Multivac to present packaging and processing line at Interpack

The new SLX 2000 will be showcased for the first time in Düsseldorf. The slicer can be seen in live operation in the Multivac marquee and it will be operating in conjunction with the SB 625 automatic portion feeder and a simulation conveyor. Some of the features of the SLX 2000 are its slicing quality, simple machine operation, as well as its portioning function.

The starting point for the portioning of fresh meat with maximum yield is the GMS 400 portioning machine from TVI. The GMS 400 has new features for precision weight portioning of fresh meat, such as the processing of meat with bone and the production of diced meat. The loading line features additional functions and design alterations for rapid product changeover times, as well as easy operation, and increased machine availability.

This entry-level model produces portions from the raw meat, which are precise in their weight and are identical. These portions are then transported on a discharge conveyor to the product conveyor of the loading line. While plastic trays are being digested into a parallel transport conveyor by the denester, the trays are fed under the product conveyor of the loading line. Simultaneously, the meat portions are automatically loaded from above 11-23 into the queued trays. As an option, the trays can also be loaded manually. The loaded trays are positioned on a downstream Multivac rotating table in such a way that they can be picked up by hand quickly and easily.

In Düsseldorf, a compact line will be shown with a Handtmann filler and the  Multivac W 510 flowpacker. The portioning machine dispenses a continuous block of minced meat onto a paper substrate from the roll. A guillotine knife cuts the individual portions, which then run over a checkweigher. The portions are subsequently packed in the flowpacker.

A printed label is applied to the film by an IL 161 inline labeller, and the film is then folded from above over the minced meat portions. The longitudinal seal seam, which is then made, lies underneath the product, so that the pack is perfectly presented.

In order to achieve the optimum shelf life, the flowpacks can be filled with packaging gas by means of a modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) system. The packaging material is particularly thin, but it still has impressively high barrier properties. And hence, all the line modules can be controlled easily and quickly with a few clicks by the help of  Multivac line control (MLC).

In addition to demonstrating its performance and quality,  Multivac also sets the benchmark at interpack in terms of digitalisation. All the solutions, which are on show in the marquee, are laid out for use with Multivac Smart Services.

Multivac offers its customers the opportunity to book exclusive live demonstrations in the Processing Marquee via their particular country subsidiary or representative. In addition to the line 11-23 solutions already detailed above, this also includes the presentation of the GM 600 blade grinding machine for slicer blades - for the perfect slicing result.