Food & Beverage Asia December 2020/January 2021

50 FIRST LOOKS
SIG
SIG secures 100% of its paper board as FSC-certified
Starting January 2021, 100% of the paper
board used in SIG’s packs will be procured
as Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
certified, and matching FSC’s standards
for responsible sourcing.
FSC certification, backed by NGOs
such as the World Wildlife Fund (WWF),
helps forests and the communities
that depend on them thrive. To achieve
certification, forestry operations must
meet the standards for responsible forest
management to support biodiversity,
prevent deforestation and degradation,
and respect the rights of local
communities and indigenous people.
Samuel Sigrist, chief financial and
commercial officer for SIG, said: “We
now aim to go even further in supporting
sustainable forests – and the climate
benefits they bring – as we partner to
create a net-positive food supply system
that puts more into society and the
environment than it takes out.”
By sourcing 100% of its paper board as
FSC-certified, SIG affirms its commitment
to supporting the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals, the
Paris Agreement on climate change, the
European Union (EU) Biodiversity Strategy,
and the forthcoming EU Forestry Strategy.
Kim Carstensen, director general at the
FSC, concluded: “Forests play a critical
role in supporting the world’s ecosystems
and regulating the climate. By sourcing
100% FSC-certified board, SIG is helping
to protect our forests – and the planet –
for future generations and setting a strong
example for others to follow.” ■
100% of the paper board used in SIG’s packs will
be procured as FSC-certified (Photo credit: SIG)
Mettler-Toledo
Mettler-Toledo adds AR Customer Support to raise the bar on product
inspection uptime
Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection has
introduced an Augmented Reality (AR)
Customer Support service the enables
remote identification of the cause of
product inspection equipment issues and
facilitates Mettler-Toledo engineers to
instruct on-site manufacturing staff to
rectify the problem. This helps to maximise
production uptime, save costs and
comply with COVID-19 social distancing
requirements.
The service allows manufacturers to
connect remotely to the Mettler-Toledo
Service Team to deliver diagnostic and
repair services for both hardware and
software. In addition, it can be used to
support the delivery of Remote User
training and equipment start-up. AR works
by enabling the users to interact with
objects by placing virtual spatial markers,
AR Customer Support protects production uptime
and costs irrespective of manufacturing location
highlighting aspects and adding text
annotations to a live video stream of the
product inspection equipment.
Fabian Kramer, service product manager,
Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection, said:
“AR Customer Support is a slick, intuitive
and interactive tool that will set new
standards in fast break-fix support times,
putting our engineers right there, next to
our customers, wherever they may be in
the world. Most importantly, customers will
benefit from significantly less downtime,
helping them to operate at peak performance
for longer. Plus, AR makes social distancing
measures easier to maintain.” ■
FOOD & BEVERAGE ASIA DECEMBER 2020 / JANUARY 2021