Energy saving cooling tumbler for meat and poultry processing

Optimize your meat, poultry, and fish product processing with high-efficiency cooling to enhance marination and massaging, ensuring better flavor penetration and product texture.

Cools, Mixes, Massages, and Marinates Products

The ESK 100–250 STL from VAKONA GmbH is an energy-saving cooling tumbler designed for efficient processing in the food industry, predominantly targeting meat, poultry, and fish processing applications. This machine excels in massing, mixing, massaging, marinating, and tumbling, accommodating production needs for various end products such as sausages, marinated chicken breasts, and smoked fish. Operating with a direct cooling system, it features a powerful cooling aggregate and a heat exchanger integrated into a double jacket stainless steel bowl, optimizing energy use. The system can handle batches from 10 to 210 kilograms, depending on the model variant, while offering versatile automation through a touch screen control unit with memory for 99 customizable recipes. The machine’s vacuum system enhances marination efficiency, featuring automatic aeration cycles and a high-performance vacuum pump, ensuring superior product quality and reduced process times. Constructed from durable stainless steel, the ESK 100–250 STL guarantees longevity and hygiene while offering easy cleaning and maintenance. Its modular design supports extensive customization options, allowing facilities to tailor the system to their specific processing requirements.

Benefits

  • Enhances product consistency and flavor profile through precise mixing and marination control.
  • Saves energy with a direct cooling system, cutting operational costs.
  • Improves process efficiency with programmable automation and recipe storage.
  • Ensures hygiene and easy maintenance with stainless steel construction and CIP-ready features.
  • Customizable design allows adaptation to specific production requirements, increasing flexibility.

General


Applications
Meat,Marinated products,Poultry,Fish
End products
Beef jerky,Cured fish fillets,Turkey breast,Pork loins,Smoked fish,Ham,Marinated salmon,Marinated chicken breasts,Sausages,Chicken wings
Steps before
Cutting,Trimming,Seasoning
Steps after
Packaging,Chilling,Distribution
Input ingredients
meat,poultry,fish,meat products,poultry products,fish products
Output ingredients
massed meat,mixed meat,massaged meat,marinated meat,tumbled meat,massed poultry,mixed poultry,massaged poultry,marinated poultry,tumbled poultry,massed fish,mixed fish,massaged fish,marinated fish,tumbled fish
Market info
Vakona Germany is known for manufacturing engineered-to-order industrial equipment, specializing in high-quality machines for food processing, particularly marinating and tumbling equipment, with a strong reputation for reliability and innovation in the market.

Technical Specifications


Material
Stainless steel
Mobility
4 breakable wheels
Automation
Touch screen control unit
Recipe Memory
99 recipes
Rotation Speed
3-25 rpm
Cooling System
Direct with heat exchanger
Vacuum System
High performance vacuum pump
Tilt Mechanism
Electrically variable tilting
Lid Operation
Operator assistance
Capacity
10 – 1150 kg (varies by model)
Volume
100 L – 1500 L (varies by model)

Operating Characteristics


Automation level
Manual / Automatic
Batch vs. continuous operation
Batch
Cleaning method
Easy cleaning / Manual cleaning
Cooling system
Direct cooling with powerful aggregate
Control interface
Touch screen control unit
Mobility
Movable with 4 breakable wheels
Recipe management
Memory for up to 99 recipes

Material Compatibility


Cleanability
Stainless steel surfaces
Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
Stainless steel construction

Product type Characteristics


Marination process
Vacuum mixing
Massing and massaging
Yes
Meat,poultry and fish processing
Yes

Physical Characteristics


Material
Stainless steel
Bowl size
100–1500 L
Movability
4 breakable wheels
Control unit
Touch screen
Tumbling arm rotation speed
3–25 rpm
Cooling method
Direct cooling system with heat exchanger
Vacuum system
High performance vacuum pump
Lid operation
Operator assistance
Bowl tilting
Electrical,infinitely variable
Discharge method
Automatic bowl sway mode

Custom Options


Control panel type
Touch screen control unit
Memory for recipes
Up to 99 recipes
Adjustable parameters
Total time,working time,pause time,rotation speed,temperature,vacuum level,aeration intervals,bowl angle position,automatic bowl sway mode
Rotation speed
3-25 rpm
Direct cooling system
With cooling aggregate and heat exchanger
Vacuum system
High performance vacuum pump,automatic and programmable aeration cycles
Tilting of the bowl
Electrical,infinitely variable
Lid operation
Opening and closing with operator assistance
Tumbling arm
Stainless steel with scraper and press-button-system