A recent survey of feed mill operators reinforced what respondents have said in previous years. “Feed manufacturers overwhelmingly value quality and consistency above any other part of their premix vendor relationship,” says Victoria Simmons, Quality Assurance Manager at ASP. It may sound awkward, but even purchasers, who are never shy about hammering on price, say the thing they want more than price is quality and consistency, consistently.
ASP, a family-owned premixer, started from scratch and built a 25-year track record on a foundation of quality and consistency, gaining ground from larger blenders. Customer comments like “their quality is never in doubt”, “we’ve always known them to be a quality-oriented supplier” and “the most visible quality program in the industry” show how feed mill purchasers and technical staff trust ASP’s product integrity. They know ASP’s intimate size and familiarity with customers’ needs translates into individual attention and perfection at every step.
While ASP has grown, its commitment to quality remains in the forefront, as recent facility advances show. “Bulk storage and material handling modifications, computer programming additions and maintaining rigid scale controls are just some of the things we’ve done to hold up our end of the quality bargain,” says Simmons. Another example is an overriding alarm system that stops production and alerts ASP operators to potential scale variations.
Each component of the quality system is an individual piece in a larger protective framework for premix quality. The impact for the feed mill is an overarching program that elevates finished feed quality. In the end, it raises retail customers’ confidence in the brands of livestock and pet food they buy. ASP is fanatic about giving you all the quality you expect and more. One way ASP shows this commitment is by opening a “virtual door” to their quality control operations. Through the company’s web site (also made available at a link with this article), customers access the “Quality and Consistency Chart Room”, where they can review each part of the process. Every step of the program is explained and customers can view updated process control charts. Charts are available for multiple checks on inbound ingredients, in-process control monitors, scale readings taken in real-time, and outbound premix testing.
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Chart rooms have historically been at the center of successful journeys. Navigators use chart rooms to plot courses and continually adjust their steering to successfully attain their goals. Welcome to Animal Science Products’ Quality and Consistency Chart Room.
Animal health and nutrition customers value quality and consistency foremost. They understand that, although micro ingredients comprise a very small fraction of an animal’s diet, they can have an outsized impact on the health and productivity of animals. Animal Science Products’ Quality and Consistency commitment assures customers they can be confident in their products’ performance. Our program starts by plotting a course using a “blueprint” of detailed product specifications, engineered with our customer’s input to ensure their objectives are met. However, having the industry’s best blueprint is meaningless if manufacturing controls are off target. Our processes are tightly controlled to ensure products are accurately formulated and precisely manufactured.
You are invited to review the various components of our Quality and Consistency program, presented here. From inbound raw ingredient testing through manufacturing process control to outbound finished product checks, Animal Science Products delivers. Nobody does it better.