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Planning, manufacture and installation of stationary and mobile slaughter systems as well as stainless steel hygiene technology for the meat industry.

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Fleischereitechnik Gebrüder Hornickel GmbH

Schmalkalden (Wernshausen district) · BreitungenNew on Amplifa

1991Founded (sole proprietorship), converted into a GmbH in 1994
2Locations in Thuringia
> 40 yearsExperience in the meat industry (since 1976)
1–3 cattle/hThroughput capacities cattle slaughter systems

About us

Fleischereitechnik Gebrüder Hornickel GmbH is a medium-sized company from Thuringia with over 40 years of experience in the technical field of the meat industry. The company plans and manufactures stationary slaughter systems for cattle, pigs, sheep, rabbits, ostriches, poultry and game in accordance with EU standards, as well as transportable slaughter stands, the mobile butcher's shop as a trailer, stunning systems and special containers such as the modular sausage factory in a 40-foot container. In addition, climate-controlled curing rooms for raw sausage, overhead rails, refrigeration and cooling technology as well as its own stainless steel hygiene technology products are manufactured. The services include technical and technological planning from design planning through approval procedures to execution planning, consulting by master butchers, construction management, installation and turnkey handover. The engineering office is located in Schmalkalden (Wernshausen district), the production facility since 1998 in Breitungen. Export projects have led among others to Ethiopia and the Congo; the products are listed in the UN aid programme.

Site
Breitungen
Processes
Slaughter system construction (new builds and conversions) for cattle, pigs, rabbits, ostriches,, Technical and technological planning (design planning, approval procedures, execution planning), Manufacturing of stainless steel products / hygiene technology (extraction hoods, work tables,, Installation and on-site service for slaughter and processing technology, Climate-controlled curing rooms for raw sausage, Piping installation, refrigeration systems, cooling chambers, transport systems (overhead rail),, Planning (design and execution planning, approval procedures), Consulting by master butchers
Materials
Stainless steel
Founded
1991
Industries
Butchery / butcher's trade, Meat industry / slaughterhouses, Game processing, Gastronomy/catering
  1. 01

    Consulting and planning (design, approval and execution planning)

  2. 02

    In-house manufacturing of system components and stainless steel products in

  3. 03

    On-site installation and piping installation

  4. 04

    Commissioning, service and turnkey handover

Materials & Processes

Edelstahl

Stainless steel

Material for hygiene technology such as extraction hoods, work tables, chopping blocks, shelving and cabinets, as well as for system components of slaughter technology.

Locations

Schmalkalden (Wernshausen district)

DE

Engineering office / office

Breitungen

DE

Production facility (since 1998)

Materials
Stainless steel
  • Electric chain hoists with slaughter rail and hide puller
  • Scalding and dehairing machines
  • Splitting saws and band saws
  • Meat grinders, cutters, sausage fillers
  • Smoking, cooking and baking systems
  • Brine injector, tumblers, cooking kettles
  • Vacuum packaging machine, canning technology
  • Refrigeration systems / cooling chambers

Industries

Butchery / butcher's tradeMeat industry / slaughterhousesGame processingGastronomy/catering

Processes & technical limits

ProcessesToleranceMax. partWeightLot sizeMaterials
Slaughter system construction (new builds and conversions) for cattle, pigs, rabbits, ostriches,Assembly––––Edelstahl
Technical and technological planning (design planning, approval procedures, execution planning)Engineering–––––
Manufacturing of stainless steel products / hygiene technology (extraction hoods, work tables,Assembly––––Edelstahl
Installation and on-site service for slaughter and processing technologyAssembly–––––
Climate-controlled curing rooms for raw sausageEngineering–––––
Piping installation, refrigeration systems, cooling chambers, transport systems (overhead rail),Assembly–––––

21 Anlagen & Maschinen

MachineManufacturer / modelQuantityWorking areaYear builtSite
Electric chain hoist with slaughter rail and hide puller––––Schmalkalden/Breitungen
Synchronous electric chain hoist (slaughter rail with double suspension)–––––
Stunning system (electrical stunning for large livestock)Hornickel––––
Scalding and dehairing machines–––––
Splitting saw–––––
Band saws–––––
Meat grinder–––––
Cutter–––––
Sausage filler–––––
Vacuum packaging machine–––––
Smoking, cooking and baking systems–––––
Brine injector–––––
Tumbler–––––
Cooking kettle–––––
Tilting frying pan–––––
Canning technology–––––
Weighing technology–––––
High-pressure cleaner–––––
Transportable large livestock slaughter standHornickel––––
Trailer mobile butcher's shopHornickel––––
Special container / modular sausage factory (40" container system)Hornickel––––

Additional services

Planning (design and execution planning, approval procedures)Consulting by master butchersConstruction managementTurnkey handoverOn-site installation and serviceStationary slaughter systems (cattle, pigs, sheep, rabbits, ostriches, poultry, game, according toTransportable slaughter standsMobile butcher's shop (trailer)Stunning systemsClimate-controlled curing roomsOverhead rail / slaughter technologyHygiene technology / stainless steel productsGastronomy / kitchen equipmentSpecial containers (modular sausage factory)Processing machinesRefrigeration systems / cooling chambersPiping installationUsed equipment

Reference customers

H & M Fleisch- und Wurstwaren GmbHSchwalenstöcker & Gantz GmbHGut Sambach gGmbHForsthaus WillrodaMetzgerei & Pension FrankFleischerei Andreas WendorffLandmetzgerei Reinhold SchützDirektvermarktung Heiko StadlerMarktfleischerei Josef MüllerForstamt WolfgangErwin Geiger - Großschlächterei GmbHWildbearbeitung Bernd SpießMZN-GmbH QualitätsrindHofkäserei Belrieth GmbH

History

  1. 1976

    Activity in the meat industry in the technical field

  2. 1991

    Founding of the sole proprietorship 'Fleischereitechnik Hornickel'

  3. 1994

    Conversion into 'Fleischereitechnik Gebrüder Hornickel GmbH'

  4. 1998

    New construction and move into the production facility in Breitungen; presence as a full-service provider for planning, manufacturing and installation

  5. 2001

    Development of the 'mobile butcher's shop' as a production facility

  6. 2002

    Business expansion, manufacturing of stainless steel products; market launch of the mobile butcher's shop; development of the transportable large livestock slaughter stand

  7. 2003

    Market launch of the transportable large livestock slaughter stand and stunning system for large livestock

  8. 2004

    Engineering work on the modular sausage factory in the 40' container system with production in China

  9. 2005

    Market launch of electrical stunning for large livestock including testing

  10. 2006

    Listing in the UN aid programme; export projects among others to Ethiopia and the Congo

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