“We felt that Ishida offered the most
relevant experience and the best
solutions,” explains Nicolai Linde,
Senior Manager Projects, Production
and Supply Chain. “Having a single
point of contact helped to speed up the
process. In particular, the close working
relationship established between our
two teams and the continuing dialogue
between them ensured that any issues
or problems could be discussed and
quickly dealt with to keep the project on
time and budget and enable us to meet
our performance targets.
“In addition, the company has an office
in China which ensures a fast response
in terms of service support and spare
parts.”
The Ishida models installed at the
factory include the company’s
advanced RV-214 multihead weigher,
QX-1100 Twin tray sealers, DACS-G
checkweighers, IX-GN x-ray inspection
systems and its weigh-price-labellers.
Additional equipment integrated
into the lines includes dicers, slicers,
batching tables, labellers and cartoners.
Ishida also gave factory personnel
comprehensive training on all its
machines and provided a technician onsite
permanently during the first months
of operation to ensure a trouble-free
start up.
variety of products and pack types. For
example, the multihead weigher is able
to discharge diced meat directly into
trays, or transfer ribs to a batching
table for styling in the trays. Similarly,
the QX-1100 tray sealers which
currently seal MAP trays are also
able to handle skin packs, which will
enable Danish Crown to meet growing
demand in the Chinese market for
bone-in products.
“Although we were not previously
familiar with Ishida’s tray sealers, they
have proved to be very reliable and
deliver consistently high-quality seals,”
comments Nicolai Linde.
As another example of the excellent
performance of the Ishida machines,
the company’s IX-GN 4044 x-ray
inspection systems and DACS-G-015
checkweighers are also providing
quality control and weight checks on
two separate thermoforming lines.
Danish Crown is one of the world’s
largest exporters and one of Europe’s
largest producers of pork. The new
China factory in Shanghai was
established to meet growing consumer
demand in the Chinese market for high
quality meat products, supplied via
supermarkets and e-commerce.
“Our objective was to build the new
factory to Danish standards,” explains
Nicolai Linde. “For this reason, we
focused on sourcing the very best
European equipment throughout.”
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A key requirement of the overall design
was to ensure maximum flexibility
in the lines’ ability to handle a wide
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