The Habasit
Premier News
06 2013 A Monthly Newsletter for Habasit Partners
State of the
Industry: Meat &
Poultry
S uc c ess S tory
M5015 Flat Top
in Chicken Plant
Tool S potlight
Chemical
Resistance
Information
Tool
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State of the Industry: Meat
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State of the industry:
Meat & Poultry
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Meat & Poultry Fun
Facts & Success
Story
The meat and poultry industry is the largest segment of U.S. agriculture.
Total meat and poultry production in 2011 reached more than 92.3 billion
pounds, up 200 million pounds from 2010. In recent years, American meat
companies produced approximately 26.3 billion pounds of beef, 22.8 billion
pounds of pork, 5.8 billion pounds of turkey, 291 million pounds of veal, lamb
and mutton, and 37.7 billion pounds of chicken.
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Chemical Resistance
Online Tool
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CCR Profiles
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Literature & Social
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Media
There are roughly half a million workers in the meat and poultry packing
and processing industry, earning more than $19 billion in combined salaries.
Overall, companies involved in meat production, along with their suppliers,
distributors, retailers and ancillary industries employ 6.2 million people in the
U.S. with jobs that total $200 billion in wages.
Through direct taxes paid, these companies and their employees provide
$81.2 billion in revenues to federal, state and local governments. The consumption of meat and poultry generates $2.4 billion in state sales taxes. The
meat and poultry industry’s economic ripple effect generates $864.2 billion
annually to the U.S. economy, or roughly 6% of the entire GDP.
The U.S. exported 921.4 million metric tons (MT*) of beef and beef variety
meat in 2011, up 21% from 2010. Export value of beef and beef variety meat
exports reached a record $6.1 billion in 2011, up 31% from 2010.
Newsletter Know-how
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of the articles within this edition of the Premier News. The first five people
to correctly answer the question below will be entered into a chance to win
a Habasit golf umbrella at the end of the quarter. E-mail your answer to
Habasit America Marketing, along with your full name and company name.
Three winners will be announced in the July 2013 edition of the Premier News.
Enter the contest every month to increase your odds of winning. Good luck!
Question:
How many essential amino acids are in a “complete” protein?
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Meat/Poultry industry Facts & Success Story
Meat Industry: Fun Facts
• The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, recommend
eating 5.7 ounces of meat per day as part of a healthy,
balanced diet.
• There are at least 29 cuts of beef, 6 cuts of pork, and
numerous poultry cuts that are leaner and have less
calories than a 3 oz. serving of salmon.
• A 3-oz. serving of lean meat provides about 160-200
calories plus significant amounts of many key nutrients
such as protein. These proteins contain all 9 essential
amino acids needed for growth and good overall health,
making meat a “complete” protein.
• Meat is also a great source for iron, magnesium, zinc, niacin,
selenium, riboflavin and B-vitamins that help your body turn food
into energy.
• New studies show meat can aid in weight loss by providing a
sense of satisfaction that helps to control appetite and metabolize food more efficiently.
• American men on average eat 6.9 oz. of meat per day
and women eat 4.4 oz.
Success Story
Background
A poultry plant in Selbyville, Delaware, was experiencing two
major problems with a competitor’s black flat top polyethylene
belt: premature belt failure and plastic sprocket failure.
In this application, live chickens are unloaded onto a cage
dump belt and then funneled on to a live hanging belt. This
process is very dirty and abrasive, causing additional stress on
the belt and resulting in the premature failures of both the belt
and sprockets.
Solution
To solve this problem, Habasit recommended and installed
the M5015 Flat Top belt with nylon rods and acetal sprockets.
Our nylon rods have a closed hinge and a larger diameter,
which increase the life of the belt and sprockets. Further, our
urethane sprockets last as long as the competitors stainless
steel sprockets, while their acetal sprockets last only 1/3 of
the time of our urethane sprockets. The End User saw their
belt and sprocket life double from 24 months to 48 months.
Lastly, Habasit was detailed enough to recommend the
M5015 in black as it calms the chickens during conveyance.
