Multi-function and versatile
A part from being multi-functional, the machine can also pack fresh products, not portioned, which, in the fi rst ten days of their life, are prone to a predictable physiological loss. With the help of the right gas mixture, the FP027 flow pack sealing, and cold chain handling, the decline decreased by about 70%. One of the fi rst cheeses to experience this innovation was Rigatel del Castel, made with milk from two stables in Valeggio sul Mincio, a few kilometers from Villafranca. Versatile is synonymous with multifaceted: the quick switch – from one type of cheese to another, from cubes to whole cheese, working up to 100 pieces per minute – is definitely the added value of this machine, a feature which makes it easy to use in all countries. Cheese, the gas mixtures concentrations, films: all these elements – although different from those currently used in Italy – work fi ne on FP027. The challenge Tecno Pack wants to accept is the frontier of foreign countries. Switzerland and France, to name two European markets, will be assisted by specialized service centers and technical experts, to give the same level of service continuity with foreign companies, as if they were close to the Italian Tecno Pack plant.
Increase of the shelf-life
FP027 ensures optimum sealing thus contributing to increase the product shelf-life, which depends on: the initial microbial loads of cheese, type of film, sanitizing operations and the correct gas mixtures and temperatures used in modifi ed atmosphere (MAP). Taking into account these variables, in the numerous tests carried out by Leone, thanks to FP027, the shelf-life of some cheeses increased from 90 to 120 days. A concrete example of this result is the ripening of Pecorino sardo by Qualità Leone. Approximately 7,000 whole cheeses are aged in Leone house; the trick to ensure the product to be perfect even months later, was its packaging in fl ow pack with FP027: the 2.5 kg whole cheeses, after three months, appear as just packaged. The advantage lies in being able to discover FP027, little by little: thanks to proper tests, the potentials of the machine are almost endless. Tecno Pack packaging experiences in different sectors allowed the company to build a rich know-how, resulting into custom made solutions.
