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In a move to create a truly global brand and further strengthen the unrivalled levels of quality and service, Spectrum Inspection Systems has appointed Simon Spencer as Group Managing Director.
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Designed specifically for the rigorous demands of the US food and contract packing industries, Loma Systems, Inc. has launched a new state-of-the-art and cost-effective range of checkweighers. The LCW series is purpose built at the Loma's US manufacturing facility in Chicago for the tough and arduous conditions of multi-shift production environments - its heavy-duty construction providing greater reliability and run time in high speed manufacturing facilities.
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Celsius, Loma Scientific's non-invasive temperature measurement system, has won the prestigious innovation award for the 'Food Processing' category at this year's Europack Foodtech tradeshow in Lyon, France. The prize rewards Celsius' innovative contribution to the food industry.
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Long Clawson Dairy was founded in 1911 when twelve farmers from the picturesque Vale of Belvoir formed a co-operative to produce Stilton Cheese in the village of Long Clawson, in the heart of Leicestershire. Devoted to producing the very best in Stilton cheese, it is constantly building upon its portfolio which currently boasts over 30 products, including traditional Blue Stilton, Blue Shropshire and Blue Vinney. The company operates from three main sites, Long Clawson, Harby and Bottesford, all of which play a vital role in delivering the end product to the customer.
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Underlining its commitment to providing customers with the latest checkweighing and inspection technology as well as unrivalled levels of service, Spectrum is strengthening its sales and service offering in Germany. The first phase has been completed with the appointment of Gerhard Englhardt to the sales team, with more positions to follow.
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25th -27th January 2006: International Poultry Exposition, Atlanta USA
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In a move to create a truly global brand and further strengthen the unrivalled levels of quality and service, Spectrum Inspection Systems has appointed Simon Spencer as Group Managing Director.
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Simon originally joined Spectrum in June 2005 as Sales and Marketing Director bringing with him a wealth of experience in the food industry, both manufacturing and retail. Simon is looking forward to taking Spectrum to the next level and building on the already successful customer portfolio.
Enthusing about his new role, Simon commented: "I am looking forward to the challenge of helping this global business to develop new opportunities and to expand to new markets. With our established overseas manufacturing capabilities we are well positioned to take full advantage of the economic growth taking place in Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe and South America". |
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Succeeding Jeff Keighley, Spectrum's Managing Director of nine years, Simon added: "I would like to thank Jeff for his hard work and commitment and wish him well as he heads into well-earned retirement."
Accepting the cards and gifts from his colleagues, Jeff said that he was looking forward to creating a portfolio of part time activities that would allow him some time to travel and see something more than just the airports and offices of the country that he was visiting! |
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Loma Systems launches easy-to-use, cost effective and ultra reliable LCW Checkweigher range for demanding production environments.
Designed specifically for the rigorous demands of the US food and contract packing industries, Loma Systems, Inc. has launched a new state-of-the-art and cost-effective range of checkweighers. The LCW series is purpose built at the Loma's US manufacturing facility in Chicago for the tough and arduous conditions of multi-shift production environments - its heavy-duty construction providing greater reliability and run time in high speed manufacturing facilities. The LCW Checkweigher range features a PC-based user interface, which is capable of being networked to plant automation systems via industry standard Ethernet cabling. |
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In addition the LCW's user interface is extremely easy to use with a multi-lingual touch screen based on icon driven menus, cutting down on the need for technically experienced operatives.
Loma Systems' checkweighing solutions are known throughout the industry for their flexibility and pinpoint accuracy and these are major features of the LCW series. The checkweigher enters the market with a weighing capability of up to 6.6 lbs (3kg) and includes a complete range of application driven systems, the accuracy enhanced by Loma's proven loadcell technology coupled with digital filtering software that maintains stability over extremes of temperature and humidity. LCW checkweighers are manufactured from locally sourced and readily available components. In addition, the equipment is designed to meet Underwriters Laboratories approval, ensuring the checkweighers meet the highest electrical standards. |
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Celsius, Loma Scientific's non-invasive temperature measurement system, has won the prestigious innovation award for the 'Food Processing' category at this year's Europack Foodtech tradeshow in Lyon, France. The prize rewards Celsius' innovative contribution to the food industry.
Roy Salvidge, Sales Manager at Loma Scientific, says: "In an industry where product safety and quality are key and where costs are rising and prices falling, Celsius offers a truly unique solution. The award complements the recent accreditation by one of the world's major food research establishments." |
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Celsius is designed to accurately sense the temperature of chilled and frozen food packs through the use of microwave thermometry. Microwave thermometry revolutionises the temperature testing of chilled and frozen foods due to the non-contact and non-destructive nature of the process that eliminates the need for intrusive probes, which invariably destroys the product and leads to significant wastage.
Celsius also delivers information critical for improving energy efficiencies in the production process. With highly accurate and rapid temperature monitoring capabilities, production managers can use the information Celsius provides to improve energy efficiency, which is becoming even more critical as energy costs continue to spiral upwards. |
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Long Clawson Dairy was founded in 1911 when twelve farmers from the picturesque Vale of Belvoir formed a co-operative to produce Stilton Cheese in the village of Long Clawson, in the heart of Leicestershire. Devoted to producing the very best in Stilton cheese, it is constantly building upon its portfolio which currently boasts over 30 products, including traditional Blue Stilton, Blue Shropshire and Blue Vinney. The company operates from three main sites, Long Clawson, Harby and Bottesford, all of which play a vital role in delivering the end product to the customer.
