MULTIVAC, Sealing the Deal -- June 2018 - 2

"PACKAGING NEEDS TO SPEAK
DIRECTLY AND CLEARLY TO THE
CONSUMER OR END USER."
DR. JOHN STANTON

has been considering the needs of the end user
when developing its packaging equipment.
Each machine MULTIVAC builds is individually
designed to meet the processor's requirements
ƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐƉĂĐŬĂŐĞĚĞƐŝŐŶ͕ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŽƵƚƉƵƚ
ĂŶĚĞĸĐŝĞŶƚƵƐĞŽĨƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͘
tŚĞŶďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͕ĮƌƐƚĂŶĚ
foremost, MULTIVAC starts by considering the
product itself. Other criteria include shelf-life exƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶ͖ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͖
ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞƐ͖ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ƌĞĐůŽƐŝŶŐƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ͖ĂŶĚƉĂĐŬĂŐĞĐŽƐƚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĂŶLJĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƐŚŽǁ
ƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚǁŝůůďĞŽƌƐŚŽƵůĚďĞůŽĂĚĞĚŽƌĮůůĞĚ͖
ƉƌŝŶƟŶŐĂŶĚůĂďĞůŝŶŐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͖ĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌĨĂĐes with other equipment up or downstream in
ƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘
Dh>d/s͛ƐƉŽƌƞŽůŝŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƚŚĞƌŵŽĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ
packaging machines, vacuum chamber machines, traysealers, printers, labelers, quality
ŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͕ĂƵƚŽŵĂƟŽŶƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ
even turnkey lines. Thanks to comprehensive
line capability, all modules can be integrated into
ĂĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͘

Second skin
In the world of packaging, thermoforming
technology is nothing new. For years, processors

have used this technology to safely package a
variety of products - including meat and poultry
ʹŝŶĂŶĞīŽƌƚƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚĚƵƌŝŶŐƐŚŝƉping and display as well as to extend the product's shelf life beyond what can be achieved with
unpackaged, fresh meats. Vacuum skin packaging (VSP) takes it one step further. Vacuum skin
ƉĂĐŬƐĐĂŶŽīĞƌĨŽŽĚŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞƌƐĂǁŝĚĞƌĂŶŐĞ
ŽĨƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘/ƚĂůůŽǁƐŵŽƌĞŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJ
in the types of meat that can be packaged - especially when it comes to bone-in products.
͞tĞŚĂǀĞĂůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂŽĨ
vacuum skin packaging with a huge number of
installed packaging machines in the global market," says Thomas Fickler, Senior Product SpeĐŝĂůŝƐƚ͕DƵůƟ&ƌĞƐŚTM for MULTIVAC. "Moreover,
ǁĞŚĂǀĞĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐůLJĞdžƉĂŶĚĞĚŽƵƌƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ
machines that produce vacuum skin packs, and
ŝŶĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚůĞĂĚŝŶŐĮůŵŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞƌƐ͕
ŚĂǀĞƐƉĞĐŝĮĞĚĮůŵƐǁŚŝĐŚĞŶĂďůĞŚŝŐŚͲƋƵĂůŝƚLJ
packs to be produced for a breadth of products
and requirements. These include both frozen
and bone-in products, which dictate packaging
ĮůŵǁŝƚŚŚŝŐŚĞƌƉƵŶĐƚƵƌĞƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͘͟
͞tŝƚŚDƵůƟ&ƌĞƐŚTM, Dh>d/sŽīĞƌƐĂƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐ
system for producing high-quality vacuum skin
packages for both thermoforming and traysealŝŶŐĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕͟&ŝĐŬůĞƌĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐ͘͞Ɛ/ƐĂŝĚ͕ƚŚŝƐ
comprises not just packaging machines but also
ƐƉĞĐŝĂůĮůŵƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌĂǁŝĚĞƌĂŶŐĞ
ŽĨĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĨƌĞƐŚŵĞĂƚ͕ƐĂƵƐĂŐĞ͕ĮƐŚ
and cheese. This process can be used to pack
more solid products such as steaks, sausages,
ĐŚĞĞƐĞĂŶĚĨƌŽnjĞŶƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƐŽŌĨŽŽĚƐ
ůŝŬĞĮůůĞƚƐ͕ĮƐŚŽƌƉąƚĠ͘͟
Dh>d/s͛ƐDƵůƟ&ƌĞƐŚTM packaging machines
enclose the product like a second skin - mainƚĂŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ͕ǁŚŝůĞƐƟůů



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