This year, Christmas production comes with a whole host of additional challenges.

From physical screening to innovative methods of utensil segregation, learn 5 key secrets that food & beverage factories are using right now to avoid a Covid outbreak.

1. Worker Protection for Increased Productivity

If your factory has had to spread out workers, slow down production lines and suffer decreased capacity due to Covid, then this may be of interest.

Hundreds of food and beverage factories are using SegriScreen SHIELD to protect workers and increase productivity, particularly where team communication is still required. Available in just 3-5 days, the screens are easy to clean and super-hygienic, making them the perfect solution for factories looking to maximise production capacity with a low-cost yet future-proof investment.

With Christmas production ahead, there's no time - or space - to waste. Click below to find out how SegriScreen SHIELD can work for your site too.

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2. Mobile Area & Line Segregation

New product runs, fresh recipes, additional allergens, temporary Covid testing areas, engineering maintenance, shorter hygiene windows... In peak periods such as Christmas production, the need for temporary segregation is everywhere, and often at short notice.

Many proactive and lean factories are using SegriScreen X-TEND for this exact reason. The latest addition to the SegriScreen family, it's available in multiple sizes, colours and with bespoke printing messages. Simply connect the screens together to form a continuous, highly-visual and waterproof barrier which spans production lines, cordons off areas at risk or creates temporary room partitions. When finished, nest them neatly in the corner or wheel them to the next location.

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3. Versatile & Clear Visual Management

The human brain processes images 60,000 times faster than words. This makes it important to make instructions as visual as possible for staff, particularly where language barriers exist, as well as ensuring the signage is in the right location.

Whilst visual management isn't a new thing, it's rapidly becoming embraced in a wider sense. Several large factories use the Unipole from Klipspringer so that messages such as allergen controls, listeria hot spots and Covid testing areas are clearly visual yet mobile.

Magnetic mounting is becoming an increasingly popular option for training 'on the job' and Coronavirus procedure signage, as it prevents compromising hygienic wall cladding - saving time, damage and bacteria harbourage. It is also very cost-effective for messages that may need to be updated at regular intervals.

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4. Food Safe Equipment Segregation

With endless uses, IndeliMarking has given many food manufacturing sites the equipment identification they've needed throughout Covid. Klipspringer's unique laser-marking technique allows equipment items such as production utensils, thermometers and even pens to be indelibly identified - in a completely food safe way.

Whether it's the operative's name or the specified department title, IndeliMarking ensures that equipment doesn't go wandering. Not only has it been proved to reduce equipment replenishment costs, it also stops utensils drifting between departments and workers - potentially carrying Covid with it.

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5. Hygienic Storage of Handheld Utensils

Numerous factories are faced with extra workers and higher production volumes through Christmas production season, a time when handheld equipment items are in extra high demand. Especially with new or temporary staff members, this not only leads to missing tools and wasted time, but also 'alternative' equipment being used to complete the task - risking hygiene and foreign-body nonconformances.

Hundreds of factories have implemented shadow boards as a way of mitigating both Covid's potential to spread and also reducing production downtime, as they ensure that handheld equipment items are always accounted for. With bespoke board designs and a wide range of mounting options - including magnetic - fully customised shadow boards can be delivered on site in just 3-5 working days.

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