Applications for the Food Industry
NWA software solutions can help ensure product consistency, increase efficiency, and provide reporting to meet regulatory requirements.
Food processing encompasses all steps from the grower to the consumer. Each step involves substantially different types of processes all of which require monitoring for safety, conformance to specifications and profit optimization.
NWA SPC and Manufacturing Analytics software enables food companies to move from inspection based models to a process-control model to ensure consistency in producing higher-quality, safer products, meeting regulatory requirements and maximizing efficiency and profitability. SPC software from NWA has been long used successfully in food applications, from meeting customer specifications and regulatory compliance to optimizing fill weight and improving processes.
NWA has many years of experience with food production and distribution. The collection of articles referenced below illustrates the possibilities of extending SPC and continuous process improvement to all areas of managing the food processing enterprise and its supply chain.
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- Food Safety
Maintaining food safety is critical to risk management and producing merchantable product.
- Regulatory Compliance
The food industry is heavily controlled by government regulations and subject to standards such as ISO 22000. Many specifications and regulations either specifically require statistical methods for compliance or are best met by process control and management methods.
- Supply Chain Management
Growing, processing and distributing food products involves a multiple step supply chain where food safety and quality must be monitored and maintained at each step.
- Corporate Value and Brand Protection
Proper process management is one of the most effective ways to protect the value of your brand, increase market share, and maximize corporate value.
- Enterprise Performance and World Class Manufacturing
SPC is a core component of any definition to world class manufacturing. Meeting world class standards guarantees food safety, product compliance, and maximum profitability.
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