Ensure durable, non-toxic pipe markers that comply with food safety.
Custom pipe markers, floor tape, and BMP21-PLUS label printers
Improved food safety, workplace safety, and operational efficiency.
Woodlands Dairy (opens in a new tab) is one of the largest manufacturers of UHT milk in South Africa, marketed under their brand FIRST CHOICE®. The company also produces various cheeses, butter, cream, amasi, custard, flavored milk, dairy desserts, dessert toppings, and ice cream.
Woodlands Dairy optimized food safety, workplace safety, and efficiency with reliable and fully compliant labels and pipe markers.
Challenge: Reliable and 100% Safe Pipe Markers
Woodlands Dairy needed a quality pipe marking and identification solution that does not fade when exposed to heat, cold, and liquids. Above all, the solution needed to be free of any toxins and fully comply with food safety legislation.
Solutions: Compliant Pipe Markers and Signs That Stay Attached and Remain Legible
Brady visited Woodlands Dairy several times to meet with senior management on how identification solutions could optimize food safety, workplace safety, and operational efficiency.
Pipe marking appeared essential for workplace safety because it can quickly unveil any risks associated with a pipe’s hidden contents. Brady proposed its custom-developed pipe-marking materials for food & beverage industries that comply with hygiene and safety requirements in food safety legislation. These markers are made from non-toxic materials that stay firmly attached to pipes exposed to heat, cold, and liquids. Their print and color coding immediately inform employees about potential risks, urging them to wear proper protection and take relevant precautions before opening a valve.
A section of the site was being updated, and Woodlands Dairy decided to immediately implement floor marking. Floor marking helps create a highly visual workplace, offering increased efficiency and safety. Brady offered its highly reliable ToughStripe Floor Marking Tape, which resists heavy foot and light vehicle traffic, requires no drying time, and, unlike paint, does not release any chemicals or fumes that could threaten food production.
Woodlands Dairy also uses compact, hand-held BMP21-PLUS Label Printers from Brady to support ongoing safety and efficiency identification in the facility. The BMP21-PLUS is ideal for cable and component identification, including switches and fuses in electrical panels. A clear, reliable label quickly shows which circuit each fuse controls, leaving little room for error. Brady selected B-595 vinyl labels for Woodlands Dairy. B-595 is an all-round identification label with excellent adhesion to steel, powder-coated metal, textured surfaces, polypropylene, and glass. Exposed cables are identified with stainless steel tags and cable ties for ultra longevity and additional food safety. Stainless steel tags that might get into any food supply are easily detected by metal detectors.
Results: Optimized Food Safety, Workplace Safety, and Efficiency
Woodlands Dairy has optimized food safety, workplace safety, and efficiency by sharing vital information where it matters with clear and reliable signs, labels, and pipe markers. “This is a really good product,” said Theo Oosthuizen, senior technician at Woodlands Dairy. “We have used other pipe markings in the past, but inevitably they faded. I would definitely recommend using Brady products again in the future.”