JBT Marel now offers value-added end-to-end meat preparation and portioning lines

With proven technologies integrated across the entire production process, processors benefit from greater efficiency, reduced handling, consistent product quality, and enhanced profitability.

Meat preparation line

Thanks to the breadth of the JBT Marel portfolio, we can now deliver a complete solution for processors producing fresh, marinated, or value-added meat products. From precision dicing and strip cutting to inline marination, portion control, and final tray sealing, every stage of the process is connected into one efficient production flow. The result is consistent product quality, reduced handling, improved yield, and packaging-ready products from a single trusted partner.

Built around your production goals

Today's processors need to maximize product value while maintaining efficiency, food safety, and product consistency. Labor availability, rising production costs, and increasing retailer expectations create pressure at every stage of production.

Our complete line solutions are designed to help you:

• Increase product consistency
• Reduce manual handling
• Improve marinade distribution and product appearance
• Minimize giveaway
• Streamline packaging operations
• Enhance traceability and food safety

By integrating every process step into a single production flow, manufacturers gain greater control over product quality and operational performance.

Every step connected

Every production line starts with the desired end product. Whether you're producing diced chicken, marinated beef strips, pork cubes, or ready-to-cook retail packs, we design the process around your product requirements, capacity targets, and facility layout.

The line combines proven technologies for cutting, marination, weighing, and packaging, creating a seamless process that improves efficiency while maintaining product integrity. 

Dicing with TWISAN

The TWISAN industrial dicer is engineered to deliver highly accurate cubes, strips, and specialty cuts from both fresh and frozen meat products. Its intelligent cutting technology automatically adapts to product conditions, maintaining consistent cutting performance while protecting product quality.

The system offers:

• Precise cubes and strips
• Processing of fresh and frozen products
• High-capacity operation
• Advanced hygiene design
• Automated loading and discharge options
• Reliable performance across varying product temperatures

By producing consistent product dimensions, TWISAN establishes the foundation for optimal marination, weighing accuracy, and attractive final presentation.

Inline marination with ValueDrum

Following cutting, products are transferred directly to the ValueDrum inline marination system. Unlike traditional batch tumblers, ValueDrum continuously processes products in a controlled inline environment, reducing handling while delivering highly consistent results.

Key advantages include:

• Uniform distribution of marinades and seasonings
• Reduced product damage
• Short process times
• Improved shelf life
• Lower labor requirements
• Reliable batch traceability

The system allows processors to apply marinades, coatings, and garnishes with exceptional consistency, helping create attractive, premium retail products while improving operational efficiency.

Accurate portion control with Multihead Weigher

After marination, products are automatically transferred to a multihead weighing system for precise portioning.

Using advanced combination weighing technology, multiple weighing heads work simultaneously to identify the optimal weight combination for each pack. This helps reduce giveaway while achieving consistent target weights at high throughput rates.

Benefits include:

• High-speed operation
• Outstanding weighing accuracy
• Reduced product giveaway
• Consistent pack presentation
• Improved production efficiency

Accurate weighing supports profitability while ensuring consumers receive the product quantity they expect.

Tray sealing with Proseal

The final stage of the line is Proseal tray sealing technology, designed to deliver reliable, high-quality retail packaging.

Integrated directly with the weighing process, Proseal systems provide secure seals and attractive pack presentation for fresh and marinated meat products. The result is packaging that protects product quality throughout distribution while creating strong shelf appeal.

Advantages include:

• Consistent seal integrity
• High throughput performance
• Reliable retail-ready packaging
• Integration with automated production lines
• Improved operational efficiency

Together with the upstream equipment, Proseal completes a fully connected production process from raw product to finished retail pack.

Meat portioning line

For processors focused on fixed-weight retail packs and premium portioned products, JBT Marel also delivers complete meat portioning lines that cover every step of the process, from crust freezing and precision cutting to final packing. By combining industry-leading portioning, weighing, automation, and packaging technologies, we help maximize yield, improve portion accuracy, and consistently deliver shelf-ready products at high throughput.

Maximizing value from every cut

Successful portioning is about more than cutting meat to size. It's about extracting the highest possible value from every primal, subprimal, or muscle while consistently meeting customer specifications.

Our meat portioning lines are designed to help processors optimize yield, reduce giveaway, and deliver uniform products at high throughput. By combining intelligent freezing, precision portioning, automated weight control, and packaging technologies, manufacturers can improve profitability while maintaining the quality, appearance, and consistency today's retail and foodservice markets demand.

