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THE PROMENS FOOD PACKAGING SYSTEM - SIMPLE AND SYSTEMATIC<br />
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All products that we make are part of a larger unit.<br />
The parts work easily together in all facets of<br />
production and make a positive contribution toward<br />
sales to the end user.<br />
This is our philosophy. It is behind everything we<br />
make.
PROMENS KRISTIANSAND<br />
THIS IS US <strong>Promens</strong> is a leading European developer and<br />
producer of products and applications manufactured in plastic.<br />
<strong>Promens</strong> provides a wide range of packaging products for<br />
customers in consumer, chemical and medical industries, as<br />
well as components for the automotive and electronic<br />
industries. <strong>Promens</strong> is focused on creating value for the<br />
customers, based on the expertise in developing and<br />
manufacturing plastic products, with a high degree of efficiency<br />
and quality in all aspects of the operations.<br />
<strong>Promens</strong> Kristiansand develops and manufactures trays, sells<br />
sealing film, delivers machines, provides service and advice to<br />
big and small food companies throughout the world. We call it<br />
the “<strong>Promens</strong> Food <strong>Packaging</strong> System”.<br />
Our factory is located in the sea port of Kristiansand at the<br />
southern end of Norway. We've been manufacturing plastic<br />
products here for fifty years. Today we are an experienced total<br />
supplier to the food industry. We know that our customers<br />
expect something extra, which is why we've designed our own<br />
production machines for trays. This gives our customers a<br />
unique opportunity to get the exact tray they want.<br />
SERVICE THAT WORKS We guarantee that the parts we deliver<br />
fit easily into your production line. If you want us to be your<br />
total supplier, we'll take total responsibility. The only contact<br />
you'll need for advice or technical assistance is <strong>Promens</strong><br />
Kristiansand or our local representative. We have been a total<br />
supplier for 30 years, and we'll still be here when you need us.<br />
GOOD ADVICE IS THE TICKET TO SUCCESS We know how food<br />
should be packed, and we are happy to share our knowledge<br />
with you. Thirty years of experience putting together the right<br />
combination of trays, film and machinery has taught us what it<br />
takes to give your product the best quality. The sooner you call<br />
us for planning new production lines, the more you'll benefit<br />
from our expertise acquired through years of applying total<br />
concepts.<br />
WE TAKE CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT We "think environment"<br />
in all stages of the process, and we have products that are<br />
100% recyclable.<br />
Our trays are made of polyethylene high density (PE-HD),<br />
a polymerisation of ethylene gas. This mixture provides a very<br />
eco-friendly plastic material. Polyethylene is well-suited for<br />
storing, producing and transporting food because it contains no<br />
toxic substances, it can withstand major temperature<br />
fluctuations and is easy to recycle. When completely<br />
combusted, the trays yield CO 2 and water vapour.<br />
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PASTAFABRIKKEN If you plan to visit Pastafabrikken in Oslo, you might get confused. In the middle of a residential area of houses<br />
and flats, the only sign of presence is the wonderful smell of cooking emanating from a former slaughterhouse. The room is filled with<br />
machines attended by four people busily at work preparing pasta dishes for restaurants, delicatessens and 7-Eleven stores in the Oslo<br />
area.<br />
– We started up four years ago, and after a bit of trial and<br />
error, we're now delivering all we can produce. – says chef and<br />
pasta-company founder Stig Fjellanger enthusiastically. With<br />
practised hands, he makes the custom-built machine produce<br />
delicious ravioli. He shuts off the machine and takes us further<br />
into the production hall. There, we meet an equally eager co-<br />
founder Peter Romme, who accompanies us to the break room<br />
for a chat.<br />
The founders are indeed satisfied with the<br />
assistance they received from <strong>Promens</strong> upon receiving an order<br />
to deliver ready-made food to Oslo's 7-Eleven stores. –<br />
Durability and quality became even more important. 7-Eleven<br />
customers were going to get real Italian pasta. Pasta and<br />
sauce had to be mixed at the moment of sale and then packed<br />
air-tight. The solution is that we deliver ready-made pasta and<br />
sauce separately so that store attendants can pack the heated<br />
food in the store without requiring any special training. The<br />
results were so great that 7-Eleven now has regular customers<br />
dropping in several times a week. <strong>Promens</strong> has been very<br />
flexible and helped us develop the concept,<br />
which now is so simple that it's virtually<br />
foolproof. – says Peter with a smile.<br />
Stig: – Another important factor for<br />
us is the high level of service and stability in<br />
– Everything must be foolproof<br />
delivering trays and film to both us and our customers.<br />
<strong>Promens</strong> takes good care of us, even though we're not one of<br />
their biggest customers. We get fast and efficient service,<br />
although the packing machines we use are so good that we<br />
rarely need help.<br />
Peter serves fresh and unbelievably delicious<br />
tortellini mortadella with tomato-and-balsamico sauce. –Yes,<br />
we eat pasta for lunch every day, but it doesn't matter when it<br />
tastes so good, he says with satisfaction. And it's true, their<br />
pasta is out of this world!
