Seacon Production
“With IB Food-Machines we have had a very nice cooperation for 15 years. They have supplied us with an extremely safe BladeStop band saw, which also meets all food safety and reliability requirements.”
Pieter Gerssen, procurement and planning @ Seacon Production
What is Seacon looking for?
Due to a decline in the share of North Sea fish, Seacon has to look for an alternative: sea-frozen cod. However, these frozen cod must first be sawn. Pieter Gerssen, responsible for purchasing and planning, was initially a bit hesitant about this. After all, the company had to invest in sawing machines and make sure the personnel would run as little risk as possible.
Another factor is that the Health and Safety Executive increasingly carries out unexpected checks, precisely because there are safer saws on the market. Fines for unsafe situations and accidents that cause permanent injury result in high costs. But in the end, Gerssen’s main concern is the welfare of his staff: “You can’t make people work with an unsafe saw. Employees are capital. You have to take care of them.”
So Seacon decided to put this question to IB Food-Machines, which it had been working with for about 15 years at that point for other machines. A contributing factor: both organisations are based in Urk, so the distance is literally and figuratively small.
Which solution does IB Food-Machines offer?
IB Food-Machines recommends working with the BladeStop system. This safety system meets all food safety and reliability requirements. Moreover, it is specifically suitable for cutting fillets. BladeStop is special because it has a double detection capability. If the employee’s hand comes too close, the saw stops within milliseconds.
Because Seacon and IB Food-Machine are making these preparations together, confidence among staff also increases. Rafael Wojtasinski, Seacon’s chief sawing officer, says his team members have seen sawing accidents at previous employers. BladeStop takes away those fears. Wojtasinski says this has an added benefit: “Because the workers are not afraid, the production rate goes up. This is purely because they can fully rely on the machines.”
How is the collaboration going?
IB Food-Machines’ team makes every effort to provide the best possible service to Seacon. As carefully as the production company treats its employees, IB Food-Machines wants to treat its customer as well. De Vries: “We know that production must not come to a standstill and we handle everything as quickly as possible. We therefore have most parts in stock.”
Teun ten Napel, who is responsible for Seacon’s engineering projects, has noticed that BladeStop makes sawing machines more complex. “With this kind of machine, good support is essential,” he says. He is satisfied with the support provided by IB Food-Machines: “They helped us tremendously with this. They respond very quickly. The lines are short and any problems are fixed quickly.”
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“De samenwerking met IB Food-Machines is perfect dankzij de goede afstemming. Ze onderscheiden zich doordat ze doen wat ze zeggen. Afspraak is afspraak en dat wordt precies nagekomen. Ik heb veel plezier van de huidige machines en ze bieden ons ook onderhoudscontracten aan.”