Vacuum mixer for fresh and frozen ground meat
Achieve precise homogeneity with this vacuum mixer, designed to handle high-capacity food processing, from ground meats to complex multi-ingredient blends, ensuring quality consistency in every batch.

Mixes and Discharges Both Solid and Liquid Products
The SOFTmix Vacuum Industrial Mixer Series from Marel is specifically engineered to provide efficient mixing solutions for the food processing industry. These mixers boast a double shaft mixing system, ensuring quick, gentle, and homogeneous mixing of both solid and liquid products. Designed to meet the strictest hygiene requirements, the mixers are constructed from heavy-duty AISI 304 stainless steel, offering excellent durability and corrosion resistance.
With a range of models from the 1000 to the 4000, this series accommodates various production capacities, providing flexibility for meat processing, prepared foods, and fish applications. The series features a water ring vacuum system for enhanced mixing quality and two pneumatic operated front discharge gates for rapid, complete emptying of liquid products.
Operators benefit from an intuitive panel view PLC control system, offering both automatic preset mixing programs and manual control options. Integration into both stand-alone operations and full production lines is seamless, with additional equipment options such as CO2/N2 injection and steam systems available. Compliant with CE standards, the SOFTmix Vacuum Mixers also feature a fully welded design, free from horizontal surfaces and hidden corners, facilitating easy cleaning and maintenance.
Benefits
- Ensures consistent product quality with homogeneous mixing for both solids and liquids.
- Decreases production time with quick discharge via pneumatic front gates.
- Enhances operational efficiency with user-friendly PLC controls for both automatic and manual operations.
- Reduces contamination risks with stainless steel construction and hygienic design.
- Facilitates flexible production with compatibility for stand-alone use or integration into larger processing lines.
- Applications
- Pet food,Convenience products,Meat processing,Sausages,Potato specialties,Prepared foods,Fish
- End products
- Chicken nuggets,Mashed potato,Fish cakes,Ground beef patties,Frozen fish fillets,Pork sausages,Pet kibble
- Steps before
- Meat preparation,Grinding,Pre-processing of meat,Weighing and batching,Meat handling
- Steps after
- Vacuum packing,Labeling,Final mixing,Secondary processing,Further processing
- Input ingredients
- fresh ground meat,frozen ground meat,CO2,N2,steam,water
- Output ingredients
- homogeneous mixed meat,mixed liquid products
- Market info
- Marel is known for its advanced food processing equipment, specializing in systems and services for poultry, meat, and fish industries. It is recognized for innovation, quality, and improving processing efficiency and sustainability.
- Mixing Volume
- 700 l - 2700 l
- Mixer Motor
- 2 x 5.5 kW - 2 x 18.5 kW
- Vacuum Pump
- 4.0 kW - 5.5 kW
- Machine Weight
- 2350 kg - 4480 kg
- Voltage
- 3x400V - 50 c/s
- Control Voltage
- 24V DC
- Material
- Stainless Steel AISI 304
- Soft Starters/Freq. Converter
- Included
- Vacuum System
- Water ring pump + pump foundation
- Pneumatic Operated Discharge Gates
- 2 Gates
- Automation
- PLC-controlled
- Working Mechanism
- Double shaft mixing system
- Automation Level
- PLC-controlled
- Discharge Method
- Pneumatic operated front discharge gates
- Mixing Process
- Quick,gentle,and homogeneous
- Batch vs. Continuous Operation
- Batch
- Cleaning Method
- Meets strictest hygiene requirements
- Integration Capability
- Stand-alone or part of integrated line
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Mixing consistency
- Quick,gentle,and homogeneous
- Material state
- Fresh and frozen ground meat
- Machine footprint
- Not specified
- Tank shape and size
- 1000–4000 liters capacity
- Discharge method
- Pneumatic operated front discharge gates
- Control panel type
- Panel view PLC system
- Control panel type
- Panel view PLC system
- Discharge method
- Pneumatic operated front discharge gates
- Integration possibilities
- Stand alone or part of an integrated processing line
- Additional equipment
- CO2/N2 injecting system,Steam injecting system,Water dosing system,etc.
- Customization of mixing programs
- Automatic preset or manual control