CheeseCrafter Total Production and Quality Management Software (Page & Pederson)

Keeps Records for instant traceability in case of recalls!

The Page & Pedersen CheeseCrafter® Total Production and Quality Management (TPQM) Software for Cheese, Yogurt, and Butter Manufacturers is a comprehensive tool covering all aspects of production and quality control needs for cheese making from milk reception to receipt of final product into inventory. The software traces all ingredients by lot numbers from where they are received to when they are used, including giving alerts when ingredients are low, expired, or about to expire. It calculates the ingredient amounts required for any specific batch and performs inventory adjustments accordingly.

CheeseCrafter easily integrates into standard operating procedures (SOP’s), meeting requirements of Hazard Analysis and Risk-based Prevention Control (HARPC) or HACCP. Full transparency in documents is put at the user’s fingertips, facilitating consistency in production with full traceability. Using the software will help enable full financial transparency of each cheese production batch while keeping data safe with password protection support.

Make Sheet/Production Sheet: Keeps batch history, recording milk composition, specific ingredients, cost and the real-time cheese making process.

• Create customized Work Order (Production Sheets)
• Protect Brand Name by creating consistent quality
• Digitized records assist with traceability requirements

CAT (Cheese Analytical Tool): Transfers data from the Make Sheet and allows changes to Constants used in predicted yield formula

• Optimize Accuracy for improved predictive index (profitability)
• Record actual moisture, solids retention, fat recovery
• Spot hidden losses

Wonder Wizard: Provides a modeling device

• Improve productivity and profitability
• Model new formulations to fast-track product development
• Codify formulation and process requirements for new products

The CheeseCrafter is designed to work with all LactiCheck Models, as well as the LactiWhey, as the main milk data providing, but can also be delivered with manual data entry capability. It can work in both the full version and as the Cheese Maker’s Work Station at a remote location (requires access to the full version’s database via local LAN). Works on Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 10.

System Requirements: LactiCheck Milk Analyzer. Operative System: Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 10. COM Ports: 1 x RS-232 (if barcode is to be integrated, 2 x RS-232). CD Drive: Minimum x24. Hard Drive: 20 MB free space.

Key Features

• Easy to use, intuitive operation giving full traceability of the cheese production
• Establishes comprehensive digital records in databases: Suppliers, Milk Composition, Products, Cultures, Rennet, Additives, and Others
• Built-in log of milk arriving at the facility (i.e. milk reception)
• Built-in production and quality control log (see Make Sheet & Event Log)
• Instant and automated predictive yield calculation of the milk sample tested linked to selected cheese type – utilizing a modified Van Slyke with user configurable constants
• Automatic Make Sheet (Production order) Generation
• Interactive Make Sheet data collection – transferable from PC to Tablet and back
• Automated Recording of milk composition by supplier and/or Vat
• Automated recording of ingredients used
• Automated inventory reduction of ingredients used
• Inventory alarms for expiration date too close (exceeded) and low volume
• Financial worksheet with total cost calculation (see Make Sheet or CAT Sheet)
• Cheese Analytical Tool for fine tuning of the prediction formula to specific types of cheese
• Total Modeling Tool (see WonderWizard) to facilitate development of formulation and target minimum parameters for payment, etc.
• Export capabilities of user defined data for all sheets for use in external software systems (LIM, Excel, SAP, etc)
• Search capability for search of specific lot numbers of Culture, Rennet, Additives, or Other Ingredients
• Automated Search capability for Batch Search. Will find all ingredients used in a batch and then by find all other batches where the same ingredient with same lot number has been used – including inventory balance
• Bar Code Compatible
• Streamlined installation
• Standard RS 232 interface (adaptable to USB)