Global Packaging Global Packaging POULTRY Packaging Solutions EN Poultry Specialists in Poultry Global Offer The poultry sector requires flexible packing solutions that ULMA is the only supplier capable of offering a wide range ranges from cost effective hygienic packaging to complex of solutions for the poultry sector. Complete solutions that packaging systems ensuring excellent presentation and start from handling and loading of the product to the final extended shelf-life. crate packing and palletizing. Only ULMA offers packaging solutions from five different packaging systems: Stretch film, ULMA is aware that the success of its clients depends on Horizontal Flow Pack (HFFS), Thermoforming, Traysealing the quality of their products and the protective packaging. and Vertical Flow Pack (VFFS). We draw from more than 50 years of experience developing packaging equipment to guarantee our clients the highest quality solutions for commercial success of your products and brands. Whole bird in-tray Packaging solutions designed for the packing of whole bird (chicken, turkey, duck and quail) placed on preformed trays and wrapped using flexible plastic film. The packing is achieved by a variety of ULMA automatic and/or semi-automatic wrapping machines. The different packaging solutions depend on the type of hermetic seal required, production levels, product’s shelf-life and the required presentation. ® SF - PVC SF - SSD ® FP - BDF Cost-effective packaging in stretch film. TS - MAP Packed in modified atmosphere (MAP) to increase the shelf-life of the product. ® FP - SES FP - SHRINK Wide range of films: • Stretch. • Stretch and shrink. • Barrier. • Barrier and shrink. MASTERBAG Whole bird without trays Packaging solutions designed for the packing of whole bird (chicken, turkey, duck and quail) where wrapping is required using plastic film without trays. The packing is done using specially designed horizontal automatic wrappers. The different packaging solutions depend on the type of hermetic seal required, production levels, product’s shelf-life and the required presentation. Cost-effective “tray-less” packaging. ® Packed in modified FP - BDF atmosphere (MAP) and shrink barrier film. Vacuum packaging with optional modified atmosphere packing. TF - SHRINK TF - VACUUM FP - SHRINK Cost-effective packaging to enhance the visual appeal of the product. FP - MAP ® ® SF - PVC FP - BDF FP - SES TS - MAP products andfrozen These solutionscanbeusedforbothfresh achievedusinghorizontalautomaticwrapping machinesandtraysealingmachines. wrap ortrayseal.Thepackagingsolutionsare traysusing flexibleplasticfilmasacomplete Packaging solutionsdesignedforthepackingportionedpoultryplacedonpreformed SF - SSD ® TS - SES ® Cut-ups intrays TF - VACUUM TF - MAP fresh products. of extended shelf-life atmosphere (MAP)for Packed inmodified and frozenproducts. stretch filmforfresh Packaging withshrink Cut-ups without trays Packaging solutions designed for the packing of portioned poultry (chicken, turkey, duck and quail) where wrapping is required using flexible plastic film without trays. The packing is done using specially designed horizontal automatic wrappers. The different packaging solutions depend on the type of hermetic seal required, production levels, product’s shelf-life and the required presentation. TF - VACUUM Cost-effective “tray-less” packaging . VT VT - MAP Vacuum packaging or in modified atmosphere (MAP) . FP - MAP FP - SHRINK Processed poultry and others Packaging solutions designed for the packing of prepared poultry foods or their derivates like pates, eggs, cold meats, duck ham, poultry burgers, brochettes, etc. Vacuum packed or in modified atmosphere (MAP). FP -SHRINK FP -SHRINK Wide range of packaging technologies for diverse products. TF - VACUUM VT FP FP - MAP TF - SKIN TF - MAP TS - MAP Automation of packaging lines ULMA Packaging Automation ULMA Packaging Automation has developed robotic automatic loading systems, (including artificial vision systems that allows ULMA offers COMPLETE SOLUTIONS: classifying according to size, shape, colour...) automatic unloading • Primary processes: and boxing. - The handling - Alignment All controlled via a Centralized Control System, offering the - Collating integration with the production software. - Transport, loading or dosing of products The offer is completed with internal logistics transport systems for empty and/or full crates as well as the denesting and transport • Secondary processes: of trays. - Weighing - Labelling - Inspection and control - Crate packing and final palletizing Automation of packaging lines ULMA Packaging Automation Robot LOADING loading A single point of contact for the client. Packaging machines Design adapted to the specific needs of (Flow Pack, Vertical, PACKAGING