VIV Asia 2023

For many years now, Marel has been developing innovative techniques to make its automated solutions more and more intelligent. This not only means that our systems will support processors and their staff to make informed decisions; our solutions are becoming truly decisive and self-adjusting for optimal performance and less labor-dependency. In line with this, Marel’s new Nuova-i eviscerator, a major step towards an intelligent primary process. The Nuova-i allows for automated flock adjustments. These can be controlled by a touchscreen, allowing a switch to the perfect flock settings in a matter of seconds. Thanks to the internal machine software, Nuova-i can measure its own performance, allowing real-time insight into each unit. The remote monitoring, evaluation and improvement of performance and status illustrate Nuova-i’s connectivity. Even remote support is possible.

Marel's revolutionary kakugiri cutting solution will have its global launch at VIV Asia. This unique system features groundbreaking automated portioning technology, resulting in unparalleled accuracy, consistency and raw material optimization. This enables high-quality kakugiri, cube and popcorn cutting, following the strictest customer specifications. It's about portioning with highest productivity and profitability, needing a minimum of operators. Unlike other systems, requiring an intensive trimming process, Marel's kakugiri system needs no trimming at all, avoiding higher labor costs and loss of yield.

Convenience food is more sought after than ever before. Food processors are challenged to offer greater flexibility to produce higher volumes of more diverse convenience food. This global demand stimulated Marel to develop its new high-throughput 1000mm Coating Line. The new 1000mm Active Flour Applicator, Active Batter Applicator, Active Tempura Applicator, RevoCrumb and RevoBreader feature wider belts and more robust, fail-safe designs. These systems lay the perfect foundation for a good-looking end product, thanks to an unrivaled even coverage of both the top and the bottom of the products. The high-quality coating abilities of Marel’s modular coating line are unequaled in the market, be it homestyle, tempura, coarse or breadcrumb. When combined with Marel Convenience Line Software, the Coating Line gives even more control over the coating process, to reduce off-spec products. The data-driven process depends less on operators and gives full insight into production. The new 1000mm Coating Line is the final link completing Marel’s full 1000mm Convenience Line. It connects perfectly with RevoPortioner 1000 and existing 1000mm fryers and ovens. Marel always has a state-of-the-art solution available for the production of burgers, schnitzels, chicken wings, nuggets, strips or popcorn.

The best destination. The perfect product. The highest value. That is what breast meat value optimization is all about. Once deboned, breast meat needs to be graded and distributed. This is a challenging process because there are no more one-on-one product shackles. Marel succeeds in combining state-of-the-art technology and real-time process data. Weight and quality information from SensorX and IRIS Fillet Inspector is translated into optimal product streams, distributed by servo-operated SystemFlex Distributor conveyors. The breast meat value optimization concept brings together all data and directs every single fillet to its best destination. In this way, Marel achieves quality-driven in-line logistic distribution of breast fillets on a conveyor belt.