MEAT, POULTRY, & SEAFOOD

SAFE AND SANITARY SOLUTIONS FOR MEAT PRODUCT MIX

PFI conveyors and product handling equipment integrate your entire meat processing line – from grinding, slicing, and dicing to packaging. Every system is custom configured to your applications and layout.

Get sanitary and efficient conveyance solutions that are versatile for your entire product mix and designed for optimal sanitation to avoid contamination.

Chicken tenders being laned on a PFI vibratory conveyor

BUILT FOR THE THINGS MEAT PROCESSORS CARE ABOUT

We have decades of experience working with meat processors large and small. Our solutions are designed based on:

OPTIMAL PRODUCT HANDLING

Our equipment is designed to avoid residue from sticky and warm products, giving you high quality products and a safe processing line.

PRODUCT & LABOR SAFETY

Not only is our equipment designed to keep your product safe, but your team too. Tool-less guarding limits accidents and injury, but gives easy and fast access.

INTEGRATION-READY

We collaborate with OEMs and engineering firms to seamlessly link your key machines and processes to optimize your application.

SANITARY DESIGN

We put sanitation at the forefront of our designs. Equipment is designed to AMI and USDA standards for maximum accessibility, ease-of-cleaning, and food safety.
  • PFI’s partnership has been invaluable to our business. We trust PFI to support whatever project is going on – from new line design and installation, to quickly dropping everything to troubleshoot an unexpected issue.

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    MEAT PRODUCTS

    Our solutions convey and handle a variety of meat, poultry, seafood, and analogue products. Don’t see your products? We’ll use our decades of expertise to find a solution for you
    • Bacon
    • Frozen
    • Hot Dogs & Sausages
    • Jerky
    • Meat Snacks
    • Nuggets & Tenders
    • Patties
    • Pepperoni
    • Plant-Based & Vegan

    CONNECT ALL OF YOUR KEY PROCESSES

    We design and manufacture conveying and handling systems that integrate the key processes of your meat line. We regularly partner with your other OEMs for grinding, slicing, cooking, frying, freezing and more to packaging so you get the best line possible configured precisely to your layout and a seamless project from start to finish.

    MEAT, POULTRY, & SEAFOOD APPLICATIONS

    Our sanitary conveying and handling equipment perform these key functions on your processing line, from end to end.

    Bulk Handling

    Introduce or move bulk products to the line with bucket elevators, distribution systems, and dumpers.

    Elevating

    Lift product to the next step of your process gently and without loss using incline belt conveyors, lift systems, and bucket elevators.

    General Conveying

    Move product efficiently from step to step using belt, horizontal motion, and vibratory conveyors

    Positioning

    Align product accurately so it’s staged for the next step in your process using belt and vibratory conveyors.

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    Equipment Categories

    Our core sanitary conveying and handling equipment falls into the following categories. Visit our full equipment listing for information on other systems.

    SANITARY DESIGN

    We put sanitation at the forefront of our designs. Equipment is designed for maximum accessibility and ease of cleaning, in line with food processing equipment design standards.
    • All equipment is designed in line with BEMA food processing equipment design standards.

    FULL SYSTEM SUPPORT

    Trust PFI to design and manufacture the complementary structures you need around your key processes. From stairs to platforms, we put the same craftmanship into integrating and supporting your entire line.

     Food production factory platform built by PFI
     Food production factory platform built by PFI

    COLLABORATIVE APPROACH

    PFI collaborates with your engineering, operations, safety and maintenance teams, as well as other OEMs, and engineering firms to ensure our conveying solutions fit and operate viably from the word go.

    FIND THE RIGHT MEAT SANITARY CONVEYING & HANDLING EQUIPMENT FOR YOU

    PFI equipment has been proven in meat processing for decades. Our machines are durable, sanitary and enable processors to improve efficiency, maintain product quality and safety, and grow their business. Choose from our full machine catalog below or contact us to configure a system or solution just for you.

    Bucket Elevator

    Time-trusted, high volume vertical conveying with OEM buckets.

    Curveyor

    Convey product around 30-180 degree turns with tight transfers to the next step.

    EDF Feeder

    Feed, screen, and lane product accurately with this versatile vibratory feeder. Use on its own or with a Hopper Feeder or Mix-Blend System.

    Eleveyor

    Elevate product to key equipment or platforms on this incline belt conveyor.

    Floor Load Dumper

    Efficient, high production handling for your bulk raw product containers.

    Forklift Dumper

    Efficient, high production handling for your bulk product containers.

    Hopper Feeder

    Store and feed products with a combined hopper and vibratory feeder.

    Horizontal Belt Conveyor

    Connect your processing line with flat-bed conveyors built for your exact layout with a range of belt options.

    MAGNEflex

    Get accurate flow control with this electromagnetic vibratory feeder.

    Mix-Blend System

    The Mix-Blend System, its components and complementary conveyors give you consistently accurate mixed recipes by feeding multiple products together.

    PURlift

    Vertical lift, positive drive conveyor – not just for dough.

    PURmotion

    Get gentle handling in an optimized sanitary design in this horizontal motion conveyor.

    Retractor

    Transfer, arrange, deposit and reject up to 150 cycles per minute.

    Screw Conveyor

    Incline raw and dry bulk food products without spillage or loss. Integrate with dumpers and more throughout your mixing, grinding, and other processes.

    Spreader

    Spread or converge product between different width belts and processes.

    Storeveyor

    Inline bulk storage and discharge with control to avoid line disruptions.

    Troughveyor

    Transfer loose products without spillage on this trough belt conveyor.

    VIBRAflex II

    Versatile vibratory conveyor for all value-added applications.

    Design, Testing + Installation

    Each project is custom configured to a layout and application by engineers with years of experience. Run a full FAT of PFI and other equipment in our Algona, Iowa facility for peace of mind, then trust our skilled technicians to install it accurately and efficiently.

    REQUEST A CONFIGURATION

    Ready to get started on your configuration? Contact us to customize our food-grade sanitary conveying equipment to your application, layout, and processes.

    Sanitary conveying, delivered.™

    Contact us

    300 Kofab Drive
    Algona, IA 50511


    515.295.7265


    sales@pficonveyors.com

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