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The SÜFFA trade fair, an important meeting place for the meat industry, once again proved to be an important platform for innovations and solutions. EFA took the opportunity to present its outstanding products and services.
Every year, SÜFFA acts as a marketplace for the meat industry and brings together experts from Germany and abroad. The trade fair took place in Stuttgart, Germany, from October 21-23, 2023. It offered a wide range of products and services for butchers and presented solutions for current challenges. Leading companies showcased exciting innovations, first-class technologies and customized solutions for production, sales and the out-of-home market.
EFA offered insights into technical requirements, the latest developments and the company's product portfolio. Taking part in SÜFFA enabled EFA to engage in a personal exchange with experts and customers from the butcher's trade.
The company enjoyed the opportunity to demonstrate its commitment at the trade fair and to make new contacts. The impressions from SÜFFA have inspired EFA to continue to promote innovation and quality in the meat processing industry. Many thanks to the participating employees for their commitment at the trade fair.
Since the introduction of electric stunning devices with optional stunning parameters and logging of the stunning processes to achieve demonstrably better stunning results in terms of animal welfare, Schmid & Wezel currently offers the electric livestock stunner VBE 7 under the EFA brand, which fully complies with the legal requirements.
The VBE 7 consists of a compact electric unit and a stunning forceps; the stunning forceps, in turn, are available in three different versions, matched to animal size and species.
Electrical stunning with forceps
So far, stunning is performed in 2 steps: after entering the appropriate stunning parameters, the first stunning is performed by positioning and contact of the stunning forceps on both sides of the animal's head at eye level (celebral stunning), in the 2nd step, the forceps is then repositioned so that the forceps electrodes in the diagonal of the heart emit a 2nd current pulse (cardiac stunning).
This procedure leads to time delays and incorrect starting points of the forceps between the stunning of the brain and heart and the resulting suffering, which should be avoided as far as possible from the point of view of animal welfare.
In order to optimize the process by stunning the brain and heart quickly and in immediate succession, the VBE 7 and its successors offer the installation and control of a 3rd electrode, which can be positioned from the side, on the pig's trunk in the stunning bay.
The stunning process is still initiated with positioning of the forceps on the animal's head. The brain is stunned by a current pulse at the forceps electrodes. The second stunning is performed by the electrode in the stunning bay on the pig's trunk and the opposite forceps electrode on the head; the second forceps electrode is automatically switched off.
When using the faster and more effective 3-point stunning procedure, it was observed that when the stunning parameters were set appropriately, the animals fell much more quietly and showed less bleeding and bone fractures in the post-test.
The argument of faster throughput times and better meat quality should also convince operators.
In very many of the stunning bays currently in use, it is possible to retrofit the 3rd electrode to the stunning bay.
For information, empirical values and suitable stunning parameters depending on various physiological characteristics of the pig, please contact Schmid & Wezel GmbH.
If you are interested, Schmid & Wezel GmbH will be happy to exchange ideas and present experiences in a webinar/online meeting. Please send expressions of interest directly to efa-verkauf@efa-germany.de.
The American Association of Meat Processors (AAMP) is North America's largest meat trade organization. Members include more than 1,600 mid-sized and smaller meat, poultry and food companies: Butchers, packers, processors, wholesalers, in-home food service companies, retailers, deli and catering companies, and industry suppliers. AAMP members come from the US, Canadian provinces and several other countries. AAMP's 18-member Board of Directors has general executive authority and overall responsibility for all business of the association. AAMP is also affiliated with 28 state, regional and provincial meat trade organizations.
Trade visitors have visited the exhibition in 2023.
Now UltraSource LLC. is well prepared to participate, together with Thomas Biere, our EFA Sales engineer (North America) at the AAMP AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MEAT PROCESSORS 2023,
which will take place July 13-15, 2023 in Charleston. Thomas is looking forward to meeting EFA followers and new customers.
Thank you UltraSource LLC. and Thomas for your efforts.
At the show!
The Alberta Pork Congress is a non-profit organization established to provide a forum for the pork industry to showcase its products and services.
For more than 40 years, these have offered opportunities for socializing and networking in addition to the trade fair. The trade fair is both proactive and reactive to the past, present and future of the industry.
Trade visitors have visited the exhibition in 2023.
Now Butchers Edge is well prepared to participate, together with Michael Proksch Technical Account Manager (stunning expert for electric stunning) and Thomas Biere, our EFA Sales engineer (North America) at the Alberta Pork Congress Canada 2023, which will take place from June 14 to 15, 2023 in Calgary, Canada. Michael and Thomas are looking forward to meeting EFA followers and new customers.
Thank you, Butchers Edge, Michael and Thomas for your commitment.
At the show!
The China International Meat Industry Exhibition (CIMIE) is an international trade fair in the meat sector organized annually by the International Meat Secretariat and the China Meat Association. CIMIE has not only become a showcase for an overview of global meat industry trends, but also a professional platform to promote cooperation and market development. CIMIE plays a key role in promoting the development of meat enterprises in the global meat industry.
Trade visitors have visited the exhibition in 2023 and now the companies are well prepared to participate, together with Thomas Biere, EFA Sales engineer at the China International Meat Industry Exhibition 2023, which will take place in Qingdao from April 20 to 24, 2023. Thomas is looking forward to meeting the EFA followers and new customers
Thank you very much, Jack Hu from Shanghai Luths, Beijing Landu Zhongrui Development and Thomas for your efforts.
At the show!
Expo Carnes y Lácteos will take place in Cintermex, Monterrey on February 21-23, 2023, where the innovations of companies from Mexico and international companies from the meat, food technology, food, food sectors will be presented.
Trade visitors attended the exhibition in 2023.
Now UltraSource LLC. is well prepared to participate with Thomas Biere, our EFA Sales engineer (North America) at Expo Carnes y Lácteos 2023 ,
which will take place February 21-23, 2023 in Cintermex, Monterrey. Thomas is looking forward to meeting EFA followers and new customers.
Thank you, Francisco Najar of UltraSource LLC. and Thomas for your efforts.
At the show!
Meat Industry Expo is the only event of its kind in Canada that offers suppliers and business owners in the meat processing industry the opportunity to come together under one roof to network and discover the latest innovations and solutions. Meat Industry Expo 2022 is a two-day event that culminates on Saturday evening with the Red Carpet Awards Gala. It's your best opportunity to connect directly with hundreds of potential customers in one place.
Now Les Équipements Markenello Inc. is well prepared to participate with Thomas Biere, our EFA Sales engineer (North America) at the Meat Industry Expo, which will take place October 14-15, 2022 in Niagara Falls, Canada. Thomas is looking forward to meeting EFA followers and new customers.
Thank you, Sebastian Carrera from Les Équipements Markenello Inc. and Thomas for your efforts.
At the show!
