The company has many dairies producing cheese, yogurt and other branded products.

This international dairy company had grown by acquisition.To position the company for growth they decided to standardise the use of their Wonderware manufacturing system. Their SAP system held all master data and production data.

Integration of labelling and marking was a key part of the project. Overall there were thousands of label printers and coders.

The company invited NiceLabel to to work with them on the implementation of the LMS label management system. All their label software providers had declined to develop drivers for their direct marking printers.

NiceLabel's willingness to develop drivers for the company's coders was a critical factor in the choice of LMS.

"NiceLabel shared our vision for a single solution for labeling and marking. They were a true partner in helping us achieve our goal. NiceLabel was willing to go the extra mile when other label software providers wouldn’t help us."

Problem analysis

1. Disparate solutions from many labelling and marking vendors
2. Patchy integration with MES
3. Risk of human data entry error
4. Costly technical support
5. Occasional unplanned downtime
6. Escalating IT costs

Solution benefits

1. Single platform for labelling and marking
2. Standard integration with MES
3. Accurate labelling and marking
4. Centralised support
5. Controlled access to templates and printing

Results

1. Much better IT support at much lower cost
2. Less downtime.
3. Much less re-work due to mislabelling.
4. Higher productivity.
5. Fast payback.

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