According to Jean-Louis Jouvin,
can’t be seen!”
continuous analysis and provides
Salaisons Jouvin’s founder, president
“And the fat and collagen levels are
the operator with information about
and general manager: “Our goal is
clearly noticeable to the consumer.
the cumulative weight of the current
to improve quality control of the
Both must be inspected in the
batch. Afterwards, the operator
finished product and the quality of
interest of product uniformity and
must normally take corrective
raw materials. These are intimately
quality. In addition, uniformity also
action to reach the target fat level
linked and affect costs as well as
allows us to control the curing
for the batch (normally 1,000kg). To
consumer satisfaction. In this sense,
parameters.”
facilitate, or rather, to automate this
the QVision analyzer is a good tool to
QVision doesn’t just ensure
task, the QVision has a personalized
reach our goal.”
consistency in the quality, content
application, “Intouch”, which can
and taste of their products through
make recommendations or guide
GOAL: UNIFORM, CONSISTENT the year. According to Jouvin,
QUALITY
another advantage is undoubtedly
operators, provided the selected
recipe has been entered beforehand
Large retailers and other distributors
“the possibility of inspecting raw
with the proportions of the individual
have very specific needs and
materials from our suppliers to
ingredients.
requirements and Salaisons Jouvin’s
ensure that they scrupulously comply
“This function is an excellent aid for
first goal is to adequately respond
with our requirements.”
operators. They feel freer because
to these. In order to do so, ensuring
they know that the selected recipe will
they began using the TOMRA QVision
QVISION’S EASE OF USE
AND INTEGRATION IN THE
PRODUCTION LINE
analyzer.
Initially the company engaged in
thanks to its intuitive interface and
“One of our priorities is to maintain
manual production, using established
touchscreen, the QVision has an open
consistency in our products
recipes, which frequently required
and light design and is also easy to
throughout the year, from January
them to make corrections and discard
move and clean, which allows users
1 through December 31. Having
a lot of the product.
to maintain standards for quality,
raw materials sorted and batches
“Before using QVision, we regularly
cleanliness and general hygiene.
analyzed allows us to correct our
had to carry out numerous time-
recipes and adjust our machines
consuming manual inspections. This
at any point in time so that the
involved a greater investment of
COMPLETE SATISFACTION
WITH RESULTS
consumer’s perception of the quality
time and diminished our response
The first contact Salaisons Jouvin had
remains consistent,” explains Jouvin.
capacity.
with TOMRA technologies occurred
Thanks to QVision’s precise
With automation, the checks are
at the French agri-food expo CFIA in
measurement of fat, moisture,
ongoing and dynamic. All materials
Rennes.
proteins and collagen, the
from all suppliers are analyzed all the
The company had become aware of
manufacturer can precisely combine
time,” Jouvin explains.
a need and TOMRA had the solution.
different suppliers in order to ensure
The QVision unit was installed at the
Today, after experience with the
product conformance, and can
front of the factory’s production line.
new equipment, Jouvin considers
correctly assign different suppliers
After going through a slicer, a thick
the QVision to be a “natural tool to
to different products to consistently
cut of meat is obtained initially, as
manage our resources, stock and
achieve the desired quality even
this is the best way of maintaining
curing chambers.”
though different mixtures are used.
traceability of suppliers’ products.
The decision to purchase the
“Although raw materials can
The QVision analyzer has a recipe
QVision analyzer, as Jouvin himself
generally be evaluated visually, the
editor which guides the machine
acknowledges, was determined by:
same is not true of other factors,
operator when adding certain
“the level of the technology, TOMRA’s
such as collagen. Jouvin indicates
quantities of raw materials to
accessibility and quick response times,
“What is most important is what
batches. The QVision performs
as well as the ease with which
consistent quality is important, which
is much easier for the company since
produce exactly the desired result,”
says Jouvin.
Apart from being easy to use
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