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Reduced costs and increased accuracy by standardizing labeling and marking printing
Arla Foods and NiceLabel
NiceLabel, the world's leading developer of label and marking productivity software
solutions, recently worked with Arla Foods that needed a standardized label management
solution for all of its industrial printers. NiceLabel’s next generation technology
enabled this large food manufacturer to significantly reduce costs and increase label
accuracy and productivity.
A critical part of Arla’s brand identity is being able to guarantee freshness and provide
their customers with accurate product information. However their unique set-up, as a
company consisting of more than 70 dairies around the world, presented a range of
challenges in their quest to provide accurately labeled products. The company needed a
single solution with a standardized method of integration between each dairy’s label and
direct marking printers and the Manufacturing Execution System (MES).
Using NiceLabel’s label management system, Arla was able to automate printing by implementing
a standardized integration with the MES at each dairy. Now, master data flows
directly from the MES to the printers, eliminating manual data entry errors, mislabeling
and the associated costs. By introducing centralized label management, Arla have a more
transparent label management process that helps them ensure accurate product and production
data throughout the entire label printing process. The company’s centralized IT
team now provides 24x7 support to each site, rapidly addressing issues before they result
in production downtime. In addition, Arla can remotely monitor all activity and diagnose
errors. www.nicelabel.com/food-beverage
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Arla has automated printing by
implementing a standardized integration
with the MES at each dairy
(photo: NiceLabel)