Expedition meals are vital elements in e.g. the hiker’s pack. The food must deliver high calorie content, vitamins, and minerals. The meals should be tasty, as eating sufficiently is vital to keep up energy, avoid exhaustion, frostbite and hypothermia. Adding delicious energy bars, accessories like cutlery and tissues, as well as personal care items like dental floss or gum brings welcome convenience into a situation which is often extraordinary.
Field adapted meal solutions since 2014
Swedish Outmeals have been in the market since 2014 as an independent provider of easy-to-eat and prepare meals. These are wet or dry, also including vegetarian solutions, lactose and gluten free products as well as halal meals. Outmeals do not produce, but focus on searching the world for the best possible products for their rations.
Growing demand called for flexibility in the packing process
With deliveries to private consumers, companies, non-governmental and governmental organizations like fire departments, police services and military units, Outmeals’ product range is extremely wide. And with growing demand, the company had to realize capacity issues and a need for a more organized and systematic approach to the packing flow.
A systematic packing flow
Mr Pelle Höckerbo, CEO, says: “The Schur®Star Concept enabled us to streamline the flow and reduce our staffing. Our packing machine has an adaptable filling line that can hold up to ten filling stations. So each item is packed from a different station. In the machine, the bags open to their full width. This gives our operators both hands free to place the items accurately in the bag. With this systemization we prevent errors, interruptions of the flow, and downtime. And we can man the number of filling stations individually, to match the number of items for the specific job. The flexibility is unique.”
