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NEWSLETTERNEWSLETTERNEWSLETTER MARELEC Food Technologies April 2012 Volume 1, issue 1

History 1

Product range 2

Case studies 2

Innovations 3

Did you know 4

Where to meet us 4

Our people 4

In this issue

Dear Partner,

MARELEC Food Technologies wishes to inform its current and future

customers about its product range, innovations and accomplishments.

Despite the tough global economic situation over the past 3 years

MARELEC Food Technologies continued to grow and even tripled its

production facilities. In 2011 our revenue increased remarkably over the

prior year and to sustain this growth we expanded and are pleased to

inform you that the MARELEC Food Technologies team has been

strengthened by 4 extra engineers in the software development

department and by 5 technical engineers in the support and after sales

department. Furthermore our sales force has been broadened and we are

constantly seeking distributors for new territories.

We are focused on developing, producing and servicing first class

equipment to optimize production processes, yield and quality, for the

processing of fish, meat, poultry or vegetables.

We extend our thanks and gratitude to the ever increasing number of

customers that place their trust in us, you have propelled our position in

the industry, which confirms to us that we are on the right track.

Thank you for your continued interest!

Piet Rommelaere - Director

History MARELEC Food Technologies

Founded in 1983 for equipment for the trawler industry

Privately owned Belgian company

Highlights:

1991: Marine scales

1996: Graders

2008: Portion cutters

Over 3500 systems sold worldwide!

Product range

Marine trawl equipment

Weighing scales

Grading & batching

Software

Portioning

Avicosán (ES) grades with unique MARELEC MC3/8B

Avicosán has a poultry slaughterhouse and processing plant, located in Barcelona,

Spain. The company has an enviable reputation for its high quality end products.

With respect to their chicken fillets (that were cut horizontally into slices),

Avicosán realized they needed a machine that would take care of the whole

process from weighing to packing, with one essential requirement being the

chicken fillets be kept together, because in the end each fillet had to be packed individually.

Gentle product handling was of crucial importance. To meet Avicosán’s expectations: MARELEC

Food Technologies designed the MC3/8B grader. This custom-built grading installation was

designed and built in a unique way which allows extremely gentle handling of the chicken fillets.

“We tested the machine with our products in other companies and were easily convinced of the

accurate cut and user-friendliness.”

“ The Portion Cutter is equipped with a CIP (Cleaning In Place) system. We also noticed that the

machine in operation is remarkably quiet.”

Pieter de Ruijter— General Manager

Strogoff (NL) chooses for 3D portioning with

MARELEC Food Technologies

MARELEC Food Technologies, in cooperation with their Dutch agent

Hans de Koning, recently delivered an Intelligent Portion

Cutter to Strogoff FreshFood, ‘the specialist in

culinary meat, fish, game &

poultry for the Dutch

professional kitchens’.

The Portio is suited for fresh products such as

fish fillets, whole fish, and meat and poultry

products. According to the product type,

different fixation systems can be applied and

different knife types, suitable for the product,

can be used. The product is fed on the infeed

belt. A state-of-the-art three dimensional

laser scanner calculates its volume. A preset

weight and shape frame is selected from the

program menu and the portion computer

calculates where to cut.

Thanks to the Portion Cutter the accuracy of

portioning increased and the cutting loss

was minimized, generating a superior

quality product while yielding greater

financial benefits for Strogoff. Pieter de Ruijter (l) from Strogoff and

Hans de Koning (r) from MARELEC Nederland

Commissioning on site

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New!New!

New!New!

In addition to the standard range of portion cutters, MARELEC

launches the new PORTIO 3/350 with a wider 350 mm belt.

This machine features:

Cuts boneless meat or fish up to 325 mm wide, 150 mm high

3 camera version

Up to 7 cuts/second

Belt speed between 40 and 450

mm/second

Simple structure

User friendly

human interface

Highly cleanable

Cleaning in place

for belts and knife

guide

Modular belt with

extremely long service

life

Cost effective

Innovations

Portio 3/350

In order to further improve the maintainability of our graders, a new

generation of grading belts has been launched. Accessibility to all

components (resulting in maximum hygiene) and cost effectiveness

have been the key features in the development process.

