Understanding Marel

Take a moment to learn more about Marel’s innovative, technology-based approach, that has placed us at the forefront of the food processing industry. At Marel, our vision is of a world where quality food is produced sustainably and affordably. Marel is a pure play supplier of advanced and high-end processing equipment, full-line solutions and software and services to the poultry, meat and fish industries. The same ambition applies to the acquired verticles of pet food, aqua feed and plant-based proteins.

In partnership with our customers, we are transforming the way food is processed. We work in close partnership with producers that are looking to increase the overall level of automation, food quality and traceability.

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Our legacy

Our legacy

Marel traces its origins to a project at the University of Iceland that began in 1978 and led to a group of engineers founding the company in 1983. Marel quickly made its mark in the fish processing industry with the development of motion-compensating onboard scales.

Customer stories1 / 15

Advanced dicing technology to make more in modern markets

“These upgrades help us streamline our processes and reinforce our commitment to quality and customer satisfaction.”

Emilio Porta, General Manager of Meat Solutions

CMI, El Salvador

Swiss Lachs champions sustainable innovation in land-based salmon farming

Himmerlandskød: “We went from Flintstones to Star Wars with Marel”

“Marel and Baiada both share a strong commitment to full inline processing in the most sustainable way.”

Simon Camilleri, CEO

Baiada, Australia

"The yield with Q-Wing is definitely higher for all wing pieces, with better quality."

Fabian Taferner, Technical Director Secondary Processing

Hubers Landhendl, Austria

Before the new equipment, our portioning and batching were done manually, which resulted in variations in overweight and fixed-weight portions.

Manuel Gutiérrez, National Manager of Bucaro Premium Sales Division

Salva-Mar

We had trim waste with an excess of 23%. That is just unacceptable, we were throwing millions of dollars down the drain.

Mike Hughes, Debone Plant Manager

Claxton Poultry

"I like it when a technological upgrade doesn’t necessarily require the purchase of a totally new machine. This is a very sustainable approach.”

Dennis Loo, Plant Manager

CCK Malaysia

With the Marel ProTen we quickly generated a unique position in the market by being flexible in low and high pressure forming and processing 4.5 tons of pork bones daily.

Gert-Jan Kuiper, CEO

NWT

“We always turn to Marel for their reliable systems and their excellent support."

Mariana dos Santos, General Manager

Crizaves, Portugal

"Products are eviscerated even more precisely than we’ve ever seen before. Their viscera packs are in even better condition."

Łukasz Olszewski, Maintenance Manager

Cedrob, Poland

We have 24 products that we can pack at the same time to meet 50 to 60 orders simultaneously.

Børge Holm, General Manager

Holmøy

When you get the Deheader MS 3028 and the Filleting machine MS 2750 working together with the automatic infeed, you see the difference

Arturas Kasperavicius, Technical Manager

Hofseth

Previously, we needed 10-12 workers per truck, but now we only require 3-4 for sorting.

Pratit Wongphimaykham, General Manager

Pacific TUM Cold Storage

Understanding Marel

Customer stories1 / 15

Advanced dicing technology to make more in modern markets

Customer stories2 / 15

“These upgrades help us streamline our processes and reinforce our commitment to quality and customer satisfaction.”

Customer stories3 / 15

Swiss Lachs champions sustainable innovation in land-based salmon farming

Customer stories4 / 15

Himmerlandskød: “We went from Flintstones to Star Wars with Marel”

Customer stories5 / 15

“Marel and Baiada both share a strong commitment to full inline processing in the most sustainable way.”

Customer stories6 / 15

"The yield with Q-Wing is definitely higher for all wing pieces, with better quality."

Customer stories7 / 15

Before the new equipment, our portioning and batching were done manually, which resulted in variations in overweight and fixed-weight portions.

Customer stories8 / 15

We had trim waste with an excess of 23%. That is just unacceptable, we were throwing millions of dollars down the drain.

Customer stories9 / 15

"I like it when a technological upgrade doesn’t necessarily require the purchase of a totally new machine. This is a very sustainable approach.”

Customer stories10 / 15

With the Marel ProTen we quickly generated a unique position in the market by being flexible in low and high pressure forming and processing 4.5 tons of pork bones daily.

Customer stories11 / 15

“We always turn to Marel for their reliable systems and their excellent support."

Customer stories12 / 15

"Products are eviscerated even more precisely than we’ve ever seen before. Their viscera packs are in even better condition."

Customer stories13 / 15

We have 24 products that we can pack at the same time to meet 50 to 60 orders simultaneously.

Customer stories14 / 15

When you get the Deheader MS 3028 and the Filleting machine MS 2750 working together with the automatic infeed, you see the difference

Customer stories15 / 15

Previously, we needed 10-12 workers per truck, but now we only require 3-4 for sorting.

Understanding Marel

Customer stories1 / 15

Advanced dicing technology to make more in modern markets

Customer stories2 / 15

“These upgrades help us streamline our processes and reinforce our commitment to quality and customer satisfaction.”

Customer stories3 / 15

Swiss Lachs champions sustainable innovation in land-based salmon farming

Customer stories4 / 15

Himmerlandskød: “We went from Flintstones to Star Wars with Marel”

Customer stories5 / 15

“Marel and Baiada both share a strong commitment to full inline processing in the most sustainable way.”

Customer stories6 / 15

"The yield with Q-Wing is definitely higher for all wing pieces, with better quality."

Customer stories7 / 15

Before the new equipment, our portioning and batching were done manually, which resulted in variations in overweight and fixed-weight portions.

Customer stories8 / 15

We had trim waste with an excess of 23%. That is just unacceptable, we were throwing millions of dollars down the drain.

Customer stories9 / 15

"I like it when a technological upgrade doesn’t necessarily require the purchase of a totally new machine. This is a very sustainable approach.”

Customer stories10 / 15

With the Marel ProTen we quickly generated a unique position in the market by being flexible in low and high pressure forming and processing 4.5 tons of pork bones daily.

Customer stories11 / 15

“We always turn to Marel for their reliable systems and their excellent support."

Customer stories12 / 15

"Products are eviscerated even more precisely than we’ve ever seen before. Their viscera packs are in even better condition."

Customer stories13 / 15

We have 24 products that we can pack at the same time to meet 50 to 60 orders simultaneously.

Customer stories14 / 15

When you get the Deheader MS 3028 and the Filleting machine MS 2750 working together with the automatic infeed, you see the difference

Customer stories15 / 15

Previously, we needed 10-12 workers per truck, but now we only require 3-4 for sorting.

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