Protein Tray Padding Machines Built Around Your Application

Designed for thermoformed trays used in beef, pork, poultry, seafood, and alternative-protein operations—with pad cutting and line configuration matched to your tray formats, pad specifications, and production goals.

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From Nested Tray to
Pad-Ready Stack.

The line controls the complete pad-placement sequence so operators are not manually separating trays, cutting material, placing pads, and rebuilding stacks.

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Denests thermoformed trays from the incoming stack using AB Technology's proprietary DeNester platform.

Controls tray movement through the application area for repeatable pad positioning.

Applies adhesive as required by the configured tray-and-pad process.

Feeds and precision-cuts absorbent material with servo-controlled pad length.

Places the pad into the thermoformed protein tray.

Restacks completed trays for the next step in your packaging operation.

Capabilities That Support Throughput, Changeover, and Uptime.

A modular, open-frame platform designed around the package behavior and operating realities of protein processors.

Application-Specific Control

Servo precision pad-cut control supports consistent pad length for the configured material and tray format.

Long-Run Pad Feed

Choose gaylord or roll feed based on material supply, production schedule, and changeover needs.

Tool-Free Changeovers

Modular construction supports multiple tray formats with accessible adjustments and no-tool changeover positioning.

Continuous-Run Platform

Open-frame construction, guarding, interlocks, and a lockout/tagout-ready design support demanding production environments.

Your Tray and Pad Define the Right Configuration.

Tray Formats

Dimensions, flange geometry, nesting behavior, material, and the number of formats you need to run.

Pad Details

Material, width, cut length, adhesive method, placement location, and supply format.

Production Goal

Required rate, shifts, sanitation expectations, changeover frequency, and available line space.

Line Interface

How completed tray stacks enter the next filling, sealing, or packaging step.

Reliable denesting and pad placement depend on more than a nominal tray size. The review starts with actual tray geometry, nesting behavior, pad material, desired pad position, and downstream handling.

Start With the Tray, Pad, and Production Goal

Share what you are running today and what needs to improve. The Excelis and AB Technology team will review the application and help determine equipment compatibility, configuration considerations, and appropriate next steps.