TURNKEY SOLUTIONS
“Turnkey means solutions – not just products – that are designed to deliver high outputs and low downtimes and cost of ownership over time”
The data should also be able to be used in as many ways as
the customer wants. For example, allowing mass production balances to be quickly carried out and the information generated for quality control purposes and enabling purchase projections for future production to be optimised.
A customer-centric approach One of the key elements when it comes to specifying turnkey solutions is to select a partner that is customer-centric in its approach. “An in-depth understanding of a customer’s goals is essential to enable those objectives to be achieved, and the aim must always be to exceed expectations,” says Edward Smagarinsky, Group Product Manager – Mogul at TNA. “Turnkey means solutions – not just products – that are
“It allows traceability and ensures food security, by having knowledge about which ingredient lot from the warehouse was dosed into each fi nal unit, and this makes it possible to verify the effi ciency of a system,” he says. CEPI’s tracking system software provides process
control, warehouse management and full traceability with digitalisation of all material movements. “It gives users a complete picture of the production process in real time. Ingredients can be monitored from the moment they enter the warehouse, carrying a virtual label through all the way through production, with new information being added to the system every time an operation is performed on the ingredient,” explains Riccardo. “All our data can be easily integrated with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software or Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), to achieve organisation-wide traceability. This requires the process control software to be open with the information immediately available for the user,” continues Riccardo.
designed to deliver high outputs and low downtimes and cost of ownership over time,” he says. “To achieve this the turnkey supplier will need to have deep process knowledge and expertise, enabling the effective coordination of any trusted third-party suppliers to deliver alongside its own portfolio, with a single point of contact.” Affordability is also paramount. Streamlined production
processes are essential to meet high demand, while remaining competitive and ensuring timely delivery. “Specifying production line equipment and controls that are optimised on a customer-by-customer basis ensures this effi ciency can be achieved. Importantly, the supplier should also have a good aftermarket offer to ensure that the chosen solution continues to deliver on an ongoing basis,” continues Edward. Flexibility, too, is important due to the need to cater to be
able to produce an ever-wider range of products using the same production line. Having the capability to manufacture diverse products such as gummies, jellies, marshmallows,
A typical CEPI turnkey bulk handling solution. 58 Kennedy’s Confection August/September 2023
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