Controlled Atmosphere Stunning with Small Footprint

CAS Pit System

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CAS Pit System

CO2 Stunning Below Ground

In our CAS Pit System the full drawers are gradually lowered into the pit and for each step down, the CO2 concentration progressively increases, creating a gentle and controlled stunning process. This CAS system has the lowest CO2 consumption on the market and a very small footprint in your reception area.

Benefits

Gentle stunning process – fewer bird injuries
Very low CO2 consumption
Eaasy control and monitoring from a touchscreen
Consistent meat colour and quality
Unique camera monitoring of bird behaviour
Suitable for high-speed processing
Small footprint
Improved workers’ welfare during shackling
Conforms to strict animal welfare regulations

Perfect Timing

Due to a unique conveyor design, the CAS Pit System can be easily adjusted to meet the required throughput of birds per hour. The conveyor system adjusts the number of steps in the pit and the time each drawer remains on each step. The result is a fully optimized CAS stunning process at all times.

Monitoring Animal Welfare

The CAS Pit System is equipped with a patented camera monitoring solution. One camera and four gas sensors capture a real-time overview of the stunning process, the gas gradient inside the pit and bird behaviour.

Easy Production Control

The stunning process is easily controlled from a touchscreen that offers information about system settings, status and alarm history.

Drawers are gradually lowered into the pit. For each step down, the CO2 concentration progressively increases.

All birds are processed using the first-in, first-out principle. This minimizes the handling time of each bird and the time from exiting CAS stunning to reaching the killing machine. The direct result is improved bleed-out and picking performance.