Richter Hansen A/S has a long tradition of automating business-to-business solutions for internal transport (conveyors), packing and palleting. The strengths of Richter Hansen's solutions are creativity and economy.

Their latest invention, which is patented, is worthy of special mention. It is a robot device that opens the packet of milk cartons, prepares them for use, fills them into the filling line and disposes of the wrapping paper. This does away with the human labour required for this very unpleasant and un-ergonomic job. Another example of a creative solution from Richter Hansen A/S is the packing of an assortment of products from different production batches.

And then of course there is the ever-present challenge: how to install a new solution without interrupting the operation of your present system? Richter Hansen A/S are experts in the creative planning required to implement a smooth transition.

As far as economy is concerned, a Richter Hansen solution excels in a number of ways:

• The creativity itself. A Richter Hansen solution is sufficient as well as efficient. No superfluous ways or links for the product to travel through, and the packing or palleting solution optimises the use of space in the box or on the pallet.
  
• Enormous savings in labour
• Full 24-hour service will help you maximize your up-time.

Birk Stål A/S ("Birk Steel") is a producer of stainless steel solutions for the meat Industry. They supply hooks and gambles (rolling/sliding), hooks for cuts - often called " Christmas trees" for obvious reasons based on their shape - steriliser units for cutting knives and sinks for hand washing. Birk Steel excells in two areas: standardization and creativity.  

 
Birk guarantees that no product deviates from the specification by more than +/- 25 g and +/- 1-2 mm. This gives you a much better flow in your production and disposes of the problem of parts substitution. The quality of Birk Steel's standardization has earned them approval by the Danish Meat Producers Standardization Committee - the only company to achieve this.
 
 The patented sink for hand-washing is a great example of Birk Steel's creativity. The sink has no lateral surface so the water always runs off and it is completely sealed at the bottom. This removes any opportunity for bacteria to latch on and grow.

Another example is the sterilizer for cutting knives. There are sections for two knives to allow maximum flexibility for the butcher. The temperature control is very efficient and keeps the water at the set temperature without deviations. And it stays efficient because it is constructed without surfaces where chalk and other sediments could stick. Water savings of up to 20% are possible with the Birk Steel sterilizer. The sterilizer reports directly to the PLC on a regular basis - your best documentation for having complied with required temperature directives at all times.

On behalf of Fiskars Industrial division we sell the professional knives trademarked "Raadvad". These knives are well known for their excellent finger stop. The shaft is made from a material that contains 30% glass which enables them to survive dish-washing without trouble. There is a complete seal between the steel and the shaft, which means 100% sterility.

The steel is of the best quality which is easy to see because the cutting knives are not polished - there is nothing to hide. They are hardened to 52.5 Rockwell, which means a durable knife without sacrificing flexibility. All the cutting knives can be obtained with waves to ease the cutting of meat with high fat content.

ASDI is a newcomer in the food industry, but well-experienced in building NIR-based spectrometers for other businesses.

An NIR instrument can always be calibrated to measure the fat, protein and moisture content of trimmings, minced meat for sausages, hamburgers etc. The strength of the ASDI solution is that, contrary to most other NIR solutions, it is "post-dispersive". This means that you can measure a sample locally without having to first shield it from the environment. Consequently you will be able to stand right next to the production line and do your analysis - simply and easily.

As if that weren't enough, the instrument itself is comparatively small and compact which means you can carry it with you from one point of control to another.
 
The instrument also comes as an on-line solution in case you are looking for a continuous flow analysis. This is often the optimal solution for process control and may save quite a lot of money on protein because you get total information of the composition and thus can get much closer to your declared specifications without violating legal regulations. In other words an online solution gives you a very short pay back time. The on-line instrument covers a relatively broad area of a conveyor, and because the technology is post-dispersive you actually just hang it up above the conveyor.