Industrial food grinder for meat and vegetables
Enhance your grinding process with a robust solution designed to efficiently handle fresh and frozen meats, providing seamless integration into processing lines for continuous, high-speed operations.

Grinds and Cuts Fresh and Frozen Foods
The GEA PowerGrind, from the renowned supplier GEA, offers a robust and flexible solution for processing fresh and frozen meats, vegetables, and pet foods. Its unique two-worm configuration efficiently handles high capacities, with options for 200- or 280-mm diameters, optimizing texture and minimizing waste. This system features an auto-reverse feeder worm to prevent overfeeding, ensuring smooth product flow. The PowerGrind can process up to 30 tons of fresh meat per hour and 11 tons of frozen products, supported by a heavy-duty, oil-cooled gearbox for reliable operation. Designed for integration into automated production lines, it features easy-to-assemble parts for efficient cleaning and maintenance. Customizable cutting tools and configurations ensure the equipment meets diverse processing needs. The machine is engineered for easy sanitation, with separated drive and product zones. The PowerGrind combines high-speed capability with energy efficiency and low maintenance requirements, making it ideal for food processors, meat processing plants, and pet food manufacturers seeking reliable and seamless grinding solutions.
Benefits
- Enhances production efficiency with high-capacity grinding of up to 30 tons per hour.
- Minimizes product waste through precise cutting and reduced fines generation.
- Simplifies sanitation processes with easy (dis)assembly and clean design.
- Integrates seamlessly into automated lines, reducing manual handling and operational costs.
- Optimizes product consistency and quality suitable for diverse food processing applications.
- Applications
- Minced meat,Pet food,Frozen vegetables,Ground meat,Sausages
- End products
- Beef patties,Kibble,Pork sausages,Frozen peas,Chicken mince
- Steps before
- Pre-mixing,Tempering,Sorting
- Steps after
- Forming,Packing,Distribution
- Input ingredients
- fresh meat,frozen meat,meat blocks,frozen vegetables
- Output ingredients
- ground meat,sausages,minced meat,pet food,ground frozen vegetables
- 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.
- Feeder Worm
- Auto-reverse
- Cutting Configuration
- Two-worm
- Hopper Volume (PowerGrind 200)
- 450 L
- Hopper Volume (PowerGrind 280)
- 600 L
- Dimensions (PowerGrind 200)
- 2700x1500x2100 mm
- Dimensions (PowerGrind 280)
- 3300x1600x2200 mm
- Machine Weight (PowerGrind 200)
- 3400 kg
- Machine Weight (PowerGrind 280)
- 5000 kg
- Electric Power (PowerGrind 200)
- 67-87 kW
- Electric Power (PowerGrind 280)
- 128-158 kW
- Processing Capacity (Fresh Meat)
- Up to 30 t/h
- Processing Capacity (Frozen Meat)
- Up to 11 t/h
- Cutting Tools
- 3 or 5-piece
- Cutting Tool Variety
- Solid/Inserts
- Pre-Cutter Option
- Fixed
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC / SCADA
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- Changeover time
- N/A
- CIP/SIP
- CIP 121°C / SIP 135°C
- Cleaning method
- CIP / Manual
- Energy efficiency
- 0.5–2 kWh/kg moisture
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Freezing compatibility
- Fresh and frozen meat
- Feeder worm type
- Auto-reverse
- Pre-cutter type
- Fixed
- Machine dimension
- GEA PowerGrind 200
- Machine dimension
- GEA PowerGrind 280
- Machine weight
- GEA PowerGrind 200
- Machine weight
- GEA PowerGrind 280
- Hopper volume
- GEA PowerGrind 200
- Hopper volume
- GEA PowerGrind 280
- Hole plate size
- Ø 200- and 280-mm versions
- Discharge method
- Modular design with separate feeder and processing worms
- Control Panel Type
- PLC-controlled
- Integration Possibilities
- Modular design
- Feeder Worm Options
- Auto-reverse feature
- Pre-cutter Options
- Optional fixed pre-cutter
- Cutting Tool Options
- 3 or 5-piece cutting sets
- Particle Sorting Options
- Optional hard particle sorting device
- Loading and Handling Equipment
- Fully automated production lines