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YuHanCo High-Speed Sausage Linking Line

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The YuHanCo High-Speed Sausage Linking Line is an integrated processing system purpose-built for continuous small-calibre sausage production. Its core equipment consists of a vane-pump vacuum sausage filler and a servo-driven linking unit.
The line brings automatic loading, vacuum filling, precise portioning, servo linking, automatic hanging, and product conveying together into a single synchronised production system. It is designed to bridge the gap between filling and smoking — the very stage where product consistency fluctuates most and casing losses are most concentrated — so that every sausage leaving the line is uniform in length, weight, and linking tightness.
Typical users range from medium-sized processors to large-scale plants. Products covered include cocktail sausages, mini sausages, breakfast sausages, hot dogs, Frankfurters, chicken sausages, smoked sausages, and other small-calibre linked products, whether destined for retail, food service, or contract packing.

Product & Raw Material Compatibility

Category	Representative Products
Emulsified sausages	Frankfurters, hot dogs, chicken sausages
Coarse-minced sausages	Breakfast sausages, fresh grilling sausages
Cooked & smoked	Smoked cocktail sausages, cooked mini sausages
Frozen ready-to-cook	Frozen breakfast sausages, IQF cocktail sausages
Speciality products	Cheese-filled sausages, small-calibre beef sticks

Raw material compatibility: The line handles both high-emulsion mixes from bowl cutters and coarse-minced blends from mincers, covering standard formulations of pork, beef, chicken, and turkey. The feed system accepts standard 200-litre meat trolleys, allowing direct take-off from mixers or bowl cutters.

Core Advantages

Vacuum vane filling — air evacuated from the meat matrix before filling

The filler uses a precision vane rotor to convey the meat mix through a vacuum chamber. Before the mix enters the casing, the vacuum system extracts dispersed air pockets — the primary cause of voids, oxidation spots, and weight deviation. Once deaerated, the filled casing delivers uniform density throughout.

Servo linking replaces mechanical cam indexing

Conventional machines rely on a fixed gear ratio plus cam-driven mechanics to govern the number of linking twists. Every product changeover requires stopping the line and mechanically readjusting. This line uses independent servo motors to control filling speed, linking RPM, and casing tension simultaneously. Switching from a 42 mm-diameter Frankfurter to a 26 mm cocktail sausage takes no more than three minutes — simply recall the stored recipe.

Automatic hanging eliminates the manual bottleneck between linking and smoking

The hanging station takes linked strings directly from the linking head and arranges them automatically onto smoking sticks at line speed. For small-calibre sausage production, manual hanging is often the single factor that caps daily output; automatic hanging removes this constraint entirely.

EtherCAT bus control — full recipes stored, not isolated parameters

The control system uses EtherCAT bus communication rather than conventional point-to-point wiring. Operators store portion weight, sausage length, linking turns, conveyor speed, and stick spacing as a complete product recipe. When a recipe is recalled, all parameters load simultaneously, reducing product changeover time from tens of minutes to under three minutes.

Dual-station servo configuration for high-throughput demand

On the intelligent high-speed model, two linking stations are arranged in parallel and fed from a single filler. While one station completes the linking cycle on the current casing, the other has already begun the next, eliminating idle time between batches and pushing sustained throughput beyond what a single-head machine can achieve.

All-stainless product-contact surfaces, open-frame design for thorough cleaning

Every component in contact with product — hopper, filling tube, and main body — is manufactured from food-grade 304 stainless steel with smooth-finished welds. The linking head assembly and casing brake unit are designed for rapid removal, allowing full cleaning and visual inspection between shifts and during product changeovers.

How the Line Works

Loading

Pre-mixed emulsion or minced meat is delivered from a standard 200-litre trolley to the filler. An automatic lifting loader raises and tips the trolley, eliminating manual handling.

Vacuum filling

A rotary vane pump draws meat from the hopper into the vacuum feed chamber. The vacuum level is adjustable and typically set at −0.08 MPa, extracting dispersed air before the product is metered forward under portion control.

Portioning

The servo control system uses vane displacement and angular position as the reference for precisely metering each portion. An independent servo motor executes the preset number of linking twists, synchronised with the length-control system of the linking unit — rather than relying on time-based estimation. Portion accuracy remains stable even as the viscosity of the meat mix shifts across a shift.

Automatic hanging

Linked strings pass directly onto a transfer conveyor and are arranged onto smoking sticks by the hanging mechanism, ready for rapid onward transfer. Stick spacing and conveyor timing are set via the touch screen.

