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Happy New Year! ... Ein Gutes Neues Jahr! ... Bonne Année! ... Feliz Año Nuevo! ... Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! |
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The New Year marks the addition of a new manufacturing base to the Loma Group. After a successful 2004, Loma has extended its reach to Central and Eastern Europe with the opening of an operation in the Czech Republic.
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 The Dobrany operation opened on 2nd December 2004 |
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Loma has teamed up with fellow supplier to the meat industry, VEMAG, to provide a metal detection solution for sausage production lines. The new addition to the PipeLine range has scored instant success in the market, with one customer placing an order for nine units in the first week!
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 The new Vemag PipeLine metal detector |
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After its launch in January last year, the Celsius temperature sensing device for frozen and chilled foods has secured friends in the highest places. After extensive road testing by British retailer Marks & Spencer, Celsius is now a firm favourite with the technical team.
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 Celsius has been tested by M&S |
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Greetings from Brazil, the land of the Lambada, where demand for Loma systems is gathering speed. Did you know that Brazil occupies over half of the South American continent and has a population of a staggering 175 million?
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November’s PackExpo in Chicago saw a huge upsurge in enquiry levels and a 30% increase in traffic to the Loma stand, providing record levels of new enquiries especially from South American companies. The exhibition fever is set to continue into 2005 as the countdown to Interpack in April begins. The German show will be a key focus for Loma and will herald several new developments. Be sure to put our key dates firmly in your diary: |
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Westpack 10-12 January, Anaheim, USA |
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With more manufacturers moving eastwards after the expansion of the EU in May last year, Loma has followed suit by opting for a base closer to its customers. At an official opening ceremony on 2nd December 2004, the Mayor of Dobrany, Mr. Jaroslav S_kora and Mr Jim Webster, Business Director of Spectris plc cut the ribbon at Loma Systems s.r.o. and welcomed its 50 employees to the new site. The operation, headed up by Vit Chomát, will manufacture a range of Loma inspection equipment, drawing on a solid base of local suppliers to provide customers in Central and Eastern Europe with shorter lead times and more local point of contact. The successful ‘Lean’ world class manufacturing techniques practiced at Loma’s operations in the UK and the Netherlands will be mirrored in Dobrany to drive cost efficiency and minimise inventory requirements. Loma is committed to achieving growth in its global markets and the opening of Dobrany follows hot on the heels of the expansion of the Helmond operation last year. Watch
this space for further developments!
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 The Dobrany operation opened on 2nd December 2004 |
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The new system will minimise the need for additional processing and allow accurate metal detection checks to take place without affecting product quality or output. The compact VEMAG PipeLine fits on a standard hinge of the meat pump between the pump itself and the Linker. With a fully integrated drive unit, the metal detector checks the raw sausage meat in the pipeline for metal contaminants before it is fed through to a VEMAG portioning machine. The system also benefits from an easy release handle to enable detachment for cleaning purposes and software that tracks changes in product conductivity. For details of the full specification and its capabilities click here.
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 The new Vemag PipeLine metal detector |
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Chilled food is the fastest growing market sector in most countries, and the UK is no exception. As retailers clamour to satisfy the consumer’s demand for convenience by introducing an ever-greater range of products, the spotlight falls on suppliers to guarantee food safety. At Marks & Spencer, Senior Food Technologist Nick Holloway was keen to explore the newest technology on the market and made the most of Loma’s equipment loan system to trial Celsius. Here’s what he had to say:
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“Many thanks for the loan of the Celsius non-invasive temperature monitor. I have demonstrated the equipment to many of the M&S technical team and suggested that they highlight the potential benefits of this type of equipment to their suppliers. From my part, as the food technologist with end-to-end responsibility for the cold chain at M&S, this is the equipment that the industry has been waiting for - non-invasive, accurate, centre temperature measurement with a software package to capture results for due diligence purposes, without the financial penalty of throwing the product away after each test. I hope we see more suppliers taking up this equipment in the future.” Thanks Nick - we couldn’t have put it better ourselves!
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 Celsius has been tested by M&S |
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Some M&S suppliers are already advocates of the Celsius system, which uses microwave thermometry to obtain a fast, accurate temperature reading and allows test products to be put straight back into circulation for sale to the customer. For further information or a demonstration of Celsius, please contact our sales team.
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Sunnyvale has been Loma’s distributor for 15 years and during this time the team has grown to over 25 salesmen, 2 dedicated product managers and a service engineer situated in 7 regional offices. From now on, Loma products will take pride of place in Sunnyvale’s brand new showroom, where six of Loma’s systems are on display. For contact details in Brazil or any other territories, please visit www.loma.com.
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