Production flexibility

Consumers expect an increasing variety of top quality products to be available on supermarket shelves. It is therefore essential to perform product changeovers quickly and efficiently.

Batch Management systems from APV contribute to increased flexibility in so far as they allow ongoing changes to the recipe or cleaning cycle during production without altering the controller programming.

Coordinated capacity scheduling between business and production systems provides for flexibility and plant efficiency. A transparent view of the supply chain contributes to shorter change-overs and flexibility, such as smaller batch runs.

Agility of equipment use and batch sizes also contributes to a reduction in downtime and cleaning costs.