THE TRAY FAMILY<br />
trays are designed to protect the food<br />
and, especially, to sell it<br />
our trays:<br />
SEAFOOD<br />
SPECIALITIES<br />
POULTRY<br />
FRUITS & VEGETABLES<br />
MEAT<br />
READY MEALS (HMR)<br />
DESSERTS<br />
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OUR TRAYS WORK FOR YOU The packaging becomes most<br />
important when it is removed. That's when the food you deliver<br />
is eaten and enjoyed. Our trays are good for your sales becau-<br />
se they keep your products attractive right to the end user.<br />
Our trays can withstand temperatures from -50 °C to +121 °C.<br />
You can pasteurize, boil, sterilize, microwave and freeze the<br />
product right on the tray. If you want, the products can also be<br />
packed in a modified atmosphere (MAP). The trays are not only<br />
a storage container, but an active contribution toward the end<br />
product.<br />
Our trays are adapted for a wide range of sealing<br />
machines. The company has been ISO 9001 certi-<br />
fied since 1994 and BRC/IOP certified since<br />
2003.<br />
SEAFOOD<br />
SPECIALITIES POULTRY
SPECIALITIES<br />
Group no. 27<br />
ø 94mm / depth 36 mm / volume 155 ml<br />
Group no. 4a<br />
Length 164 mm / width 123 mm / depth 35 mm / volume 500 ml<br />
Group no. 4a<br />
Length 164 mm / width 123 mm / depth 35 mm / volume 500 ml<br />
Group no. 4b<br />
Length 164 mm / width 123 mm / depth 41 mm / volume 530 ml<br />
Group no. 2<br />
Length 145 mm / width 133 mm / depth 52 mm / volume 410 ml<br />
Group no. 6<br />
Length 208 mm / width 146 mm / depth 40 mm / volume 850 ml<br />
SEAFOOD<br />
Group no. 27<br />
ø 94 mm / depth 30 mm / volume 135 ml<br />
Group no. 5<br />
Length 202 mm / width 107 mm / depth 57 mm / volume 850 ml<br />
Group no. 50<br />
Length 590 mm / width 390 mm / depth 132 mm / volume 24000 ml<br />
POULTRY<br />
Group no. 10<br />
Length 264 mm / width 165 mm / depth 61 mm / volume 2,000 ml<br />
Group no. 24<br />
Length 350 mm / width 270 mm / depth 65 mm / volume 4,500 ml<br />
Group no. 50<br />
Length 590 mm / width 390 mm / depth 132 mm / volume 24,000 ml<br />
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FRUITS &<br />
VEGETABLES<br />
READY MEALS<br />
(HMR)<br />
MEAT<br />
DESSERTS
FRUITS & VEGETABLES<br />
Group no. 6<br />
Length 208 m / width 146 mm / depth 90 mm / volume 1,800 ml<br />
Group no. 34<br />
Length 380 mm / width 280 mm / depth 50 mm / volume 4,000 ml<br />
Group no. 24<br />
Length 350 mm / width 270 mm / depth 110 mm / volume 8,000 ml<br />
Group no. 24<br />
Length 350 mm / width 270 mm / depth 130 mm / volume 9,350 ml<br />
READY MEALS (HMR)<br />
Group no. 4a<br />
Length 164 mm / width 123 mm / depth 35 mm / volume 460 ml<br />
Group no. 28<br />
Length 305 mm / width 144 mm / depth 50 mm / volume 1,700 ml<br />
Group no. 11<br />
Length 320 mm / width 245 mm / depth 50 mm / volume 2,800 ml<br />
MEAT<br />
Group no. 1<br />
Length 93 mm / width 93 mm / depth 38 mm / volume 210 ml<br />
Group no. 46<br />
Length 134 mm / width 100 mm / depth 30 mm / volume 240 ml<br />
Group no. 11<br />
Length 320 mm / width 245 mm / depth 50 mm / volume 2,800 ml<br />
