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News Release from: Herbert Industrial
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 03 March 2006
Traceability At Every Stage Is Essential
Traceability at every stage of the food production process is the astute way to go, according to Suffolk (UK) company Herbert Industrial.
Traceability at every stage of the food production process is the astute way to go, according to Suffolk (UK) company Herbert Industrial The British automation and weigh labelling specialist took the long range view some years ago, it said, as it saw that food production would increasingly be straight-jacketed by legislation and that consumer demands would drive quality to the limit
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 27 Sep 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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But in the face of such threats, business survival is not down to luck, said Herbert Industrial.
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Whilst accuracy is paramount, the ability to validate the whole process and trace the occasional error, right through the production process to individual packs is the difference between closing a factory and a limited recall, added Herbert.
Herbert Industrial said it has combined weigh labelling and robotic packing with vision technology to create full traceability for control and flexibility by pack validation.
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