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Poultry Processing

Process

Poultry Prozessgrafik

1. Live transport/slaughter

1. Live transport/slaughter

After the live animals are delivered, they are stunned and slaughtered. Before evisceration, the animals are plucked and then cooled down (in a separate station depending on the system) and then cut up.

Live transport/slaughter

Technical requirements for the belts

In the area of live transport, the belts used must be particularly robust, abrasion-resistant and chemically resistant, as regular, intensive cleaning of the animals' excrement is required. In addition, good UV resistance and easy repair possibilities are useful. For the transport of slaughterhouse waste, the mechanical requirements for the belts can be neglected, but the transport of offal for further processing requires a high standard of hygiene.

Poultry Live bird handling
Poultry Live bird handling

Our solution

For live transport, Forbo Movement Systems mainly supplies Prolink plastic modular belts made of chemically resistant polyethylene (PE) (e.g. Series 6.1). Various easy-to-clean belt types are used for slaughterhouse waste. Various HACCP belts with the highest hygienic standards are used for transporting offal, which are EU and FDA compliant.

Features, functions, benefits

For live transport, a black band paint is available to calm the birds. With Prolink modular belts, repairs can be carried out quickly in the event of damage.
Practical tip: steel coupling rods inserted in segments allow individual belt segments to be replaced easily. Different coating materials and belt constructions offer tailor-made solutions for any transport task in this process section.

Other information

All belt types can be made endless on the line if required. No special tools are required for Prolink plastic modular belts. For fabric-based and homogenous belts, various endless processes and devices are available.

Links/Downloads

Detailed information on suitable products can be found in our application brochure "Siegling Belting – Food" ref. no. 269, in the product overview "Siegling Transilon conveyor and processing belts" ref. no. 224, in the technical manual "Siegling Prolink plastic modular belts" ref. no. 888 and in the brochure "Fullsan Flat" ref. no. 197 about our homogenous belts.

  • 269 EN – Siegling Belting Food

    Siegling Belting – Food
    Ref. no. 269 | PDF | EN

  • 224 EN – Siegling Transilon Product Range

    Siegling Transilon Product range
    Ref. no. 224 | PDF | EN

  • 888 EN – Siegling Prolink Engineering Manual

    Siegling Prolink Engineering Manual
    Ref. no. 888 | PDF | EN

  • 197 EN – Fullsan Flat Lower Cleaning Costs Better Hygiene

    Fullsan Flat
    Ref. no. 197 | PDF | EN

2. Skinning, boning, cutting

2. Skinning, boning, cutting

During these operations, the meat is skinned at the desired areas, the carcass is removed if necessary and the animal is cut up according to the end products to be supplied.

Skinning boning cutting

Technical requirements for the belts

Skinning between upper and lower belt requires robust belt types; boning and cutting requires a high cut resistance of the belt surface.
The belts must be suitable for use with food.

Poultry Skinning Boning cutting

Our solution

For skinning, Prolink plastic modular belts of the 4.1 series made of chemically resistant polyethylene (PE) suitable for use with foodstuffs have proven their worth. The transverse rigidity of the upper belt is increased by cross profiles.


Depending on the technology used for cutting, Forbo Movement Systems Prolink supplies plastic modular belts made of cut-resistant polyoxymethylene (POM) – CR (cut resistant) or fabric-based belts with a correspondingly cut-resistant surface, which are also excellently suited for use with cutter wheels.

Features, functions, benefits

The Prolink plastic modular belts of the 4.1 series used offer a particularly secure tooth engagement and a small deflection diameter due to their small pitch.
The entire module and gearwheel design is easy to clean in every detail.
For fabric-based belt types, Forbo Movement Systems achieves very suitable surfaces for boning and cutting by using hard, cut-resistant polyurethane coatings that are also easy to clean. Many fabric-based belt types can be provided with belt edge sealing (Smartseal).

Other information

All belt types can be made endless on the line if required. No special tools are required for Prolink plastic modular belts. For fabric-based and homogenous belts, various endless processes and devices are available.

