TURNKEY SOLUTIONS P
ut simply, a turnkey solution is a solution that makes the user independent. In practice it requires the process to be handled from beginning to end. The technology employed within the solution should be diversified in order to support any
materials and processes the user may wish to include, without the need to involve other suppliers. The builder also needs to possess all the expertise needed to design, build and commission the system. Last, but not least, it is important that the system provides the data related to its own operations. “A system that is not able to do this cannot be considered to be a turnkey solution,” argues Riccardo Satta, R&D and Area Manager for Africa at CEPI. “CEPI was founded on, and has grown around the very idea of, being a turnkey provider of storage and dosing systems. “The benefits of a turnkey solution should be immediately
clear to the end user,” continues Riccardo. “They are using a tailor-made installation that has been designed specifically to meet their needs. We automate and optimise production, enabling systems to grow in a modular way without ever overturning the process. This means that a confectionery manufacturer will never need to adapt to a pre-made solution but rather the opposite happens.” Aside from the obvious considerations over reduced costs,
working with a single provider also means only talking to one provider who should have a good understanding of the
“The benefits of a turnkey solution should be immediately clear to the end user”
whole system, and who is responsible for its design, build and commissioning. Every ingredient employed in confectionery and bakery
products brings its own unique storage and handling challenges – fats, milk derivatives and creams require temperature management through storing and dosing, while dehumidified air needs to be used for hygroscopic materials such as sugar and salt requires the use of dehumidified air. Viscous ingredients require specific transport and dosage methods. A turnkey partner should be able to identify all such needs and provide the solutions required. Crucially, all these issues need to be managed organically, coordinating complex processes in the most efficient way and producing data that is already integrated. Riccardo believes that gathering, storing and creating data about the materials available is crucial to a healthy process.
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