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MAP meat line is big on flexibility

Danish meat processor Himmerlandskoed sends a variety of modified-atmosphere packs to both retailers and wholesalers alike. So a versatile tray sealer was crucial.

The new MAP line produces a variety of product and package formats.
The new MAP line produces a variety of product and package formats.

What started off as a small abattoir in Aalestrup, in the northern Jutland province of Denmark, has now turned into a fully operational meat processing company operating under the name Himmerlandskoed. At present around 50 employees are involved in the deboning, mincing, and packaging of high-quality beef, veal, and pork, 90% of which still comes from the original slaughterhouse in Aalestrup.


Minced meat is a popular item produced at the plant, so management contacted equipment distributor Nemco for help in designing a line for packing minced meat under modified atmosphere. Nemco recommended that a Model A6 traysealer from Sealpac be placed at the heart of the line.


Being a medium-sized company, the main requirement at Himmerlandskoed was flexibility in production. As Soeren Andersen, co-founder and director, explains: “One minute we will be packing a large order for retail packs of minced meat, the next minute we may be producing small batches of volume packs for varying products such as burgers, liver, or goulash dices. The line had to be set up in such a way that we would even be able to manually pre-load trays and place them on the in-feed conveyor, after which they would go through the regular process of sealing and labeling.”

 

One of the things that led Himmerlandskoed to the Sealpac A6 traysealer was its quick tooling exchange system.


“When running different tray sizes and products on a single day, it is crucial that tooling exchanges can be performed by our operators fast and easy,” says Andersen. “Sealpac’s quick exchange system, which requires no hand tools and can be done by our biggest man or our smallest lady, made the difference. It was demonstrated to us when visiting Nemco’s showroom and convinced us right away.”

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