NOJAX® Casings Europe

General Data

NOJAX® is the Viskase trademark for small diameter cellulose casings. NOJAX Casings are presented in the form of shirred sticks designed for the production of small diameter sausages such as Frankfurters, Strasbourg, Wieners, dry mini salamis or coarse ground fresh sausages such as Chipolatas, Toulouse or Mettenden types. NOJAX Casing is suitable for high speed, automatic stuffing machines, as well as for manual stuffing operations.

NOJAX Casings are manufactured to ensure optimal performance on today's most modern high speed production lines, and are known in the industry as the most reliable casings available.

Given the variety of applications and equipment existing on the market, the exact NOJAX Casing presentation needed (ie: casing length per stick, stick length and stuffing horn outside diameter) should be chosen with your Viskase sales representative.

Any NOJAX size is available in the EP (Easy-Peel) version to ensure perfect peelability.

NOJAX Casing is shirred in various stick and casing lengths to fit a wide variety of customer applications. Standard NOJAX lengths are between 55 and 160 feet (19 to 55 meters) per stick. Standard stick lengths are between 267 and 400 mm.

NOJAX sticks are available in either the CE (Closed-End) version, for use with automatic stuffing equipment, or the non-CE version for manual stuffing on traditional equipment, which may or not be equipped with twist linkers.

In order to differentiate productions or be ensured of a thorough peeling of the sausages, NOJAX Casing can be delivered with four stripes (white, red, blue and green).

For special applications, NOJAX Casings can be supplied with a one-colour print.

Service

Each NOJAX user can benefit from Viskase resources:

• Worldwide experience in the meat processing industry,
• Supply reliability guaranteed by seven plants and five service centers throughout the world,
• The availability of a sales force constantly trained to provide appropriate technical assistance as well as new product and process ideas,
• The support of Viskase's highly qualified technicians team, of the Chicago Food Science and Quality Institute and of the Beauvais Food Applications Laboratory.

Use - Storage

NOJAX Casings are prehumidified and ready for use. They are delivered in special packages in order to retain the existing humidity.

Store in a cool (avoid temperatures below 10°C), dry place away from steam pipes or hot storage areas.

The best storage temperatures are 15 to 20°C.

Close any portion of an unused carton in an airtight the bag.