Food forming solution for poultry and plant-based products
Optimize your production line with high-pressure forming that precisely shapes diverse food products, ensuring consistent quality and innovative 2D/3D designs.

Forms and Portions Diverse Food Products
The alco Forming Machine – AFM PC by JBT is designed to streamline food processing operations by forming and portioning various food products. Utilizing high-pressure technology, it shapes raw masses into consistent portions such as vegan chicken burgers and turkey patties. This machine excels in continuous, high-speed operations, integrating seamlessly into processing lines with its PLC-controlled system and touch panel interface for intuitive recipe management. Suitable for both solid and slurry products, it accommodates different viscosities, from pasty to coarse, using a robust filling system capable of 80 bars of pressure. The machine’s versatility is further enhanced with customizable 2D, 2.5D, and 3D shaping plates, allowing for tailored production needs. Constructed entirely from stainless steel, it ensures durability and compliance with food safety standards. The pivotable outlet belt facilitates gentle product transfer, reducing damage and ensuring high-quality output. With rapid retooling capabilities and optional air ejector, the alco AFM PC offers unparalleled efficiency in forming applications within pet food, plant-based protein, poultry, meat, and seafood industries.
Benefits
- Ensures precise portioning and consistent shaping, reducing waste and improving product quality.
- Enhances production flexibility with customizable shaping plates for diverse product forms.
- Reduces operational downtime with quick retooling and easy maintenance.
- Minimizes product damage through gentle conveyance and pivotable outlet belt.
- Integrates seamlessly into existing lines with intuitive touch panel controls and recipe management.
- Applications
- Seafood,Meatballs,Pet food,Meat,Burgers,Nuggets,Plant-based protein,Poultry,Formed schnitzel,Fish sticks
- End products
- Turkey patties,Cod fish sticks,Chicken schnitzel,Salmon cat treats,Vegan chicken burger,Breaded chicken nuggets,Soy meatballs
- Steps before
- Grinding,Mixing,Preparation,Injection,Marination
- Steps after
- Coating,Cooking,Frying,Freezing,Chilling,Packing
- Input ingredients
- raw masses,initial masses,product structures,pasty products,coarse products
- Output ingredients
- burgers,meatballs,formed schnitzel,nuggets,fish sticks,plant-based products
- Market info
- JBT is known for manufacturing innovative industrial machinery and solutions, particularly in the food processing and air transportation sectors, renowned for their advanced technology, reliability, and customer-focused engineered-to-order solutions tailored to specific industry needs.
- Forming Sizes
- 250mm,400mm,600mm
- Pressing Power
- up to 80 bars
- Forming Plate Dimensions
- 2D/2.5D/3D
- Production Speed
- Continuously adjustable
- Product Conveyance
- Gentle conveyance
- Material
- Stainless steel and food-approved materials
- Control System
- Touch panel with recipe management
- Pneumatic Drive
- Bridge breaker with reinforced funnel
- Adjustable production speed
- Continuously adjustable
- Forming Pressure
- Up to 80 bars
- Shape Customization
- 2D/2.5D/3D forming plate set
- Batch vs. Continuous Operation
- Continuous
- Product Shape Variety
- Round/Square
- Automation Level
- Intuitive operation through a touch panel with recipe management
- Product Conveyance
- Gentle with special belt system
- Product Transfer Method
- Pivotable outlet belt
- Changeover Time
- Simple and quick retooling of forming tools
- Abrasion resistance
- Stainless steel
- Biological compatibility
- Food-grade materials
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Stainless steel
- Cleanability
- Designed for easy cleaning
- Density/particle size
- Compatible with various viscosities
- Machine footprint
- 250–600mm
- Forming size
- 250mm,400mm,600mm
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Control panel type
- Touch panel
- Shaping plate design
- 2D/2.5D/3D
- Discharge method
- Pivotable outlet belt
- Belt system
- Special for cylindrical products
- Control panel type
- Touch panel with recipe management
- Forming plate customization
- 2D,2.5D,3D forming plate set
- Shaping plate design
- Individually designed according to needs
- Production speed
- Continuously adjustable
- Forming machine sizes
- 250mm,400mm,600mm