Seal inspection system ensures quality packing for artisanal pâté
Sensors mounted on sealing bars help Belgian processor prevent defective packaging
Founded in 1972, De Spiegeleire produces fresh, artisanal pâté preparations for butchers, catering and retail customers. As a second-generation family run business, David De Spiegeleire took over from his father in 2003. The company has grown into one of the most important pâté producers in Belgium. Initially De Spiegeleire produced pâté blocks, but since 1999, slices of pâtés have also been available in a horizontal flow pack. The pâté in this consumer packaging is prepared in many variants and sold to large European retail customers.
As an international player, quality is important to De Spiegeleire, which holds quality certifications such as the International Food Standard (IFS) certificate and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) certificate. It is the increasingly stringent requirements of customers—who have low tolerance for defective packaging—that drives the processor to improve its quality procedures. This is why the company recently invested in a 100% seal inspection system for its flow-pack packaging line to eliminate open or leaking packages.