Selo | The Netherlands
Selo has over seventy years of experience in meat processing and pet food preparation, and is the world leader in turn-key solutions of wet pet food systems based on steam tunnel technology.
Shift towards wet pet food
There is an ongoing shift in consumer demand toward higher-quality, nutritious foods for their pets. With this consumer interest comes a global movement from dry towards (premium) wet pet food. Wet pet food has numerous advantages, as these are often high-end products with higher added value. They provide more hydration, a higher protein level, and are easier to chew, offering a whole range of benefits.
Production line
For the preparation of pet food, breakers, mixers, emulsifiers and an extruder are lined up in front of the steam tunnel, in which the emulsion is cooked with condensing steam, ensuring an energy- efficient and homogenous cooking process. A cutting unit cuts the ropes of processed meat into pre-determined (variable) lengths.
The chunks and the gravy, prepared in an in-line gravy unit, are mixed into a specific mixture. This is done either by a one-shot fill or a two-shot fill system. The chunks are dosed by a multi-head weigher and the gravy by a volumetric dosing system. The filling can be done in trays, cans or pouches.
Stand-up pouches offer clear advantages as they use less packaging material, resulting in reduced transportation and warehousing costs because of less packaging volume and weight. Additionally, they allow for an effective and attractive product presentation; a healthy/tasty looking packaging is popular.
Solution
Selo offers an A to Z solution: their projects are executed by their team from the design phase up to the installation and configuration of the systems. They fully master and take care of all technological, automation, engineering, assembly, installation and after-sales disciplines.
The company has six branches and is primarily active in Europe. The head office is located in Oldenzaal, The Netherlands. Selo’s branches have an efficient exchange of data and know-how, thus ensuring their clients can benefit from the latest knowledge and applications in the field of processing and packaging systems.
Selo constantly aims to provide a package of goods and services that meets the needs of their customers. The focus is on providing a high level of added value to your packaging or process system.