Released on: August 8, 2008, 5:47 am

Press Release Author: Thomas R. Cutler

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: GainSeeker by Hertzler Systems Profiled in Times Food
Processing Journal

Press Release Body: According to Hertzler's CEO, Evan J Miller, "McCormick uses
control charts to listen to the voice of the manufacturing process. As the company
has learned to understand the natural variation in their process, they have been
able to adjust the process so that it is closer to target the fill weight. They also
better understand the variation in the system, which makes the process tighter."


Manufacturing journalist, Thomas R Cutler discusses the benefits of reduced material
costs accrued by a leading flavor manufacturer after availing solutions of one of
the leading data service providers, Hertzler Systems, in the current issue of Times
Food Processing Journal. The entire feature can be read at
http://trcutlerinc.com/July%202008%20Times%20Food%20Processing%20Journal.pdf.


According to Cutler, saving money from expensive audits and material cost reduction
influences the funding of quality standards. "This should be the standard," was the
comment of an auditor made during a recent audit of the McCormick Flavor Division
(South Bend, Indiana) of McCormick & Company, Inc. The auditor was referring to the
way his supplier (the McCormick Flavor Division) presented their data for review.
The presentation of the data and facts that the supplier made available online in
the conference room during the audit was appreciated, yet must become the quality
standard for all food companies.

According to John Campbell, Quality Manager, McCormick & Company, Inc, "The auditor
really appreciated how open we were with our data and overall system. Having the
system online and available during the audit let him know we have nothing to hide.
However, just as important, we can pull the charts and data that he asks for in a
few minutes. All of this adds up to a huge time saver for us - probably on the order
of a couple man-days per audit." Like every company, customer satisfaction is
important to McCormick. They make sauces, dressings and condiments for the world's
largest restaurants and fast food chains. According to Campbell, the smooth audit
is just the tip of the iceberg of the benefits the company has seen from using
Hertzler Systems' GainSeeker Suite of products.

"This new technology system helped us reduce material costs by 10-30% on an annual
basis," noted Campbell. "Of all the plants in the McCormick Flavor Division, our
plant is consistently at the top of the list for efficiency of material usage and
by a substantial margin. We trace that directly back to our use of the Hertzler
software," added Campbell. "One application that has generated substantial savings
has been on our fill lines. Reducing over pack by as little as one tenth of a gram
per line had a huge impact on our material costs. We have achieved reductions of up
to three tenths of a gram across all our fill lines. I can't tell you how much
money that is (because it is proprietary information) but it is a big number,"
suggested Campbell.


Hertzler Systems (www.hertzler.com) provides seamless, accurate data acquisition
solutions that drive business transformation. The company provides the leading
real-time data acquisition and analytics software, the GainSeeker Suite. This
powerful and flexible system is best used by lean and progressive companies.
Gainseeker Suite allows companies to connect with devices and other information
systems, collecting data and alarming key personnel when problems arise; this
technology allows organizations to analyze data for root cause problems, converting
data into knowledge.


Hertzler Systems Inc.
www.hertzler.com
Adrienne DePew
Communications Manager
info@hertzler.com
800.958.2709



Web Site: http://www.hertzler.com

Contact Details: Hertzler Systems
2312 Eisenhower Dr. N.
Goshen, IN 46526
800-958-2709