I\u2019ve worked in various settings where quality controls were used.\u00a0 I\u2019ve also developed diagnostic tests that would be used in quality control testing protocols.\u00a0 As a result, I have an appreciation for the whole process and why it\u2019s important.\u00a0 I also have witnessed varying levels of success with quality controls.<\/p>\n
Every facility producing food or feed should have some set of quality control procedures \u2013 every single one.\u00a0 <\/em>These should be gradually introduced into production settings, and with the buy in of everyone involved, including not only plant employees, but also, upper-level management.\u00a0 Any major imbalance here will almost certainly result in failure, requiring that everyone start over, except possibly now with ill will involved.<\/p>\n Every final product has a set of standards \u2013 specifications that your buyers and end users expect.\u00a0 Many times, these expectations carry the weight of the law behind them in order to counteract fraud.\u00a0 Therefore, it\u2019s imperative that you meet these standards, and the goal of your quality control program is to either make sure this is happening, or to catch it when it\u2019s not \u2013 before your customers catch it for you.<\/p>\n And yet, I\u2019ve seen plenty of times when members of an organization simply don\u2019t want to hear it.\u00a0 I\u2019ve also seen conflicting opinions on the importance of quality controls within the same organization, so much so that operators and quality technicians, without clear direction, throw up their hands and ignore it all.<\/p>\n One way to think about quality programs is that they are a method of self-reflection.\u00a0 Sometimes, this isn\u2019t pleasant, and may even be frightening.\u00a0 You may learn how out of control things are, or how small changes could greatly improve your operation.\u00a0 Either way, quality control gives you the power to know.\u00a0 What you do with this knowledge is up to you, and may ultimately be a business decision, but at least you now have control over knowing what happens.<\/p>\n At Insta-Pro Intl, we understand all of this, and want to help you with it.\u00a0 You may have heard of our PIA NIR machine<\/a> \u2013 a tool to rapidly predict moisture, oil, protein, and fiber in raw soybeans, extruded full-fat soy<\/a>, and ExPress\u00ae soy meal<\/a>.\u00a0 Among other things, the PIA will help you answer the question \u201chow much oil am I extracting?<\/a>\u201d in my plant.<\/p>\n Speak with us as we help you with self-evaluation in your plant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u2019ve worked in various settings where quality controls were used.\u00a0 I\u2019ve also developed diagnostic tests that would be used in quality control testing protocols.\u00a0 As a result, I have an appreciation for the whole process and why it\u2019s important.\u00a0 I also have witnessed varying levels of success with quality controls. Every facility producing food or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":10829,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,7176],"tags":[36,32,93,69],"class_list":["post-10496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-businessstrategyandfinance","category-engineeringandmaintenance","tag-creating-a-profitable-plant","tag-customer-support","tag-processing-feed-or-food","tag-profitable-feed-processing-plant"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n