This results in:

Open structure

Modular concept: maintaining flexibility

with regard to your needs, but with

a shorter delivery time and

competitive pricing.

Rugged design

Concept of sub-

assemblies for

stainless steel

cylinders and

grading arms: this

dramatically reduces downtime in case of

service. Replace an assembly in 2 minutes and service the

sub-assembly when it fits you best.

Integration of take away conveyor eliminates many components:

less to clean and to pay for.

Batching bins released within seconds: clean it while tilted, have

it dried while hanging down, yet without removing any parts.

Graders H-series

Several countries located around the Mediterranean cultivate fish such as seabass and seabream. Automation and

cost-effective production are the key elements to ensure a continuous growth of both the fish industry and its

companies. To ensure high-quality end result, the products need to be processed as quickly as possible after catch.

Based on this perspective Cromaris from Croatia, called in MARELEC Food Technologies to install a double line grading installation at their

plant.

The (one line) grading machine that Cromaris already worked with, could not handle the increased production. Cromaris aims at processing

roughly 30 tons of fish a day. The best solution was to replace the existing grader by a double line grader. The MARELEC Food Technologies

team had to deliver and install the entire grading line in only a few months’ time. Thanks to the close cooperation with the customer, we

were able to meet the short deadline. The machine fulfills the extensive test protocol and meets the highest requirements.

Seeing the Cromaris grading installation convinced several other aquaculture producers to purchase a MARELEC grading line.

Aquaculture is booming!

We are proud to present Global Food Technology: our new exclusive

agent for Portion Cutters in the UK!

Reinforcement dealer network

Commissioning on site Grading line in production

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Where can you meet MARELEC Food Technologies?

Our people: the service team

MARELEC Food Technologies extended its service

team over the past years; creating a young and

dynamic team to be of support 24/7 and to gladly

assist with installations and training on site to

secure a swift start-up!

Left to right: Mathias De Wever, Björn Vanderwal,

Yves Marginet, Niels Bolle, Dieter D’Haene,

Wouter Casteleyn

Head of our Service Departement: Yves Marginet

In 2012, we will be present at the following shows:

24/04/’12 - 26/04/’12 Seafood Brussels (Belgium)

15/05/'12 - 18/05/'12 BTA Barcelona (Spain)

14/08/’12 - 17/08/’12 Nor-Fishing Trondheim (Norway)

02/10/'12 - 04/10/'12 Conxemar Vigo (Spain)

10/10/’12 - 13/10/’12 Aqua Sur Puerto Montt (Chili)

Also check with our local distributors for our presence at more shows.

We look forward to seeing you there!

MARELEC Food Technologies

Redanweg 15 | 8620 Nieuwpoort | Belgium

T +32 58 222 111 | F +32 58 239 280

info@marelec.com | www.marelec.com

We are always very pleased to welcome you at our headquarters to find solutions for your specific needs. Additionally we always have a Portion Cutter available to perform in-house demonstrations or tests.

In the last quarter MARELEC Food Technologies was happy to meet their customers in several exhibitions on different continents. Machines could be seen in working operation in Spain (Conxemar - Vigo), the USA (Chicago - Food Processing), France (Rennes - CFIA) and Germany (Cologne - Anuga)

Customers from the marine sector were welcomed at our booth in Seattle (Pacific Marine Expo) and Boston (International Boston Seafood Show).

Did you know that...

… MARELEC Food Technologies has been awarded the ISO quality certificate according as

to the EN ISO 9001:2008 standards.

This means that our processes, ranging from price requests, production, and testing to servicing are carried out according to well defined and ISO approved procedures. It ensures that our equipment and after sales service are of the highest quality.

… all equipment is manufactured, fully assembled and thoroughly tested in our production facilities at our headquarters in Nieuwpoort, prior to packing and shipping?

To ensure a swift and trouble-free on-site installation, allowing our engineers to devote more time to training the customer and having the machine operated at its full potential.

… all grading machines and portion cutters can be connected to internet for remote service/trouble shooting by the engineers at our headquarters.

This way our service specialists can analyze and optimize the functioning of the machine from a distance, guide our customers and support them with advice.