Qual-IS™ is Sidel’s unique solution to merge all activities related to quality control – laboratory, traceability, and sampling – in a digitally, intelligent and integrated way. It is a pioneering approach to quality management, focusing on driving quality rather than simply monitoring it, and can be accessed through mobile, desktop, or human machine display interface.
“Qual-IS™ is our latest digital solution – a smart, dynamic quality control system, specifically designed to sustain a high level of quality control at all times thanks to its advanced traceability and data analytics,” explains Enrico Savani, Product Manager for Sensitive Product Filling.
Qual-IS™ integrates six key components including a sampling plan; laboratory management; traceability; hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP); calibration certificates and quality status.
Each bottle is allocated and printed with a unique code, which holds all information connected to that bottle throughout its manufacturing life including preform and cap used, product recipe, production process parameters and critical factors, events, and alarms.
Qual-IS™ comes pre-loaded with both tailormade and pre-designed sampling patterns which are based on a statistical approach and Sidel’s wider experience operating within the beverage industry for over fifty years.
Qual-IS™ integrates quality control procedures across all elements of the aseptic production line from preform blowing to laboratory management.
Hazard analysis and critical control points are a mandatory step for all aseptic production processes, ensuring food safety across every bottle.
Qual-IS™ provides easy access to historical data and customisable trends allowing operators to forecast future parameters accurately. It creates a calibration map for equipment used across the aseptic production line, checking the calibration certificates for each instrument linked to critical control points.
Quality status across the production line is displayed in a real-time dashboard with the ability to visualise trends, set quality key performance indicators and create customisable reports.
