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Limitless innovation
Poly-clip hits all the right chords at IFFA 2013

osting hundreds of visitors at any
given time during this year’s IFFA
expo, the Poly-clip System booth’s theme
of “Breaking Limits” and emphasis on its
new (“NEU” as its show-floor signage declared) innovations lured and didn’t disappoint the diverse mix of visiting processors. Perhaps drawing most of the
attention during the event was Poly-clip’s
Automatic Hanging Line (AHL). “This line is,
by far, the hottest thing at the show,” said
Gil Williams, president of Poly-clip System
for USA and Canada. Designed to integrate
with the company’s line of FCA clipping
machines, the AHL equipment features
continuous loading of a variety of looped
products, from sausage to pepperoni. For
long-hanging products of up to 55 inches,
the vertically oriented AHL LS delivers automated loading of long products that previously presented challenges for workers

moving looped products from the clipper
to the smoke stick via the AHL LS. The
robot then moves the smoke stick to the
smoke trolleys. The reliability of the AHL
LS and continuous positioning of today’s
longer products is critical to maintaining
product consistency of smoked products.
The new technology also addresses a common goal among most processors at the
show, according to Williams. “They are all
looking to automate. The justification for
the investment is that it eliminates the
possibility for injuries and unnecessary
labor costs,” he said.
In the name of automation, Poly-clip
also continuously ran demonstrations of
its Automatic Sausage Loader at its booth.
The ASL-R garnered plenty of attention as
it simulated the efficient loading of smoke
trolleys with smoke sticks of varying sizes.
Unlike other robotic solutions, the ASL-R

“It eliminates the
possibility for injuries
and eliminates
unnecessary labor
costs.”
— Gil Williams
operates in a fixed, upright position and
features a hygienic protection cover to ensure ease of cleaning and maintenance.
Also featured at IFFA was Poly-clip’s
FCA 80 and FCA 160 Automatic Double Clippers. Applications for the FCA 80 include
clipping of collagen as well as fibrous casings (calibers of up to 120 mm for collagen
and 160 mm for plastic). It was designed
to address the needs of medium-size processors with its price point, flexibility and
ability to deliver cleaner sausage tails. The
FCA 80 automatic double clipper operates
quietly and efficiently at 125 cycles per minute. Meanwhile, RFID technology built into
the FCA 160 automatic double clipper ensures the clip size, die type and products
are properly matched as part of the intuitive, “smart machine” engineering. It operates at 160 cycles per minute.
For more information, contact Poly-clip
System Corp. at: (800) 872-2547
or www.polyclip.com

Automation-based solutions were in the spotlight
at Poly-clip’s busy booth during IFFA 2013

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