High volume forming solution for poultry, pork, and vegetarian products
Optimize your production with a robust forming solution designed for precise portioning and high-speed operations, ensuring consistent quality across poultry, pork, and plant-based products while minimizing waste and operational costs.
Forms and Portions Protein and Vegetarian Products
The GEA MaxiFormer from GEA is engineered to transform the production of poultry, pork, and plant-based products through its patented drum forming technology. This advanced machine applies the step-filling technique, enhancing weight accuracy while maintaining product structure. It’s ideal for producing chicken nuggets, pork cutlets, and vegetarian patties with minimal wastage. Capable of operating at up to 220 strokes per minute, the MaxiFormer integrates seamlessly into high-speed, continuous production lines. The 1000mm-wide drum option maximizes belt loading efficiency, while the high-pressure air knock-out system reduces air consumption by 40%. The system includes automated cleaning with the MaxiClean, cutting water use by 62%, ensuring minimal downtime and maintenance. Fully configurable, it supports various cavity designs for diverse product profiles, backed by GEA’s engineering expertise.
Benefits
- Optimizes production efficiency with high-speed forming and precise portion control.
- Reduces operational costs by using 40% less air and saving up to 62% in water consumption.
- Minimizes product wastage with patented step-filling technology maintaining product integrity.
- Enhances versatility with customizable drum sizes for a variety of product profiles.
- Streamlines maintenance and cleaning, reducing downtime with the automated MaxiClean system.
- Applications
- Seafood,Pork,Vegetarian alternatives,Plant-based products,Meat replacement,Poultry
- End products
- Chicken nuggets,Pork cutlets,Plant-based patties,Seafood cutlets,2d chicken filets,Vegetarian cutlets,3d chicken filets
- Steps before
- Grinding,Chilling
- Steps after
- Packing,Coating
- Input ingredients
- poultry,pork,plant-based ingredients,chicken nuggets mixture,3D chicken filet mixture,chicken filet mixture,pork cutlet mixture
- Output ingredients
- formed poultry products,formed pork products,formed plant-based products,chicken nuggets,3D chicken filets,chicken filets,pork cutlets
- 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.
- Capacity
- 220 strokes/minute
- Belt width
- 600 mm
- Belt width
- 1000 mm
- Max. capacity
- 220 strokes/minute
- Speed
- 3 to 22 meter/minute
- Min. product height
- 4 mm
- Max. product height
- 18 mm
- Automation
- Touch-screen control
- Compressed Air Usage
- Uses 40% less air
- Footprint Dimension L x W x H
- 2256x1856x2022 mm
- Footprint Dimension L x W x H
- 1856x1856x2022 mm
- Water Consumption
- Saves up to 62% water
- Automation level
- PLC
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Inline Continuous
- CIP/SIP
- CIP
- Changeover time
- Minimal
- Cleaning method
- Easy access for maintenance and cleaning
- Energy efficiency
- High due to optimal belt usage
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine footprint
- 2256x1856x2022 mm (600 mm version) / 1856x1856x2022 mm (1000 mm version)
- Max product height
- 18 mm
- Min product height
- 4 mm
- Drum design
- Unique spoke drum with rigid structure
- Drum width
- 600 mm / 1000 mm
- Control panel type
- Touch-screen control
- Drum size options
- 600mm / 1000mm
- Integration possibilities
- Seamless systems integration with upstream and downstream processes
- Customizable drum cavities
- 3D or 2D custom cavities
- System modules
- MaxiDrum,MaxiStorage,MaxiClean