At Propatec, we always strive to offer you the best solutions for your production. Today we will discuss Poly-Clip’s clipping machines, the leading brand in closure technology for a wide variety of applications in both food and non-food sectors. Discover how they can enhance your productivity and quality!

Poly-Clip enables highly efficient and economical production of sausages, offering everything from manual tabletop machines and automatic double-clipping machines to fully automated systems for loading smoking carts, as well as consumables such as clips, cords, and labels.

Poly-Clip: Innovation and Efficiency

Poly-Clip machines provide a fast, safe, and precise clipping system, ensuring excellent sealing quality across various products. They are ideal for:

• Sausage and meat
• Poultry
• Convenience foods
• Meat substitutes and vegan products
• Technical and non-food industry applications

Clip-Pak®: Sustainable and Innovative Packaging Solutions

Clipping closure solutions are much more climate-friendly than other types of sausage packaging. This is the conclusion of a study conducted in 2019 by the Fraunhofer UMSICHT Institute to calculate the "carbon footprint" of various sausage packaging solutions. The study considered all aspects, from the extraction of raw materials like crude oil to the final packaging solution, including waste disposal.

Clipping closure solutions emit up to 81% less greenhouse gases compared to thermoformed packaging for cold cuts and up to 64% less compared to injection-molded containers.

Food Safety: Certified Safety Beyond Legal Standards

• The exceptional R-ID clip from Poly-Clip System allows for a bacterium-proof seal.
• Poly-Clip System's SAFE-COAT technology enables problem-free production and, if necessary, product liability assurance with food-safe coating. Food safety is certified by SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS and is regularly verified.
• The SAFE-SEAL safety cord system is made from specially developed materials, featuring Poly-Clip safety knots and a comprehensive quality assurance process. During clipping, cords detach from the conveyor belt without leaving residues and can be easily placed on smoking racks.
• To prevent contamination with plastic parts, we package spare parts in food-grade bags.
• All production processes used in the manufacture of clips and cords by Poly-Clip System meet the requirements of the Halal Professional Institute (HaPI).

Make the Right Decision When Choosing a Clipper

Lower wear and easy maintenance are what make our modern machines stand out, enhancing your productivity.

Poly-Clip System machines meet the highest hygiene and safety standards, adhering to all relevant guidelines for food manufacturing companies. Their hygienic stainless steel design, with smooth surfaces and easy accessibility, facilitates easy and thorough cleaning. Maximum priority is given to process and user safety, along with high operating comfort.

Technical Sophistication for the Highest Demands

Double Clipping Procedure:
In addition to the single clip method, where only one clip is applied at a time during the clipping process, there is also a double clipping procedure. In a double clipper, two closures are applied simultaneously, meaning the end of the filled packaging unit and the beginning of the next unfilled unit are closed at the same time. A knife cuts the casing (the wrap) between the two clips, and the next unit is filled.

Separator Scissors: The "Heart" of the Clipper:
To secure the clip, it is ideal first to create a free space in the casing or wrap where the clip will be placed. This is where the "separator scissors" come into play. Many double clippers use proven expandable separator scissors to achieve the cleanest possible end.

Requirements for Clipping Closure:
Clipping is a central process in the industrial production of sausages, adaptable for both large companies and small to medium-sized enterprises. Clip closures must meet a series of technical requirements to ensure safety and efficiency, resisting filling pressures, withstanding high temperatures (up to 80°C), and capable of sealing cold or hot products. This technology allows production speeds of up to 300 portions per minute, depending on the product and packaging characteristics.

A Complete Offering for Your Needs

The offering includes everything from manual tabletop machines and automatic double clipping machines to fully automated systems for loading smoking carts. Additionally, Poly-Clip provides consumables such as clips, cords, and labels, ensuring that every aspect of your production is covered.

Introducing Some of Our Stars

Automatic Double Clipper FCA 120:

• Maximum degree of automation
• Caliber range: 24 to 120 mm
• More than 200 cycles per minute in continuous mode
• Automated control processes for maximum productivity
• Optimized separator scissors and clip shape for short sausage ends and more product for slicing
• Central lubrication oriented to consumption for maximum reliability and longevity

Why Clip with the FCA 120?
The FCA 120 is characterized by its high speed of over 200 cycles with maximum automation. It seals collagen and fibrous casings up to 58 mm and plastic casings up to 120 mm (depending on material thickness).

Automatic Double Clipper FCA 80:

• Caliber range: 38 to 160 mm
• Speed of up to 125 cycles per minute in continuous mode
• Robust and designed in stainless steel for greater reliability and longevity
• Maximum productivity with basic and straightforward operation

Why Clip with the FCA 80?
The FCA 80 is a basic, robust machine with easy operation due to its simple functions. Four different separations provide maximum flexibility. It seals collagen casings up to 80 mm in caliber, fibrous casings up to 100 mm, and plastic casings up to 160 mm (depending on material thickness).

Automatic Double Clipper ICA:

• Loose air-free filling
• Calibers up to 200 mm
• Overlap separation of up to 300 mm
• Up to 60 cycles/minute in continuous mode
• Ideal for large calibers and molded products

Why Clip with the ICA?
The ICA is ideal for large calibers and molded products up to 200 mm. It processes fibrous, collagen, and plastic casings. The innovative Iris separator scissors make the ICA the perfect choice for producing sliced products and molded hams, even whole muscles.

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