When Premier Foods company RF Brookes expanded its range of chilled ready meals, it needed to build new production lines from scratch and start processing within a very short timeframe.

RF Brookes chose Proseal to supply its latest automatic tray sealer: the GT1. Developed for demanding food production environments, the GT1 can maintain high throughput speeds thanks to its servo-driven infeed conveyor and high-accuracy tray positioning system. An intelligent film feed system provides enhanced control of the sealing operation, with easy film threading and dynamic control of the movement of the film throughout the feed cycle to maintain constant tension and avoid film snapping.

RF Brookes also benefits from Proseal's auto-tool, which allows tool changes to be carried out in around two minutes, and the GTI's touch-screen control user interface - designed to optimise fast, intuitive retrieval of all recipe settings from the database. The touch screen can also be viewed and controlled remotely and provides detailed production data and monitoring and full diagnostics.

The firm initially ordered two GTIs for the new lines but has now doubled that figure to four. It is considering further purchases to upgrade other lines at its factory in Rogerstone, Gwent.

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