Flexible plate former for meat products
Achieve precise shaping and portioning with a highly adaptable plate former, designed to efficiently transform various ingredients into consistent, high-quality products with minimal waste.
Forms and Portions Meat and Plant-Based Products
The GEA FreshFormer by GEA is a cutting-edge plate forming machine designed for meat and plant-based food production. Its precision forming capabilities allow for diverse applications, including creating meatballs, vegetable patties, and snack items. The machine uses efficient forming plates to minimize residue and waste, ensuring cost-effective operation. With a capacity of up to 50 strokes per minute, it accommodates continuous high-speed production, while its user-friendly design supports quick product changeovers. The FreshFormer integrates seamlessly with existing production lines, offering customization options like stick insertion, paper interleaving, and tray conveyors. Constructed from durable materials, it boasts a 98% uptime and features an easy-to-clean system that enhances hygienic standards. Enjoy reliable performance with low maintenance costs, backed by engineering support for tailored solutions.
Benefits
- Enhances production efficiency with quick changeover capabilities to reduce downtime.
- Minimizes material waste, lowering operational costs through precise portion control.
- Improves product versatility, enabling the creation of diverse items with minimal setup time.
- Ensures hygienic production with an easy-to-clean, stainless steel construction.
- Sustains high operational reliability, maintaining over 98% uptime for continuous output.
- Applications
- Snacks,Meat,Meat alternatives,Burgers,Plant-based products,Vegetables
- End products
- Meatballs,Vegetarian meatballs,Snack balls,Plant-based burger patties,Snack sticks,Steak haché,Beef tartar,Formed vegetable patties,Hamburgers,Vegetable nuggets
- Steps before
- Meat preparation,Vegetable preparation,Mixing,Ingredient blending,Material feeding
- Steps after
- Packing,Cooling,Freezing,Quality inspection,Labeling
- Input ingredients
- fresh red meat,vegetable products
- Output ingredients
- meatballs,steak haché,beef tartar,burgers,formed vegetable products
- Market info
- GEA is known for its expertise in engineering innovative and sustainable equipment and solutions, focusing on sectors such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and energy, with a reputation for quality, efficiency, and advanced technological applications in industrial processing.
- Dimension L x W x H
- 2060 x 2640 x 1010 mm
- Belt width
- 400 mm
- Max. capacity
- 50 strokes/min
- Max. filling (volume/stroke)
- 1.37 liter
- Electric power
- 8 kW
- Air consumption
- 300
- Machine weight
- 1130 kg
- Hopper volume
- 210 liter
- Flexibility
- Forms a variety of shapes for meatballs,burgers,steak haché,etc.
- Changeover time
- Fast product changeover due to easily exchangeable forming plates
- Automation level
- User-friendly operation with automated options for stick inserter,paper interleaver,etc.
- Residue Minimization
- Significantly reduces residue at changeover
- Cleaning method
- Easy access for cleaning the hopper and feeding system
- Reliability
- Proven uptime of 98% or higher
- Energy Efficiency
- 8 kW electric power consumption
- Cleanability
- Easy to clean,suitable for food-grade applications
- Biological compatibility
- Food-grade stainless steel suitable for meat and vegetable products
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Stainless steel construction for enhanced resistance
- Hopper volume
- 210 liter
- Compact footprint
- Efficient for production space
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen HMI
- Hopper customization
- Exchangeable forming plates
- Arrangement flexibility
- Easy integration with conveyors and other systems
- Knockout system
- GEA E-knockout and Varioseal
- Forming plate materials
- PE,PremiumForm,and others
- Add-ons
- Stick inserter,Ball rolling unit,Paper interleaver