Controlling Ginsters' temperature.Ginsters is one of the UK's leading manufacturers of pies, pasties past·ies pl.n. A pair of adhesive patches used to conceal a woman's nipples and worn principally by exotic dancers or striptease performers. [From paste1.] and sausage sausage, food consisting of finely chopped meat mixed with seasonings and, often, other ingredients, all encased in a thin membrane. Although sausages were made by the ancient Greeks and Romans, they were usually plain and unspiced; in the Middle Ages people began to rolls. Based in Cornwall, they produce 150 million units per year and have a multi-million pound turnover. As a major player in the chilled convenience food market, quality is paramount. In the production of their chilled foods Chilled foods are prepared foods stored at refrigeration temperatures (at or below 8°C). They have been available in the United Kingdom and many other industrialised countries since the 1960s. , temperature control is essential, so Ginsters called upon Loma Scientific for the provision of one of Loma's noninvasive non·in·va·sive adj. 1. Not penetrating the body, as by incision. Used especially of a diagnostic procedure. 2. Not invading healthy tissue. temperature management systems and their expertise in food temperature measurement. By April 2006 they had the advanced Celsius system installed and covering three lines. Celsius is the first of its kind, offering accurate and nondestructive non·de·struc·tive adj. Of, relating to, or being a process that does not result in damage to the material under investigation or testing. non temperature measurements for a wide variety of chilled and frozen products. The system measures the equilibrium temperature of the product, importantly not missing any hot or cold spots for greater quality assurance, with results in only five seconds. This produces more consistent and accurate readings because the temperature measurement is not reliant on the positioning of a probe. Richard Midgley, quality assurance manager for Ginsters, said: "Prior to the installation of the Celsius machine, Ginsters were destructive probing a product every 30 minutes from each line. This equated to 70,000 products a year, and resulted in considerable wastage wastage a loss of product or productivity; in terms of animal production includes losses due to deaths of animals, lowered production from survivors, including reproduction, and lost opportunity income. wastage Fetal wastage, see there and expense both in terms of the product itself and the probes required to take temperature readings. With the Celsius system, products do not need to be thrown away after testing, and there is no requirement to outlay for replacement probes, resulting in significant savings, with the added benefit of an improvement in the efficiency of quality assurance procedures. Contact Loma Systems on 01252 893300 or visit www.loma.com |
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