Germany-based packaging and processing provider MULTIVAC has presented its latest compact slicing line, which according to the company has minimal space requirements and offers systematic yield monitoring and high hygiene.
The new slicing line is described as combining a high level of flexibility with high output and requires around 28% less surface area than a comparable line for this application. It also offers “unsurpassed” yield monitoring for all process steps, from the slicer’s loading conveyor through to the individual sliced product pack. “The MULTIVAC Hygienic Design is conceived down to the smallest detail throughout the entire line, particularly in the new handling module and the new product buffer. Whether it is the slicer or the rocker, or changing the gripper in the handling module, all the components can be converted more quickly and easily. This means that the new solution can be used very flexibly, for example packaging slices of cooked or raw ham as well as hard cheese in retail packs,“ explains Thomas Fickler, Product Manager for Thermoforming Packaging Machines at MULTIVAC.
The line comprises an Advanced series slicer with a new loading conveyor and weigher, together with a rocker in hygienic design for easy cleaning and format change, as well as a product buffer and a new handling module, which is designed with an open frame for hygiene, and also features a new quick-change gripper and precision pick-up conveyor.
“Line yield monitoring now also includes the slicer’s loading conveyor,” adds Thomas Fickler. “All the product quantities and production volumes are captured continuously at four measuring points in the packaging process, and any production shortfalls can be assigned precisely to the particular process step. This means that the potential for optimisation of production becomes transparent and can then be implemented.”
Earlier this year, GEA presented its PowerPak 5000, a new thermoforming packaging machine for medium-sized food producers, targeting easy operation, repeatable output, and predictable lifecycle costs.
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