Group no. 11<br />
Length 320 mm / width 245 mm / depth 80 mm / volume 4,550 ml<br />
DESSERTS<br />
Group no. 13b<br />
ø 202 mm / depth 47 mm / volume 750 ml<br />
Group no. 13b<br />
ø 202 mm / depth 47 mm / volume 750 ml<br />
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BROOKFIELD FOODS Business Unit Controller, Tony Hawkins has really done his job. He has developed an entirely new market for<br />
Brookfield Foods. Traditionally, the company's products are to be found in the delicatessen, chilled and frozen food sections in<br />
supermarkets, but the frozen foods market is no longer growing. Consumers are leaning more towards meal <strong>solutions</strong>/HMR (home<br />
meal replacements) - and Tony Hawkins wants to be where the customers are.<br />
– We identified the market, and wanted it<br />
Located on a large industrial estate between rolling hillsides in<br />
the northernmost part of Wales. Here, Brookfield Foods has<br />
started producing meal <strong>solutions</strong>, and with instant success!<br />
We look around at the impressive factories where the food<br />
giant has taken a great leap into the future. After our rounds<br />
among huge ovens, high-speed production lines, the smell of<br />
freshly cooked meat and twenty-some people busily at work<br />
producing the days batch of the best seller, barbecued spare<br />
ribs, we meet a sprightly and busy Hawkins in a modern and<br />
elegant Boardroom.<br />
“In March 1998 I was appointed to establish the<br />
company in the emerging meal <strong>solutions</strong>/home meal<br />
replacement marked and since then we have invested £ 4.5<br />
million in machines, personnel and buildings. The meal<br />
<strong>solutions</strong>/HMR market is growing rapidly in Europe, and we're<br />
growing rapidly with the market.” – he says energetically. “Of<br />
course, we were excited about whether it would be a success,<br />
but we had developed good products and forged alliances with<br />
business partners we could grow with. <strong>Promens</strong> delivered first a<br />
manually operated, then a semiautomatic and finally a fully<br />
automatic sealing machine. Consequently, we could be flexible<br />
with the size of the delivery right from the start. <strong>Promens</strong><br />
delivers both the trays and the film we use in our production.<br />
<strong>Promens</strong>'s know-how gave us a real sense of security.”<br />
“We now supply most of the supermarket chains in<br />
the UK. We have a good product and provide the best possible<br />
quality. Food is extremely vulnerable during transport, and we<br />
want to be sure of what is served to the end user. A <strong>Promens</strong><br />
tray is not only a food storage container, it also functions well in<br />
the store.<br />
So well, in fact, that we promote <strong>Promens</strong> trays and films “as<br />
standard” with our products.”<br />
Across the road is a site for a new factory. “We're<br />
expanding our customer base all the time, and in <strong>Promens</strong><br />
we've found a supplier we can grow with. It's as simple as<br />
that!”