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spo t l i g h t: Che mical Re sistance Tool
Free Online Chemical Resistance Tool
In an effort to place more power in the hands of our End Users, distributors, customers, and employees, we
have developed a free online tool to help identify the chemical resistance properties of our various products.
You can either determine the chemical resistance of a selected product or find a suitable product to fulfill
certain chemical requirements.
3 ways to access the tool:
• Direct Link: http://www.habasit.com/en/chemical-resistance.htm
• Habasit America Resources Page: http://www.habasit.com/en/resources.htm
• Or, go to www.habasitamerica.com and click on “Services” tab. Then, click the “Chemical Resistance” link:
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CCR P r o f i l e s & Ne w Cust ome r Conne ct
Customer Care Representative Profiles
Paula Li-Sanchez
Paula Andrea Li-Sanchez joined the
Habasit family in February of 2012
and primarily serves Habasit Affiliate
accounts in Europe and Asia for both
fabric and plastic products. She brings
five years of international experience
from her previous employment with
Kraft Foods in Venezuela.
Paula most enjoys helping the customers and being the
bridge between them and the Habasit production department. She has noticed Habasit’s growing emphasis on
“taking better care of the customers’ inquiries and needs.”
Paula’s main goal is learning as much as she can, and she is
eager to see how far she can go at Habasit. She is thankful
for the training and guidance she received from the Habasit
family during her employment in the shipping department.
Outdoor activities, adventure, and excitement are Paula’s
passion. Her other hobbies include dancing, hiking, swimming, and of course, going to the beach. Also, spending
time with family is important: her daughter, Abril, mother,
Eneyda, twin sisters, Ivette & Erika, boyfriend, Ronnie, and
three dogs, Kimbo, Lucky, and Princess.
Paula strives to enjoy what she does and believes that “life
is a mirror, and we all love smiles!”
Marie Wekszner
Marie Wekszner started on April 1st,
2013 (yes, on April Fools Day!).
Naturally, she was hestitant about
starting on this particular holiday, but
fortunately, her new CCR role in the
South Region was waiting for her,
trickery-free.
Marie primarily handles order entry
for her region along with assisting her
teammates as much as she can. What she most enjoys
about her job is her upbeat and helpful team, as well as her
surrounding work peers.
Marie is an avid tennis player, admittingly playing as much
as she possibly can. She is also something of a pool shark,
having a history in competitive billiards. She has participated in a sanctioned pool league for over 7 years, acting as
captain of the ladies’ team and helping to lead them to the
Nationals in Las Vegas in back-to-back years (2010/2011).
In 2005, she moved from upstate New York to Georgia for
a change of scenery and a warmer climate. Currently, she
resides in Woodstock, Georgia, and looks forward to many
more years in the sunny Peach State and on the Habasit
team.
Experience the New and Improved
Customer Connect
Customer Connect now gives you the ability to view
all aspects of our fabric and chain inventory along
with quotes, orders, tracking information, RMAs and
invoices; all from the comfort of your own office! You
can also quote plastic modular belts and chain without
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even picking up the phone. Log onto Customer Connect
through a real-time Web-based screen directly from
our website and you’re off and running!
For more information on Customer Connect, click here.
L i t e r at u r e & S o c i a l M e d i a
Literature
Literature now available on www.habasitamerica.com.
Click here to order literature.
2010 - Tobacco Industry Brochure
4300 - Energy Savings Flyer
2020 - Printing and Paper Brochure
4319 - HabaSYNC® Accessories Brochure
2044US - Material Handling Brochure
4331 - HabaSYNC® Flex Endless Timing Belts
2130 - Hamid Joining Kit Flyer
6018 - HabaSYNC® Engineering Guide
2161US - Meat Processing Brochure
6031 - HabasitLINK® Engineering Guide
4051 - Habasit Profiles Brochure
6039 - Fabric Belts Engineering Guide
4107 - HabaSYNC® Timing Belts Brochure (revised)
6040 - Fabric Belts Installation & Maintenance Guide
4228 - HyCLEAN Brochure
6044 - HabaSYNC® Fabrication Solutions
4238 - Cleandrive Brochure
4329 - HabaCHAIN® Brochure
4236US - Rossi Gearmotors Product Overview
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