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Top Twenty Tips for Selecting a Contractor - Meller Limited
07-May-2013 -
Selecting a contractor is one of the most important stages for delivering a successful capital project.Whether you are looking for a contractor to repair a small area of floor, replace a refrigeration system, or carry out a complex multi-million pound...
Data sheet
How we helped Gü Puds out of a sticky situation - Coriolis
21-Feb-2013 -
With food production processes firmly on the national news agenda, take a look at how one manufacturer changed their operating culture and removed bottlenecks which were damaging the bottom line. With schedules slipping and sales being lost, Gü Puds called...
Event programme
Food Vision – Connecting leaders in food and drink - WRBM - Food Vision
08-Feb-2013 -
Food Vision is the ultimate event for global leaders in food and drink development. Combining business networking with innovative thinking and commercial insight, this is the ideal platform to explore the key issues that will dictate future business success.Book your...
Case study
How long does it take your packing line to produce 1200 packs? - Ishida
03-Dec-2012 -
Can you beat 15 minutes?That’s how long it takes for a major meat producer’s new integrated packing line to take 1200kg of minced meat from the extruders and deliver fully labelled and quality-controlled one kilo packs, layered into Eurocrates.If you’d...
Case study
The delicate job of maintaining integrity and accuracy - Ishida
19-Nov-2012 -
How can you ensure the accurate weighing of delicate food items of varying size and shape, whilst maintaining product integrity? See for yourself how a market leader in the pasta industry is still achieving all this after 25 years.To continue...
Technical / white paper
MAKING THE BUSINESS CASE FOR AN OEE SYSTEM - The operational and financial return on investment - Idhammar
19-Nov-2012 -
This whitepaper outlines the business case for implementing an OEE System to measure, analyse and improve manufacturing operations, discussing the potential return on investment and business benefits. The whitepaper uses a hypothetical example to demonstrate the business case for OEE...
Case study
Are you realising the value in your waste? - ACM Environmental
30-Oct-2012 -
ACM Environmental Plc is one of the UK's leading cost-saving, recycling led, waste management companies. We work in partnership with our clients to not only help them save money but also meet their Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibilities.To find how...
Case study
Keeping products moving when the going gets sticky - Ishida
01-Oct-2012 -
Handling resistant products whilst maintaining product appearance and integrity can present a challenge within any product line. See how a European leader in dried fruit overcame their sticky problem, whilst maintaining speed and accuracy
Case study
Solving a Filling Line's Performance Issues - Lauras International work with businesses of all sizes.
17-Sep-2012 -
A liquid filling line was having issues with foaming. Applying the Rapid Lean problem solving technique (Problem, Cause Solution) a significant improvement was achieved.
Technical / white paper
Immediate, quantifiable bottom line savings - Make every second of production count with an OEE System - Idhammar
03-Sep-2012 -
Precision operation and reliable and accurate production information are fundamental to success in high pressure food and drink manufacturing.Identify potential savings and find out how even a 1% improvement could make a major difference to your organisation.
Case study
Fast, high-yield and space-efficient packing of poultry pieces - Ishida
16-Jul-2012 -
10000 birds per hour are being processed with giveaway as low as 0.2% at a new greenfield site in Russia, using an integrated poultry processing system. It includes Ishida’s weigh-batching technology, which has revolutionised the speed, accuracy and compactness of...
Case study
Delivering profitability and clarity in processes and cost management - Coriolis
02-Jul-2012 -
Coriolis are a UK-based management consultancy with a global reach and proven track record in delivering bespoke solutions to the food industry. They have expertise in providing operational excellence solutions in manufacturing, capital project management, supply chain & planning, financial...
Case study
Weighing Frozen Fruit and Vegetables on a Multihead Weigher - Ishida
02-Jul-2012 -
Here’s a good mix – production doubled, costs reducedA new 4-mix Ishida Multihead weigher has helped a supplier of frozen fruit and vegetables to double production, to pack into either bags or trays - with increased yields - and to...
Case study
"Have your cake... and eat it!" - FM- AIM Interims
26-Jun-2012 -
Thanks to AIM’s innovative fee structure, management at Avana were able to engage AIM’s team of experienced food industry consultants to help drive factory efficiencies at two of its Newport based bakeries with the minimum of investment.
Over £1million of sustainable...
Case study
Lauras' Goal Deployment for Cereal Manufacturer - Lauras International work with businesses of all sizes.
25-Jun-2012 -
A leading branded cereal manufacturer in the UK embarking on a significant change programme in their manufacturing teams had identified the need to have consistent metrics to support key business roles in driving improvement.
Business advice
The 5 key questions everyone should ask to make their factories more profitable...but rarely do... - FM - Marco
19-Jun-2012 -
Maintaining profitable momentum in today’s roller coaster economic environment is a challenging task. Whilst management recognise that focussing on short term financial stability can be counter-productive, sanctioning capital investment to improve productivity when resources are stretched can be a difficult...
Case study
New Ishida multihead gives confectionery packer greater flexibility - Ishida
18-Jun-2012 -
A new 20-head Ishida R-Series multihead can be readily adapted to mix products in a range of ratios for confectionery packing.Equally at home handling short bursts of intense activity or operating with relentless reliability over very large product runs, the...
Technical / white paper
Reduce your carbon footprint with Overall Equipment Effectiveness and see the benefits to your bottom line - Idhammar
14-May-2012 -
Increasing your OEE score not only means enhanced production capacity, but greater energy efficiency too, resulting in visible benefits to the bottom-line. A greater general awareness of environmental issues together with rising energy costs and increased Government targets has caused...
Case study
Logical problem solving reduces issue by 80%. - Lauras International work with businesses of all sizes.
02-Apr-2012 -
Applying the very successful Problem, Cause, Solution (PCS) technique to a confectionery wrapping line, the reduction seen in the “open back” problem was a huge 80%.Final improvements were suggested, once completed; they further increased production.
Case study
How to make marinated chicken wings fly - Ishida
12-Mar-2012 -
Automated weighing of sticky, awkward shaped products like chicken wings, at high speed with minimum product giveaway, is perfectly possible. Ishida have a wide range of solutions and the expertise to recommend the best one, as this case study shows...