Arla Foods reduces costs through standardising labeling

Developer of label and marking productivity software solutions NiceLabel has collaborated with Arla Foods to reduce its costs and increase label accuracy and productivity.

Arla needed a standardised label management solution for all of its industrial printers, a critical part of the dairy brand’s identity is being able to guarantee freshness and provide its customers with accurate product information.

However, the company set up, consisting of more than 70 dairies around the world, presented a range of challenges in its quest to provide accurately labeled products. The company needed a single solution with a standardised method of integration between each dairy’s label and direct marking printers and the Manufacturing Execution System (MES).

Using NiceLabel’s label management system, Arla was able to automate printing by implementing a standardised integration with the MES at each dairy. Now, master data flows directly from the MES to the printers, eliminating manual data entry errors, mislabeling and the associated costs. By introducing centralised label management, Arla have a more transparent label management process that helps them ensure accurate product and production data throughout the entire label printing process. The company’s centralised IT team now provides 24/7 support to each site, rapidly addressing issues before they result in production downtime. In addition, Arla can remotely monitor all activity and diagnose errors.

“Our customers have come to rely on us for accurate labeling and quality product information. NiceLabel helps us to meet their high expectations and we no longer have to worry about lost revenue associated with mislabeling”, says Torben Hattel, senior solution architect at Arla Foods. “We’ve definitely seen an increase in productivity thanks to the solution. Our labeling systems run more efficiently. We no longer spend time mitigating manual data entry errors and we’ve been able to streamline support as well.”

“The dramatic reduction in direct and indirect costs has more than offset Arla’s initial software investment, and the company estimates these cost savings will only increase over time, as the centralized management system will enable them to respond more quickly to changing labeling regulations and increase time to market for new products,” adds Janez Sodja, NiceLabel enterprise sales manager.

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