Jun 3, 2011

Pinnacle Foods completes its move

Pinnacle Foods, an expertise in the meat and poultry processing sector, has finished their move to a newly constructed 30,000 square foot factory in Alton.

Pinnacle Foods was formed in 2007 following the merger of Wilsons Frosted Meats and Pinnacle Meats that offers a specialist service in providing quality frozen and fresh meat and poultry using contemporary techniques but maintaining traditional values.

Graham Reed, Managing Director, selected UPM Conveyors to design the complete product handling system with UPM accepting total responsibility for the complete turn key project which involved the handling of meat and poultry from Goods In through to Band Saws (including inspection and sieving.

All aspects of manufacture were carried out in house at UPM including fabrication programming and control build based on a central PLC touch screen to interface all belt conveyors to the Multihead Weigher so should a problem arise, product can be diverted.

Reed expressed his total satisfaction with UPM particularly their liaison with other equipment suppliers to ensure a trouble free installation completed ahead of schedule and also commented on the excellent, unique method of quick belt access allowing full pressure wash down to IP67 standard. The system has resulted in a 30% increase in production with a reduction of planned personnel achieving a six month pay back on the investment.