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How Solve Production guidance is prepared

How topics are selected, how sources are used, what the pages can support and where a site-specific review is still required.

Policy updated 1 September 2026

Production team reviewing machinery and process information

Purpose

Solve Production helps customers describe a production problem, make practical checks, compare machinery routes and prepare a useful project brief. It is written for operators, production managers, engineers, business owners and buyers who may know the symptom before they know the machine name.

How topics are selected

Content priorities combine recurring production-floor questions with decision-stage searches such as machine cost, capacity, inspection, reliability, integration and regulatory readiness. New pages must add a distinct customer decision or practical tool rather than repeat an existing page with minor keyword changes.

  • One clear question or decision per page
  • A direct answer near the beginning
  • Measurable inputs, checks or comparison criteria
  • Links to the closest related guidance and tools
  • A clear statement of limitations and next evidence required

Source standards

Regulatory and scheme pages use primary sources such as GOV.UK, the Health and Safety Executive, the Food Standards Agency, the European Commission, legislation and recognised standards organisations. Commercial and technical planning pages distinguish calculations and engineering judgement from legal or tax conclusions.

Source links are reviewed when a page is created or materially updated. A link is not presented as endorsement of a particular machine or supplier.

Content quality checks

  • Titles, descriptions and headings match the visible page purpose
  • Structured data reflects content that users can actually see
  • Important links use ordinary crawlable HTML anchors
  • Calculators disclose their formula and planning limitations
  • Regulatory dates and scheme details are tied to current official guidance
  • Pages do not claim that generic guidance proves site-specific compliance or machinery suitability

What the website cannot establish

The site cannot confirm a machine is suitable, safe, hygienic, compliant or commercially justified without the real application. Final decisions require representative product and packaging, a written requirement, site conditions, competent risk assessment and agreed acceptance testing.

General guidance: Hazardous, food, medical, pharmaceutical, tax, legal and regulatory questions require competent advice for the actual organisation, product and jurisdiction.

Updates and corrections

Material page updates carry a revision date. Current official-source pages should always be checked because rates, deadlines, eligibility and guidance can change. To report an error, send the page URL, the statement concerned and the supporting evidence through the secure form.

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Questions customers also ask

About the guidance

Who publishes Solve Production guidance?
Solve Production publishes the site as general production guidance. Pages do not claim site-specific approval or replace competent engineering, safety, legal, tax or regulatory advice.
How are topics selected?
Topics are chosen from recurring production questions, machinery buying decisions, operational calculations and current official guidance relevant to UK manufacturers.
How are regulatory pages handled?
They link to primary official sources, state the update date and distinguish practical production planning from legal interpretation.
Can a page specify a machine without samples?
No. Final suitability requires representative product, packaging, output, site information and acceptance testing.
How can an error be reported?
Use the secure question form and identify the page, statement and supporting evidence.
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