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How Manufacturing Executive Systems could help Food and Beverage Companies with New FDA Regulations

admin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:40:57 +0000

February 2012 : Control Engineering published an article written by STICORP
on “How Manufacturing Executive Systems could help Food and Beverage
Companies with New FDA Regulations”.

Raising the safety bar for food and beverage manufactures

admin — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:58:41 +0000

Peter Walker

Steve Diggines

Increasing incidents affecting the health and safety of hundreds of thousands of U.S. consumers have motivated the U.S. government to introduce new legislation and regulations, including the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), aimed at improving the protection of consumers from defective food and beverage products being accidently shipped to U.S. retail outlets.

From Art To Science: The Science In Modern Food Manufacturing

admin — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:51:43 +0000

“From Art to Science” is an ongoing program applying a rigorous and scientific approach to process optimization and product safety in the food and beverage industry…
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The science in modern Food and Beverage manufacturing

admin — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:10:32 +0000

A GE Intelligent Platforms and STICORP Presentation on the Science in Modern Food and Beverage Manufacturing.

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FOOD SAFETY: How Factories of the Future will address the “number one” concern of food industry CEO’s.

admin — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:20:16 +0000

Premier Foods UK confirms improved manufacturing results with GE’s Proficy Platform deployed by STICORP.

admin — Wed, 18 May 2011 21:49:38 +0000

The Food Manufacture Magazine reports on what they learned at a recent trade event presentation on food manufacturing optimization. The presentation focused on Premier Foods, the UK’s largest food manufacturer, which owns brands including Branston, Bisto and Hovis, and the results achieved with GE Intelligent Platforms(GEIP) and STICORP’s initiative “From Art to Science”. An on – going program and collaboration with food and beverage manufacturers that applies a rigorous and scientific approach to process optimization in this industry.

Premier Foods process optimisation ‘reaps rewards’

01-May-2011 Food Manufacture.co.uk

Process optimisation at Premier Foods has achieved significant efficiency improvements, according to project participants.

At a recent conference, representatives from Premier Foods, global technology firm GE Intelligent Platforms and manufacturing solutions firm STICorp presented a case study on Premier Beverages’ Knighton factory, in Staffordshire.

The work there is part of a wider collaboration between GE and its partners and customers, known as ‘Art to Science’, to apply a rigorous and scientific approach to process optimisation.

Knighton produces powder for products ranging from Cadbury’s Drinking Chocolate to Angel Delight. Part of the project looked at factors affecting the bulk density of the powders produced. Analysis of full production and operational history revealed that some procedures for tackling quality issues covered in an inherited troubleshooting guide at the site needed to change.

“Most parameters accorded with the guide,” said Peter Towersey, senior process technologist at Premier Foods’ central office. “In some cases analysis taught us that parameters nobody had considered important affected product significantly.

“One insight solved all the quality problems on a product and there were a few parameters where the troubleshooting guide turned out to be completely wrong.” For example, advice to adjust atomiser speed was shown not to work and adjusting direct steam injection temperature delivered far better returns.

David Loughlin, Knighton operations manager, said: “We think we are running the plant at 85% of what we can run at.”

Project participants claimed process optimisation could deliver significant reduction in waste and major efficiency improvements.

STICORP (a GEIP Premier Solutions Partner) and GEIP are searching for leaders and early adopters to form strategic partnerships in the food and beverage manufacturing industry. The goal is to build the business case for process optimization and together define your internal capabilities and the enabling tools required. If you are interested in discussing how you can participate or you simply want more information about the transformation of food and beverage manufacturing from an Art to a Science please contact:

Steve Diggines STICORP Business Leader Food and Beverage sdiggines@sticorp.com

MES at a crossroads: an MMH Magazine article on the reasons why new generation MES solutions are capturing the attention of C level executives.

admin — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:00:19 +0000

The nature of MES projects is beginning to change. “We’re beginning to see business sponsorship for these projects,” says Jacobson. “C-level executives are deeply involved in the projects and at the most progressive companies, they are putting together teams that blend manufacturing personnel with IT personnel and the supply chain.”

