• The world, as we know it, has gone through and is still going through metamorphoses that are sometimes difficult to intuit and imagine. The world of baking is no exception, the last year proving once again, if it was needed, that the industry can reinvent itself, reshape itself, according to the wide range of challenges.
The pandemic created a shortage of skilled labor, the dawn of which had already appeared before 2019. Labor migration, favored by unprecedented freedom of movement, with globalization in full swing, proved that known and functional models in one context, they can change extremely quickly in another context.
The personnel crisis and the demand for natural products determined the need for automation
Domestic producers of bakery products faced a double problem during the pandemic: the lack of staff and the growing demand for products made from natural raw materials.
These two challenges brought to the fore the need for complete automation of production processes and control of raw material warehouses.
A critical point in the production of a company in this field is the management and handling of the raw material, given that there are losses caused by its poor handling, as well as losses caused by inconsistent dosing in the production process.
Despite the caution with which investors place their money, the bakery industry has somehow been forced to step forward. The solution that we have constantly offered to our customers, large or small companies, has been verified over time in a mutually beneficial cooperation with the Italian manufacturer of storage-transport-dosing installations CEPI SpA.
The experience of over 35 years of this company in the field of handling/pneumatic transport of raw materials has ensured the success of long-term collaborations with the most important players on the Romanian bakery and pastry market and offered a well-placed investment model with a quick recovery over time.
Installations for tanks of over 65.000 liters
An important step in the direction of complete automation and the transition to a more natural product was made in 2015 when we created the first installation for the production and dosing of liquid yeast, with a production capacity of 6.000 liters in Maramureș county.
From then until now, I have installed along with SPA ONIONS yeast production capacities totaling over 65.000 liters.
CEPI installations offer the possibility of using natural raw materials and reducing personnel costs
The main advantage of using these yeast plants is the use of natural raw materials, without enhancers. A steady trend in increasing demand for such products has been observed. During the pandemic, people had the necessary time to reconsider their eating habits and the use of products as natural as possible, and realized that they can eat healthier than they did before in the rush of everyday life.
In addition to the obvious advantage of using natural raw materials, there are others benefits immediate economic benefits, such as reducing handling and direct production staff costs, reducing yeast costs, minimizing raw material losses.
Total flexibility in approaching the investment project
Available production capacities start at 180 liters and are customizable according to customer needs. Also, raw material storage capacities are varied and customizable, so there is total flexibility in approaching the investment project, with capacities that can be added after the initial investment if the budget is limited.
The advance of technology, even if the processes are led by an "artificial intelligence", has also helped enormously in this direction of the transition to the natural, by facilitating a very precise control of the production processes and the efficiency of the consumption of raw materials, thus creating the premise of new investments in production capacities in a shorter time.
Business owners in this field now have the freedom to control their own business from their phone or laptop, from home or from any corner of the world, worrying about business growth without wasting time in production, controlling whether all processes are perform according to the procedures and production plan.
They also got rid of the worry of complaints from potential dissatisfied customers by the fact that they can always check the origin of the raw materials used in the complained production cycle, the facility ensuring the traceability of the storage-dosing processes.
The know-how, the thousands of completed projects, as well as the impressive stock of spare parts, the latest generation equipment and service support, can make CEPI solutions, the first investment option for companies operating on the bakery and pastry market, bringing added value to them.
Article written by Eugen Solzaru, Nova Pan Sales Manager - Mills Division, Storage Facilities Transport Dosing
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