Why Frozen Meat Needs Case & Item Code Association

Frozen meat – beef patties, chicken breasts, pork chops – is produced in large batches. One animal becomes dozens of packages. One pallet holds hundreds of packages.

Case & item code association means: Each package (item code) is linked to its case (case code). Each case is linked to its pallet. Full traceability from slaughterhouse to freezer aisle.

Why this matters for safety: If one package has quality issues (wrong expiration date, incorrect weight, foreign material), you need to recall only that batch. Not everything.

Without association: You know you made 10,000 packages. You don‘t know which case each package went into. Recall everything. Huge waste.

With association: Scan case code → see every package inside. Scan package code → trace back to which case, which batch, which production line.

Where Scanning Happens in Frozen Meat Processing

XTIOT Scanners for Frozen Meat Traceability

🔹 XT8601B – Batch Scanner for High‑Speed Packaging Line

• Reads up to 100 codes in one scan – scan a tray of frozen meat packages at once

• 90 codes per second – keeps packaging line moving

• Deep learning AI reads codes on wet, icy, or frosted surfaces

• Detects missing or duplicate codes immediately

• IP67 – survives freezer condensation and washdowns

Best for: High‑speed packaging line, freezing tunnel entrance

🔹 XTS03 – Case Packing Verification System

Ensures every package is in the correct case

• Scan case code → scan each package code inside → system verifies they belong together

• Quantity check – alarm if wrong number of packages (e.g., 10 patties per case)

• Weight check – system can integrate with scale to verify total weight

• Batch consistency – all packages in case must be same batch and expiration

• Mismatch alert – wrong product in wrong case? Workstation locks

What‘s included: Industrial PC with Windows, 2D scanner, touchscreen, alarm light, keyboard, mouse (cold‑storage ready)

🔹 XT6202HD – Handheld Scanner for Cold Storage

• Reads case codes and pallet codes in freezer environments

• 2.4G wireless – connect to WMS

• Works with freezer gloves

• Point‑and‑shoot for receiving and outbound

Best for: Cold storage receiving, order picking, shipping verification

🔹 XT3001BHD – Hands‑Free Ring Scanner

• Wear on finger – both hands free for handling frozen boxes

• Bluetooth + 2.4G wireless

• Works with freezer gloves

• Batch storage – keep scanning when wireless drops

Best for: Pallet building, freezer loading

Simple Frozen Meat Traceability Workflow

Processing & Packaging Line

Meat cut and portioned (beef patties, chicken breasts)
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Each portion weighed and vacuum sealed
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XT8601B batch scans each package as it exits sealer
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System records: weight, date, batch number, expiration date
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Packages move to case packing station
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XTS03 workflow:
       1. Worker scans case code (or XTS03 prints case label)
       2. Worker places packages into case (e.g., 10 patties per case)
       3. Worker scans each package code
       4. System verifies: correct product? correct count? same batch?
       5. Quantity correct? All same batch?
       6. Wrong product? Alarm + lock
       7. Missing package? Alarm – cannot seal
       8. All correct? Case sealed
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System links: Case X contains Package A, B, C... (10 packages)

Palletizing & Freezing

Cases stacked on pallet
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Worker scans pallet code (or XTS03 prints pallet label)
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XT8601B batch scans all case codes on pallet
       ↓
System links: Pallet Y contains Case X, Case W, Case Z...
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Pallet moved into freezer
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System records: freeze time, freezer location, temperature

Cold Storage & Outbound

Order received from customer
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Worker goes to freezer location with XT6202HD or XT3001BHD
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Worker scans pallet code → system confirms correct pallet
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Worker scans case codes as they load onto truck
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System updates inventory, records shipment destination

What Codes Are Used

Why Frozen Meat Processors Need Case‑Item Association

Real Example: Beef Patty Recall

A batch of beef patties (batch #2305) is found to have incorrect expiration date labeling.

Without traceability: You don‘t know which cases contain batch #2305. You recall all patties from all stores. Destroy thousands of cases. Massive loss.

With XTIOT system: System search shows batch #2305 went into Case A, Case B, Case C – shipped to Store 1, Store 2, Store 3. You recall only those 3 cases. Other cases stay on shelves.

Recall waste reduced by 99%. Retailers stay happy. Regulators satisfied.

Why XTIOT for Frozen Meat Traceability

Need case and item code traceability for frozen meat? Contact XTIOT.

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