technology
Before the introduction of computer control, manufacture involved a series of operations individually supervised at separate control points.
Now, many processes on the production line can be undertaken by machinery, supervised by one person from a control room full of computer screens. This is called Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM). CAM systems allow faster, more flexible manufacturing. The use of computers to perform fast, accurate, repeatable production processes reduces the possibility of human error and helps make sure that the product is always exactly the same.
Companies can use computerised scales, boiling vats, date-stamping machines, deck ovens, centrifuge machines (to separate liquids from solids), depositors (to put an exact amount of food into several containers at once), mandolines (to cut food into equal portions), bench or floor-standing mixers (to mix exact quantities of ingredients).
Cadbury uses specialised machinery from both Britain and abroad. Many of the machines have been produced to Cadbury's design and specification.
