On the East coast of England, at Rimswell, Yorkshire, K Fresh Ltd has been
working with both local egg producers and also producing its own eggs for more
than 40 years. K Fresh supplies the region's independent stores with
free-range and value eggs and is proud that its products carry the British Lion
Mark, the UK's leading label where food safety is concerned. Sustainability is
central to K Fresh, which pays particular care to limiting its carbon footprint
and ensuring peerless production conditions. It pioneered the Enriched Colony
Cage system, providing birds with a social, disease-free and enhanced-climate
environment, running on a natural day/night cycle. As part of a plan to
modernize its plant, K Fresh identified its pack coding operation as an area in
which it could further improve environmental performance, operational efficiency
and quality standards by replacing its thermal transfer coders. The principal
challenge was to achieve the high quality codes demanded by the food industry,
with increasing quantities of data to be coded on egg boxes on larger
print areas.
Riešenie
To print its cardboard and plastic cases, K Fresh needed flexible, rapid and
reliable equipment with minimal human intervention. They opted for
Markem-Imaje's global proposal with the installation of six SmartLase C350
latest-generation coders which provide sought-after print quality while offering
drastic cuts in consumables. Sufficiently robust to resist rigorous wash-downs,
their extended life is perfectly in line with K Fresh's sustainable
approach. Touch screens on the coders make for easy use and limit operator
errors. Last but not least, K Fresh could renew its coders without the need for
outright capital expenditure.
Výsledok
Operating and maintenance costs were able to be cut quickly, minimizing
downtime. With no requirement for compressed air, energy costs have been reduced
and carbon footprint limited, impacting sustainability performance. The
upgrading has proved beneficial both in terms of driving corporate growth and
enabling the business to compete on a level playing field. Throughout the
purchasing, installation and operational process, Markem-Imaje proved to be a
truly proactive partner.
Spoločnost
Name: K Fresh Ltd
Location: Rimswell, Withern Sea (East Yorkshire, United Kingdom)
Activity: production, packaging and distribution of free-range and organic
eggs
Standard: British Lion Quality
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