Ready Meals Kit Preparation Fewer Errors with Operator Guidance
A leading meal-kit company was not satisfied with its existing kit preparation workflow. The company turned to METTLER TOLEDO for help to implement a solution which would enable efficient portioning of ingredients for error-free meal kits.
Situation
A German-based company provides millions of households with easy-to-follow recipes and fresh ingredients in pre-packaged meal kits. To keep up with growing demand and ensure consistent kit quality, the company demanded a portioning solution that would minimize errors in the manual production processes and ensure traceability across the operation.
Benefit
A comprehensive solution comprised of over 40 weighing stations with IND930 indicators and different sized platforms delivered the following benefits:
- Efficient manual preparation of ingredients for each meal kit
- Clear operator guidance so no production step is missed
- Easy communication to a central server
The Challenge
A German meal kit company sought a supplier who could deliver an ingredient-portioning solution to connect to its existing central warehouse database. The solution needed to support an error-free preparation and packaging process with several manual steps and very specific instructions. Errors during packaging or missing ingredients would lead to incomplete meals and unsatisfied customers, which could damage the company’s reputation in a time of critical growth. Management hoped to standardize on one solution across multiple production sites.
The Solution
IND930 weighing indicators allow producers to prepare for the future of production processes. The intuitive, IP69k protected touch interface is made to withstand industrial conditions and guide users through production steps, allowing for effective operation of up to four scales and multiple peripherals simultaneously. Operators benefit from software applications designed for key processes, or they can use INDpro to create tailored workflows. Multiple connectivity options enable seamless communication for full visibility.
The Result
Investing in a programmable indicator that can be attached to different sized platforms established a customer specific, consistent and traceable workflow for preparing meal kits. Operators all over the world get clear step-by step instructions on how to prepare the kits which makes it easy and efficient. This solution helped the customer to achieve their ambitious growth targets for delivering millions of error-free meals kits to their customers, each individually packed to fulfill various lifestyle and diet requirements.
