Food Material Handling Case Studies
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How Automated Sorting Technology Promotes Growth And Sustainability
5/23/2016
This case study tells the story of how the Nedato cooperative, a 500 farmer potato co-op, implemented automated sorting technology to boost the quality of its products and foster growth.
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Stolle Machinery Unites Multiple Divisions With IFS Applications™
5/9/2016
In January 2004, when aluminum giant Alcoa divested from Centennial, Colorado-based Stolle Machinery, Stolle’s management had to make some fast decisions about its enterprise application platform. Stolle Machinery designs, manufactures, and distributes equipment for the metal container industry. This equipment is used by packaging giants like Rexam and Ball, and these Stolle customers supply beverage companies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi as well as companies that can supply major food products, including SPAM®.
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How Implementing A Modern IT System Improves Order-To-Delivery And Profits
5/9/2016
By investing in a modern, integrated business system, this company achieved a variety of efficiencies, including dramatic reductions in both finished goods inventory and lead times on customer orders.
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Butchers Pet Care Masters Demand Driven Manufacturing
5/5/2016
Butcher’s Pet Care has implemented IFS Applications as its core ERP system. Delivered on-time and within budget, the investment provides a complete business management system with advanced forecasting and demand planning capabilities.Customer service support is also benefiting from increased visibility and seamless connectivity between sales, production and the warehouse. Read more about how Buther's Pet Care mastered the art of demand-driven manufacturing with IFS Applications.
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Drink Manufacturer Eliminates Spreadsheets With ERP Software Integration
5/5/2016
For Intercontinental Brands (ICB), the days of manual recordkeeping are gone. Its investment in software applications has given it room to grow, and dispensing its spreadsheets and filing cabinets for good.
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Food Packager Needed Help To Meet Increased Demands On Suppliers By Wholesalers
5/5/2016
Using IFS Applications™, Globus has gone from a bespoke, manual legacy system to a sensitive automated planning tool. All business areas are now fully integrated, providing enhanced inventory control as well as service delivery capacity. The result is significant savings in time, resources and costs.
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Automated Tomato Processing Simultaneously Increases Output And Drops Labor Costs
4/11/2016
Serkka Farms, a family-owned and operated produce company, has more than 2,000 hectares where they grow a wide variety of products, such as tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, grains, soy beans, and oil seeds. The company was seeking ways to dramatically increase its output, while watching labor costs drop. This Case Study shows how the company implemented automated tomato processing lines to do just that.
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How Automated Sorting Technology Benefitted A Fresh Produce Supplier
4/8/2016
Verduyn is a produce supplier that delivers fresh vegetables from its 3,500hectares of agricultural land to the food industry for wholesale distribution and the producers of readymade meals. After installing an automated sorting machine, Verduyn is realizing the machine’s many benefits, including significant labor reduction, increased yields, and improved product quality.
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Progressing Cavity Pump Solves Long-Term Dairy Product Pumping Problem
2/29/2016
For a major, Wisconsin-based dairy products company, a progressing cavity pump handled the difficult task of transferring sweetened condensed milk out of flash coolers — solving a 25-year-old pumping problem. The NEMO pump provided by NETZSCH features a flexible rod design that eliminates the need for lubrication and protection against mechanical damage or corrosion. Since its installation, the pump has significantly reduced pump downtime, resulting in time, labor, and money savings.
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Effluent Organic Load Control Using Continuous TOC Monitoring
11/19/2015
In order to effectively manage organic load elimination in wastewater treatment, it is necessary to have continuous organic monitoring, so that the process can be adjusted according to the actual organic load. This information is critical in determining when to end treatment.