date:Nov 06, 2012
Too many food manufacturers are using hygiene requirements as an excuse for not installing automated systems, a lean manufacturing expert has claimed.
While there is great need for the sector to improve its efficiency and flexibility, said Hans Pettersson, sales director for materials handling firm Matcon, firms use hygiene [as an excuse] for not being efficient. One firm reportedly said: These days we are an equipment cleaning company that sometimes gets the opportunity to manufacture food.
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