Bury Poultry Case Example
Standard 8mm film Colour Sound 1965 12:09
Summary: Film of Bury St Edmunds poultry packing cut and wrap section.
Title number: 1207
LSA ID: LSA/1659
Description: A title states 'A Work Case Study Example 1965' over the sounds of chickens clucking followed by another title ' Cut & Wrap Section; Old Method 1964'
Accompanied by cheerful music we see workers cutting up chickens which arrive on an overhead wire and placing them on a conveyor belt. The chicken pieces are then wrapped.
A title says ' Broiler Halves and Quarters' followed by static shots of chicken portions which are named for identification.
A title says 'No 1 Band saw' and then we see whole chickens which are sawn in half and quartered by a band saw and placed on the conveyor belt.
A title says 'Cleaning & Shaping' and we see workers removing stray pieces of chicken prior to packing.
A title says 'Wrapping Halves' where we see a worker wrapping chicken halves.
A title says 'Wrapping Quarters' where we see a worker wrapping chicken quarters which are then fed to a conveyor belt
A title says 'Inspecting and Packing' where the chicken pieces are arranged on trays.
A title says 'Unwraps' and then 'Shoehorning'. We see a woman cutting a chicken but the exact purpose is not clear.
A title says 'On No 2 Band saw' which shows chicken being cut.
A title says 'Cleaning & Packing' where we see pieces of chick being shaped ready for packing.
A title states 'A Work Case Study Example 1965' followed by 'New Method and Layout' and then 'Unwraps eliminated; Speed Increased; Labour, Yield, Materials Saved'. WE see workers preparing chicken with the new method.
A title states 'No 1 Bandsaw' where we see a worker cutting chicken similar to before although seemingly quicker than before.
A title states 'Cleaning and Shaping' where we see workers shaping chicken.
A title says 'Wrapping Halves' where we see a worker wrapping chicken halves, faster than previously.
A title says 'Wrapping Quarters' where we see a worker wrapping chicken quarters which are then fed to a conveyor belt.
An End title says 'The End 1965 JWW'
Keywords: Bury St Edmonds; Suffolk; poultry; meat packing; supermarket; packaging; factory line
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