Duck | Marel

Duck processing

From knowledge to innovation

For every need that arises in your duck processing facility, Marel offers wide-ranging solutions, tailored to your individual business situation. If you're aiming to maximize added value and minimize waste, our modular, in-line systems offer the required flexibility and automation capabilities up to 6,000 ducks per hour.

You can rely on our state-of-the-art systems and services for all steps of duck processing. Just like you, we understand the unique aspects of duck anatomy and translate this knowledge into efficient, highly automated processing solutions.

Our range of systems, services, and software ensures optimal factory-wide integration for all duck types, including Pekin, Barbary, Muscovy, and Mullard. Additionally, you can benefit from our cutting-edge goose processing machines.

Per processing stage

Primary processing
Secondary processing
Further processing
Supporting processes

Primary processing

In close co-operation with our customers, we create innovative solutions for the duck processing industry, driving excellence in performance, food safety and sustainability.

For all steps of duck processing, we have state-of-the-art systems and services available. Our dedicated duck solutions take into account all unique aspects of a duck’s anatomy. The result is a unique, modular and in-line duck processing configuration with an unrivaled level of automation, suitable for the highest possible capacities.

We offer a complete range of systems, services and software to ensure optimal factory-wide integration and operations. This goes for all duck types, including Pekin Ducks, Barbary, Muscovy and Mullard.

For goose processing, dedicated processing equipment is needed. As the waterfowl specialist, Marel PMJ developed a portfolio for geese too. Read all about goose processing here.

Our solutions:

Live bird handling

Killing and defeathering

Waxing

Evisceration

Chilling

Secondary processing

We are able to offer solutions for all steps in the process and for every production capacity. Our high-performance systems are unique, modular and in-line, making duck processing just as flexible as you need it to be. Marel's duck processing features an unrivaled level of automation, suitable for the highest possible production capacity, being 6,000 ducks per hour.

Providing various modular options, the system offers almost limitless production flexibility, resulting in added-value duck production with least giveaway.

The system’s product carrier positions products perfectly, even at the highest line speeds. Result is a system producing the highest yields and percentage of A-grade duck products in the entire poultry processing industry.

Our solutions:

Overhead grading and distribution

Cut-up

Deboning, skinning and trimming

Portion cutting

Meat harvesting

Marinating and tumbling

Grading and batching

Packing and labeling

Weighing (Scales)

Further processing

In close cooperation with you, we create innovative solutions for the further processing industry, driving excellence in performance, food safety and sustainability. Together, we’ll find the best way possible to create a solution that lets you produce the exact product you require. We do this by applying our deeply rooted knowledge of food technology and in-depth understanding of further processing. We can meet your needs at every step in the process, from portioning whole meat muscle, or preparing your mass through forming, coating, cooking and sausage making, all the way to weighing, grading, batching, freezing and packing the final product.

Our advanced further processing solutions enable you to produce a wide variety of convenience products and sausages, giving you a robust and repeatable process, which creates consistent, on-spec products again and again. The flexible and efficient systems deliver high yield and create added value for your poultry business. Your end product is our starting point!

Our solutions:

Convenience food production

Sausage making

Supporting processes

Duck processing is more than just lining up a series of machines. Throughout the entire plant, the processes have to be adjusted to each other. Our modular software packages can cover the complete value chain in the production cycle, from the receipt of input material right up to dispatch of the end products.

Well designed internal logistics, as well as advanced software solutions are indispensable to connect smoothly all components in the duck factory, bringing the right products to the right place at the right time.

Water treatment is also a vital component in the duck process. Waste water needs to be purified before it can be re-used.