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Marco Ltd are delighted that ongoing
confidence in their TRAC-IT
MES
Factory Efficiency System has resulted in a second
prestigious order from Gwent based EuroCaps Limited,
this time for a weigh count system to control and
track the packing of their finished goods.
EuroCaps, a part of DCC Nutraceuticals, is a leading
contract manufacturer of soft gelatine capsules, servicing
the vitamins, mineral and dietary supplement (VMS)
market worldwide. The TRAC-IT Recipe Formulation Manager
(RFM)
installed in 1999 has brought significant improvements
to their production, which typically involves capsule
order quantities ranging from 100,000 to 10 million
at a time. Technical Director Michael Bolt is enthused
about the important differences TRAC-IT
MES
has made and as he explains: "TRAC-IT
MES has given
our operators and management confidence that the recipe
formulations are correct, we experience virtually
zero dispensing errors and stock control is significantly
improved. The intuitive user-friendly software has
ensured a wide acceptance by all concerned and because
it is user- definable we have exactly the system that
we need."
As Michael continues: "Once
confidence had grown in TRAC-IT
(RFM), our attention turned to the packing
area where the existing semi-automated filling systems
include the manual recording of packed box weights.
This system is far too operator reliant and any issues
relating to specific packing orders are difficult
and time consuming to resolve. To overcome this, we
had no hesitation in turning to Marco for a solution."
The TRAC-IT Finished Goods Manager (FGM)
will provide the same operational flexibility, full
traceability and reporting as the existing Recipe
Control Module. Important system features include
the capability to measure and monitor average capsule
weights, whilst the self-learning 'product in flight'
compensation will ensure accurate fill quantities
from box to box.
As Michael Bolt concludes: "We
have invested significant amounts of time and money
to establish a leading facility so that we comply
with existing and future European and National legislation.
We are licensed by the Medicines and Healthcare Products
Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and British Retail Consortium
(BRC) accredited, allowing us to supply to leading
supermarkets and retail outlets. Control and traceability
are essential within the process to ensure our customers
receive the highest quality products. Once this latest
Marco TRAC-IT module is installed, the system will
provide complete control and electronic traceability
from Goods-in to Despatch."
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