Links/Downloads

Detailed information on suitable products can be found in our application brochure "Siegling Belting – Food" ref. no. 269, in the product overview "Siegling Transilon conveyor and processing belts" ref. no. 224, in the technical manual "Siegling Prolink plastic modular belts" ref. no. 888 and in the brochure "Fullsan Flat" ref. no. 197 about our homogenous belts.

  • 269 EN – Siegling Belting Food

    Siegling Belting – Food
    Ref. no. 269 | PDF | EN

  • 224 EN – Siegling Transilon Product Range

    Siegling Transilon Product range
    Ref. no. 224 | PDF | EN

  • 888 EN – Siegling Prolink Engineering Manual

    Siegling Prolink Engineering Manual
    Ref. no. 888 | PDF | EN

  • 197 EN – Fullsan Flat Lower Cleaning Costs Better Hygiene

    Fullsan Flat
    Ref. no. 197 | PDF | EN

3. Dip tank

3. Dip tank

Dipping is mandatory in the USA to prevent contamination of the meat. Slaughtered poultry is rinsed in cold chlorine water for disinfection. The chlorine dioxide kills germs such as Salmonella and Campylobacter in the meat of broilers, chicken and poulard.

Dip tank

Technical requirements for the belts

Excellent chemical resistance to peracetic acid and chlorinated disinfectants is essential for use in the dip tank. The belts must support the discharge of the chlorinated water by good drainage properties.

Our solution

Depending on the existing conveyor systems, various food-grade and easy-to-clean Prolink plastic modular belts can be used. Numerous types with high permeability are available in polyethylene (PE), which is particularly resistant to chemicals.

Features, functions, benefits

The food-grade Prolink series have a particularly easy-to-clean module and gear design. Modules made of polyethylene (PE) offer an exceptionally long service life for this demanding process.

Other information

All belt types can be made endless on the line if required. No special tools are required for Prolink plastic modular belts. For fabric-based and homogenous belts, various endless processes and devices are available.

Links/Downloads

Detailed information on suitable products can be found in our application brochure "Siegling Belting – Food" ref. no. 269, in the product overview "Siegling Transilon conveyor and processing belts" ref. no. 224, in the technical manual "Siegling Prolink plastic modular belts" ref. no. 888 and in the brochure "Fullsan Flat" ref. no. 197 about our homogenous belts.

  • 269 EN – Siegling Belting Food

    Siegling Belting – Food
    Ref. no. 269 | PDF | EN

  • 224 EN – Siegling Transilon Product Range

    Siegling Transilon Product range
    Ref. no. 224 | PDF | EN

  • 888 EN – Siegling Prolink Engineering Manual

    Siegling Prolink Engineering Manual
    Ref. no. 888 | PDF | EN

  • 197 EN – Fullsan Flat Lower Cleaning Costs Better Hygiene

    Fullsan Flat
    Ref. no. 197 | PDF | EN

4. X-ray

4. X-ray

X-ray detectors are required by many HACCP concepts to ensure the further processing or delivery of perfect products. They are used to detect impurities in the product and their position (e.g. glass, bones and stones). In addition, further individual parameters such as completeness, composition, shape or mass can be determined.

X-ray

Technical requirements for the belts

In addition to suitability for use with foodstuffs, a high carrying side friction coefficient is also useful to ensure positioning stability when passing through the lead or lead substitute curtain.




Our solution

With Prolink plastic modular belts, a high coefficient of friction is achieved by FRT (Friction Top) equipment. In Transilon conveyor and processing belts, numerous belt types with a suitable surface coating (e.g. R-coating, silicone) ensure the required coefficient of friction.

Poultry X-ray

Features, functions, benefits

For all plant geometries, Forbo Movement Systems supplies belts that ensure high process stability with low false measurements.

Other information

All belt types can be made endless on the line if required. No special tools are required for Prolink plastic modular belts. For fabric-based and homogenous belts, various endless processes and devices are available.

Links/Downloads

Detailed information on suitable products can be found in our application brochure "Siegling Belting – Food" ref. no. 269, in the product overview "Siegling Transilon conveyor and processing belts" ref. no. 224, in the technical manual "Siegling Prolink plastic modular belts" ref. no. 888 and in the brochure "Fullsan Flat" ref. no. 197 about our homogenous belts.

