6 questions about ProFlow Breast Meat

1.    Why would I need ProFlow Breast Meat software?

 “If you need flexibility and efficiency in your fillet distribution process, particularly when dealing with a wide variety of product types and fluctuating orders, ProFlow Breast Meat is the solution for you. It is crucial if you face unpredictable order patterns or often need to fulfill last-minute orders. While some planning is possible in advance, orders can come in at short notice. On the other hand, incoming flocks can be different from what was expected. To tackle these challenges, you need the ability to adjust production on the fly.

ProFlow excels in this situation by offering real-time insights and control, allowing for quick adjustments and ensuring that the right products are automatically directed to the best destinations. If you can’t afford delays or inefficiencies in your production lines, ProFlow is indispensable.”

2.    How does a production day without and with ProFlow Breast Meat look like?

“Without ProFlow, a production day involves a lot of manual intervention, static processes, and inefficiencies. Operators often rely on printed lists and constant communication between the control room and the factory floor to manage orders. This manual approach can lead to mistakes, delays, and increased labor costs, as well as an inability to respond effectively to last-minute changes.

With ProFlow, the production day is streamlined and efficient. Orders are entered into the system, and ProFlow takes care of the rest. It automatically adjusts the distribution of products according to the current order intake, controls the necessary machines, and ensures that products are directed to their optimal destinations. This automation reduces the need for manual labor, minimizes errors, and processes a wide range of products simultaneously, even at short notice.”

3.    Does ProFlow save labor? 

“At a time when finding and retaining skilled workers is challenging, the fact that ProFlow software reduces manual labor is a big advantage. It automates several manual tasks, such as distributing products to the end destinations, creating cut instructions for I-Cut machines, and managing the flow of products through the production line. By centralizing control, ProFlow reduces the need for operators to make manual adjustments or touch products. This saves labor and improves overall production efficiency and hygiene. In that respect, ProFlow also contributes to food safety.”

4.    How can ProFlow meet customer’s demand for a wide variety of products?

“By managing multiple specific orders and allowing for quick adjustments, you can produce different products simultaneously on the same line. For example, heavy fillets can be cut into smaller fillets and strips, which can then be allocated to different orders such as tray-packed fillets for retail and bulk-packed strips for food service. In this way, ProFlow Breast Meat software ensures that you can easily deliver a diverse range of high-quality end products and meet the demands of your customers.”

5.    How does ProFlow’s flexibility work in practice? 

“First of all, ProFlow’s control is very flexible. You can enter recipes from multiple screens in the control room or elsewhere in the factory. Driven by these commands, Distributor conveyor belts allocate products to their optimal destination. Products can be directed from a single infeed belt to a choice of downstream processes such as portioning, batching and packing. This flexibility of processing different products at the same time makes it easy to switch between different end products when customer orders ask for this. ProFlow Breast Meat always maximizes your efficiency, ensuring that the best input product is directed to the optimal end process.

In addition, ProFlow can send tailored cutting instructions for each portion to the I-Cut portioner, enabling your fillet distribution system to create an even wider variety of products simultaneously.” 

6.    Is ProFlow sustainable?

“ProFlow Breast Meat software maximizes the utilization of raw materials. With optimized portioning and distribution processes, ProFlow ensures that each product is used to its full potential, reducing waste and minimizing giveaway. This efficient use of resources reduces the amount of raw material needed, increases profitability and contributes to sustainable production,” concludes Robin Kolk.