IFCO Launches SmartGuardian: Proprietary RPC Wash Process Control Technology
30 March 2016 - 4:14AM
Business Wire
New System Monitors, Controls, and Reports Critical Control
Point Parameters for RPC Cleaning & Sanitation
IFCO today announced the global launch of its proprietary
SmartGuardian™ technology to monitor and control IFCO’s RPC
sanitation process, helping to ensure adherence to the company’s
strict global hygiene and sanitation standards at each of its 60+
wash facilities worldwide. SmartGuardian is an integrated software
and hardware system which was developed by IFCO and CM Automation
specifically for IFCO’s processes and equipment, making IFCO the
first and only RPC provider with this technology.
SmartGuardian strengthens IFCO’s global sanitation process
standards, which include state-of-the-art cleaning and drying
equipment and Diversey™ detergents and disinfectants from Sealed
Air, who ensures the hygiene of all IFCO RPCs washed with Diversey
detergents and disinfectants through an integral cleaning and
sanitation program. In addition, IFCO’s standards include critical
control point parameters including water pressure and temperature,
contact time, and detergent concentration.
“The deployment of SmartGuardian in our service centers
demonstrates IFCO’s commitment to providing our customers with the
best container solutions for fresh foods,” said Wolfgang
Orgeldinger, CEO of IFCO. “This new technology is a significant
investment for our company and will help make our global sanitation
processes even more rigorous by tracking our cleaning parameters on
a continual basis.”
SmartGuardian ensures the RPC cleaning process meets IFCO’s
strict global hygiene and sanitation standards by monitoring
detergent and disinfectant concentrations, water temperature, and
pump pressure during RPC washing and providing pallet-level
reporting of those parameters. If at any time one of the critical
wash parameters become inconsistent with IFCO’s standards,
SmartGuardian halts the process and alerts company personnel.
Processing will not resume until IFCO experts diagnose the problem
and bring the system back into compliance.
In addition to critical wash parameters, SmartGuardian also
monitors and records the consumption of water, gas and electricity,
to help IFCO continue to reduce natural resource consumption and
impact on the environment.
Additional Information
IFCO is the leading global provider of reusable packaging
solutions, operating a pool of over 225 million Reusable Plastic
Containers (RPCs) in 37 countries. IFCO RPCs are used primarily to
transport fresh products from producers to leading grocery
retailers worldwide. IFCO's solutions help retailers and producers
reduce costs and increase sales by maximizing efficiency, product
protection, sustainability, and safety throughout their supply
chains. IFCO is a member of the Brambles family of companies. For
more information, visit www.ifco.com.
About Brambles
Brambles Limited (ASX:BXB) is a supply-chain logistics company
operating in more than 60 countries, primarily through the CHEP and
IFCO brands. The group is specialized in the pooling of unit-load
equipment and related services and concentrates on the outsourced
management of pallets, crates and containers. Brambles primarily
serves the supply chains for consumer goods, dry and fresh food,
food retail trade and general manufacturing industries. The Group
is also active in specialized sectors and supports the automotive,
aerospace and oil and gas industries. Brambles employs more than
14,000 people and owns more than 500 million pallets, crates and
containers through a network of approximately 850 service centers.
For further information, please visit www.brambles.com.
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