  • 269 EN – Siegling Belting Food

    Siegling Belting – Food
    Ref. no. 269 | PDF | EN

  • 224 EN – Siegling Transilon Product Range

    Siegling Transilon Product range
    Ref. no. 224 | PDF | EN

  • 888 EN – Siegling Prolink Engineering Manual

    Siegling Prolink Engineering Manual
    Ref. no. 888 | PDF | EN

  • 197 EN – Fullsan Flat Lower Cleaning Costs Better Hygiene

    Fullsan Flat
    Ref. no. 197 | PDF | EN

5. Marinating

5. Marinating

In further (very different) processing steps, the portioned products are refined, e.g. by marinating, forming and breading. In the course of these operations, check weighing and transport between the processing stations takes place. The waste produced in the individual stations is disposed of via belts.

Marinating

Technical requirements for the belts

In addition to general food suitability and good cleaning properties, specific belt structures are required in each case, e.g. high permeability during marinating, particularly robust belts with good release properties during forming and thickness uniformity during weighing.

Poultry Marinating

Our solution

The Forbo Movement Systems product range is characterized by high product quality and a large variety of types. The programs of the various product lines include numerous specialized belt types, which are tailored to the respective process task and reliably meet the



requirements of your HACCP concept. Rod network belts are only used for breading, which are not supplied by us. See Section 8 "Weighing Process" for the special features of breading belts.

Features, Functions, Benefits

For the highest demands on hygiene, belts are available that are particularly easy to clean due to their material and design (easy-to-clean design for Prolink plastic modular belts, belt edge sealing for fabric-based types and homogenous belts). Special belt types and fabrications ensure excellent drainage as well as high-strength and homogenous joint areas.

Other information

All belt types can be made endless on the line if required. No special tools are required for Prolink plastic modular belts. For fabric-based and homogenous belts, various endless processes and devices are available.

Links/Downloads

Detailed information on suitable products can be found in our application brochure "Siegling Belting – Food" ref. no. 269, in the product overview "Siegling Transilon conveyor and processing belts" ref. no. 224, in the technical manual "Siegling Prolink plastic modular belts" ref. no. 888 and in the brochure "Fullsan Flat" ref. no. 197 about our homogenous belts.

  • 269 EN – Siegling Belting Food

    Siegling Belting – Food
    Ref. no. 269 | PDF | EN

  • 224 EN – Siegling Transilon Product Range

    Siegling Transilon Product range
    Ref. no. 224 | PDF | EN

  • 888 EN – Siegling Prolink Engineering Manual

    Siegling Prolink Engineering Manual
    Ref. no. 888 | PDF | EN

  • 197 EN – Fullsan Flat Lower Cleaning Costs Better Hygiene

    Fullsan Flat
    Ref. no. 197 | PDF | EN

6. Freezing

6. Freezing

Many distribution channels require the production of frozen products.
They are cooled down to the required temperature either in linear lines or in spiral towers. Usually cardboard or plastic packaging is used for transport.

Freezing

Technical requirements for the belts

The strip material must not become brittle at low temperatures (down to -40 °C) and must be easy to repair in case of damage. The strip body must not impede the cooling process and must therefore be permeable. Curved belts are required for use in spiral towers.



Our solution

Prolink plastic modular belts made of temperature-resistant polyoxymethylene (POM) and polyethylene (PE) are ideally suited for deep-freeze applications. Linear modules and curve-going modules are available with high permeability and therefore allow minimum cooling section lengths.

Poultry Freezing

Features, functions, benefits

The food-grade Prolink series have a particularly easy-to-clean module and gear design. Modules manufactured from polyoxymethylene (POM) or polyethylene (PE) offer exceptionally long service lives for this process. In order to withstand the high tensile forces in cooling towers, curved Prolink belts are equipped with stainless steel coupling rods.

Other information

All belt types can be made endless on the line if required. No special tools are required for Prolink plastic modular belts.

Links/Downloads

Detailed information on suitable products can be found in our application brochure "Siegling Belting – Food" ref. no. 269, in the product overview "Siegling Transilon conveyor and processing belts" ref. no. 224 and in the technical manual "Siegling Prolink plastic modular belts" ref. no. 888.

