Hot dog and
frankfurter
packaging
Ingredients
Label
Packaging
Hot dogs and frankfurters with increased shelf-life
Barriear casing AMIPAK
AMIPAK is the first one-layer plastic casing for hot dogs in the world.
Making year – 1997.
Designed for the production of all kind of hot dogs frankfurters and small sausages.
Making use of the polyamide properties and our unique shirring technology enabled to
manufacture the casing that had high barrier properties and suitable for use on the high-speed
automatic equipment.
Advantages
• Preservation of organoleptic properties and appearance of hot dogs and
frankfurters throughout the whole shelf-life period
• Reduction of weight loss both during the thermal treatment and storing
• High barrier properties for gases (О2) water vapor
• High mechanic strength and elasticity
• Caliber stability
• High temperature resistance
• Biological inertness
• Shelf-life period for ready products is 15 days .
Appearance
Type
Form
Characteristics
AMIPAK А
Straight
For use on fully-automatic equipment. When used on hot dog automatic equipment the casing does not need any further preparation
before stuffing. It is delivered in shirred sticks with a closed end.
AMIPAK LS А
Straight
Easy-peel casing for hand peeling off the product. Designed for work
on the automatic equipment. It is delivered in shirred sticks with a
closed end.
AMIPAK R
Straight
It is designed for manual tying and work on filling machines with a
twisting device. It is delivered in shirred sticks with an open end.
AMIPAK LS R
Straight
Easy-peel casing for hand peeling. It is designed for manual tying
and work on filling machines with a twisting device. It is delivered in
shirred sticks with an open end.
AMIPAK Ako
Ring
For work on automatic equipment. It is delivered in shirred sticks with
a closed end..
AMIPAK Rko
Ring
For hand tying and work on filling machines with a twisting device. It
is delivered in shirred sticks with an open end.
Calibers
Casing caliber,
mm
16 Type А, R
Recommended stuffing caliber, Recommended stuffing
mm
horn diameters,mm
16,5 – 17,0 8
17
А, R
17,5 – 18,0
8
18 А, R
18,5 – 19,0
8
19 А, R
19,5 – 20,0 10
А, R
21,0 – 21,5
10
21 А, R
22,0 – 22,5
10
22 А, R, Аkо, Rkо
22,5 – 24,0
11 – 12 (13,5)
24 А, R, Аkо, Rkо
24,5 – 26,0 11 – 12 (13,5)
26 А, R
26,5 – 27,5
11 – 12 (13,5)
32 А
32,5 – 33,0
17
34 А
34,5 – 35,0
17
32 Р
33,0 – 34,0
16 – 18
34 R, Rko
35,5 – 36,0
16 – 18
R, Rko
49,5 – 40,5
16 – 18
Rко
34,0 – 35,0
16 – 18
20 38 32 When stuffing the products one should remember that on the package is given not a nominal
caliber of AMIPAK casing but a minimum stuffing caliber.
The real stuffing caliber is determined by many factors — temperature, meat mass consistence,
condition of the filling machine. The lower is the temperature of the meat mass the smaller is the
stuffing caliber. In this case it is recommended to use the minimum recommended stuffing caliber (for
example for the casing Ø24 : 24,5–25,0 mm) and to reduce the stuffing speed by 10–20%.
When the recommended stuffing caliber is observed the good appearance of the final product is
insured, the meat capacity is increased, and the risk of jelly pockets is reduced.
Color range
Light smoke, smoke, orange,
clear, smoke 1, pink 2, pink 3,
red, crimson.
Exclusive colors can be
produced on demand.
Printing
It is possible to make oneside and both-side printing.
The number of printing colors
range from 1 to 5. A full-color
printing is also possible. On
casings of calibers 16 - 19 can
be applied 1-color printing.
Delivery
The casing is delivered
in accordance with the
internationally recognized
practice - according to the
minimum stuffing caliber in a
shirred form.
On customer’s demand it
is possible to manufacture
individual orders with altered
length and meter quantity
per stick
Hot dogs in AMIPAK casing in the manufacturer’s packaging
On opening of the manufacturer’s packaging the hot dogs and frankfurters in AMIPAK casing retain
the salable condition on a store shelf all the shelf-life period through. A that thanks to excellent barrier
properties organoleptic properties and product weight are retained in full.
Hot dogs and frankfurters with smoke aroma and taste
Permeable casing AMILUX
AMILUX is the first plastic permeable casing for hot dogs in the world.
Making year – 2000.
AMILUX casing is meant for the production of all kind of hot dogs and frankfurters manufactured
under technologies involving smoking. It enables to produce meat products with traditional
organoleptic charecteristics peculiar for products in permeable (cellulose) casings.
