Data monitoring at the fresh produce counter
Bizerba, a leading provider of solutions in the field of weighing, slicing and labeling technology, offers with its VSP slicing machine an intelligent solution that is used at the fresh food counter and enables cloud-based data acquisition and processing as well as communication between all slicing machines and with people . Because digitization and the associated automation of all processes are also becoming increasingly important in the food industry in order to meet the diverse challenges. The technology behind the VSP relies on SmarterSlicing functions: In addition to cleaning, grinding and maintenance indicators, it ensures transparent monitoring and central data management. Data is sent to the back office for analysis via the RetailControl software, and the results then provide the basis for process optimization – both in the preparation room and in the store. The VSP thus brings more control and efficiency to the entire technical setup, with the result that there are fewer device failures and maintenance work, configuration changes and updates are automated, problems are corrected directly through intelligent troubleshooting and there is no double data maintenance. All of this ultimately leads to faster operating processes. Alexander Pogacnik, Product Line Manager Food Processing at Bizerba says: “The retail trade is always at the mercy of larger process chains. In addition, there is now a high throughput at the fresh food counters, many employees work at the same time and more and more devices are in use. This creates inefficiency and technical challenges for employees. These aspects can only be countered with automation processes and corrected using intelligent data analysis. With the VSP, we are offering the market a solution that allows devices to communicate with each other and thus takes over a large number of processes, which ultimately lead to a much faster ability to act.” Digitization and automation are not only an elementary building block for the food industry to increase efficiency: Also the recognizable problem of young people, which is reflected in the fewer and fewer training starts, makes it clear that intelligent devices will play a decisive role in the future.
Indicators report early when the VSP needs to be cleaned, sanded or serviced. (Source: Bizerba)
About Bizerba:
Bizerba offers customers in the sectors crafts, trade, industry and logistics worldwide with a unique portfolio of solutions consisting of hardware and software around the central size "weight". This company supplies products and solutions for the activities cutting, processing, weighing, cashiering, testing, Commissioning and pricing. Comprehensive services from consulting to service, labels and consumables to leasing round off the range of solutions.
Since 1866 Bizerba designed largely the technological development in the field of weighing technology and now has a presence in 120 countries. The customer base ranges from global trade and industrial companies through retail to the bakery and butchery. Headquarters for five generations guided family-owned group of companies with approximately 4.100 employees worldwide is Balingen in Baden-Württemberg. Further manufacturing facilities are located in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, China and the USA. In addition Bizerba maintains a worldwide network of sales and service locations.
