"If production couldn’t be increased within the existing floorspace and ceiling height, we would have had to disappoint our growing customer base or undertake the challenging and costly task of expanding the production facility. Given our positive experiences with Bilwinco multihead weighers in terms of quality, reliability, and local service, it made perfect sense for us to approach Bilwinco for a proposal for a new system. the new weigher is equipped with a user-friendly control system, making operation easier."


Bernd Egberts
Technical Manager
Klümper GmbH

About Klümper

At Klümper, hearty and tender gourmet ham has been a tradition for centuries. The 7th generation of the owners’ families feels responsible for maintaining the long tradition as well as constantly developing and improving the company.

Since the very beginning in 1821 in Westphalia, Germany, Klümper has been focusing on producing the highest quality cured hams. Today’s most delightful delicacies are based on the family’s secret recipes. Klümper ham goes through around 30 manual work steps before the ripening process,
under constant control and the highest quality standards. 

To ensure excellent taste, Klümper combines traditional craftsmanship with state-of-the-art production processes.

  • Klümper manufactures the highest quality dry-cured ham in the world.

  • They have successfully been operating a Bilwinco Multihead weighing system for years.

  • This system has been used to portion and package diced and shredded ham into a Thermoformer.

  • Due to a growing demand for their premium products, they needed to increase their packaging capacity within the existing floorspace and available ceiling height.

Klümper's website

Despite the use of a larger weigher, Bilwinco managed to design a system that fits within the existing floorspace and ceiling height.
The high-capacity solution maximized the space and minimized the need for costly facility expansions.
The washing wall ensures efficient and secure cleaning. No tools are required for dismantling the product zones for cleaning.
The solution from Bilwinco ensures accurate and efficient portioning in thermoforming.
Accurate and reliable solution designed for longevity

the challenge

In light of the limited production capacity within Klümper’s current floorspace and ceiling height, expanding the production facilities appeared to be both challenging and prohibitively expensive. However, the introduction of a new weigher with an enhanced and user-friendly control system emerged as a promising solution.

the solution

Bilwinco designed a custom-made solution for Klümper, based on a Bilwinco RW120W-AB Multihead weigher with 20 channels, split into 2 sections of 10 channels each. The entire system included a storage unit and vibrator feeder, a Z-conveyor, a combination filling- and distribution tool to fill 8 or 16 pockets at the time of the Thermoformer, a platform, and a washing wall for the weigher. 

The results

+ 83% production increase

+ >0.5% Give-away

+ Package approval almost 100%

conclusion

A great cooperation between Klümper and Bilwinco has resulted in a solution with significantly higher production capacity within the existing floorspace and ceiling height, representing significant savings compared to expanding or rebuilding the production facility.

The new system is fully meeting the expectations of Klümper. Due to the positive results with the new system, Klümper will further expand the production of diced ham.