Performance Meat Netting for Processing Yields

Excessive netting tension during meat processing can contribute to cook-out, shrinkage and reduced finished product weight.

Scotnet manufactures specialist elastic meat netting designed to provide appropriate compression for individual products and cooking applications.

By tailoring net diameter, rubber thickness, insert density and the number of elastic strands, we help processors balance product shape, retention and cooking performance.

• Manage compression during cooking.
• Support finished product weight retention and consistent shape.
• Select netting characteristics for different products and cooking processes.

Gaps and cavities within formed meat products can affect finished appearance, slicing consistency and the proportion of saleable product.

Scotnet manufactures elastic meat netting designed to apply controlled inward compression, helping processors improve product formation and maintain a consistent shape.

Net diameter, rubber thickness, insert density and elastic strand configuration can be tailored to the product and processing method.

• Help hold meat muscles together and reduce internal gaps.
• Support consistent product appearance and slicing performance.
• Match compression to individual product requirements.

Removing elastic netting from cooked or processed meat can pull valuable product away with the net.

Scotnet manufactures stripping yield netting designed to help minimise meat loss while maintaining the product support required during processing.

By adjusting the number of squares and optimising inward tension, Scotnet can distribute contact pressure and help reduce netting embedment. Our Ultrapeel range provides higher square-count options for demanding applications.

• Standard patterns: 8, 12, 16 and 24 squares.
• Ultrapeel patterns: 32, 48 and 72 squares.
• Higher square counts can help distribute pressure across more contact points, potentially improving ease of net removal.

Inconsistent product diameter can make slicing more difficult and contribute to uneven portions, trimming and processing inefficiency.

Scotnet has developed Fixed Diameter Netting to provide more consistent diameter control during meat processing. Unlike conventional elastic netting that relies primarily on inward elastic tension, this solution provides a defined diameter limit to support uniform cylindrical products.

The technology can be used for single-muscle and multi-muscle applications, including filling directly into netting or into netting and casing together.

• Support more consistent product diameter and slice presentation.
• Help processors optimise slicing and portion consistency.
• Support product formation using compatible filling or pressing equipment.