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04 April 2023 / Articles
Articles
The Top 5 problems associated to the presence of labels on boxes, pallets and RPC’s
Over the years many customers from different sectors of the food processing have approached us to share their concerns about the presence of labels on their plastic boxes, as well as on pallets and other containers. In this article, we collect the most common concerns and share them with you, in case they can be useful.
- False identifications. This is one of the most serious problems when it occurs, because it generates uncertainty in the system. There have been cases (we remember a notorious one) of companies in which all the alarms have gone off because the system reads an expired date code inside the refrigerated room. This activates a protocol that paralyzes all shipments. After several analyzes, it is discovered that the warning has occurred because the plastic box containing the product had an old label, and the automatic detector had read it, but that the batch was not expired.
- Sensors clogged. Some of the labels that have not been removed in a controlled way, are detached. It is common to end up obstructing sensors, causing false detections that affect the production flows.
- Occupied space. The remaining label takes up the space of the new one. At this moment 3 situations can be generated: if the placement of labels is manual, the person who puts the labels will either look for a new location in the same box, so that we have 2 zones with labels. Then we will ask ourselves which one is the good label... If there are two we have a 50% chance of getting it right... If there are 4, 5 or 6, knowing which label identifies the product is more like a casino gambling than a production process. Or the operator will need some time to remove the old one and place the new one, wasting time and fluidity. In case of automatic placement, the second label will be located just above the first. We have come to find boxes that accumulated up to 5 labels superimposed on each other... until they all fall (including the last one).
- Hygiene. Labels, papers, plastics, which if not eliminated in a controlled manner, enter our production centers with the risk of falling anywhere. But even without falling, the labels and remains of them, stuck to the walls of the boxes and containers, are a perfect anchor point for contaminants.
- Image. Increasingly, companies are using returnable boxes as containers to deliver their products to the customers. Delivering the products inside a clean container is a sign of quality and speaks of the care we have in the details.
Have you also suffered any of these problems? Have you had other problems with labels?
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14 March 2023 / Articles
The energy impact: a top priority for the industry
Energy efficiency is at the center of concerns in the industrial world, and more and more companies are putting this priority at the center of their operations. Technological innovations are contributing to this transition towards a more sustainable model, where energy consumption is minimized and resources are used more responsibly.
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05 October 2022 / Articles
Sustainable performance and sustained results over time.
Investment in any type of washing and drying system is a project that is increasingly relevant within production. The industry faces needs and problems that must fit into the day to day of the company and respond, in addition, to concerns that go beyond productive capacities.
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12 April 2022 / Trade shows and events
Visit us at the upcoming trade fairs
This April and May, you will find us at ANUGA and IFFA, the reference events of the food industry.
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11 March 2022 / Ànima (soul)
Working women international day
In celebration of the international day of working women, on March 8th we have been visited by 13 women students of engineering degrees and 2 professors of the Universty of Girona.
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25 November 2021 / Ànima (soul)
La Xarxa, an initiative of the Girona City Council, has awarded Mimasa for its commitment to promoting hourly reform, equality and work-life balance.
We are very excited to explain that Mimasa has been awarded with "Xarxa Gironina" prize for the Time Reform, in the EQUALITY and CONCILIATION category.Read more -
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06 May 2021 / News
Mimasa Series | The standard washing and disinfection equipment that leads the way in the industry.
In these convulsive times, when we are all looking for references, our customers are clear that safety and hygiene are an indispensable solid pillar, which marks the path of the future.
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25 May 2020 / Ànima (soul)
Mimasa DNA
At Mimasa we have in our DNA the culture of effort and the will to improve and learn. We are curious. We believe in respect for people, close treatment and a good atmosphere at work. Without a doubt, being and wanting to be who we are has helped us a lot in this situation we live in. It has strengthened us.
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10 February 2020 / Trade shows and events
IPPE 2020 Atlanta United States
The fair was held from January 28 to 30, 2020 in Atlanta (USA).
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14 March 2023 / Articles
The energy impact: a top priority for the industry
Energy efficiency is at the center of concerns in the industrial world, and more and more companies are putting this priority at the center of their operations. Technological innovations are contributing to this transition towards a more sustainable model, where energy consumption is minimized and resources are used more responsibly.
Read more05 October 2022 / Articles
Sustainable performance and sustained results over time.
Investment in any type of washing and drying system is a project that is increasingly relevant within production. The industry faces needs and problems that must fit into the day to day of the company and respond, in addition, to concerns that go beyond productive capacities.
Read more12 April 2022 / Trade shows and events
Visit us at the upcoming trade fairs
This April and May, you will find us at ANUGA and IFFA, the reference events of the food industry.
Read more11 March 2022 / Ànima (soul)
Working women international day
In celebration of the international day of working women, on March 8th we have been visited by 13 women students of engineering degrees and 2 professors of the Universty of Girona.
Read more25 November 2021 / Ànima (soul)
La Xarxa, an initiative of the Girona City Council, has awarded Mimasa for its commitment to promoting hourly reform, equality and work-life balance.
06 May 2021 / News
Mimasa Series | The standard washing and disinfection equipment that leads the way in the industry.
In these convulsive times, when we are all looking for references, our customers are clear that safety and hygiene are an indispensable solid pillar, which marks the path of the future.
Read more25 May 2020 / Ànima (soul)
Mimasa DNA
At Mimasa we have in our DNA the culture of effort and the will to improve and learn. We are curious. We believe in respect for people, close treatment and a good atmosphere at work. Without a doubt, being and wanting to be who we are has helped us a lot in this situation we live in. It has strengthened us.
Read more10 February 2020 / Trade shows and events
IPPE 2020 Atlanta United States
The fair was held from January 28 to 30, 2020 in Atlanta (USA).
Read more