Technical Specifications

Parameter	Standard Linking Line	Intelligent High-Speed Linking Line
Filler type	Vane-pump vacuum filler	Vane-pump vacuum filler
Linking drive	Single servo	Multi-servo, dual-station
Control system	PLC + HMI touch screen	EtherCAT bus + multi-axis synchronisation
Portion length	30–400 mm	30–400 mm
Calibre range	13–40 mm	13–40 mm
Production speed	Up to 1,200 portions/min	Up to 1,200 portions/min (dual-station)
Linking turns	1–9 turns, adjustable	1–9 turns, adjustable, stored per recipe
Recipe storage	Standard 20 recipes	Extended 50+ recipes
Compatible casings	Natural, collagen, cellulose, artificial	Natural, collagen, cellulose, artificial
Hopper capacity	200 L (standard trolley)	200 L (standard trolley)
Vacuum level	Adjustable, typical −0.08 MPa	Adjustable, typical −0.08 MPa
Electrical supply	Three-phase (customisable)	Three-phase (customisable)
Material	Frame: 304; product contact: food-grade	Frame: 304; product contact: food-grade

Note: All parameters above are based on factory test records and engineering documentation. Throughput figures reference standard pork emulsion (fat content ≤ 25%) with collagen casings. Actual throughput may vary depending on product formulation and casing type.

Model Selection Guide

For a tailored recommendation, please contact us with your target daily output, primary product types, calibre range, casing type, and any other special requirements. Our engineers — with decades of hands-on production-floor experience — will advise on the most suitable configuration.

Cleaning

The filling hopper, pump chamber, filling tube, linking nozzle, and casing brake assembly are designed for quick removal, enabling thorough and convenient cleaning.

Maintenance

The vane-pump seals and casing brake are routine wear items. Both are accessible from the front panel and can be replaced without removing major assemblies.

Recommended inspection intervals: vane seals every 500 operating hours; servo drive belts every 1,000 operating hours. A spare-parts kit is supplied with every machine.

Safety protections

The equipment is fitted with interlocked guards on all rotating parts; three independent emergency-stop buttons (filler, linking station, conveyor); overload protection on all servo drives; vacuum-system leak detection with automatic shutdown on anomaly; and a CE-compliant electrical cabinet with lockable main isolator.

Customisation & Inquiry

What YuHanCo can customise
Throughput and line speed, matched to your target output.
Sausage calibre range and product type (cocktail, breakfast, Frankfurter, mini, speciality).

Automation level: from basic HMI control to full EtherCAT recipe management, remote monitoring, and data logging.
Upstream and downstream integration: material feed, hanging, smokehouse interface, blast-freezing hand-off.
Voltage, frequency, and electrical supply configuration (three-phase five-wire available on request).

Complete factory layout planning against your floor drawing.

About Yuhanco Industrial Co., Ltd.

YuHanCo Industrial is a specialist manufacturer of meat-processing equipment and complete line solutions. With roots tracing back to 1986 and nearly 40 years in meat-processing machinery, the company operates a 15,000 m² manufacturing facility, holds CE and EAC certification, and exports to over 70 countries. From single machines to complete sausage processing plants, YuHanCo delivers reliable equipment and professional engineering services to food manufacturers worldwide.

Information to include when you send an inquiry

Target product type(s) and calibre range (mm)
Required daily output (kg or pieces)
Number of product SKUs and expected changeover frequency
Casing types to be used (natural, collagen, cellulose, artificial)
Available factory floor area and ceiling height
Electrical supply specifications (voltage, phase, frequency)
Whether upstream and downstream equipment (mincer, bowl cutter, mixer, smokehouse, blast freezer, packaging machine) is already in place or requires configuration

Send the above information to the YuHanCo engineering team, and we will provide a recommended line configuration, equipment list, and preliminary layout proposal.

Notice:
All technical parameters in this document are for reference only. Final specifications are subject to YuHanCo engineering documentation and project review. Performance data is based on standard formulations; actual figures may vary depending on product composition and operating conditions.

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Vacuum vane filling — air evacuated from the meat matrix before filling

Servo linking replaces mechanical cam indexing

Automatic hanging eliminates the manual bottleneck between linking and smoking

EtherCAT bus control — full recipes stored, not isolated parameters

Dual-station servo configuration for high-throughput demand

All-stainless product-contact surfaces, open-frame design for thorough cleaning

Cleaning

Maintenance

Safety protections

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