Sausage linking system for consistent weight and length control
Achieve precision in sausage production with high-speed linking and metering, ensuring perfect weight and length consistency for every batch.

The Frank-A-Matic Linker LK 0400 series from Marel is designed to revolutionize sausage production through exceptional consistency and efficiency. This high-speed, semi-automatic machine is ideal for processing a variety of sausages, including frankfurters, bratwursts, and plant-based options. It operates by precisely filling, linking, and hanging sausages, ensuring accurate weight control and significantly reducing meat leakage. The revamped metering pump and casing hopper enhance operational reliability while improving casing handling. With a capacity of up to 6,600 lbs/hr, the LK 0400 integrates seamlessly into existing lines, utilizing an easy-to-use touchscreen HMI for simple operation. Available with various conveyor styles, it supports diverse sausage types, offering flexibility and customization. The equipment is constructed with sloped surfaces for improved sanitation and features the latest mechanical and electrical components for optimal performance. Marel’s widespread network ensures comprehensive service support, while the equipment’s design aligns with industry standards for ease of cleaning and maintenance.
Benefits
- Enhances product consistency and quality with precise weight control.
- Increases production speed while minimizing casing waste.
- Reduces operational costs with reliable, low-maintenance components.
- Easily adapts to varied sausage types and production requirements.
- Simplifies cleaning and sanitation processes, ensuring food safety compliance.
- Applications
- Prepared foods,Sausages
- End products
- Bratwursts,Breakfast sausages,Smoked sausages,Cocktail sausages,Plant-based sausages,Chorizo,Frankfurters,Italian sausages,Kielbasa,Hot dogs,Chicken sausages
- Steps before
- Meat preparation,Grinding,Emulsification
- Steps after
- Hanging,Packing,Sterilization
- Input ingredients
- cellulose casings,collagen casings,sausage meat,prefab collagen casing
- Output ingredients
- linked sausages,cased products,sausages with consistent weight and length
- Sausage caliber range
- 14-34 mm
- Sausage length range
- 60-360 mm
- Maximum machine capacity
- 6,600 lbs/hr
- Casing slug length
- 430/530 mm
- Automation
- Touchscreen HMI
- Conveyor types
- Vertical hooks,horizontal hooks,continuous oven chain
- Automation level
- Touchscreen HMI
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Energy efficiency
- Low operation costs
- Cleaning method
- Designed with sanitation in mind
- Changeover time
- Improved speed and reliability
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen HMI (Human Machine Interface)
- Conveyor types
- VC 3030,HC 4030,JC 8000
- Metering pump design
- Redesigned for increased speed and reliability
- Linking assembly
- Food-grade polyurethane belts
- Casing hopper design
- Improved for gentler handling
- Sloping vertical surfaces
- Designed to aid sanitation
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen HMI
- Conveyor styles
- Four styles available (Vertical hooks,Horizontal hooks,Continuous oven chain)
- Market info
- Marel is known for its advanced food processing equipment, specializing in systems and services for poultry, meat, and fish industries. It is recognized for innovation, quality, and improving processing efficiency and sustainability.