Miller, Pi-FS, LLC, 2019 Block Chain: Enhancing Food Traceability - Craig Nelson, Food Automation, 2019 Counterfeit Parts: What Are You Not Getting? – Bart S. Fisher, Law Offices of Bart S. Fisher, 2019 Bacterial Fingerprinting: Tracking a Food-borne Illness - Drew Falkenstein, Marler-Clark – The Food Safety Law Firm, 2018 Microbiology: Validating Hygienic Design - Ben Warren, Land O’Lakes, 2018 Technologies and Methodologies Used in CIP Research - Ariel Garsow, Ohio State University, 2018 Assuring Stainless Steel Surface Quality - Geir Moe, The Nickel Institute, 2018 Protecting Hygienic Design: Service/Maintenance - Jim McCormick, SANI-PUMP, Inc., 2018 Technology Considerations for Safe Food Processing - Douglas Beloskur, Buhler Aeroglide, 2018 Introduction to Hygienic Design - Tim Rugh, 3-A SSI; Greg Marconnet, Mead and Hunt, 2017 Hygienic Design Standards and Guidelines - Larry Hanson, CIP Concepts, LLC, 2017 Hygienic Design Risks Workshop 1 - Larry Hanson, CIP Concepts, LLC, 2017 Hygienic Design & Fabrication Considerations and Techniques - Larry Hanson, CIP Concepts, LLC, 2017 Holistic Approach to Hygienic Design - Larry Hanson, CIP Concepts, LLC, 2017 Building and Sustaining Hygienic Design for Food Processing, Alejandro Echeverry, 2016 3-A SSI for Beginners and the Basics of Sanitary Design, Carl Buell, Timothy Rugh, Dennis Glick, 2016 Process Integration for Hygienic Design, Greg Marconnet, 2016 Embracing Hygienic Design: Opportunities and Challenges, Rick Heiman, 2015 Expanding Knowledge of Hygienic Equipment Design, Steve Stoner, 2015 Achieving and Assuring Hygienic Design and Performance, Carl Buell, 2014 Perspectives on Achieving and Assuring Hygienic Design, Steven Sims, 2014 Basics of Sanitary Design, Dan Erickson, 2014 Achieving Hygienic Design the Education Mission of 3-A SSI, Larry Hanson, 2014 Hygienic Design: Achieving and Assuring - Fabricators Perspective, Terry Gardner, 2014 The True Cost of Hygienic Design, Rolando Gonzalez, 2013 3-A SSI for Beginners and the Basics of Sanitary Design, Larry Hanson, Ron Schmidt, Tim Rugh, Tracy Schonrock, 2012 The Complete Approach, Joe Stout, 2011
Equipment Design	Materials	Hygienic Seal Design with Elastomers - Anders Christensen, AVK Gummi, 2017 It Depends… Selecting Materials for Sanitary Applications, Gabe Miller, 2012 Corrosion and Corrosion Resistance of Stainless Steel Sanitary Equipment, James D. Fritz, 2012 Why and How to Passivate Stainless Steels, Richard E. Avery, 2011 Rubber and Plastics Formulations for Food Contact, Mike Zumbrum, Roger Avakian, 2010 Selection and Evaluation of Stainless Steel, Outokumpu, James Fritz, 2010 Cast Stainless Steel Technology Developments, Raymond Monroe, 2010
	Equipment / Components	What’s New for Hygienic Mechanical Seals?, Terry Wolfe, 2016 Sanitary Stainless Electric Motor Design, John Oleson, 2013 Hygienic Design of Seals, Ferdinand Schwabe, Illustrations by Can Tobias Schwabe, 2012 Designing for the Customer’s Hygienic Applications, Randy Verges, 2012 Designing for the Customer’s Hygienic Applications, Jim LeClair, 2012 3-A Practice for Permanently Installed Product and Solution Pipelines and Cleaning Systems Used in Milk and Milk Product Processing Plants, Rocklyn R. Bates, 2012 Simplified Sanitary Design Solutions, Stuart Salvador, 2011 Sanitary Couplings: EHEDG and 3-A, Andy Timperley, 2010
	Welding	Welding in the Food Industry - Jay Petter, Quality Tank Solutions; Larry Hanson CIP Concepts, LLC, 2017 Laser Welding Insights and Applications - Peter Merhof, GEA Tuchenhagen GmbH, 2017 Hygienic Welding: How Do You Know When It’s Right? Geir Moe, 2016 Sanitary Weld Review & Acceptability, Steven Sims, 2012 Sanitary Weld Review & Acceptability, Dick Avery, 2012
	Installation	Installations Affecting 3-A Equipment, Dennis Glick, 2011
