{"id":3746,"date":"2021-09-14T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulmaforge.com\/?p=3746"},"modified":"2021-09-13T10:38:51","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T08:38:51","slug":"traceability-country-of-origin-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ulmaforge.com\/en\/new\/traceability-country-of-origin-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of full traceability and country of origin in industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulmaforge.com\/en\/new\/the-development-of-forging-throughout-history\/\">Transforming iron<\/a> into alloys and other products for different purposes is a very complex process both in terms of resource planning and production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Full traceability: what is it and why is it important? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the concepts that often goes hand in hand with logistics is \u201ctraceability,&#8221; a term that first appeared in Europe in 1996 in the wake of the mad cow disease crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the many existing definitions, we understand <strong>&#8220;traceability&#8221;<\/strong> as the procedures that allow you to know <strong>a product\u2019s history, location and the route it\u2019s followed. <\/strong>But, in addition to providing the itinerary from its origin to its final destination, traceability has other benefits, such as safeguarding the reputation of a brand, since it allows<strong> rapid and exhaustive monitoring of products in real time<\/strong>, detecting incidents at any point in the production chain and allowing action to be taken immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Achieving full traceability <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A traceability solution provides insight into the operation of a supply chain by answering the following questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Where are the products?<\/li><li>How much is produced, where and when?<\/li><li>What ingredients and processes have been used?<\/li><li>Quality control data<\/li><li>What quantity of products has been shipped or received, where and when?<\/li><li>Who supplied the raw material and when?<\/li><li>Has this raw material been used in other products?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To allow comprehensive monitoring, the required <strong>automated tools<\/strong> must be in place, as manual traceability leaves room for human error. Automated solutions, in contrast, allow for real-time data to be made available and for quick action to be taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Types of traceability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are different types of traceability:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Backward (or Ascending)<\/strong>: This looks upstream to detail the origin of the raw material.<\/li><li><strong>Process: <\/strong>This tracks how materials are transformed by industrial processes.<\/li><li><strong>Downstream:<\/strong> This refers to traceability in logistics, i.e. the delivery of the product to the customer.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Traceability in ULMA Forja products<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the case of companies such as ULMA Forged Solutions, where materials may undergo various treatments and\/or machining, <strong>markings must be kept visible for identification and traceability.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulmaforge.com\/en\/new\/quality-and-durability-that-is-how-we-manufacture-our-flanges-and-forged-steel-products\/\">process of manufacturing forged parts<\/a>, we guarantee product traceability using reception terminals and data capture tools by inserting<strong> identification codes.<\/strong> In our case, we replaced friction marking systems with percussion marking systems, which are more flexible and agile. We also incorporate a <strong>color code<\/strong> that helps to visually distinguish similar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulmaforge.com\/en\/forged-flanges-and-accessories\/forged-flanges\/\">flanges.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Country of origin <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The country of origin concept has gained great importance in recent years, to the point of becoming a requirement. In addition to having a great <strong>influence on consumer opinion<\/strong>, it is a determining factor for a product to be eligible for <strong>special rights or free trade agreements<\/strong>, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to customs regulations, &#8220;country of origin&#8221; means <strong>the country of manufacture, production or growth <\/strong>of any article of foreign origin, including natural resources such as metals and minerals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How is the country of origin of an industrial product determined?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a subject that raises complex issues, sometimes ending in lawsuits due to a lack of consensus around its precise definition. For an industrial product to be considered to be \u201cfrom\u201d a given country of origin, <strong>the work or material added to the article in that country must constitute a substantial transformation<\/strong>; that is, <strong>a new and different article must emerge<\/strong>, with a distinctive name, character and\/or use. Therefore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Moving the final production or assembly of a product from one country to another may not be sufficient to change the country of origin.<\/li><li>There must be raw or basic materials that can be converted into a new component.<\/li><li>Packaging by itself is not sufficient to count as a substantial transformation. A complex process or skilled workers need to be involved.<\/li><li>To be considered a substantial change, time and cost are important factors.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transforming iron into alloys and other products for different purposes is a very complex process both in terms of resource planning and production. Full traceability: what is it and why is it important? 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