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Giersch GmbH & Co. KG in Westerkappeln produces high-quality meats and sausages. Sausages and roasted or grilled meats are produced to the highest safety standards, using the latest technology. The company attaches great importance to the taste and quality of their products. Giersch's attention to quality relies on METTLER TOLEDO Safeline's metal detection technology to provide the safest products.
"As we want to offer our customers only tested, high-quality products, we have been working for a number of years with Mettler-Toledo Safeline metal detectors," explains Oliver Giersch, Managing Director of Giersch GmbH & Co. KG. The company already uses advanced metal detection technology for its unpackaged products: an HDS Pipelinesystem ensures that high-quality sausage meat is free of any metal contamination after vacuum filling. The high frequency technology in the metal detection system is able to detect the smallest of metal contaminants, such as thin pieces of wire, cutter tips or metal shavings. If the HDS Pipeline system detects a metal contaminant, it sends a signal to the vacuum filler and production is halted. There is also a visual signal to the operator and the contaminanted meat is removed from the production process
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The sausage producer makes up to seven batch changes a day, so as to offer its customers a wide range of products. The HDS Pipeline system is capable of processing the entire product range with just a single high-sensitivity setting. This saves Giersch time and money at every product batch change, because the new batch can be processed immediately without any need for resetting.
Giersch adds, "In addition to its simple set-up and operation, we were impressed by how well the HDS Pipeline system works with the vacuum filler." Excellent mechanical integrity, easy installation and cleaning complete the system's features.
Giersch is also installing Mettler-Toledo Safeline in-line metal detectors to provide further monitoring of packaged sausage meats. This metal detection solution also uses highly sensitive, high-frequency technology and immediately detects the smallest metal contaminants, including ferrous and non-ferrous metals and stainless steel.
When it detects a metal contaminant the metal detector triggers an alarm signal and stops the production line. The product is manually removed from the production line.
Both these metal detection solutions from Mettler-Toledo Safeline are essential elements of the quality environment in this IFS-certified company. The dual analysis of the products at critical control points avoids costly product recalls and protects the reputation of the Giersch brand.
