Jakarta, 1 October 2024 - PT Kalbe Farma Tbk (Kalbe) continues to improve the quality of life of the community with quality health products and services, including nutritional products. To ensure excellent product quality, nutritional products need to go through a production process in an innovative and leading-edge facility. Towards the 40th anniversary of its dedication in delivering quality nutritional products in Indonesia, Morinaga products, which are a strategic collaboration between KALBE Nutritionals and Morinaga Milk Industry Japan with more than 100 years of experience, have also received international recognition not only for product quality, but also for the production process that takes place at PT KALBE Morinaga Indonesia's manufacturing facility. This shows KALBE Morinaga Indonesia's commitment to always prioritise the latest technology and the highest manufacturing standards in every process.
By applying innovation in aspects of automation and artificial intelligence, KALBE Morinaga Indonesia has achieved an unrivalled level of precision and food safety at every stage of production. This commitment to excellence has won a number of awards, including FSSC 22000 which is a food safety certi?cation scheme that creates a framework for the management and control of food safety risks, as well as the management of the entire supply chain network and ISO 9000 for international quality standards, TPM Special Award from the Government of Japan, National Lighthouse 4.0 recognition from the Government of Indonesia (Ministry of Industry), and PROPER category BLUE award for environmental sustainability.
Andy Chendra, President Director of PT KALBE Morinaga Indonesia when met at the KALBE Morinaga Indonesia manufacturing facility told how the company applies high standards in every aspect of its manufacturing process. ‘The manufacturing automation process used allows a high level of precision in every stage of production and ensures consistent product quality. With the initiation of the use of arti?cial intelligence (AI), we are able to perform effective quality control, eliminate errors, and ensure safe and highly nutritious products for consumers. This ensures product safety and optimal nutritional content for children's growth and development,’ said Andy Chendra.
The best quality for child nutrition that KALBE Morinaga Indonesia always prioritises starts from the procurement of raw materials, a rigorous selection process including visits to supplier facilities carried out to observe the processes carried out to provide final results that meet quality standards. The supply that has been received by KALBE Morinaga Indonesia is also continuously checked for its content carefully, to ensure that there is no decrease in product quality at all, let alone contamination of hazardous materials.
On the same occasion, Yudha Agus Tri Basuki, Director of PT KALBE Morinaga Indonesia explained several awards that the company has won. ‘KALBE Morinaga Indonesia's commitment to maintaining the highest standards in every process has been recognised through various prestigious awards. ISO-FSSC 22000 as a world-class food safety and quality standard. TPM Special Award is a world-class award given by the Japanese Government in recognition of outstanding total productivity management practices, ensuring e?ciency and high quality throughout the production line. The Lighthouse 4.0 recognition from the Government of Indonesia (MoI) was awarded to a factory that has shown leadership in adopting Industry 4.0 technologies, including automation and AI, to improve productivity and sustainability. In addition, the BLUE Category PROPER award reflects the company's commitment to environmental sustainability through environmentally friendly business practices and commitment to sustainability,’ said Yudha Agus Tri Basuki.
To get recognition such as an international award like TPM is certainly not an easy effort. The Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance, which originated the TPM award on its website, explains several levels of TPM awards. The Special Award obtained by KALBE Morinaga Indonesia is a very advanced one to get to the highest level, namely World Class which is now only held by automotive companies. KALBE Morinaga Indonesia itself is the first food and beverage company to be awarded at this level.
‘KALBE Morinaga Indonesia's journey to get the TPM Special Award took 15 years. This means that it requires full commitment to processes that are continuously refined to produce the best and safest products for Indonesian children. We ourselves are optimistic that the World Class category will be achieved soon,’ according to Yudha Agus Tri Basuki.
The technology used at the KALBE Morinaga Indonesia factory does not just buy finished machines and adjust to the needs of the factory, but the technology used by KALBE Morinaga Indonesia is also developed independently. Human resources recruited from within the country, after being selected for their interests and talents, are then given intensive programming training to join the task force team to identify problems based on data, then find solutions that contribute to the quality of the process and the final product. One of the team's achievements was to create an algorithm that enables quality control at every stage of production. This approach minimises errors and ensures the highest quality end product.
This technological transformation that has not stopped being developed and refined has made KALBE Morinaga Indonesia a benchmark that is even utilised by the Morinaga Team from Japan, its home country, every time they will open a new factory. What a proud achievement, in addition to the series of awards that have been received.
Now approaching 40 years of Morinaga's existence in Indonesia, KALBE Morinaga Indonesia is committed to continuing to provide high-quality child nutrition products that are safe and secure.
Ronald Unadi, Director of Woman, Baby, and Children Nutrition KALBE Nutritionals explains this further. ‘The strategy implemented by KALBE Morinaga Indonesia by emphasising technological excellence, high manufacturing standards combined with long experience and learning from the best sources around the world has produced the best nutritional products that can support optimal child development. We are committed to continuing to provide Indonesian parents with the best nutritional products that help them maintain and raise their children optimally,’ concluded Ronald Unadi.