FILM<br />
protection that works<br />
Sealing film is designed to protect food in trays against external contamination and preserve the high quality<br />
of the food right up to the end user. That’s the kind of film we deliver, in quantities tailored to your operation.<br />
PROMENS SEAL FILM Can be used in virtually all sealing<br />
processes. It can withstand temperatures of up to 110°C and<br />
is composed of a laminate of polyamide and polyethylene.<br />
PROMENS PEEL FILM Made for products requiring a peel-off<br />
film. Recommended for processing temperatures up to 85°C<br />
and is composed of a laminate of polyamide and "peel-off"<br />
polyethylene.<br />
PROMENS ANTIFOG FILM An antifog film<br />
specially constructed for use in modified<br />
atmosphere (M.A.P.) packaging, and general<br />
purpose use where clarity is essential for<br />
good visibility of products on chilled display.<br />
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MACHINES<br />
for large and small companies<br />
We deliver machines for production plants of all sizes. We know how important it is in terms of efficiency that all parts fit perfectly<br />
together, and we have vast experience getting production lines to work smoothly. <strong>Promens</strong> offers machines adapted to the trays and<br />
film that you choose for your products. With machines from <strong>Promens</strong>, you can both seal, draw vacuum and gas flush the trays. Our<br />
machines are easy to use and, of course, we provide operating instructions. Our machines quite simply provide the strongest sealing<br />
for your products.<br />
PROMENS 572S<br />
A small, low cost hand operated sealing machine approved<br />
for direct food contact. The <strong>Promens</strong> 572S operates as a<br />
semi-automatic machine. The trays are loaded into the<br />
tool, and when the drawer is closed it automatically seals<br />
the trays. The machine can be used for all <strong>Promens</strong> trays<br />
up to size 264 x 165 mm (gr. 10). The tool change is easy<br />
and the machine is ideal for both product development<br />
and sealing of small batches of food. There is no cutting<br />
between trays on a multicavity tool on this machine. There<br />
is no need for compressed air on this machine.<br />
PROMENS 511S/VG<br />
The <strong>Promens</strong> 511S is a semi-automatic sealing machine.<br />
The machine has automatic film feed and profile cutting. It<br />
can be delivered with a mobile stand. The machine can be<br />
used for all <strong>Promens</strong> trays except our group 50. Operation<br />
is extremely simple: load the tray into the tooling, push<br />
drawer in. Cycle starts and when it is finished the drawer<br />
can be opened. The machine can be provided with a tray<br />
lifting device that elevates the trays when the drawer is<br />
opened.<br />
PROMENS 911VGJ<br />
The <strong>Promens</strong> 911VGJ is the biggest semi-automatic<br />
packaging machine for sealing trays equipped with vacuum<br />
and M.A.P system devices. The machine is designed for<br />
semi-industrial applications to pack products in rigid trays at<br />
low and medium production rates. The machine can be<br />
used for all the <strong>Promens</strong> trays in our tray program. The<br />
<strong>Promens</strong> 911VGJ has an automated operating cycle and a<br />
programmable PLC with 9 different programs. Just place the<br />
trays in the lower tooling and press the white button to<br />
lower the tray into the chamber. Push the chamber in and<br />
the cycle will start. The 911VGJ is also equipped with a<br />
tray-lifting device.
PROMENS 1751<br />
The <strong>Promens</strong> 1751VG is the smallest automatic machine in<br />
the <strong>Promens</strong> machine program. All automatic machines in the<br />
<strong>Promens</strong> machine program are delivered as straight sealing<br />
machines as an option. (These machines come without<br />
vacuum and gas option.) This machine is designed for medium<br />
industrial purposes, packaging in-line from 1 to 3 trays accor-<br />
ding to tray dimensions. High performance and flexibility are<br />
due to the optional equipment avai-<br />
lable and due to the fast mould<br />
change. Stainless steel frame<br />
offering high protection against<br />
rust and optimum hygienic con-<br />
ditions. The machine is opera-<br />
ting with programmable PLC with<br />
15 different programs.<br />
PROMENS 1952<br />
The <strong>Promens</strong> 1952VG machine is an automatic tray sealing<br />
machine with optional equipment to give high performance<br />
and flexibility to the customer's requirements. Specially desig-<br />
ned for industrial purposes where speed and high flexibility<br />
(rapid mould change) is needed. The machine is equipped<br />
with: stainless steel frame, control panel on pivot arm, pro-<br />
grammable PLC with 15 programs, software programs<br />
available to connect different equip-<br />
ment and devices such as<br />
denester, dosing unit and<br />
special in-feed and out-feed<br />
conveyors, extended tray<br />
loading area according to cus-<br />
tomer requests and a vacuum<br />
pump available in the machine<br />
