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| Solarsoft Customer Conference Details Announced |
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 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software specialist, Solarsoft Business Systems has announced details of this year’s Tropos Customer Conference on 10-11 May at the luxury Barceló Walton Hall Hotel in Warwickshire.
The conference is a unique opportunity for the Tropos community to meet and mix with their peers and Solarsoft personnel.
Delegates will be able to share their Tropos experiences and business benefits and learn about the latest news and updates from the Solarsoft team.
The two day event includes a conference dinner, entertainment and customer awards. The event provides Tropos customers with a forum to:
-Network with peers
-Learn how others are achieving business improvements with Solarsoft solutions
-Meet key Solarsoft commercial, services, development and support personnel
-Learn about and view live demonstrations of supporting software
-Find out about Solarsoft's latest news
Ian Ashby, EMEA operations director at Solarsoft, observes “The conference has become an important date in the Solarsoft calendar and demonstrates our continued commitment to delivering genuine and long-term return on investment to our customers. We will be packing a lot of subject matter into the two days, with the interactive nature of the sessions structured to provide delegates real value from attending." |
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| MT Release New Data Collection Option For Product Inspection Processes |
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 Mettler-Toledo Safeline has launched a new, effective data collection option which enables Universal Serial Bus (USB) data sticks or flash drives to be used to gather and store information on product inspection processes.
This data can be used to prove that due diligence has been exercised in quality control processes in the event of a contamination issue or product recall, helping food manufacturers meet food safety legislation and standards such as the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and also food retailer guidelines. The new USB data collection tool is available across the full range of Mettler-Toledo’s metal detection, x-ray and checkweigher systems.
Global food safety initiatives such as the British Retail Consortium Global Standard (BRC), International Featured Standards (IFS), Safe Quality Food Program (SQF) and Food Safety System Certification 22000 (FSSC 22000) as well as leading food retailers demand that information about the production and packaging processes be gathered and documented.
Additionally, records must be kept in line with a Hazards and Critical Control Points Analysis (HACCP) based programme. Required data typically includes Performance Verification Reports (PVR) to prove that product inspection systems have been correctly and periodically tested, shift reports detailing production throughput numbers, batch information, rejected pack counts and reports detailing machine settings during production processes.
Previous methods of product inspection data collection and storage include manual records and paper-based reports. Mettler-Toledo has made the collection process simpler, safer and less prone to error by providing a USB socket built into the product inspection system, also avoiding paper-based audit trails. This feature enables the extensive data recorded by the metal detector, x-ray or checkweighing machine to be easily loaded onto a memory stick and stored on computers or other mass storage devices for future reference.
“In the event of a product recall, food manufacturers are legally obligated to prove that they exercised due diligence to have avoided committing the offence of which they are accused. The supporting evidence should include all relevant records and data pertaining to product inspection, including validation information on equipment tests and production line processes. The USB data collection option will enable manufacturers to more easily and reliably show that all necessary measures and reasonable precautions were taken to protect customers from any risks and thus, will help to protect their brand reputation”, said Jonathan Richards, Marketing Manager, Mettler-Toledo Safeline.
Typical data collected by Mettler-Toledo’s metal detection systems include Performance Verification Reports (PVR) to prove systems have been correctly and periodically tested and shift reports detailing production throughput numbers, batch information and all important rejected pack counts.
The USB option compliments other data collection facilities available from Mettler-Toledo, including hand-held portable printers, Ethernet-based connectivity systems and connection to the company’s Freeweigh.net statistical quality control (SQC) package.
Manufacturers are also able to utilise ProdX, Mettler-Toledo’s dedicated and innovative software package that focuses on the collection of data from product inspection systems.
For more information on the new USB data collection option or any aspect of metal detection procedures and technology, call Jonathan Richards, Marketing Manager of Mettler-Toledo Safeline Metal Detection on +44 (0)161 875 1003 or email jonathan.richards@mt.com.
For general information on Mettler-Toledo Safeline, visit: http://www.mt.com/pi |
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| Vestey Streamline IT And Choose A LINKFresh Solution |
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Anglia Business Solutions has secured a new £500Kcontract to deploy its Microsoft Dynamics based LINKFresh solution by Vestey Foods Group.
Vestey Foods Group has a combined turnover of £500m and principally trade beef, pork, lamb, poultry, game, fish, seafood and convenience products into some 70 countries worldwide. Vestey Foods Group is also the only officially licensed vendor for the sale and worldwide distribution of the British Army Ration Packs.
The new LINKFresh deployment will support an initial 120 users, and is expected to grow to 200 users by 2013. The solution will be rolled out across multiple Vestey Foods sites including; Vestey Foods UK, Vestey Foods International Ltd, Retail Division, Seafood Division and Special Contracts Division.
The LINKFresh deployment selected by Vestey includes the LINKFresh Foundation, Supply Chain, Logistics and Mobility Modules. The comprehensive solution will address key operational areas such as: consignment trading, bonded warehouse control, import license quota & accreditation management, traceability, forecasting, planning, production, live factory performance, manifest processing, warehouse operations, transport, EDI processing, proof of delivery, quality control and intercompany trading.
Vestey Foods Managing Director Kenneth Hermansen said, “Over the last 10 years the Group has grown considerably, mainly by acquisition. This meant that we had many different and disjointed solutions in use across our locations. We needed a common solution to provide a single view of the business. We already have Dynamics NAV in one of our divisions, but the solution here was heavily customised for that particular division and would not fit our business as a whole. For the new system we researched the wider ERP marketplace and it was the extensive food sector functionality included in the LINKFresh solution coupled with Anglia Business Solutions’ extensive industry sector credentials that really impressed us.”
The initial project will define a blue print template for the solution at Vestey’s surrey-based headquarters which can then be quickly and easily rolled out across other Vestey Foods UK sales locations throughout the UK.
Welcoming Vestey Foods Group as a LINKFresh customer, Anglia’s Group CEO Rob Frost said, “I am delighted for us to be working with one of the UK’s leading meat traders. They join several other meat related businesses already using LINKFresh. The LINKFresh solution will streamline many business processes and provide the crucial “one version of the truth” reporting across the entire organization. |
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