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CFS Americas Region seminar unveils newest technologies

Customers at the June seminar checking out the GigaSlicer

The New CFS GigaSlicer slicing five separate logs

Several two-day technical seminars were held June 22-25
at the CFS Technology Center in Frisco, Texas, for 75 North
and South American customers to highlight the company's
latest developments in slicing, packaging and automation
technology. The focus of the program was to show CFS's
dedication to sanitation, performance and production in
these three categories, according to the event's organizers.

Hands-on experience with new machines, machine updates and new applications, along with classroom presentations from technical experts, were the highlights of
the program.
During the event, the new CFS GigaSlicer was introduced.
The GigaSlicer, featuring a slicing area of 550 x 210 mm, is
the largest in its class. It typically slices one lane more than
conventional machines - for example, five 110 mm-diameter sausages instead of just four. Attendees saw the GigaSlicer in action, which was also positioned in a line with
the CFS RobotLoader and TwinStar to slice high-production,
D-shaped hams four logs at a time - which offers the possibility of unlimited log lengths.
CFS partnered with Bosch to offer a delta RobotLoader,
which the company labels as "revolutionary" in the food industry. Vision systems on the robots are precise and flexible
enough to pick product as small as chicken nuggets and
as flexible as shaved ham. It has the ability for a complete
wash-down of the entire robot.
"Its ability to put countless robots in a production line,
high production abilities and handle numerous applications
makes this robot best in its class," CFS relayed.
During its design, the CFS GigaSlicer received special
attention regarding hygiene and ease of maintenance. The
novel mechanical construction separates the product zone
from the control and drive zone to minimize contamination
as well as simplify cleaning.
Main components are easily accessible, while most parts
that come into contact with the product can be removed for
cleaning without tools, further improving sanitation, speeding up maintenance and reducing operational costs. There
have also been hygienic updates to the MegaSlicer XXL
and the TwinStar.
CFS says seminar attendees were particularly impressed
with the food-safety lengths it has gone to in light of the escalating food sanitation crisis in recent years. "CFS has not
sacrificed sanitation in the name of performance and production," the company says.

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