MEATing POINT Magazine: #08/ 2016

IFFA REVIEW - INTERVIEWS
Torsten Giese,
Marketing Manager - PR &
Exhibitions, Ishida Europe Ltd
What kind of innovations did you showcase
at IFFA?
One of the innovations we showcased was a
robotgrader.This fantastic innovation allows
fixed weight sorting and styling of chicken,
meat and fish into trays. The robotgrader
takes product from upstream processing
and cutting areas and delivers accurately
filled and styled fixed weight trays.Product is
individually weighed and scanned by shape,
position and orientation to determine the
robot’s selection of pieces for each tray. It
has several key benefits such as: giveaway
reduc-tion per pack from typically 10% to
under 1%, floor space saving by up to 30%
compared with manual operation, unique
gripper design enables fast orientation and
firm but gentle placement. Last but not least,
speeds of up to 320 pieces or 160 two-piece
packs per minute: Typically 10 times faster
than manual operation!
“ We offer complete lines
so meat processors can
buy the full line from just
one supplier.”
The Ishida AirScan leak detector is another great
innovation to tackle leaking / compromised
packaging which are a major contributor to
food waste, can lead to spoilage, reduced
shelf-life, complaints and returns.This can
result in increased production cost, loss of
brand reputation and retailer fines.The
Ishida AirScan uses laser technology to
identify leaks of CO2 from holes as small
as 0.3mm in sealed MAP pack at speeds
of up to 180 packs per minute. It requires
no additional space since it can be fitted
over existing conveyors.This fast, reliable and
non-destructive leak detection is applicable
to fresh meat, poultry, seafood and ready
meals. It allows production prob-lems to be
quickly identified before the product reaches
the customer.
Now, Ishida can also offer 12 Xray inspection
models in 3 key ranges ( EN = economy/entry
level, GN= mid range, G2 = top range) for
the meat and poultry industry.
Our new unique detection technology gives
increased image resolution and enhances
detection of even tiny amounts of steel,
aluminium, tin, glass, stone, hard rubber,
plastic, bones and shells at high inspection
speeds. Unique Ishida Genetic Algorithm (GA)
technology enables any operator to optimise
the X-ray system for greater sensitivity to
specific contaminants. The New design facilitates
easy cleaning and meets requirements
for hygienic compliance. It also offers many
important quality control applications such
as: product grading by length, product
deformation, missing pieces, voids in product
and weight estimation.
What makes your solutions unique and what
differentiates you from your competitors?
We offer complete lines so meat processors can
buy the full line from just one supplier.In the
same time, we do the full project management,
so we take responsibility for full installation
and its agreed performances.Further to this,
we have the service back up to support our
lines over the lifetime of the equipment – this
can also include remote line monitoring and
online training software.
Since some of the top trends addressed
at this year’s IFFA were resource and cost
- efficiency, as well as sustainability, what
is your contribution to these topics?
Our line solutions reduce labour, giveaway,
downtime plus increase OEE (Overall Equipment
Efficiency) as the lines come from a single
supplier and as we can monitor line for every
pack, every day. In addition, our lines and
solutions reduce food and packaging waste,
increase shelve life, which also reduces waste.
What would be your future challenges in
terms of innovative solutions that would
meet your cus-tomers requirements?
Enhanced line and equipment integration,
as well as remote line monitoring. More
preventative line / equipment monitoring –
identify resource / service / consumable issues
before they occur.
www.ishidaeurope.com
Laura Toghill,
Innateq Ltd
KARL SCHNELL UK Partner
INNATEQ
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
What kind of innovations did you showcase
at IFFA?
Karl Schnell was proud to present our new
generation of Filling Machines, Emulsifiers and
Process Automats. KS is aware of the growing
demand for a semi-finished product and has
redesigned its machinery program to support
these needs. The KS Emulsifier represent a highly
flexible solution in emulsifying applications for
many product requirements – from extreme
cold and high viscous raw materials in pet
food production to low viscosity emulsions in
the delicatessen sector. The centrepiece of the
KS Emulsifier is the KS Cutting System. The
system is available in many designs making it
extremely flexible to our customer’s different
specifications. The KS Cutting System can
be used for single to fourfold execution as
standard in the KS range.
What would be your future challenges in
terms of innovative solutions that would
meet your customers requirements?
The new KS RotaPlate cutting set is a
horizontal axially acting cutting system. It
is used in combination with the classic KS
knife-hole plate-system for the production
of finest emulsions, delicatessen, baby food
and pet food. The advantage of this system
is a very high degree of comminution with
an extremely uniform particle texture and a
significant increase in protein breakdown. The
stable and homogeneous emulsion causes at
the same time an increase in quality of the
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