Case Study: Largest Privately-Owned Bakery achieves consistent, data-driven production with Hertzler Systems Inc. (GainSeeker Suite)

GainSeeker Suite turns art into science at baking company

The Largest Privately-Owned Bakery, a U.S. private-label producer running over 425 batches daily for major brands, needed absolute consistency across low-volume, high-quality runs and could no longer rely on the "art" of skilled workers. Hertzler Systems Inc deployed its GainSeeker Suite real-time SPC and data-acquisition solution to move the company from knowledge-driven to data-driven production using real-time statistical process control charts.

Hertzler Systems Inc automated and expanded the bakery’s manual data system—beginning in packaging and extending upstream—integrating GainSeeker with ERP and financial systems and adding product documentation (photos, label details). The real-time data empowered workers to identify and correct inconsistencies quickly, fostered a culture of process ownership, and strengthened the company’s position as an expert in high-quality, low-volume production for major brands.