  • 269 EN – Siegling Belting Food

    Siegling Belting – Food
    Ref. no. 269 | PDF | EN

  • 224 EN – Siegling Transilon Product Range

    Siegling Transilon Product range
    Ref. no. 224 | PDF | EN

  • 888 EN – Siegling Prolink Engineering Manual

    Siegling Prolink Engineering Manual
    Ref. no. 888 | PDF | EN

7. Portioning

7. Portioning

When portioning, the products are put together in type and quantity (units suitable for sale). Usually, packaging in bags or trays and subsequent shrink-wrapping is done during the ongoing process. The products are then labelled, filmed and, if necessary, repacked in a sequence that depends on the system and product.

Portioning
Portioning

Technical requirements for the tapes

In addition to general food suitability and good cleaning properties, specific belt characteristics are required in each case, e.g. thickness uniformity during weighing, good product entrainment for exact positioning and heat resistance during shrink wrapping.



Our solution

The Forbo Movement Systems product range is characterised by high product quality and a large variety of types. The programmes of the various product lines include numerous specialised belt types that are tailored to the respective process task and reliably meet the requirements of your HACCP concept.

Poultry Portioning

Features, Functions, Benefits

Special surface finishes support the process reliability during portioning and shrink wrapping. Special assemblies for weigh belts achieve extremely precise endless joints of the same thickness.

Other information

All belt types can be made endless on the line if required. No special tools are required for Prolink plastic modular belts. For fabric-based and homogenous belts, various endless processes and devices are available.

Links/Downloads

Detailed information on suitable products can be found in our application brochure "Siegling Belting – Food" ref. no. 269, in the product overview "Siegling Transilon conveyor and processing belts" ref. no. 224, in the technical manual "Siegling Prolink plastic modular belts" ref. no. 888 and in the brochure "Fullsan Flat" ref. no. 197 about our homogenous belts.

  • 269 EN – Siegling Belting Food

    Siegling Belting – Food
    Ref. no. 269 | PDF | EN

  • 224 EN – Siegling Transilon Product Range

    Siegling Transilon Product range
    Ref. no. 224 | PDF | EN

  • 888 EN – Siegling Prolink Engineering Manual

    Siegling Prolink Engineering Manual
    Ref. no. 888 | PDF | EN

  • 197 EN – Fullsan Flat Lower Cleaning Costs Better Hygiene

    Fullsan Flat
    Ref. no. 197 | PDF | EN

8. Check weighing

8. Check weighing

Weight checks are usually carried out inline with belt weighers.
The products can be packed or unpacked.

Check weighing

Technical requirements for the belts

Depending on whether the meat is weighed packaged or unpackaged, the requirements for the hygiene standard of the belt vary. In principle, however, high demands are placed on the belt and assembly quality in order to minimize weighing errors



(thickness uniformity - even across the endless splice, narrow splice area). Thin belts are preferred in order to achieve minimum deflection diameters and to achieve the most precise measuring results.

Our solution

Various types of our Transilon conveyor and processing belts are manufactured with the highest thickness constancy. Precise fabrication guarantees uniform basis weights even in the splicing area. In addition, elastic belt types with a homogenous product structure and easy-to-clean surfaces are predestined for use in belt weighers.

Poultry Check weighing

Features, functions, benefits

With absolutely constant thickness and particularly precise endless joints, our weigh belts make the use of endless belts superfluous. Many fabric-based belt types can be provided with a belt edge sealing (Smartseal) if the hygienic requirements make this necessary. Elastic belt types do not require a tensioning station.

Other information

Belts for belt weighers are supplied endless with highest joining precision (thickness uniformity).

Links/Downloads

Detailed information on suitable products can be found in our application brochure "Siegling Belting – Food" ref. no. 269, in the product overview "Siegling Transilon conveyor and processing belts" ref. no. 224, in the technical manual "Siegling Prolink plastic modular belts" ref. no. 888 and in the brochure "Fullsan Flat" ref. no. 197 about our homogenous belts.