frame from 100 - 160 m 3 /h.<br />
CUSTOM-MADE<br />
A fully automatic machine is almost<br />
never delivered only as a<br />
machine. Normally the<br />
customer wants some tailor-<br />
made <strong>solutions</strong> to fit the<br />
special production. Please<br />
contact us for more detailed<br />
offer on a solution that fits you.<br />
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GOOSSENS On the outskirts of the village Ommel, on the flat farmlands of southern Holland you'll find a long grey building that<br />
attracts trucks from all over Europe, just like a truck-stop serving free coffee. Here they slaughter, clean and pack thousands of<br />
chickens every day under strict hygienic conditions. The results can be found on the dinner tables of Germany, United Kingdom and the<br />
Benelux countries. The manufacturer is Goossens and the products are marketed under the name Astenhof. In an office in this building<br />
we meet Erik van de Kerkhof, an uncompromising product developer and quality inspector with an eye for simple <strong>solutions</strong>.<br />
– We want a tray that’s rugged and hygienic<br />
Speed is important. Customers put in their orders around 11:00<br />
a.m. and the first trucks leave the packinghouse at 2:00 p.m.<br />
– says van de Kerkhof with a determined look. This man does<br />
not waste his own or other people's time. – The simplicity of<br />
the logistics system from <strong>Promens</strong> enables us to deliver to our<br />
customers just a few hours after placing the order. This gives our<br />
customers' customers the freshest possible product.<br />
– He takes us down to the special loading ramps forming a<br />
bridge between warehouse and trucks. Van de Kerkhof is<br />
clearly proud of the system. The loading ramps act as an<br />
extension of the cold-storage facility. Everything is designed to<br />
make the products as hygienic and fresh as possible.<br />
Goossens first met <strong>Promens</strong> at a food fair in Anuga,<br />
Germany, in 1997. They were looking for a new, innovative type<br />
of packaging for some of their products. – We were looking for<br />
a very solid and hygienic tray, hence we chose the trays from<br />
<strong>Promens</strong>. It is crucial that our trays are of a high quality,<br />
because they are transported all over Europe, and anything can<br />
happen to them.<br />
He shows us a EURO-pallet with fresh chickens in group-<br />
number-24 trays. – We have high-quality rugged trays that can<br />
withstand the processes the chickens must undergo in the<br />
packinghouse. Furthermore, the possibility for vacuum and gas<br />
packing is important. We also expect our suppliers to provide<br />
knowledge and advice, and <strong>Promens</strong> has given us that. In<br />
addition to all that, the trays must be optimally adapted to EURO-<br />
pallets. We don't pay for the transport of air – he says very<br />
adamantly, leaving little reason to doubt him.
<strong>Promens</strong> Food <strong>Packaging</strong><br />
CombiPac<br />
Pails/Drums<br />
Spoons Trays<br />
Sealing Machines<br />
Our trays are made of polyethylene high density (PE-HD), a<br />
polymerisation of ethylene gas. This mixture provides a very eco-friendly<br />
plastic material.<br />
Polyethylene is well-suited for storing, producing and transporting food<br />
because it contains no toxic substances, it can withstand major<br />
temperature fluctuations and is easy to recycle. When completely<br />
combusted, the trays yield CO 2 and water vapour.<br />
We have trays in sizes from 120ml. to 24 litre and in many different<br />
colours.<br />
Our trays can withstand temperatures from -50°C to +121°C. You can<br />
pasteurize, boil, sterilize, microwave and freeze the product right on the<br />
tray. If you want, the products can also be packed in a modified<br />
atmosphere.<br />
Cups Food service Delipack<br />
Sealing films<br />
Technical service<br />
<strong>Promens</strong> AS Kristiansand<br />
Stadionveien 15<br />
P.O.Box 1514 Lundsiden<br />
N-4688 Kristiansand, Norway<br />
Tel.: +47 38 14 40 00<br />
Fax: +47 38 14 40 44<br />
www.promens.com<br />
www.promensfoodpackaging.com<br />
Sales office:<br />
<strong>Promens</strong> Food <strong>Packaging</strong> UK Ltd.<br />
Unit 1 The Trident Centre<br />
Armstrong Road<br />
Basingstoke<br />
Hampshire<br />
RG24 8NU<br />
Tel: +44 (0) 1256 844 700<br />
Fax: +44 (0) 1256 844 988<br />
www.promens.com<br />
www.promensfoodpackaging.com<br />
<strong>Promens</strong> is a leading global plastics manufacturer operating<br />
over 60 manufacturing facilities in Europe, North<br />
America, Asia and Africa. The company manufactures a<br />
wide range of products, including packaging for food,<br />
cosmetics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, and serves<br />
multiple industries such as the food processing,<br />
chemical and medical industries, as well as the automotive,<br />
heavy machinery and electronic industries.<br />
All information is given in good faith and without warranty.<br />
<strong>Promens</strong> reserves the right to change the specifications<br />
without notice.<br />
TRYKK: STAV • 38 10 70 80