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SUPPLY CHAIN
added a critical layer for early
detection of dairy product freshness
concerns. With built-in automatic data
capturing (ADC) technology, Evigence
streamlines traceability from initial
production lines without adding more
manual labor needs.
Production teams can now focus
on their primary tasks while Evigence
measures and tracks freshness from
the initial production lines through to
delivery to guarantee optimal quality.
" Our goal is to reduce freshness
loss at the unit level at every step
of the supply chain, " Malka said.
" Evigence can reduce waste and
improve freshness in the dairy
supply chain in many ways, but a
primary example is how our real-time
freshness management insights inform
calibrated to almost any product in the cold chain, including dairy.
The Evigence Freshness Management Platform addresses
key supply chain challenges such as temperature control,
shelf life management and traceability by providing dairy
companies with end-to-end cold chain control.
" Our FreshSense sensors accurately track the freshness
of perishables by monitoring time and temperature in realtime, "
said Oria Malka, vice president of sales for Evigence.
" Our sensors are calibrated for the shelf life of the products it
monitors, and as such to various dairy products. "
FreshSense sensors simulate the specific product's
degradation through a chemical reaction, which is captured
by a camera-operated device. The data is then analyzed by a
machine learning model to provide precise freshness metrics
and estimate the remaining shelf life based on the unique
parameters of the product.
" We empower food companies to monitor at case, or even
unit, level from inception all the way to consumption, " Malka
said. " This ability did not exist until now. "
The company's AI-powered dashboard and realtime
insights allow dairy managers to quickly identify
improvement opportunities across their supply chain based
on the true freshness of their products, facilitating faster
decision-making.
" The dashboard provides trends and highlights, guiding
users on where to focus their resources and attention, to
ensure they deliver dairy products of the highest quality, "
Malka said.
The addition of Evigence's Automated Early Supply Chain
Scanning to the Evigence Freshness Management Platform
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better decisions for the Real Remaining Shelf Life (RSL) of
each product. "
For instance, its multiscan feature, used in distribution
centers, leverages augmented reality to highlight which
cases of products should advance further in the cold chain
faster due to shorter expected shelf life, even if still within
standards. This real-time tool enhances freshness by ensuring
products reach the market based on their true freshness,
reducing waste and minimizing customer complaints.
" Our advanced analytics also provide dairy companies
a way to access easy to understand visual dashboards and
heat map visualizations so dairy supply chain managers can
immediately identify the freshest products and potentially
problematic products, " Malka said. " The weekly data trend
reports also help them identify important patterns across
regions, divisions, supply chain partners, product groups, etc.,
so they can find and fix inefficiencies and avoid food loss. "
OTHER TOP PLAYERS
For more than three decades, Baumer has been the partner
of leading global dairy groups and traditional craft dairies,
supplying sensors that consider the unique conditions in which
the industry deals, including pipeline vibration, condensation
during cooled production, and heat in the sterilization process.
" A growing number of product variants and sudden
changes in demand are some of the latest challenges in
industrial and hygiene applications, and meeting these
demands calls for flexibility in terms of system control, " a
spokesperson for the company said.
The ability of Baumer's sensors to adapt to applications
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