AMILUX casing is manufactured under the original patented technology from mixtures of highquality polyamides developed by the leading polimer producers specially for our company.
Advantages
• High elasticity of the casing enables to get the recommended stuffing caliber
without watering, at that the caliber remains stable
• High mechanical strength
• Low permeability for oxygen and water vapor
• High thermal resistence
• Reduced adhesion to various kind of meat mass
• Biological inertness
• A doubly longer period of shelf life and sale (without a secondary packaging) in
comparison to products in other permeable casings: the recommended shelf-life
for products in AMILUX T casing - 7 days for hot dogs and 9 days for frankfurters
Appearance
Type
Form
Characteristics
AMILUX А
Straight
For work on the automatic equipment. It is delivered in shirred sticks
with a closed end.
AMILUX R
Straight
For hand tying and work on filling machines with a twisting device. It
is delivered in shirred sticks with an opened end.
AMILUX Ako
Ring
For work on the automatic equipment. It is delivered in shirred sticks
with a closed end.
AMILUX Rko
Ring
For hand tying and work on filling machines with a twisting device. It
is delivered in shirred sticks with an opened end.
Calibers
Casing caliber,
mm
Type of stick
Shirring type
Meter quantity per stick,
m (± 2%)
19 А,R
rigid
25,0
20
А,R
rigid
25,0
21
А,R
rigid
25,0
22 А,R
rigid
25,0
24
А,R
rigid 33,3
А,R
rigid
33,3
32 А,
rigid
33,3
34 А,
rigid
33,3
32 R
soft 30,0
34
R
soft
50,0 (30,0)
38 R
soft
50,0 (30,0)
22 Аkо/Rkо
rigid
25,0
24
Аkо/Rkо
rigid
25,0
32
Rkо
soft
30,0
Rkо
soft
30,0
Rkо
soft
30,0
26
34
38
Color palette
Clear, light-smoke, smoke, orange, red-orange,
dark-orange.
Delivery
The casing is delivered in shirred form.
Printing
The casing can be one-side and both-side
printed. The number of printing colors
ranging from 1 to 5. A full-color printing is
also printing. On casing of the caliber under
20 mm can be applied only one-side onecolor printing. The printing is made with
permeable inks.
Hot dogs in AMILUX casings and consumer packaging
We recommend to pack hot dogs in permeable casings in a secondary consumer packaging. This
correspond to modern forms of trade, helps keep the weight and prolongs shelf-life of products in
AMILUX casing.
In the process of storing of ready hot dogs and frankfurters packed in a secondary packaging in the course
of time there occurs the cutting off the technological humidity. If the hot dogs or frankfurters have been
made in the permeable casing AMILUX, then the quantity of gathered humidity under packaging will be
noticeably smaller. For a buyer the packaging with a smaller quantity of jelly will appear more attractive.
Hot dogs and frankfurters with smoke aroma and taste
Permeable casing AMICEL
AMICEL is the most smoke-permeable hot dog casing among all known permeable plastic
casings meant for the production of hot dog and frankfurter casing..
Making year - 2004.
AMICEL is meant for the production of all kind of hot dog, frankfurters, small sausages made
with smoking.
AMICEL casing enables to get products with traditional organoleptic characteristics which earlier
were inherent only in products in cellulose natural and artificial collagen casings.
AMICEL casing is suitable for work on any kind of automatic equipment and filling machines with
a twisting device and for manual tying as well.
Advantages
• Caliber stability during stuffing
• High mechanical strength and elasticity
• Does not need any additional preparation during its use
• High smoke-permeability
• Tasty smoke rind on ready product
• Exclusive optical charecteristics of the casing
• Attractive salable condition - wrinkle-free surface on the product
• Excellent peelability off the product
• Reduced water loss in the process of thermal treatment in comparison to
cellulose casings
• Lower oxygen permeability and as a result better stability during storing since
the oxidation processes that cause changes of taste and color are taking its
course less intensively
• Increased shelf-life periods for ready products: 5 days for hot dogs and 7 for
frankfurters
Appearance
Type
Form
Characteristics
AMICEL А
Straight
For work on the automatic equipment. It is delivered in shirred sticks
with a closed end.
AMICEL R
Straight
For hand tying and work on filling machines with a twisting device. It
is delivered in shirred sticks with an opened end.
AMICEL Ako
Ring
For work on the automatic equipment. It is delivered in shirred sticks
with a closed end.
AMICEL Rko
Ring
For hand tying and work on filling machines with a twisting device. It
is delivered in shirred sticks with an opened end.
