Fresh Meat Packaging

Ground meat is one of the most challenging products to package compared to other fresh food products. Grinding exposes far more surface area to oxygen than a whole cut does, so it loses color and freshness more quickly. That makes packaging a key factor in preserving color and extending shelf life. The product is also wet and messy, so packaging machines must withstand frequent washdowns.

Plexpack builds durable bag sealers, meat shrink wrapping machinery and vacuum systems for high-volume, wet production environments. Our beef packaging machinery creates strong, reliable seals that help keep your product fresh.

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Plexpack ground meat packaging solution

Reliable Freshness

Packaging systems that you can trust to reduce spoilage and maintain freshness.

Our Made-to-Order Packaging Systems

Ground meat operations vary widely, from small-batch sausage producers to high-volume beef processors. Since every operation has unique requirements, we configure each system for specific production speed, volume, product type and packaging needs.

Emplex produce bag sealing equipment
Emplex™ Bag Sealing Systems

Our Emplex™ line of continuous band sealers keeps fresh meat protected by creating a strong, hermetic seal on bags and pouches. Adjustable speed, temperature and pressure let you fine-tune sealing for each meat product and film, reducing failed packages and waste.

Damark shrink wrapping equipment
Damark™ Shrink wrapping and bundling

For shrink wrapping group meat, Damark™ systems wrap trays, bundles, and multipacks in clear, tight film. These systems are available as manual, semi-automatic or fully automatic models to match your production needs.

VacPack vacuum sealing systems
VacPack™ vacuum and gas flush sealing

Oxygen turns ground beef brown and shortens its shelf life. VacPack™ sealers remove the air or replace it with a controlled gas blend, helping the product hold its color and stay fresh longer. These systems are available as tabletop or floor stand models and can be made washdown-ready.

 
 

A Sanitary Meat Packaging Soltuion That Holds up to Cleaning

Ground meat is processed in wet, heavily sanitized spaces, so equipment has to withstand frequent, aggressive cleaning. Plexpack builds hygienic meat packaging equipment from food-grade stainless steel with NEMA-rated electrical enclosures to keep water out during washdown. Because every machine is made-to-order, you get a sanitary meat packaging solution suited to your line — backed by more than 50 years of experience.

 

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Ground Meat Shrink Tunnels and Other Solutions

Explore our range of equipment solutions designed to meet the sanitation and throughput needs of meatpacking facilities:

Bag Sealing

Band Sealers

Create strong, consistent seals on filled bags and pouches of sausage and bulk ground beef.

Washdown Bag Sealers

Seal meat on corrosion-resistant, NEMA 4 and 4X-rated machines built for direct washdown environments.

Shrink Wrapping

L-Bar Sealers

Enclose trays and bundled packs in protective film using manual or semi-automatic sealing systems.

Shrink Tunnels

Apply even, controlled heat to shrink film tightly around trays, cases and bundled meat products.

Specialized Systems

Vacuum & Gas Flush Sealers

Remove oxygen or replace it with a controlled gas blend to help ground meat maintain color and extend shelf life.

Automatic Sleeve Wrappers & Bundlers

Bundle multipacks and grouped meat products efficiently on high-volume production lines.

Customer Success Story

Trusted by Leading Meat Packaging Operations

Plexpack packaging systems help meat packing facilities meet their desired throughput.

 
 
Lilydale Chicken Packaging

Eliminating Seal Failures for a Custom Meat Packager

custom meat producer was losing product to weak seals and damaged packages. Their foot-operated impulse sealers couldn't keep up with the range of products and bag materials they ran. Plexpack supplied an Emplex™ continuous band sealer with a conveyor, configured with a stainless steel pressure roller to match their bags and output. This helped eliminate seal failures, increase throughput, speed up changeovers and lower labor costs.

Your Customized Commercial Packaging Machine for Ground Meat

No two meat operations are set up the same way. Tell us about your product, your output rate and where your current equipment falls short. We'll build a solution that solves your packaging problems and keeps your products fresher, longer.

 
 

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