La Rulles brewery: independence even to the boxes!

Managing the traditional brewery La Rulles, an artisan caring about his independence and his product's quality: Grégory Verhelst

Founded in 2000, the brewery presents nowadays a 2000 hl/year volume from which 60 % leaves for export to countries such as Italy, United-States, Japan, France… About products: a lager, a brown ale, a triple one and seasonal beers such as the "Estivale" or the "Meilleurs Voeux"… Only good things!

Through a personal control of the production, Grégory Verhelst wishes to guarantee the taste recognition and his product's typicity; we really are in the world of the special and artisanal beer. The growth being linked to the demand - and this one is really present! - Grégory Verhelst has projects full of his head while caring more than ever for his independence: a project of production and stocking surface doubling is gaining ground.

In the framework of these investments, La Rulles brewery trusted UP trace for the equipment with a half-automatic production line including a TapeMatic type box-closer, conveyors and, last but not least, a UBS Aplink high resolution inkjet marking system for boxes.

This investment followed many goals:

• automatisation of the boxes closing
• suppleness of their marking
• independence for the marking.

These last 2 points allow:

• to respond to the european and regional standards (traceability)
• to conform to the large stores standards (EAN128)
• to adapt the marking to the products or to the seasons (logo).

The use of neutral boxes and the very low cost-by-print come and complete that autonomy.

Last advantages - and not least - for Grégory Verhelst: simplicity for installation and, moreover, for use of the UP trace solution.

In order to confirm La Rulles brewery's development through new markets, the installation by UP trace of a barcode stock management will complete the automate and the use of standards such as EAN128 or the pallet SSCC code.

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DataBar codes: the future prepares today!

Imagined as complementary solution to the EAN-13 barcodes usually encountered for the scanning of products at the check-out, the GS1 DataBar code is a compact barcode series allowing at the same time small products identification but also the addition of a large number of supplementary data, impossible to integrate until now.

As a result: are created new opportunities in terms of authentification, traceability, a better automatic management of the preserving and of the identification of variable weight products, of the coupons…

If the goal, at an international level, is to introduce the GS1 DataBar for 2014, GS1 Belgium & Luxembourg sustains for the moment two pilot projects in order to assist distributors and manufacturers in its introduction.

Some pioneers, attracted by this answer to their supply chain's requirements, already embarked on the adventure: we 're presenting you an example, and stay at your side to pass on the torch…

Read the example (.pdf)

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Lector 620 from Sick: intelligence for a better compatibility

The identification technology's permanent evolution constantly enhances UP trace to adapt his offer to the demand… The SICK Lector 620 barcode reader we recently wrote about perfectly conforms to these requirements.

Through its numerous versions, it proves to be a high adaptable solution for diverse applications in terms of resolution and reading distance, and its suppleness will make it a tool compatible with the expected changes of codes.

Video of Lector 620 from SICK

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The real added value of your ERP: the Trace Suite Enterprise Middleware

Thanks to the Trace Suite Enterprise Middleware, the ground data acquisition becomes accessible to production and logistics operators and allow, by perfectly interfacing with the company's ERP, a globalized management of it.

Simple, intuitive and ergonomic « users » interfaces largely facilitate stocking, picking, movements or other inventaries. Moreover, applications on industrial PC screens will allow to efficiently manage production orders. The label printing or direct inkjet marking control will also be ensured by the Middleware.

Wastes of time, encoding errors or wrong informations cost a lot to companies : UP trace Middleware is really an added value to your ERP. Numerous customers already understood its importance !

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UP trace makes it a point of honour to its services quality!

Caring for a high level support at every time of our relation, we created a range of services "à la carte". Here's a short resume of these…

• Before sale services:
  Workshops, technical and functional analyses
• Software development service:
  Microsoft FrameWork.net & SQL development
• Installation services:
  installation, tests and follow-up for the starting
• After-sale services:
• at distance, by phone or distant connexion (VPN…)
• on site, adapted to customer's hopes and needs
• Renting service:
  operational renting for the whole of a solution
• Consultance service thanks to a performing partners network: Supply Chain consultance mission

For the after-sale services, UP trace created a direct access to its Website for any technical assistance demand.

You can count on us, we won't disappoint you!

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UP trace was Bronze Partner at the latest GS1 Forum

As partner-member of GS1 Belgium-Luxemburg, UP trace sponsored the latest GS1 Forum as Bronze Partner on March, the 15^th.

More information about the forum and its presentations

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