This latest innovative machinery delivers an ovenable polyethylene quad pack, which comes with complete modified atmosphere (MAP) for extended shelf-life. It was designed by Ulma following an approach from a customer for a cost-effective, high value cook-in-the-bag solution for fresh whole chicken.
Ulma’s Artic Quad flowrapper is state-of-the-art equipment for fresh poultry wrapping. Its high speed long dwell sealing head, characterised by an ‘oval’ motion profile in the jaw, assures perfectly hermetically sealed packs at high production speeds.
Once the chicken is wrapped, with or without a tray, the machine profiles and seals film on four corners for a box-like effect, adding value for suppliers by allowing printing on four sides of the pack and increasing the visibility of the product to shoppers. The strength of the hermetic seal created by the Artic Quad flowrapper protects the integrity of the bag, keeping juices from seeping out and contaminating surfaces and other products.
The spin off for consumers is that they can pop the chicken into the oven for cooking without having to handle the raw poultry.
It is no surprise Ulma was chosen to supply the equipment considering its impressive range of flowrappers for shrink, stretch shrink, barrier shrink, laminate and ovenable pillow packs. Ulma also has the latest in thermoforming skin packing technology, tray sealers for fresh fillets and portions in MAP and vertical baggers for wrapping frozen portions.
In addition to totally integrated applications, Ulma also boasts complete, automated in-line solutions for processors, putting it at the forefront of improving packaging formats within the poultry industry, influencing market trends for shrinkable stretch film, laminates and guaranteed leak proof barrier shrink films.
