EnglishViews: 0 Author: Site Editor Publish Time: 2025-09-20 Origin: Site
Recently, the concept of "pre-made meals" has sparked a lot of discussions. In fact, pre-made meals in the catering industry are quite similar to prefabricated steel components in the construction field, but they also have distinct differences.
1. Commonalities of "Prefabrication"
Whether it is pre-made meals in the restaurant or prefabricated components in building construction, their essence is to pre-process materials under standardized conditions, separating the production process from the site of use to improve efficiency and reduce uncertainty.
Pre-production
Pre-made Meals: Ingredients are pre-cleaned, chopped, seasoned, and semi-cooked or fully cooked in central kitchens or factories.
Prefabricated Steel Profiles: Beams, columns, and secondary structures are pre-fabricated in factories according to design specifications.
Controllable Quality
Factory-based processing makes the production process controllable and measurable, reducing site-based random variability.
Increased Efficiency
On-site work (processing/construction) is reduced, saving time and improving overall delivery speed.
Scaleability
Mass production is possible, creating a stable supply chain system.
Lower Labor Costs
Reduces reliance on skilled chefs and workers at the restaurant kitchen and construction site, thereby lowering labor costs.
2. Differences Between Two Industries
Although the basic approach is similar, there are noticeable differences between prefabrication in the restaurant and construction industries in terms of goals, processes, and delivery forms:
Comparative dimensions | Catering industry (Pre-made meals) | Construction industry (Prefabricated components) |
Core goal | Improve the speed of meals Reduce labor costs Ensure a stable taste | Improve construction efficiency Ensure structural quality Reduce erection time |
Object | Raw materials or semi-finished products of the dishes | Beams, plates, columns, stairs, roof and wall panels and other structures or components |
Delivery method | Vacuum packaging frozen/refrigerated distribution | Factory fabrication, deliver to construction site |
field processing | Heat simply cooking and seasoning | Member lifting Node connection Welding |
Save conditions | Cold chain preservation, has a shelf life | Open-air or warehouse storage, without short-term loss |
Dependence on technology | Food processing and fresh-keeping technology | Accuracy of manufacture, Design of steel structure |
3. Conclusion
From pre-made meals to prefabricated steel structure components, the prefabrication in different industries reflects the core logic of modern industrialization:
"Move variable, complex processes into a controlled industrial environment; make on-site steps as simple, fast, and standardized as possible."
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