For food and beverage processes it is important to show evidence that the necessary process parameters have been met and for this data recording and reporting are important. They also additionally provide benefits regarding efficiency.
Some advantages of data recording in the food and beverage processing industry are:
Recording data for the demonstration of energy efficiency
Energy use assessments like ESOS (Energy saving operating scheme) can be conducted on a year’s worth of data and repeatedly subsequently to access the gradient of energy being consumed by the company. Constant assessments can prove whether energy-saving improvements have been effective or not.
Benchmarking of a process for improvement of operational efficiency
It is imperative to know whether the equipment is working at full potential especially those involved in continuous processes. Key performance indicators like OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) and TEEP (Total effective equipment performance) are important and can be utilized to benchmark aspects of the output during certain times and then compared. This helps in the evaluation of the process before breakdown. More energy is used for the same product indicates deterioration of some component in the process, time of deviation can help figure out which component.
Higher solutions for data integrity help comply to regulations
Standards and guidelines for food safety show that data recording processes should be capable of determining if data has been changed or invalidated. Choice of methods and file formats should be done to avoid editable file formats and loss of data when communication is lost (for recorders using communications as methods)
Complying with International standards means wider export
Measuring and recording temperature is necessary for storing perishable products. Higher level data processing and recording help provide evidence that all crucial parameters have been met and that goods have remained under pre-defined temperature standards.
Recording batch helps traceability of process
Quality engineers may access data collected during batch processes before signing off batch which is traditionally time-consuming.
Digital data also saves time during reporting process with no use for manual input which is tiresome and time-consuming.
Storage of paper form of data is now considered wasteful to digital data records, as it is a waste of space and paper.
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