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POULTRY

MEYN AMERICA TO ACCELERATE CUSTOMER PARTS

DELIVERIES THROUGH NEWLY CONSTRUCTED

SOUTH CAROLINA DISTRIBUTION FACILITY

will diversify risk caused by any unplanned move represents a significant milestone in
weather disruptions, allowing us to contin- our global supply chain strategy, and we
ue uninterrupted fulfillment of customer expect it will have the important added
orders.” benefit of helping us reduce our company’s
A leading poultry processing solutions carbon footprint.”
company, today announced plans to con- Currently, parts are shipped via air from
struct an 80,000-square-foot, Green distribution centers throughout Europe to
Globes-certified parts distribution facili- Meyn America’s customers – resulting in
ty in the economic development business high CO2 emissions. Meyn’s new South
park of Oconee County, SC. The facility is Carolina facility will house a robust parts in-
intended to accelerate and improve the ventory that will be delivered to customers
accuracy of Meyn’s growing parts business over land and sea – transportation modes
to support customers throughout the U.S., proven to be less carbon intensive than air.
Canada, Mexico and Latin America.
In addition, the distribution facility’s pro-
Todd Rhodes, vice president and gen- ject managers are pursuing Green Globes
eral manager of Meyn Americas, said, “As Michael Otterbach, vice president of building certification, by reducing the pro-
part of our continuous improvement effort, Parts Operations for Meyn America, added, ject’s environmental impact, identifying
we are always exploring opportunities to “When this facility becomes operational, opportunities to save
improve the customer experience. This it will harness state-of-the-art automa-
new distribution facility will enable us to tion technology that will significantly im- energy and minimize future maintenance
fulfill our growing customer parts orders prove our OCE (on-time, complete and costs, and fostering a healthy work envi-
more quickly and accurately. In addition, error-free) shipment to customers.” ronment for employees.
by establishing roots in South Carolina – Joost Weel, managing director of Meyn The company is investing $10.8 million in
two hours from our Georgia facility, we Food Processing Technology B.V., said, “This the construction of the warehouse, which
it expects to be operational by Q3 2024.

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MEYN LAUNCHES NEW PHYSIC IN-LINE

THIGH DEBONER M1.0

In many markets around the world,
deboned thigh meat is realizing higher re-
tail values than single thighs. As a result,
Meyn developed an innovative in-line thigh
deboning solution for the Physic cut-up
line. The thigh deboning carousels are inte-
grated within the line, enabling the bypass
of legs based on weight and quality. Com-
bined with Meyn® Distribution Manager
software, processors have all the capacity
& flexibility they need. Based on recipes in
the software, the Physic produces whole The Physic In-Line Thigh Deboner M1.0 and trimming and no manual loading or
wings, first joints, midwings, legs, thighs, is the most compact and productive thigh additional re-hangers are required.”
drumsticks and deboned dark meat in the deboner on the market, with a two-car-
exact quantities and quality as ordered by ousel footprint of only 35 square meters Compared to manual deboning the
retail & food service customers. (377 sq. ft.) and a production capability Meyn® Physic In-Line Thigh Deboner M1.0
of converting 15,000 whole legs per hour saves 33 workers (FTE) per shift.
into high quality boneless thigh fillets, with
or without skin. In addition, the system
yields excellent quality drumsticks.
Jeroen Bohm, Product Director Meyn
says, “our unique, patent pending deboning
technology delivers the highest number of
bone and cartilage-free products, requiring
the least number of people for inspection

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