Protein
Machines and complete lines for meat, fish and protein products
From plucking and cutting to blanching, freezing and packing. Sticomax Group designs, builds and installs machines and lines for poultry, beef, pork, charcuterie, fish, breaded products, burgers and plant-based proteins. A single point of contact guides your project, from the initial design through to service after handover.
Protein
Food safety first, from the last process step to dispatch.
In meat, poultry and fish processing, hygiene and safety come first. IntOCon builds stainless steel transport and end-of-line systems for high-care environments: open, easy to clean and safe for operators.
Loading thermoformers
IntOWI: up to 72 packs per minute.
Our IntOWI places product in the thermoforming machine in an X×Y pattern (e.g. 2×4), at up to 72 packs per minute. It is driven by servo-controlled loaders.
Inspection and rejects
The right pack, removed every time.
Metal detection belts and pneumatic reject flap belts remove packs flagged by metal detection, X-ray, check weighing or leak detection. A reject confirmation step makes sure the right pack is removed.
Internal transport
Product, boxes and crates on the move.
Stainless steel conveyors move product from one process step to the next, like the incline conveyor for chicken parts shown here.
- Boxes: roller conveyors with stoppers, pushers and centring devices
- Crates, containers and pallets: stainless steel chain conveyors
Integration and infrastructure
Built into your high-care area.
We handle the internal transport and integrate multihead weighers into your line, as here for ham cubes.
- Mezzanine floors: stainless steel platforms for high-care areas
- Machine guarding: hygienic and compliant with the Machinery Directive
We build lines for meat, fish and protein products that work hygienically, keep the product cold and keep running day and night.
Our customers
Trusted by leading food producers
Food manufacturers work with machines and lines from Sticomax Group every day.
End products
Solutions for every protein product
The process
From cutting to freezing, every step from a single partner
We supply individual machines and complete lines, including conveying, buffering, platforms and installation. These are the process steps in which we support you.
Plucking & cutting
Poultry plucking machines and complete cutting rooms for pork processing, including belt conveyors, augers and platforms.
Mixing & dosing
Mixing augers, paddle mixers, dosing augers and powder dosing units for even dosing of ingredients.
Blanching & drying
Blanchers, belt blanchers for charcuterie and belt dryers, with equilibration conveyors that align the product beforehand.
Dewatering & de-oiling
Dewatering shakers, dewatering augers and de-oiling shakers for breaded products, so that the product moves on well drained.
Cooling & freezing
Spiral freezers, spiral coolers, freezing tunnels and belt coolers, plus glazing drums that give fish a protective ice glaze after freezing.
Weighing & distribution
Multihead feed shakers, distribution shakers, weigh belts and batch weighers for a steady supply to packaging.
Inspection & detection
Inspection and trimming belts, metal detection conveyors and crate washers that support food-safe production.
Water & residual streams
Drum filters, sieve bends, rotary filters, flotation and waste augers for handling process water and residual streams.
Machines
Machines for every step in your protein line
Line advice
Wondering how your line could run more hygienically and efficiently?
Discuss capacity, hygiene or the cold chain with a specialist. Together we will look at where your line is losing out and which change will deliver the most.
Sticomax at a glance
Focused on the lowest TCO for your protein line
Processors of meat, fish and protein products work with strict hygiene requirements and a product that has to stay cold. That is why we do not look at the price of a single machine, but at the costs and yield of your entire line over its full service life.
2,500+
Machines delivered
Our machines are in operation at food processors around the world, from conveying and weighing to cooling and freezing.
70+
Countries
Installation and service wherever your plant is located, including fast delivery of parts.
±300
Specialists
Engineers, fitters and service technicians with expertise in hygienic design and chilled and frozen processes.
30 years
Experience per company
An average of 30 years of machine building per company, refined in practice at food processors.
200+
Machine types
From poultry plucker to spiral freezer: virtually every process step is covered in-house.
8
End products
Poultry, beef, pork, charcuterie, fish, breaded products, burgers and minced meat, and plant-based proteins.
1
Point of contact
One project team for the design, construction, installation and servicing of your complete line.
24/7
Service
Your line often runs in multiple shifts. Our service department is available day and night, with preventive maintenance and inspections.
Our specialists
Seven specialists, one team
Sticomax Group brings together specialist companies from Belgium and the Netherlands. For meat, fish and protein processing, six machine builders work together with ViwateQ, a specialist in the surface treatment of stainless steel. You have one project team and one point of contact for your complete line.
Stumaco
Based in Staden, Stumaco integrates complete cutting rooms for pork processing, with belt conveyors, augers, shakers and platforms in stainless steel. For fish it supplies glazing drums, and for residual streams drum filters, sieve bends and flotation.
DTS
Dutch Tec Source, based in Beusichem, specialises in thermal processes. For protein products DTS supplies blanchers, flumes and rotary filters, complemented by augers for removing residual streams.
FoodeQ
FoodeQ, based in Steenbergen, specialises in vibratory technology, with more than 2,500 vibratory conveyors delivered. For protein products it supplies conveying, distribution and multihead feed shakers, complemented by freezing tunnels, weigh belts and metal detection conveyors.
Romonta
Romonta supplies poultry plucking machines, belt blanchers for charcuterie, and belt dryers and belt coolers. It also offers a broad range of belt conveyors, metal mesh belts and crate handling, including crate washers.
ICS Spiral Freezers
ICS builds spiral freezers for poultry, beef, pork, fish, breaded products, burgers and plant-based proteins, and spiral coolers for burgers and minced meat. A spiral combines a long dwell time with a compact footprint.
IntOCon
IntOCon takes care of the end of the line with custom box and crate handling, buffers and logistics conveying. It also supplies inspection, weigh and metal detection belts.
ViwateQ
ViwateQ has developed a unique, chemical-free treatment for stainless steel. It makes the surface of machines and lines microscopically smooth, so that fat, protein and other product residues adhere less and cleaning is quicker and more thorough.
Cases
Experience with leading food producers
24/7
Industry-leading service & maintenance
A line for meat, fish or protein products often runs in multiple shifts. Any unplanned downtime then costs production straight away and puts the cold chain at risk. That is why we stay involved after installation, so that your line keeps running and you get the most out of your investment.
- On-site installation and commissioning
- Training for your operators and maintenance department
- Preventive maintenance and inspections
- Fast delivery of parts, including across borders
We are here to help
Contact
Discuss your protein line with a specialist
Tell us what you process, what capacity you need or what issues your current line is running into. A specialist will contact you personally to discuss the options.
