Send your case history as a PDF file, and also include a Word document with a ≤ 50 word summary and title, and a suitable image to accompany the description. When writing your case history, consider: how has a particular product helped a food manufacturer improve productivity? How has a particular process helped solve a problem or increase efficiency? Avoid creating an advertisement for a specific product – the idea is to tell a story that might prove helpful to others in the industry.
Marco Ltd. Case Study
Manufacturing Execution System specialists Marco have installed a ground breaking factory wide solution for Rannoch Food Group at their newly commissioned Cucina Sano plant near Boston in Lincolnshire. Marco’s modular TRAC-IT MES system provides complete control and management for the manufacturing site, from goods-in receipt through manufacture to packaging. Cucina Sano (literally Italian for ‘healthy kitchen’) is part of the Rannoch Food Group and the facilities are capable of producing high quality, hand-crafted salads, deli products and ready meals.
Click here to access the Marco Ltd. case study. Cutting Energy Costs, Not Production Quality
Del Mar Foods is a custom manufacturer of frozen fruit and vegetable products in Watsonville, CA. The manufacturer wanted to reduce energy costs without affecting production numbers or the quality of their products, which they could do by controlling loads such as IQFs, plate freezers, cold room evaporators, ammonia compressors, and waste water handling equipment.
Click here to access the Del Mar Foods case study. Keeping it Cool for Less
Guadalupe Cooling Company is a produce precooling company that cools a full range of vegetable commodities using various processes. To reduce their electricity bill, they needed an energy management system that would control their energy usage automatically to take advantage of savings offered by state Demand Response programs without adversely affecting production numbers or the quality of their products.
Click here to access the Powerit Solutions case study. Weaving it all together with Web Technology
Bronco Wine Company, Ceres, CA (the producer of “Two-buck Chuck”) uses FactoryPMI for enterprise-wide
process monitoring, control, and troubleshooting. It was a business decision to use this technology,
and is paying off handsomely for the Franzia family-owned business.
Click here to access the Inductive Automation/Bronco Wine case history. When the Temperature Rises Production Isn’t So Hot
Suzanne Markus, a self-taught bakery owner, has had to learn not just how to get a tasty cake on the shelves, but all the other aspects of running a business and handling food. Among the many things she has caught on to is that in order to get out the most product, you want the pastry to bake not the employees. One of the economical ways to beat the heat plus the insect invaders that threaten product quality and the clock in getting product out the door has been the addition of a Goff’s Bug Blocking Mesh Door on her shipping/receiving area
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Click here to access the Goff's Enterprises case history. Koch Membrane Systems Helps Nitta Gelatin Squeeze Out Energy Reductions & Cost-Savings
Nitta Gelatin Canada, Inc.'s natural, unflavored pork skin gelatin products are widely used as gelling agents, emulsifiers, and thickeners for food products and pharmaceuticals. This article details how Nitta Gelatin incorporated nanofiltration technology from Koch Membrane Systems to produce an improved gelatin product and reduced energy expenses.
Click here to access the Nitta Gelatin/Koch Membrane Systems case history. Designing with Thermoset Bulk Molding Compound
Berkel Company, a leading manufacturer of quality slicers and mixers for the North American
food service industry, was looking to enhance the design of their new X13 line of food slicers.
The existing line of slicers was made almost entirely from aluminum, and research had shown that
the current slicer took upwards of 90 minutes to clean. Additionally, as many as eleven possible
harborage points for bacteria were found in the seams where the aluminum base and food plate
"drip and drop zone" sub-assemblies were bolted and welded together. Berkel was seeking a
material that would eliminate these bacteria harborage points, and enable more efficient cleaning
of the tool.
Manufacturing Execution System specialists Marco have installed a ground breaking factory wide solution for Rannoch Food Group at their newly commissioned Cucina Sano plant near Boston in Lincolnshire. Marco’s modular TRAC-IT MES system provides complete control and management for the manufacturing site, from goods-in receipt through manufacture to packaging. Cucina Sano (literally Italian for ‘healthy kitchen’) is part of the Rannoch Food Group and the facilities are capable of producing high quality, hand-crafted salads, deli products and ready meals.
Del Mar Foods is a custom manufacturer of frozen fruit and vegetable products in Watsonville, CA. The manufacturer wanted to reduce energy costs without affecting production numbers or the quality of their products, which they could do by controlling loads such as IQFs, plate freezers, cold room evaporators, ammonia compressors, and waste water handling equipment.
Guadalupe Cooling Company is a produce precooling company that cools a full range of vegetable commodities using various processes. To reduce their electricity bill, they needed an energy management system that would control their energy usage automatically to take advantage of savings offered by state Demand Response programs without adversely affecting production numbers or the quality of their products.
Bronco Wine Company, Ceres, CA (the producer of “Two-buck Chuck”) uses FactoryPMI for enterprise-wide
process monitoring, control, and troubleshooting. It was a business decision to use this technology,
and is paying off handsomely for the Franzia family-owned business.
Suzanne Markus, a self-taught bakery owner, has had to learn not just how to get a tasty cake on the shelves, but all the other aspects of running a business and handling food. Among the many things she has caught on to is that in order to get out the most product, you want the pastry to bake not the employees. One of the economical ways to beat the heat plus the insect invaders that threaten product quality and the clock in getting product out the door has been the addition of a Goff’s Bug Blocking Mesh Door on her shipping/receiving area
.
Nitta Gelatin Canada, Inc.'s natural, unflavored pork skin gelatin products are widely used as gelling agents, emulsifiers, and thickeners for food products and pharmaceuticals. This article details how Nitta Gelatin incorporated nanofiltration technology from Koch Membrane Systems to produce an improved gelatin product and reduced energy expenses.
Berkel Company, a leading manufacturer of quality slicers and mixers for the North American
food service industry, was looking to enhance the design of their new X13 line of food slicers.
The existing line of slicers was made almost entirely from aluminum, and research had shown that
the current slicer took upwards of 90 minutes to clean. Additionally, as many as eleven possible
harborage points for bacteria were found in the seams where the aluminum base and food plate
"drip and drop zone" sub-assemblies were bolted and welded together. Berkel was seeking a
material that would eliminate these bacteria harborage points, and enable more efficient cleaning
of the tool.