From Art to Science: A GE Intelligent Platforms and STICORP presentation on the science in modern food manufacturing – transforming food manufacturing from an art to a science

admin — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:15:37 +0000

GE Intelligent Platforms and STICORP will present their thoughts and collective experience on using analytical tools and techniques to better understand, control and optimize food manufacturing processes.

Where: At the 2011 Working Together for a Healthy Future annual conference for biscuit, cake, chocolate and confectionery manufacturers www.bccc.biz . BCCC is a sector group of the Food and Drink Federation.

When: Day 2 – Thursday April 7^th at 12.15 PM

Location: Oxford Belfry Hotel, Milton Common, Oxfordshire, UK

The conference is considered an excellent forum for information on new developments and issues that affect the industry. This event will appeal to: Food Scientists & Technologists, New Product Development experts, Operations & Marketing executives, Academics & Students in these fields.

STICORP announces plans for its Factory of the Future MES/MOM strategy to assist food and beverage manufacturers comply with legislation aimed at improving the protection and safety of consumers

admin — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:25:39 +0000

Numerous incidents affecting the health and safety of hundreds of thousands of consumers has motivated government’s world – wide to introduce increasingly demanding legislation and regulations aimed at improving the protection of consumers from defective food and beverage products being accidently shipped to retail out-lets.

GE Intelligent Platforms names STICORP as Systems Integrator of the Year – 2010

admin — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:41:01 +0000

GE Intelligent Platforms names STICORP as Systems Integrator of the year

Burlington Vt. and Three Rivers, Quebec, February 1^st, 2011 – STICORP, a leading Premier Solutions Provider (PSP) for GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Manufacturing Execution Systems, have been named PSP of the year for 2010 at GE-IP’s Discover2011: Commercial Growth Forum, Destin, Florida.

Erik Udstuen, General Manager, Software and Jim Christen, General Manager Sales, Software & Services awarded this distinction to STICORP based on the exceptional delivery quality of major Proficy MES projects in 2010. The customers involved were global marquee brands that required the domain knowledge and recognized expertise on Proficy Plant Applications.

“The teams assigned to these customers are delighted and proud to have been an important part of the reason why GE-IP selected STICORP as their top PSP world – wide for 2010. We have made significant investments in recruiting the right people, with the right skills to enable our professional services teams to execute the way customers want projects delivered” said Gilles Trepanier, General Manager, Professional Services – STICORP.

“Everyone at STICORP is thrilled at having been chosen for their contributions to customer satisfaction. The projects were challenging and globally based, and will have major positive impacts on the manufacturing operations of these mutual GE-IP and STICORP customers” added Charles Horth, Founder and CEO of STICORP. ” As an exclusive GE-IP partner since 2004, STICORP has acquired the technical skills, processes and methodologies to deliver world class projects to world class customers of every size – on time and on budget” continued Mr. Horth.

The projects involved sophisticated techniques to manage numerous manufacturing points, capturing and analyzing millions of instances of manufacturing data. A customer requested “must have” to ensure the delivery of consistently high quality products.

ABOUT STICORP: www.sticorp.com

STI is 100% dedicated to Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) solutions. Founded in 1995, STI’s expertise in MES-MOM helps companies to increase their profitability by maximizing their yield, throughput and quality. As a leading GE Intelligent Platforms Partner, STI’s MES-MOM creates a real-time manufacturing environment where managers can analyze capacity problems and improve quality, efficiency, production and batch tracking without costly delays.

With its head office in Canada and international offices in the United States and Europe, STI’s team of experts focuses on delivering results that provide a remarkable return on investment. STI continues to work with you post implementation, to scale your MES-MOM system as your business grows and changes. STI’s solutions are fully featured and are recognized for their ease of use and flexibility in meeting our clients’ goals. STI has successfully implemented over 300 projects in 26 countries.