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Food manufacturers are constantly dealing with sensitive products that need to follow a quality process before getting to the consumer. Due to the quality control and processes in a factory, it is imperative that each part runs smoothly. One of these key factors is inspection equipment at the final part of the production line.
This blog will entail the importance of quality control measures and how SNB can help your production line.

Quality Control in Food Production

There are a few reasons why the importance of quality control within food production is imperative.
• – Improvement of Production Techniques
• – Reduced Production Costs
• – Company Goodwill
• – Increase Overall Sales

Improvement of Production Techniques

Having quality control procedures in place allows manufactures to produce at the desired standard and rates that combat consumer needs. With the use of data from technical and engineering departments, the understanding of the current manufacturing process can be defined and improved methods can be added or introduced.

Reduced Production Costs

With the help of effective equipment and operation processes, production costs can be identified and look to be reduced. Having a checkweigher at the end of a production line can help identify products that are over-weight. By using a checkweigher, it can keep products consistent and reduce extra output leaving the factory floor therefore overall reducing costs.

Company Goodwill

With quality products leaving the factory floor to satisfy customer needs, this can result in positive feedback in different forms. This can include word of mouth, online and offline and helping to build upon your current brand reputation.

Increase Overall Sales

By using quality control measurements, this ensures products are of good quality and uniform. Setting the tone of good quality will help towards attracting customers which will help increase sales.
It is imperative that production continues to maintain such a high level as the rise of online communication and social media has made it easier for customers to review products.

How Can Checkweighers & Metal Detectors aid Quality Control?

As we all know, checkweighers, metal detectors and combination systems can usually be found at the end of the production line process.
To enable the supply of your goods, certain retailers specify the need for having the need for having these units on site to help comply with codes of practices.
Metal detectors, as it hints in the name, will help to stop products with metal passing through and making it to the consumer. Checkweighers, again hinted in the name, check the weight of a product to see if it is under or over the correct weight. Combination systems encompasses a metal detector and checkweigher
These units can help with your production in many ways

•  – Data collected – these units can be set up with printers or data capture facilities allowing you to collect information regarding how many packs were rejected, how many good packs there were etc.
•  – Compliance – having inspection equipment in place can help you to comply with any COP’s and Food Safety Regulations
• – Contaminated Products – most importantly, these types of systems can stop contaminated products from leaving the factory floor

How Can SNB help your Quality Control

For manufacturers that do have metal detectors, checkweighers and combination systems on site, or new manufacturers looking into suitable options, SNB can help all customers with the following:

• – Service, Calibration, Repairs and Breakdowns
• – Manufacture of New Metal Detection, Checkweighing, and Combination Systems
• – Replacement Search Heads
• – Refurbished Machines
• – Hire Equipment
• – Upgrades and Modifications to meet retailer COPs
• – ‘Best Sensitivity’ assessments
• – Training Course Provider to ‘Subject Matter Expert’ to Tier D level
• – Help Line – 24/7 – 365 days of the year