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Food Processing

Configure the processing line around product, throughput and hygiene requirements

Product, throughput, hygiene and utilities become one governed line configuration — bottlenecks show up before the quote.

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Food processing line configurator

Product → throughput → modules → hygiene & utilities · manufacturer-defined rules

Step 2 of 8Illustrative Mercura configuration

Full path for hygiene, material, utilities and market is below.

Target throughput

Changing the target moves the bottleneck across modules.

Line target

BOTTLENECKCapacity 1,800 kg/h vs target 2,000 kg/h

Undersized: Cooker / treat (1800 kg/h). Continue to Modules to upgrade.

Illustrative Mercura configuration using example manufacturer-defined rules. Your catalogue, formulas, limits and approvals would drive a production deployment. Does not imply hygiene or HACCP certification.

Mercura does not ship hygiene certification. It runs your manufacturer-defined product, throughput and washdown rules while sales is still sizing the line.

Configuration chain

From product profile to a balanced line quote

Product, throughput and hygiene constraints narrow modules before the quote leaves.

  1. 01

    Product

    Profile, format and recipe class set the line family.

  2. 02

    Throughput

    Target rate drives module count and sizing.

  3. 03

    Process modules

    Cook, cool, fill and pack selections from catalogue rules.

  4. 04

    Line balance

    Bottleneck modules flagged before commercial commit.

  5. 05

    Hygiene

    Washdown class and high-care packages per manufacturer matrix.

  6. 06

    Utilities

    Steam, water and power duty checked against line load.

  7. 07

    Valid line

    Balanced configuration with complete BOM.

  8. 08

    Quote

    Commercial line package priced in-session.

Why quoting gets hard

Why food-line quotes break late

Cooker bottleneck

Throughput exceeds module capacity — found after layout review.

High-care motor package

Hygiene zone needs a different drive enclosure — added in revision.

Voltage market mismatch

Export voltage option incompatible with selected modules.

Before / after

The same technical sale, a different commercial path

Before

  • Product profile in email
  • Excel line sizing sheet
  • Hygiene package guessed from habit
  • Cooker bottleneck after layout
  • Quote rebuilt when utilities fail

With Mercura CPQ

  • Product and throughput entered first
  • Modules filtered by manufacturer rules
  • Line balance checked in flow
  • Hygiene and utilities resolve together
  • Balanced line quoted in the same session

Capabilities

Relevant Mercura capabilities

Modular Product Configuration Line modules and hygiene packages as one commercial system. Explore → Configuration Constraints Block unbalanced throughput and incompatible hygiene classes. Explore → Product Dependency Logic Utilities and washdown packages resolve from line class. Explore → Rules-Based Product Configuration Encode throughput, hygiene and module rules once. Explore → Multi-Level BOM Configuration for CPQ Complete line BOM through module swaps. Explore → Visual Product Configurator Line layout state sales and customers can follow. Explore → Dynamic Pricing Price updates as modules and hygiene packages resolve. Explore → Automated Quote Generation Turn a valid line configuration into the customer document. Explore →

See your processing-line rules in Mercura

Bring your catalogue, formulas, limits and exceptions. Mercura executes them consistently during selling.

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