Inline grinding system for sausage and minced meat production
Streamline your production line by simultaneously grinding and portioning products to their final size, ensuring premium quality for minced meats, sausages, and more, all while minimizing process steps and optimizing costs.

Grinds, Fills, and Portions Meat Products
The GD 93-3 Inline Grinding System from Handtmann seamlessly combines grinding and portioning in a single step, enhancing efficiency across food production lines. Designed for meat processing, it integrates with vacuum fillers and forming systems, significantly reducing processing steps and improving product consistency. It is ideal for producing minced meat, fresh sausages, and dry sausage snacks, delivering precise cuts with its independently controlled feeding and separating drives.
Capable of handling various product types including solid and granules, this system supports a range of applications from pet food to vegan products. The GD 93-3 operates continuously at high speeds, providing reliable throughput and flexibility for different cut sizes. The system’s gentle cutting mechanism ensures premium quality while optimizing operational costs. Optional accessories like the gristle separator maintain product integrity.
Built with durability in mind, the system offers customization options, including various cutting sets and filling tubes, to cater to specific production needs. Its ease of integration with existing production lines and support for complex configurations make it a versatile choice for diverse manufacturers.
Benefits
- Streamlines production by combining grinding and filling, reducing processing time.
- Enhances product quality and consistency with precise cut size adjustments.
- Minimizes operational costs through process optimization.
- Easily integrates with existing systems to boost production line efficiency.
- Ensures product integrity with optional gristle separation feature.
- Applications
- Meat products,Baked goods,Soups,Sauces,Minced meat,Pet food,Confectionery,Stews,Vegan products,Vegetarian products,Fish and seafood,Meat substitutes,Cereal bars,Sausages,Dairy products
- End products
- Meat substitute nuggets,Cereal bar bases,Fishcakes,Dairy cheese spread,Dry sausage sticks,Fresh sausage links,Minced meat patties,Vegetarian sausage,Premium minced beef,Vegan burger patties,Small-calibre dry sausage snacks,Pet food kibble
- Steps before
- Mixing,Massaging,Feeding
- Steps after
- Portioning,Separating,Linking,Tying,Sausage separating,Dosing,Forming and cutting,Co-extruding,Packing
- Input ingredients
- minced meat,fresh sausage,dry sausage,meat,convenience,fish,pet food
- Output ingredients
- minced meat products,fresh sausage,dry sausage,small-calibre dry sausage snacks,premium quality minced meat,trend products such as burgers,cereal bars,pet food pellets,fishcakes
- Market info
- Handtmann is known for its engineering expertise in providing high-quality, tailor-made processing solutions, particularly in the food industry, with a strong reputation for innovation, reliability, and technical support in portioning and filling equipment.
- Product diameter
- up to 130mm
- Final grain size
- 1.5 to 8mm
- Cutting set versions
- 3 to 5 piece
- Filling pressure
- up to 72 bar
- Automation
- Independently regulated feed and cutting speeds
- Working Mechanism
- Inline grinding and portioning
- Integrated Steps
- Grinding and filling in one step
- Automation Level
- PLC Controlled
- Batch vs. Continuous Operation
- Inline Continuous
- Cleaning Method
- CIP / Manual
- Energy Efficiency
- Optimized for cost reduction
- Flexibility
- Adjustable grain size
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Cutting set versions
- 3 to 5 piece
- Discharge method
- Inline
- Attachable
- VF 600
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen HMI
- Integration possibilities
- AL sausage filling lines,forming systems,minced meat lines
- Feed and cutting speed regulation
- Independently regulated
- Gristle separator option
- Optional attachment
- Cutting set versions
- 3 to 5-piece
- Final grain size adjustment
- 1.5 to 8mm
- Attachable system
- VF 600 vacuum filler
- Product diameter capability
- Up to 130mm