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expertise of leading marinade injec-

and a 'pump-to-pipe' brine delivery

of meat and poultry so the end product

tion-technology suppliers.

system," he adds.

for the housewife or restaurant opera-

Most Reiser customers inject a va-

tor is more convenient," Benz says.

Addressing demand

riety of products and product sizes.

Günther's PI 210 MC2R Fully Au-

Customers of Canton, Mass.-based

They need a versatile injector that can

tomatic Reversible Servo Injectors are

Reiser use Fomaco injectors to en-

reliably disperse the brine uniformly

among his company's newest injec-

hance flavor; provide a nice, moist

within the product. "Fomaco injec-

tion-technology offerings. Some fea-

bite; improve shelf-life; and increase

tors accomplish this through the use

tures include direct drive via servo

yields, says Dave Howard, Reiser sales

of individual stripper feet," Howard

technology; precision needle heads

manager. Once a processor perfects

says. "The purpose of the stripper

with quick change (release) needle-

its brine/marinade recipe, it becomes

foot or plate in the injection process

bridge system; complete separation of

the injector's job to deliver the formu-

is to remove product from the needles

pump cycle from all electromechanic

la consistently at the targeted levels -

following injection. Fomaco utilizes

components; product related pump

every batch, every day, he adds. Flow

a number of small individual strip-

section; automatic rotary filter units;

pressure and clogged needles can af-

per feet to not only remove the prod-

special conveyor from polyethylene;

fect the consistency and uniformity

uct after injection, but to control the

MC2R- control with touch screen; 99

of the pumped brine.

product during injection regardless

memory spaces for recipe storage; 12

"Fomaco injectors feature a unique

of shape or size. This gives the best

needle rows; 50-80 strokes per minute;

pump-to-pipe system that ensures

possible needle pattern resulting in the

automatic stand-by mode for needle

uniform brine flow and distribution to

most consistent method of injection."

head and brine circulation; and auto-

each needle," Howard says. "Constant

In addition, Fomaco injectors com-

pressure is maintained as the brine

bine each individual stripper foot with

flows from the pump to the needles

an individual brine valve. The valve

Injection benefits

through pipes with continuously de-

only activates when the individual

Benefits of injecting bone-in prod-

creasing diameters."

stripper foot contacts product. "This

ucts include improved dispersion of

matic sanitation program.

This design allows easy cleaning

means injecting only when the needle

brine throughout the muscle leading

and eliminates the need for a mani-

is in the product, reducing the quan-

to higher yields and consistency of

fold delivery system, which requires

tity of return brine/marinade consid-

consumer sensory attributes (eating

frequent disassembly to remove settled

erably," Howard says.

debris. These injectors also feature

The best-tasting meat
or poultry is always
closest to the bone.

a self-cleaning FM80 filter to elimi-

Enhancing flavors

nate brine-flow restrictions and pres-

Meat and poultry processors inject

sure-drops, as well as clogged needles.

products with solutions containing

"The result is higher yields and a more

flavorings to enhance the end-product

experience), iterates Chris Mason, vice

consistent product," Howard says.

profile, says California-based Klaus

president of sales and marketing with

Processors understand the bene-

Benz, product manager for Dieburg,

Wolf-tec Inc., Kingston, NY. "Typi-

fits of injecting product, so the chal-

Germany-based Günther Food Pro-

cal bone-in poultry applications are

lenge becomes their return on invest-

cessing and West Coast sales man-

generally skin-on, as well," he adds.

ment (ROI), Howard explains. The

ager for Mundelein, Ill.-based Poly-

"Skin repels water/brine/marinade,

injector that performs at the target

clip System LLC, which distributes

injection mitigates the effects of the

level with the smallest variation will

Günther Food Processing equipment

skin and allows for the interaction of

achieve the quickest return on invest-

in the US.

brine directly with the muscle struc-

ment. "Fomaco injectors incorporate

Continuing demand for more con-

ture, thereby improving product sen-

three innovations to assure they will

venient products is driving the mari-

sory attribute, consistency and yields."

provide the quickest payback: a self-

nade-injection industry. "Our injec-

He says many equipment features

cleaning filter, individual stripper feet

tion systems change the flavor profiles

are common for both boneless and

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