A comprehensive TRAC-IT MES Packhouse Solution is bringing significant benefits to a dedicated packhouse within Richard Hochfeld's Ltd new £8.5 million fruit packing, grading and storage facility in Faversham, Kent.

This project has been the largest single investment in the UK’s fruit industry for some years and establishes a platform to provide Richard Hochfeld’s customers with improved quality and service, whilst increasing efficiency and maximising crop usage and grower returns.

The complete packhouse system has been designed specifically for packing grapes, kiwi fruit and stone fruits for major supermarkets and retail outlets. The twin production line Marco Manufacturing Execution System (MES) includes 12 twin scale LineMaster portion control workstations, space-saving one, two, and four tier conveyors, auto-indexing conveyors, product diverters, product combiners, a high speed flow wrapper, netting machines, twin head labeller with print-and-apply on line facility and weigh price labeller. Fundamental to the efficient running of the packhouse is the collection and use of real time factory floor data which introduces a 'measure control improve' ethos across the factory floor.

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