GEA : The Perfect Slice – Information about trends and innovations at the GEA Slicing Days in Kempten

The participants in the seminar, who came from a number of different countries, were experienced for a well-balanced program of presentations and live demonstrations on processing lines for both the cheese, the sausage and meat sectors. One of these lines, for example, included a GEA DualSlicer 1200 with a new interleaver working in combination with a GEA OptiScan pre-scanner system together with a GEA Check 4000 weigher and a GEA ShingleLoader 600. Other systems, such as the GEA MegaSlicer XXL 1200 and the GEA PowerPak - thermoforming machine for packaging showed the diverse options available for the production process. The audience of industry professionals showed keen interest in the GEA OxyCheck, up to now a unique in-line system for monitoring the quality of remaining oxygen content and the intactness of MAP packaging.

The GEA team, which was drawn from the Sales, Application Technology departments and from Product Management, along with external business partners reported on technology trends, options for process optimization, food safety, the returns expected from investing in the high quality systems and the processes upstream and downstream of the slicing and packing technology.