Issue 44

NEWS
Producing Sausages with Excellent Control of
Length and Weight. Marel Frank-A-Matic Linker
MAREL FURTHER PROCESSING B.V
MAREL’S NEW FRANK-A-
MATIC LK 0400 IS A LINKER
FOR FILLING, LINKING AND
HANGING SAUSAGE CASINGS.
THIS LATEST VERSION OF
THE FRANK-A-MATIC LINKER
OFFERS THE MARKET’S
BEST PERFORMANCE IN
PRODUCING SAUSAGES WITH
CELLULOSE, COLLAGEN, OR
POLYAMIDE CASINGS.
The Frank-A-Matic is a technologically
advanced linker to produce
strings of sausages in a continuous
motion. It excels in keeping control
of the consistent length and weight,
minimizing give-away.
FLEXIBLE AND CONSISTENT
Long casings, made of collagen,
cellulose or polyamide, are filled
with a sausage mix by the dosing
pump, after which the machine
twists the string automatically
in accordance with the selected
product recipe. The Frank-a-Matic
LK 0400 is highly flexible in terms
of product range; it can run all kinds
of cooked and smoked sausages.
The new Frank-a-Matic linker
offers a remarkably consistent
performance. The improved casing
hopper design handles casings
extremely gently. By using latesttechnology
mechanical and
electrical components, as well as
food grade polyurethane belts and
a redesigned metering pump, the
Frank-a-Matic is able to run at high
production speeds with utmost
reliability. Both cost of ownership
and operation costs are low.
It is simple to make adjustments
during operation, also because of
the easy-to-operate touchscreen
interface. Sloping vertical surfaces
ensure a high level of hygiene,
making cleaning operations easy.
The same goes for maintenance.
HISTORY
The first automatic sausage linker,
the original Frank-A-Matic, was
developed by Ray Townsend in
the 1960s. The new Frank-A-Matic
is the fourth generation of very
successful linking equipment for
cooked and smoked sausages.
The new Frank-A-Matic Linker
series incorporates over 50 years
of technological expertise in equipment
and processing knowledge.
The Frank-A-Matic name honors
the past while the state-of-theart
design embraces the future.
Compared to its predecessors,
the LK 0400 series of linkers have
improved weight and length control
in addition to increased throughput
speeds. These improvements come
from a highly sophisticated redesign
of the metering pump, linking
unit, hopper and stuffing system.
Marel’s Frank-A-Matic LK 0400 Linker
represents the latest innovations
and outstanding performance and
sets new benchmarks for sausage
production. •
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More information: marel.com/frankamatic
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