	Maintenance	Keeping It 3-A! Challenges Facing the Dairy and Food Plant Maintenance Manager, Dan Erickson, 2011 3-A Third Party Verification… What Have We Learned? Lyle W. Clem, Daniel J. Erickson, 2011 Comments on 3-A from Illinois, Don Wilding, 2011
	Robotics / Automation / Information Systems	What Is Your Control System Telling You? Kyle R. Weatherly, 2016 Design Challenges for Automation, Andy Hansbrough, 2013 Customer Expectations - Productivity and Hygienic Design, Don Wickstrum, 2013 Plant Automation and the New Challenges for 3-A Design, Lyle W. Clem, 2013 Robotics in the Food Industry Processing & Packaging, Bob Rochelle, 2013
	Specialized Applications	Making the Right Choice: Metal Detection, X-Ray or Both - John Yacoub, Mettler-Toledo Safeline, Inc., 2017
Facility Design and Environmental Controls	N/A	Case Study: New Food Plant Safety Plan - Mike Green, GFS Resource Group LLC, 2017 Microbial Transfer and Facility Hygiene Controls - Rick Heiman, Global Hygiene, 2017 Factory Siting, Layout and Building Design, Andrew Timperley, 2014 Keys to a Successful Project, Marco Di Gino, Brad Chicoine, 2014
Cleaning and Sanitizing	N/A	New Strategies for Biofilm Elimination - Dr. Scott Burnett, Ecolab, 2017 Sanitation Challenges in Retail Delis: An Opportunity, Susan R. Hammons, 2016 Surface Finishes and Clean ability, Paul Kennedy, 2015 Validation of Cleaning Systems: Allergens, Melanie Downs, 2015 Potential Savings in CIP of Food Production Plants through Hygienic Design, Andreas Dorner, 2013 Electro-Chemical Activation (ECA), Gabe Miller, 2012
Good Manufacturing Practices	N/A	Hygienic Equipment Design by the Numbers, Edyta Margas & Steve Blackowiak, 2016 Pet Food Processing: New Attention to Hygienic Design, Michele M. Evans, 2015 New Approaches to Improving Your Profitability by Controlling Spores, David Blomquist, 2015 Foreign Matter Testing, Nigel Turnpenny, John Yacoub, 2010
Regulations	3-A	3-A Standards Marketplace Benefits - Tim Rugh, 3-A SSI, 2017 3-A: the Symbol of Excellence - Helen Piotter, Dean Foods, 2017 The New 3-A Sanitary Standards General Requirements Streamlining & Modernizing the 3-A Program, Update, Lyle W. Clem, 2015 The New 3-A Sanitary Standards General Requirements Streamlining & Modernizing the 3-A Program, Lyle W. Clem, 2014 The 3-A Process: 3-A Symbol Licensing Program - Commercial Oversight, Tracy Schonrock 2011
Regulations	Other Regulations	Advanced Sanitation: The Future of Safer Food - Dr. Angela Anandappa, Alliance for Advanced Food Sanitation, 2017 Claims of Conformance to 3-A Standards by Non-Symbol Holders, Hugh Webster, 2016 Global Food Safety: Hygienic Design & Food Safety Audits – Introduction/Overview, Ron Schmidt, 2016 Global Food Safety: Hygienic Design & Food Safety Audits Regulatory Perspective, Allen Sayler, 2016 FIT Program, Mike Grogan, 2016 Hygienic Design for Food Process Equipment in Asia, Gary Coates, 2015 FSMA Update: The Role of 3-A in Your Preventive Controls Plan, Ronald H. Schmidt, 2015 Where Hygienic Design and Food Safety Law Collide, Shawn K. Stevens, 2015 FSMA Update: 3-A Equipment in Your Preventive Control Plan, Allen R. Sayler, 2014 Raising the Bar: Hygienic Equipment Design in the Baking Industry, Jennifer Frankenberg, 2013 The 3-A Advantage in Preventive Controls, Allen Sayler, 2013 Where Does 3-A Fit?: Emerging Industry Needs, Timothy J. Bowser, 2012 Food Safety: Where Does 3-A Fit, Steven Sims, 2012 Regional Dairy Equipment Review Committees, Randy Elsberry, 2011 New Food Safety Legislation - Where Are We Going? Ron Schmidt, 2011 New Food Safety Legislation Industry Perspective, Jon Anderson, 2011 Major Opportunities & Challenges in Food Safety & 3-A's Role, Allen R. Sayler, 2010
EHEDG	N/A	EHEDG and the Added Value of Hygienic Design for Food Processors - Patrick Wouters Cargill B.V., 2017 What’s new in EHEDG?, Ludvig Josefsberg, 2016 The State of Hygienic Engineering and the Challenges of EHEDG, Knuth Lorenzen, 2014 EHEDG Guideline Separators, Reinhard Moß, 2011 EHEDG Introduction, Knuth Lorenzen, 2010