Automated Lunch Meat Processing and Packaging

A major food producer desired to install three next generation slicing and packaging lines for a square product.  The lines were to incorporate state of the art sanitation and packaging technology.

Challenges:

• The slice line was to operate at high speed.
• Effective and efficient automation and line integration was essential for significant head count reduction.
• Sanitation time was significantly reduced.

Benfits:

• No operator intervention was required between log stripping and finished product case removal.
• Overall equipment efficiency exceeded expectations.
• Work was completed ahead of schedule and within budget.

Project Included:

• Slicing and packaging equipment.
• Package turners with empty package rejects.
• First in, first out accumulation.
• Robotic palletizer.
• COP and sanitation facilities.
• Case packer and conveyor system.
• Manual and automatic packaging inspection.
• Mandrel roll handling equipment.
• Vacuum and air utility systems.
• Room renovations.
• Ergonomic strip table.