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Installation of different weighing stations with GISCALE software in six production lines
GRUPO LUCAS – COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
Through one of our trusted distributors, Giropes has carried out the installation of various weighing systems managed by GISCALE software in six production lines at the Grupo Lucas facilities in Murcia.
Grupo Lucas with more than 50 years of experience at the fruits and vegetables market, is considered one of the top companies in the sector, both in Spain and internationally. Its facilities have more than 25,000 m2 handling centres and more than 2,500 hectares of crops.
To improve the efficiency of its fruit and vegetable handling process the company decided to incorporate weighing systems, consisting of a weighing platform and a GI400 LCD indicator, into its six production lines, all managed through GISCALE PRO software, designed and manufactured by Giropes and installed by our partner in the area.
According to the IT manager, the incorporation of this new weighing system "makes the operators’ job easier, enabling the weight of the products to be controlled using the colour provided on the indicator display, without being aware of the exact weight shown by the equipment and reducing the risk of human error".
He also added that, "Thanks to GISCALE PRO software, we can statistically track the efficiency of each production line and the different weighing stations that make it up".
Regarding the quality processes, Grupo Lucas can now have much more rigorous control over the selected products, providing safety that complies with the current regulations for actual packaging.
The real time and statistical weight registration provided by GISCALE software has proved to be a step forward in the traceability of the weighing, making it possible "to control the weight of the product during the whole handling process and to have a record of time and operator at any given time". As the quality manager of Grupo Lucas confirms, "This provides much more efficiency when detecting problems and enables them to be resolved much more effectively".