each client. Thermoforming and Traysealing) Complete integration of the automatic line. Robot unloading UNLOADING SOFTWARE Optimisation of the mechanical and electronic functionality and performance Robot crate packing, Centralised of the global solution. CRATE PACKING crate management Control System Simple centralised handling of the complete line. Mechanical and robotic palletizing PALLETIZING Packaging types and technologies STRETCH (Stretch film) - SF TRAYSEALING - TS FLOW PACK (HFFS) - FP SF - PVC Sealing of preformed trays in automatic A single roll of film is folded and formed The product is placed in a tray and machines called traysealers. The trays as a tube around the product. One conveyed to a stretch wrapping can be foam or rigid. longitudinal and two transversal seals machine where stretch film covers are created to close the pack. the product and seals the film under TS - MAP the tray. This very flexible technology, Packs with protective atmosphere easily adapts to the needs of the FP - MAP inside a barrier tray, to extend shelf-life client. It offers a hygienic and aesthetic Packs enclosed with a protective of the product. package where the product protrudes atmosphere in a barrier film to extend the height of the tray. the shelf-life of the product. TS - SES® (Shrink Stretch Film) The product is placed in a preformed SF - SSD® tray and sealed using a shrink film FP - SHRINK Similar to the PVC wrapping, with wrapping, allowing the product to An economic and hygienic shrink pack the distinct advantage of improved protrude the height of the tray. The solution designed for large production pack appearance. The wrapping is film shrinks tight over the product and requirements. further enhanced by passing the pack tray for optimal visual presentation of through a heat chamber to shrink and the product. Product wrapped in shrink polyolefin tighten the film around the product. passes through a shrink tunnel, forming This hygienic technology offers a leak- a protective “second skin”. proof guarantee. In both PVC and SSD, printed film can be used to further improve aesthetics Typically used for poultry portions FP - BDF® (Shrink Film Barrier) and provide detailed information for in trays with printed film for high A packaging technology that flow comsumers. production requirements. packs the product with a high barrier in a modified atmosphere (MAP). The VERTICAL (VFFS or Flow result is a shrink pack presentation with Pack Vertical) -VT enhanced product colour and extended shelf-life. THERMOFORMING - TF The pack is formed by vertical flow FP - SES® (Shrink Stretch Film) pack wrapping machines. A tube of The product is placed in a tray and flow film is formed around a product and Flexible pouches or rigid trays are wrapped in a tube of pre-stretched sealed with one longitudinal and formed by automatic machines called film around the tray. One longitudinal two transversal seals. This packaging thermoformers. The internal cavity is and two transversal seals are created technology offers a completely hygienic formed, using a roll of base film, where to close the pack. The sealed packs pack, with high production capacities the product is placed. The container is are then passed through a shrink where the product is vertically charged. then sealed with a second film, with the tunnel offering a neat, tight, leak-proof option of vacuum or gas flushing. presentation. Ideal for frozen poultry portions. TF - VACUUM This technology is ideal for fresh Flexible film packs with partial of full or frozen poultry portions in trays, vacuum, extending the shelf-life VT - MAP with printed film to enhance pack of the product and enhancing the Packs formed and sealed with presentation. appearance. protective atmosphere to extend the shelf-life of the product. TF - MAP Rigid or flexible film packs are sealed with a protective atmosphere to extend the shelf-life of the product. MASTERBAG (Stretch film + Flow pack horizontal) TF - SHRINK Packs are formed and sealed with Product in preformed trays are wrapped vacuum. The packs are passes through in permeable film (typically PVC film) and a film shrink process to further grouped together in a flow packaging enhance the product appearance. machine with a modified atmosphere (MAP). The unique grouped enclosure ® FLOW-VAC is a registered TF - SKIN promotes extend shelf-life of the pre- trademark of ULMA Packaging Vacuum packages where the film packed product and simplifies grouped S.Coop. transport. The external pack is opened fully adapts to the shape of the ® SSD, SES and BDF are registered in-store and the individual packs placed product improving its aspect and trademarks of Cryovac Inc., a on the retail shelves as a standard stretch conservation. subsidiary of Sealed Air Corporation.