Digitally transforming labeling for success: A case study from the food & beverage industry

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1 Digitally transforming labeling for success: A case study from the food & beverage industry Ken Moir, VP Marketing Janez Sodja, Enterprise Sales Manager

2 Today s objectives At the end of this webinar, you will have learned how to: Minimize revenue loss and increase sales by eliminating labeling or marking errors Achieve faster time-to-market by empowering business users to respond to label change requests without IT assistance Reduce IT costs and unplanned downtime by taking a holistic approach to labeling Achieve new levels of productivity by no longer having to scrap or re-work mislabeled or rejected product 2

3 What we ll cover A quick introduction to NiceLabel The case study: How an F&B digitally transformed their labeling for success Key takeaways Where to learn more Questions 3

4 About NiceLabel

5 About NiceLabel Labelling and Marking print productivity software 25+ years experience EMEA HQ and development team US, EMEA and APAC sales, service delivery and support teams Channel Partners in 100+ countries Long term Alliances with most major printer vendors Sato, Zebra, Avery and many others) >50% of all label printers globally ship with NL Technology

6 Selected food & beverage customers that have transformed their labeling

7 Our partnerships that we work with in food & beverage

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9 The case study

10 About the company International dairy company Many production facilities Products sold across the world A large manufacturer of organic dairy products

11 About their environment Master and production data in SAP Dairies used Wonderware (MES) for production Local MES synchronizes with centralized SAP 1000s of label and direct marking printers spread across dairies Direct marking - print best before date and lot number directly onto product packaging 11

12 Challenges Fragmented environment with multiple solutions from direct marking and labeling vendors Non-standardized integrations and label design done by local system integrators Costly third party IT support Business couldn't do change requests Unplanned downtime Standalone systems and manual data entry common 12

13 The vision A unified label management system from a single vendor Eliminate unplanned downtime Zero tolerance Reduce complexity Reduce third-party IT costs Standardize integration with MES Gain a competitive advantage

14 Roadblocks to the vision 50% printers are direct marking / 50% are label Replacing existing printers with a standardized brand too costly Legacy labeling software only supported label printers Direct marking software only support their own printers 14

15 Poll question #1 Are your direct marking printers integrated with your MES systems? 1. Yes 2. No (manual data entry of LOT and expiration date etc.) 15

16 How the company transformed with NiceLabel?

17 Standardization and replication One ERP, one MES and one Label Management System Global Centralized SAP Centralized NiceLabel QA & Traceability Synchronization Site Decentralized Wonderware Decentralized NiceLabel Accuracy Automatic label printing Manual label printing 17

18 The solution Unifying labeling and marking A single Label Management System for both label and direct marking printers All printers are integrated with MES NiceLabel has drivers for continuous inkjet (CIJ) printers Single system eliminates need for local IT development and support 18

19 The solution: the platform MANAGE Traceability Users & roles Document version control Printer management QA & Traceability Label request and approval workflows Digital label catalog PRINT Integrate printing from existing business systems (many apps.) Easily deploy web printing applications Accuracy DESIGN Design dynamic label layouts (material, product, Site/customer specific) Configure printing forms (GUI/mask) to streamline manual printing processes Agility

20 The solution: the platform MANAGE Traceability Users & roles Document version control Devices control QA & Traceability Label request and approval workflows Digital label catalog PRINT Integrate printing from existing business systems (many apps.) Easily deploy web printing applications Accuracy DESIGN Design dynamic label layouts (material, product, Site/customer specific) Configure printing forms (GUI/mask) to streamline manual printing processes Agility

21 The solution: the designer 21

22 The solution: the platform MANAGE Traceability Users & roles Document version control Devices control QA & Traceability Label request and approval workflows Digital label catalog PRINT Integrate printing from existing business systems (many apps.) Easily deploy web printing applications Accuracy DESIGN Design dynamic label layouts (material, product, Site/customer specific) Configure printing forms (GUI/mask) to streamline manual printing processes Agility

23 The solution: document management system 23

24 The solution: the platform MANAGE Traceability Users & roles Document version control Devices control QA & Traceability Label request and approval workflows Digital label catalog PRINT Integrate printing from existing business systems (many apps.) Easily deploy web printing applications Accuracy DESIGN Design dynamic label layouts (material, product, Site/customer specific) Configure printing forms (GUI/mask) to streamline manual printing processes Agility

25 The solution: the integration system 25

26 Results

27 The business impact Results Minimized revenue loss and increased sales Accurate labels Less rejected product Faster-time-to-market Reduced IT costs and less unplanned downtime Standardized solution New levels of productivity Automated quality assurance Less re-worked product 27

28 Poll question #2 Would you consider a single solution for label and marking printers? 1. Yes 2. No 28

29 NiceLabel shared our vision for a single solution for labeling and marking. They were a true partner in helping us achieve our goal. NiceLabel was willing to go the extra mile when other label software providers wouldn t help us. - Senior Solution Architect, Dairy Company 29

30 7 key takeaways Digitally transform your labeling to: 1. Unite all your printers with one label management system 2. Integrate label and marking with your MES (and ERP systems) 3. Free up IT resources and empower business users 4. Create a fully transparent label process 5. Automate quality control 6. Increase agility and get faster time-to-market 7. Synchronize centrally for visibility and traceability

31 Where to learn more White Paper: How Food and Beverage Companies Can Digitally Transform Labeling to Accelerate Growth Article: Advances in Food Labeling Systems by Janez Sodja 17_Advances_in_Food_Labeling_Systems.pdf What Is The Future of Food Labeling Systems? NiceLabel Food and Beverage micro-site 31

32 Thank you Questions? 32