  • 269 EN – Siegling Belting Food

    Siegling Belting – Food
    Ref. no. 269 | PDF | EN

  • 224 EN – Siegling Transilon Product Range

    Siegling Transilon Product range
    Ref. no. 224 | PDF | EN

  • 888 EN – Siegling Prolink Engineering Manual

    Siegling Prolink Engineering Manual
    Ref. no. 888 | PDF | EN

  • 197 EN – Fullsan Flat Lower Cleaning Costs Better Hygiene

    Fullsan Flat
    Ref. no. 197 | PDF | EN

9. Metal detectors

9. Metal detectors

Metal detectors are often used during final inspection to eliminate the risk of contamination by foreign objects. They are used to ensure that no metallic objects are contained in the final product.

Metal detectors
Poultry Metal detectors

Technical requirements for the belts

The belt structures must not contain any components that could falsify the test result. Consequently, no metallic substances or compounds shall be contained in the strip.

Our solution

Depending on the design and detection sensitivity of the metal detector, various Prolink plastic modular belts and Transilon conveyor and process belts, and homogenous belts can be used.

Belts without antistatic equipment and uncoloured belt materials are advantageous for many metal detectors. Plastic modular belts are used exclusively with plastic coupling rods.

Features, functions, benefits

With our tapes you achieve safe, reliable results. False results are avoided. A large selection of antistatic tapes or transparent plastic modular tapes are available for this purpose.

Other information

All belt types can be made endless on the line if required. No special tools are required for Prolink plastic modular belts. For fabric-based and homogenous belts, various endless processes and devices are available.

Links/Downloads

Detailed information on suitable products can be found in our application brochure "Siegling Belting – Food" ref. no. 269, in the product overview "Siegling Transilon conveyor and processing belts" ref. no. 224, in the technical manual "Siegling Prolink plastic modular belts" ref. no. 888 and in the brochure "Fullsan Flat" ref. no. 197 about our homogenous belts.

  • 269 EN – Siegling Belting Food

    Siegling Belting – Food
    Ref. no. 269 | PDF | EN

  • 224 EN – Siegling Transilon Product Range

    Siegling Transilon Product range
    Ref. no. 224 | PDF | EN

  • 888 EN – Siegling Prolink Engineering Manual

    Siegling Prolink Engineering Manual
    Ref. no. 888 | PDF | EN

  • 197 EN – Fullsan Flat Lower Cleaning Costs Better Hygiene

    Fullsan Flat
    Ref. no. 197 | PDF | EN

10. Packaging

10. Packaging

Various very different sub-processes are combined under this process step. Specific techniques are used for film wrapping, (re)packaging in cartons and palletizing.

Packaging

Technical requirements for the belts

The technical requirements result from the concrete process and conveying situations, i.e. the plant-specific parameters (e.g. high elasticity, high tensile strength, etc.)




Our solution

Forbo Movement Systems supplies both fabric-based types and plastic modular belts for the individual sub-processes. Each packaging line can be optimally equipped from this portfolio. This allows you to fully exploit your quality and productivity potential.

Poultry Packaging

Features, functions, benefits

Robust, durable belt types ensure high process reliability. HACCP-compliant belts allow direct contact with food, even with the highest demands on hygiene.

Other information

All belt types can be made endless on the line if required. No special tools are required for Prolink plastic modular belts. For fabric-based and homogenous belts, various endless processes and devices are available.

Links/Downloads

Detailed information on suitable products can be found in our application brochure "Siegling Belting – Food" ref. no. 269, in the product overview "Siegling Transilon conveyor and processing belts" ref. no. 224, in the technical manual "Siegling Prolink plastic modular belts" ref. no. 888 and in the brochure "Fullsan Flat" ref. no. 197 about our homogenous belts.

  • 224 EN – Siegling Transilon Product Range

    Siegling Transilon Product range
    Ref. no. 224 | PDF | EN

  • 888 EN – Siegling Prolink Engineering Manual

    Siegling Prolink Engineering Manual
    Ref. no. 888 | PDF | EN

  • 269 EN – Siegling Belting Food

    Siegling Belting – Food
    Ref. no. 269 | PDF | EN

  • 197 EN – Fullsan Flat Lower Cleaning Costs Better Hygiene

    Fullsan Flat
    Ref. no. 197 | PDF | EN