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News Release from: Marco | Subject: Cott Beverages
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 16 January 2008
Trac-IT MES for Cott Beverages
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The dynamic working partnership between Marco and Cott Beverages has expanded with the installation of a second Trac-IT MES Recipe Formulation Module in the syrup rooms at their Pontefract site
This follows on from the successful implementation of a similar Trac-IT MES system at the Cott Kegworth plant at the end of 2006 Cott is the world's largest retailer brand soft drink provider and the company markets or supplies over 200 retailer and licensed brands in over 60 countries worldwide
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 4 Dec 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Recipe Formulation Module (RFM) is part of the Marco award winning Trac-IT MES Factory Floor Efficiency System which is bringing clear operational and fiscal improvements to an increasing number of leading food and drink companies.
At the heart of the RFMs are triple-scale DataMaster workstations dedicated to controlling the mixing of the ingredients that make up the diverse range of soft drink syrups used on the production lines.
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The vast array of ingredients vary from bulk pre-weighed products such a sugar and glucose, through to vitamins and flavours in powder and liquid format.
The complexity and variety of syrups dictates that they are made up manually and ensuring batch consistency and accuracy is vital to the overall manufacturing process.
Each workstation incorporates a bar code scanner, which is used to verify raw material codes, thereby ensuring all ingredients are added for each particular batch.
The Cott Factory Manager in Pontefract, Steve Ellis, is clear about the benefits of the Marco system and as he explains: "Trac-IT MES is an optimised blend of operator-friendly hardware and comprehensive software.
Each of the DataMaster workstations incorporates three separate bulk, fine and milligram scales, ensuring that ingredients with widely varying target weights can be weighed with the same proportional accuracy at the same workstation.
Our previous systems used basic weighing scales with control procedures relying on time consuming paperwork systems.
This placed significant onus on the operator to ensure correct batch make-up.
The Trac-IT-MES RFM now 'manages' the syrup make-up process providing an important safety net for operators.
A critical feature is its ability to communicate directly with our BPCS (Business Planning and Control System) ERP/MRP system, which is utilised throughout Cott Beverages.
Orders are downloaded from BPCS to the syrup room PC and then scheduled to the DataMaster workstations.
Real time factory floor data from the Marco equipment is constantly made available to BPCS, allowing the actual weights to be integrated into the system".
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