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Production line

Meaning in food science & technology, with examples

nounCore term

In food science & technology, production line means: A connected series of machines and work stations through which a product moves step by step from raw material to packed finished goods.

In Turkish: üretim hattı, hat

How it is used

In everyday factory talk people just say 'the line': start up the line, stop the line, line speed, line changeover. Supervisors track output, downtime and efficiency (OEE) for each line. A 'line clearance' check removes the previous product's labels and packaging before a new product starts.

Example sentences

  1. We had to stop the production line for two hours because the labeler broke down.

  2. The new production line can fill 12,000 bottles an hour.

Common collocations

  • line speed
  • line changeover
  • line clearance
  • stop the line
  • start up the line
  • batchA quantity of product made at one time, under the same conditions and from the same materials, so that it can be identified and traced as one unit.
  • yieldThe amount of finished product obtained from a given amount of raw material, usually shown as a percentage.
  • clean-in-placeAn automatic system that cleans the inside of pipes, tanks, heat exchangers and fillers by circulating water and cleaning chemicals, without taking the equipment apart.
  • food processingThe methods that turn raw agricultural products into foods that are safer, last longer, are easier to use or are more appealing, from washing and cutting to cooking and packing.
  • labelThe printed information on a food package, such as the product name, ingredients, allergens, net quantity, date mark, storage instructions and producer details.

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