Rab Jażyniec processes an impressive 120 tonnes of high-quality poultry meat per day for customers across the EU, focusing on fresh and frozen chicken legs, wings and breast fillets. The company operates from a new facility opened in 2020, equipped with modern machinery and state-of-the-art production lines. Although Rab Jażyniec’s initial expansion plans were delayed by the pandemic and the conflict in the Ukraine, the company utilised this period to innovate and develop ‘Kebs chicken kebab’, a frozen, ready-to-eat product now available in many supermarkets.
In order to meet rising demand from retailers for “Kebs”, a dedicated weighing and packing line was installed by Ishida’s Polish distributor, Fenix, allowing Rab Jażyniec to significantly boost its production capacity, with the company now producing around 12,000 packs of Kebs per day. Despite the Kebs being frozen during weighing and packing, the product was still quite brittle, which required the line to be specified with gentle handling properties.
The Ishida CCW-RV-214W-1S-50-WP is a 14-head waterproof multihead weigher with five-litre hoppers capable of handling a large variety of pack weights while helping to maintain product integrity during the weighing process. Its versatility ensures fast product changeovers to accommodate Rab Jażyniec’s wide array of pack formats and target weights, ranging from 250g to 3kg.
The weight of each filled bag is verified using an Ishida DACS-GN-SE-050-35-WP-M-S checkweigher with integrated CEIA metal detector. Ishida’s entry-level DACS range features 300 programmable presets, for ease of use, and meets supermarket compliance. Both multihead and checkweigher enable Rab Jażyniec to process 120 tonnes of chicken per day, guaranteeing accurate and consistent weighing and reliable operation.
“When we were looking for equipment for our new packaging line, reliability and quality were our main priorities,” said Bogusław Jóźwikowski, Co-owner of Rab Jażyniec. “Our industry peers told me that Ishida’s machines would meet these criteria, and they absolutely have. Both the multihead weigher and checkweigher have been 100% reliable, operating for well over a year without issues while providing excellent pack weight consistency and -control.”
Rab Jażyniec employees meticulously clean both machines in a streamlined 30-minute daily routine.
The Ishida multihead weigher is specified with a IP69K waterproof rating that is particularly suitable for factories that need to carry out heavy-duty cleaning regimes.
Both multihead weigher and checkweigher are vital to Rab Jażyniec’s plans to double processing capacity to 240 tonnes per day. This includes plans to install additional kebab ovens .
“We are currently packing 42 bags per minute but the Ishida equipment has additional capacity that we would like to take advantage of,” concluded Bogusław Jóźwikowski. “We have no doubt that Ishida’s technology will rise to the challenge and deliver high levels of efficiency even as we increase production.
I’ve been very impressed so far with Ishida and long may that continue.”
