Glossary

Blast Freezing:

Also known as quick freezing is one of the most common types of freezing used in the meats, poultry, seafood, egg products and certian vegetable industries. They can be used for a variety of products and packages. Blast freezing is carried out in insulated rooms where cold air is blown over and aroundthe product to freeze it. To make sure that the product is frozen quickly, the rate of airflow needs to be high and must flow evenly over each individual product or package. the cold air is usually around -30° to -40° and well-designed blast freezers can easliyachieve the fastest freezing.

Chimney Stack:

A palletized load of product for freezing whereby boxes are arranged with a vertical chimney in the center of the pallet to improve airflow.

Conductivity:

The ability of a type of material to transfer or dissipate heat.

Cycle Time:

The amount of time needed to finish one cycle of an operation. Please note: cycle time is not the same as takt time. Takt time is the time allowed to produce one of a product at the rate the customer demands. When cycle time equals takt time, products are made in Single-Piece Flow.

Ergonomics:
An applied science concerned with the characteristics of people that need to be considered in designing and arranging things that they use in order that people and things will interact in most effective and safest manner.

Extrusion:
Extrusion is defined as the act of shaping a material by forcing it through a die by using a screw extruder. Extrusion is employed in the production of film, pipe, sheet, profiles and coatings on wire, paper and other substrates.

Freezer Storage:

Frozen storage is used fr storing (after blast freezing), frozen foods such as meats, poultry, seafood, egg products and certian vegetables and pizza, frozen orange juice concentrate, ect.

Hazard Analysis of Critical control Points (HACCP):
The Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) regulation is used to eliminate hazards in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, food and beverage, seafood and dairy processing facilities. Used to secure the safety of food products during production, processing, packaging, storage and transport. Selected reuable plastic packaging and pallets are designed to comply with HACCP requirements and offer optimun hygiene, due to controlled raw materials, controlled production and easy cleaning.

Hand Ball:

The process of hand stacking and restacking product to remove freezer spacers after product is frozen.

IQF:

Individual Quick Freezing

Latent Heat:

The quantity of heat absorbed or released by a substance undergoing a change of state, such as ice changing to water or water to steam, at constant temperature and pressure

Layers:

A single level horizontal arrangement of product formed in a pre-determined pattern.

Offal:

The entrails and internal organs of a butchered animal. The word does not referto a particular list of organs, but includes most internal organs other than muscels or bones. Depending on the cultural context, offal may be considered as waste material that is thrown away, or as delicacies that command a high price. Offal not used directly for human or animal food is often processed in a rendering plant, producing material that is used for animal feed, fertilizer, or fuel.

Palletizer:

A machine that assembles products in a predetermined pattern to form layers and sequentially deposit the layers on a pallet to build a unit load.

Pattern:

The geometric arrangement of products to form a layer.

Polyethylene (PE):

Polyethylene (PE) is one of the most widely used plastic materials and offers excellent chemical resistance, easy of manufacturability, strenght, thoughness and durability. PE is suited for typical manufacturing environments as the material remains stable at temperatures encountered in cold winters (below 0 degrees) and hot summers (just over 120 degrees F). At temperatures exceeding 120degrees F, the material becomes rubbery, thereby reducing the strenght properties.

Spread Stack:

A palletized load of product for freezing whereby boxes are arranged with the boxes spread 1-2 inches apart on the pallet to improve airflow.

Structural Foam Injection Molded:

Plastic and nitrogen gas are injected into a closed cavity mold. The part is cooled to create the exact shape of the mold. The combined use of these materials create a cellular core that forms a solid skin.

Thermoforming: Single Sheet:

A sheet of plastic is heated, then drawn by vacuum over a mold. The vacuum is used to create definition to the final part.

Tie:

A method of palletizing boxes of product on a pallet. A 5 tie layer would have five boxes per layer often.

Tempering:

The process of reheating meat or frozen product with warm air for further processing.