Sweet success for Claricom
April 1st 2005

Monkhill Confectionery, a division of Cadbury Trebor Bassett, is using a Claricom Package Coding Management System (PCMS) for the accurate control of on pack coding at its two sites.

The software controls the coding equipment across the corporate wide-areanetwork between both manufacturing sites. The resulting high level of control will ensure that Monkhill can minimise costly coding errors, meet the demands of both leading retailers and legislation, and protect brand reputation. Crucially, the solution can be deployed across multiple brands of coders, allowing the company freedom of choice in choosing its coding equipment suppliers.

Accurate on pack coding information is essential to maintaining costefficiencies and, since January 2005, to meet legislative compliance with the new EU Food Regulations.

Claricom says its PCMS eliminates the day-today potential for errors in critical coding information such as the Use By date – by removing manual setup of thermal transfer coders. All data is controlled centrally using CLARiSOFT Message Design Software, and transmitted to packaging lines via the CLARiNET Ethernet network application.

In addition, the CLARiNET Remote Intranet viewer enables pack line performance and real-time status of all coders to be viewed across the wide area network for instant and accurate diagnosis. The Claricom solution has been recommended to its supplier base by Marks & Spencer.

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