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Weighing systems, Strain gauges
News Release from: Stevens Group | Subject: Vantage
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 30 November 2005
Off line average weight system ensures
quality
Vantage off-line average weight and quality management systems supplied by Stevens Weighing are playing a critical role in ensuring product weight and quality control for Universal Products in Preston
Vantage off-line average weight and quality management systems supplied by Stevens Weighing Group are playing a critical role in ensuring product weight and quality control for Universal Products Limited (UPL) at their plant in Preston UPL is one of the leading UK contract manufacturers specialising in the pharmaceutical and personal care markets
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 13 Apr 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The company, which is privately owned, has significant expertise and experience in the development, manufacture, filling and packing of a wide range of liquids, creams, ointments and gels.
UPL have enjoyed consistent growth for decades due to the focus on product quality, service, superior customer relationships and fair pricing.
The company has broad and valued customer portfolio, ranging from large multi-nationals to smaller firms with niche market products.
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Personal care products are taken from the line as part of a controlled QA process and placed on the Vantage Terminal weigh scales.
The easy to use touch screen brings up clear prompts to guide the operator through the check weighing process.
The PC based Vantage terminals collect data on average and minimum weight, together with comprehensive SPC information, sending reports back to a central PC.
This eliminates operator error and provides the necessary traceability audit path via paperless records by removing the need for troublesome paper work systems.
It also provides other managers within the company access to data directly at the time of production.
Any production trends outside management set tolerances are flagged up allowing remedial action to be taken very quickly.
Full details pertaining to operator, time and date are recorded with the data and full back-up is assured in the event of power failure.
As UPL Associate Director Ian de Havilland concludes: "We understand that consumers judge our clients brands on the quality of what we manufacture, which guides our uncompromising commitment to quality control and quality assurance.
It is because we aim to achieve the highest quality that we manufacture personal care products using the same strict standards of control and documentation as we do for our pharmaceuticals.
The Stevens equipment plays an important part in the overall quality assurance process and they have given us excellent support".
Other members of the Vantage family include recipe formulation, stock control, hi-speed check weighing and standard platform scale modules.
The modules are designed to be an essential and versatile part of any product quality and traceability system.
They can be used as standalone quality centres or networked factory wide and integrated with existing management systems such as ERP and MRP.
For suitably authorised personnel set up can be done directly at the terminals or remotely via a PC.
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