Calibers
Casing caliber,
mm
Stick type
Shirring type
Meter quantity per stick,
m (±2%)
19 А/ R
rigid 25,0
20
А/ R
rigid
25,0
21
А/ R
rigid
25,0
22 А/ R
rigid
25,0
24
А/ R
rigid
33,3
А/ R
rigid
33,3
32 А
rigid
33,3
34 А
rigid
33,3
32 R
soft
30,0
34
R
soft
50 (30)
38 R
soft
50 (30)
22 Аkо/Rkо
rigid
25,0
24
Аkо/Rkо
rigid
25,0
32
Rkо
soft
25,0
Rkо
soft
25,0
Rkо
soft
25,0
Printing
Delivery
26
34
38
Color palette
Clear, light-smoke, smoke,
orange, red-orange, darkorange, pink 4.
The casing can be one-side
or both-side printed. The
number of printing colors
range from 1 to 5. The fullcolor printing is also possible.
The printing is made with
permeable inks.
The casing is delivered in
shirred sticks.
Hot dogs in AMICEL casing and consumer packaging
We recommend to pack hot dogs in permeable casings in a secondary consumer packaging. This correspond to
modern forms of trade, helps keep the weight and prolongs shelf-life of products in AMICEL casing.
In the process of storing of ready hot dogs and frankfurters packed in a secondary packaging in the course of
time there occurs the cutting off the technological humidity. If the hot dogs or frankfurters have been made
in the permeable casing AMICEL, then the quantity of gathered humidity under packaging will be noticeably
smaller. For a buyer the packaging with a smaller quantity of jelly will appear more attractive.
For the retention of salable condition of ready products and for the prolongation of its shelf-life usually use a secondary
packaging. The necessity of the secondary packaging is especially timely when the products should be carried to remote
regions of sale or the sale is carried out through retail chains that have their requirements and standards for packaging.
The secondary packaging can be devided into industrial (group) and consumer. The industrial packaging is used for
packing of several kilograms of products at a time (2-15 kg), and it should be opened just before sale. The use of the
consumer packaging presupposes that will be small quantity of products, for example 6-8 hot dogs. At that the consumer
packaging in retail chains will not be opened but sold together with the content.
As a secondary packaging it is easy to sue barrier bags AMIVAC. Both for the industrial and for the consumer packaging
are designed special type of AMIVAC bags.
Consumer packaging for storing and sale
AMIVAC MBL is a barrier shrink bag meant for vacuum packing of hot dogs and frankfurters
of small portions (6-12 pcs.).
Branding
Your product appears in the most attractive shape thanks to optical bag properties
(transparency and gloss) and beautiful label. recognizability and retention of the brand
integrity.
Preservation and shelf-life
AMIVAC MBL bag thanks to its high barrier characteristics enables to preserve the weight of
hot dogs and frankfurters in permeable casings, their original taste and fragrance, as well as
to increase the shelf-life.
AMIVAC MBL
Group (industrial) packaging for transportation and storing
AMIVAC TVP - is a barrier bag meant for group (industrial) packaging in vacuum or modified
gas atmosphere of hot dogs and frankfurters of big weight (2-15 kg).
Preservation and shelf-life
AMIVAC TVP bags as a group packaging are the long shelf-life periods of hot dogs
and frankfurters without humidity loss (mass loss), since the bags have high barrier
characteristics. And good strength characteristics insure the safe preservation of packed
products of big weight during transportation and storage.
Printing
The bags can be one-side or both-side printing. The number of printing colors range from
1+0 to 4+4. The full-color printing is also possible.
AMIVAC TVP
Labels
We recommend to mark your products in AMIVAC MBL bag by means of self-adhesive labels.
A huge choice of our offers of self-adhesive labels you can find at our website http://www.atlantis-label.ru
Attention! The work with our casings became more easy!
Now AMICEL and AMILUX we are going to deliver in a new packaging - plastic vacuum sack.
An alternative packaging – this is…
• Increased profitability
The meter quantity of casing in a standard carton has increased by 10-12% (for example calibers
22 in a standard packaging the meter quantity amounted to 4500 m - when using the alternative
packaging – 6300 m). Thus, now it is more simple to transport and store the casing. Besides, the
area occupied by casing on stock has reduced considerably.
• Reduction of expenses for a garbage removal and carton recycling
We guarantee that permeable casings AMICEL and AMILUX preserve in full its consumer
properties regardless of the transportation means.
Free additional service
Designing of printing layouts
The graphics department consists of a creative group and a group for prepress preparation.
The personell of both groups - it is specialists who had made a professional training and
have considerable work experience.
After-sale service
Set up in 1996 the technical support department – it is a team of highly skilled
enqineers for setup and testing of meat-procession equipment. The employees
of the department are always ready to go out and visit a meat procession factory
and give exhaustive technical information on ways and methods of work on
the meat procession machines, as well as render technical and technological
assistence.