The premium cheese manufacturer is supplier to major supermarkets throughout the UK including Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury and Marks & Spencer. It produces many different sizes of cheese, ranging from small wedges weighing 60g to 650g for supermarkets right up to bulk cheese weighing from 1kg to 8kgs for the company's deli and wholesaler customers. |
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A fifth of Long Clawson Dairy's production is also exported overseas to areas such as the USA, Canada, Europe and the Far East. With such an impressive customer portfolio, high standards and quality control must be met at all times.
Growing with the business Long Clawson has a longstanding relationship with Loma Systems spanning almost fifteen years. It started with two metal detectors positioned at the end of each packaging line, when the cheese has been wrapped securely and has minimal chance of being contaminated or tampered with. As Long Clawson Dairy's success has continued to grow, so has its production facility, and now its factory at Long Clawson runs six production lines simultaneously. When extra metal detectors were required to meet increasing levels of demand two years ago, Long Clawson decided to upgrade all of their machines and selected three manufacturers to review, Loma Systems being one of them. Price, functionality, service and support were all vital components Long Clawson was searching for in its chosen supplier. After extensive testing, Loma proved to be the best to suit Long Clawson's needs and its IQ² machines were selected. According to Peter Tinsley, Packing Administration Manager at Long Clawson Dairy, "We have worked with other inspection system providers in the past, but our experience of their after sales service was disappointing. However, Loma's service and support over the years has been second to none. If any problems or complications occur we are safe in the knowledge that we have instant support from Loma's service team. Essentially, when equipment breakdown equates to hundreds, sometimes even thousands of pounds of lost revenue, minimising that downtime is the number one priority. Loma appreciates that time is always of the essence and reacts instantly." The challenges Stilton, as with all cheeses, has varying levels of salt and water, making the detection of metal contaminants an even harder task than usual. This is because these components have very similar properties to metal, meaning it is essential for metal detectors to be able to accurately compensate for these adverse effects. Peter continues, "We needed to be sure that our operators could reset all machines with ease - Loma's metal detectors take no time to calibrate and perfectly suit our demands for accuracy and user friendliness." Additional benefits Loma's metal detectors at Long Clawson are also supplied with lockable reject bins to ensure that no rejected product can be returned to the production flow. This functionality supports Long Clawson Dairy's health and safety standards as the locked bin prevents operators' hands being caught in the machines. In addition to the metal detectors situated at the end of each packing line, the cheese goes through another 1Q² machine prior to the cutting stage. This is to safeguard the ultra sonic blade which, if came into contact with any metal, would be damaged and therefore bring production to a halt, not to mention that it would cost thousands of pounds to replace. The legislation Major supermarkets operating on a national scale require their suppliers to meet specific health and safety criteria. Long Clawson is no exception and must prove to their customers that processes are in place to meet certain standards, HACCP being one of them. HACCP therefore forms a key part of Long Clawson's due diligence process. Indeed, the quality control department checks the IQ² machines every thirty minutes, putting test cases through each one to confirm operating levels are met. Every performance is recorded and filed at the end of each day. Peter comments, "Our customers expect us to adhere to rigid health and safety standards to minimise any chance of contaminants slipping through the net. We must therefore safeguard our business and our customer's business by meeting such regulations. In fact, penalties can be imposed by multiples if a product has to be withdrawn due to injury to the end user, so it is essential that we go to all lengths to prevent this from happening. Ultimately, the more reliable the systems on the production line are, the more we are able to protect our investment." Peter concluded, "Loma meets all of our contaminant detection requirements and our 15 year partnership is testament to that. Loma's service, support, communication and reliability are fantastic and I have no doubt they will continue to support us moving forward." |
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Underlining its commitment to providing customers with the latest checkweighing and inspection technology as well as unrivalled levels of service, Spectrum is strengthening its sales and service offering in Germany. The first phase has been completed with the appointment of Gerhard Englhardt to the sales team, with more positions to follow.
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In order to meet the ever-increasing demand for high quality inspection systems in the buoyant German market, this move from Spectrum demonstrates its forward thinking and proactive strategy in Europe. Ruud Gruijters, Spectrum's European Sales Director comments: "Due to the stringent requirements within the food and pharmaceutical industry, we have seen an increase in demand for our inspection and checkweighing solutions. This has been further enhanced by the introduction of the International Food Standard (IFS), a common food safety standard developed to ensure food quality and safety, and the R51 Standard, a certificate of conformity recognised across Europe for automatic weighing equipment.
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"As one of the market leaders in metal detection, checkweighers and x-ray machines, we have established a strong presence in the German marketplace and more recently have focussed heavily on Eastern Germany. We now have the whole of Germany covered and are looking at further expansion opportunities. With industry rapidly growing in Eastern Europe we are looking towards these emerging markets for further growth."
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