"Our customers are looking for solutions that help them maximize raw material value while reducing variability and manual handling," says Dirk Gruyters, Industry Specialist Case Ready at JBT Marel. "By connecting every stage of the portioning process, we help processors achieve more accurate portions, higher yields, and greater operational efficiency. “

Designed around product value and portion accuracy
Every portioning project begins with the desired pack presentation, weight specification, and customer requirements. From there, we engineer a complete line that balances yield, throughput, automation, and product quality.

From crust freezing and portion cutting to weighing, tray loading, sealing, labeling, and case packing, each technology is selected to work seamlessly with the next. The result is a fully integrated process that helps control giveaway, improve consistency, and deliver shelf-ready products with maximum efficiency.

Our AXIN Software provides the insights needed to monitor performance across the line, while JBT Marel Service supports long-term reliability and operational excellence.

Crust freezing

Our Frigoscandia ADVANTEC™ impingement freezers create a fast, uniform crust that stabilizes the raw material before cutting. Compared to cryogenic freezing, they provide a highly effective and more cost-efficient solution that helps improve yield, consistency, and throughput.

For facilities with limited floor space, ADVANTEC Narrow and ADVANTEC Compact Chiller deliver the same impingement performance in a more compact footprint.

Portioning

We offer one of the industry’s broadest portioning portfolios for beef and pork, including both volumetric and anatomic solutions. Whether you require high-speed precision, flexible product changeovers, or consistently accurate portion weight and shape, each line can be configured around the products you produce and the value you want to capture. weight and shape, each line can be configured around the products you produce and the value you want to capture.

Check weighing

The M-Weigher Process Check monitors unpacked protein products to help ensure they meet target weight specifications. By providing feedback to upstream and downstream equipment, it helps improve weight accuracy, reduce rejects, manage giveaway, and minimize manual rework before products reach the packing stage.

In-tray styling and packing

Our advanced robotic solution portfolio automates tray packing and styling with the RoboBatcher Flex and RoboPacker, helping reduce reliance on manual labor while improving throughput, presentation quality, and food safety. A vision system and flexible styling programs enable products to be placed neatly and consistently into a wide variety of tray formats, with the option of managing giveaway. 

Tray sealing

Our Proseal tray sealing systems carefully package pork and beef products, including steaks and marinated cuts, helping maintain seal integrity and product freshness. Integrated with weighing, loading, and automation systems, these solutions provide reliable, high-performance packaging lines.

Weigh price labeling

Our intelligent weigh price labeling systems deliver accurate, high-speed labeling with low running costs. Supporting multiple label formats across a wide range of pack types, the systems can handle up to 160 packs per minute while ensuring precise alignment and consistent label placement. Long-life print heads further support operational efficiency and reduced maintenance costs.

Case packing

Our Proseal Case Packer automates the transfer of packs into cases using high-speed 2D delta robotics. It supports multiple case formats while maintaining product quality and throughput. Quick-release tooling enables fast changeovers, while the ProMotion™ system ensures smooth and continuous operation.

Dirk sums up the line: “Each piece of equipment performs its role exceptionally well while integrating seamlessly into one complete line—from crust freezing and precise portioning to controlled weight management and a finished case ready product.”

One partner from concept to full production

Building a full-line solution means understanding your process, your products, your people, your facility, and your production goals. Our teams work closely with you throughout the entire process, from early evaluation and line integration to installation, commissioning, and ongoing service support.

That means one supplier, one connected solution, and one JBT Marel Service partner dedicated to delivering lifetime performance. You benefit from practical guidance, responsive support, and deep application expertise built on decades of industry experience.

See these solutions in action

Experience these connected meat preparation and portioning solutions firsthand at Meat ShowHow 2026, taking place on 6 October 2026 at the JBT Marel Progress Point in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event brings together meat processors from around the world to explore the latest innovations in meat processing through live demonstrations, expert insights, and real-world production scenarios.

From value-added meat preparation and marination to precision portioning, packaging, and automation, you'll see how integrated production lines can help maximize value, improve flexibility, and drive operational efficiency across the entire meat value chain.

Ready to explore what’s possible?

Whether you are planning your next production line or simply exploring future opportunities, our experts are ready to help. Learn more about Meat ShowHow  or book a meeting to discuss your goals, ask questions, and discover how a complete JBT Marel fresh meat portioning line can transform your production.