Poultry Processing
Many poultry slaughterhouses are looking for a complete solution to thoroughly clean and carefully humidify delicate products before chilling.
IWC’s unique Undine® technology offers the ideal solution for all process steps during slaughter. The mixture of compressed air and water provides numerous advantages over conventional cleaning methods throughout the entire process.
Labor savings
With Undine®, labor-intensive manual cleaning of product carriers is no longer necessary, saving you up to 90% in labor costs.
Better cleaning
Undine® cleans much more thoroughly and intensively than conventional cleaning methods.
Water and energy savings
With Undine®, you can save up to 70% on water and energy consumption.
Less damage and higher yield
With Undine®, vulnerable products are less likely to be damaged during cleaning. This results in significantly less product loss and unsaleable products, leading to a much higher yield.
Additionally, product carriers (e.g., cooling shackles) can be damaged by high water pressures, making them more difficult to clean properly.
A cleaning moment for every processing step
Choose the department where you are currently experiencing cleaning problems and find out about IWC’s matching solutions to solve your problem.
The IWC hurdle approach
A standalone component does not create an integrated and holistic hurdle hygiene concept. The word hurdle refers to creating a barrier against something - in this case, a barrier against contamination and bacteria advancing to the next process step.
The hurdle concept has existed for some time but has been greatly improved by us. Our Undine® technology significantly enhances the cleaning power of water alone. Undine® takes the hurdle concept to a higher level. In some cases, it can even reduce specific bacteria, such as Salmonella and Enterobacteria, to below detectable levels.
Undine® enables a significant improvement in the overall hygiene level of poultry processing companies. Existing hurdles are made more effective, and, thanks to substantial water savings, additional hurdles that were previously unfeasible can now be implemented.
Undine® - how does it work?
The Undine® technology is, in essence, simple—just as any good technology should be. A simple technique features a straightforward design, allowing for easy installation and low maintenance.
Our secret lies in breaking up the water flow into microdroplets and accelerating them to much higher speeds. These high-speed microdroplets exert more force on contaminants than a traditional water jet alone can.
We have conducted studies to explain the physics behind this process and to demonstrate why Undine® penetrates surfaces more effectively than a standard water jet—without causing surface damage. This is a critical factor when cleaning poultry.
The Undine® unit mixes water with pressurized air for ultimate cleaning performance.
