Needles for all types of injecting machines
In ZUST Needles we specialize in the manufacture of food injection needles for processing all types of bone-in or boneless meat, poultry, fish or bakery products. Every needle we manufacture is made of high-grade AISI 304-316 stainless steel, often with added titanium or other elements that improve durability. The alloy pairs hardness with flexibility, so the needle holds its edge and stays in service considerably longer than a conventional needle. The tube diameter, wall thickness, number of holes and their position are all configurable, so we can match each needle to the injector and to the product it will be used on. Precise brine delivery through the needle prepares the injected product for the next stage of processing, such as tumbling, massaging, smoking or drying.
One supplier for all types of needles
Perfect fit and quality of all parts guarantees effective work of any device. Therefore, it is important to choose an appropriate meat injection needle for the processed product. Muscle structure varies from product to product, so tender poultry and fish fillets call for a different needle diameter, tip and hole pattern than dense beef or bone-in cuts.
We manufacture needles suitable for any type of food injector. There are many brands that manufacture high quality meat injectors: Inject Star, Ruhle, Schroder, Gunther, Fomaco, Nowicki, Suhner, Metalquimia, Ogalsa, Garos, Pokomat, Belam, CFS, Henneken, Dorit, Lutetia and many more. No matter what type of injecting machine you use, our needles can be used as compatible with any injector available on the market.
We manufacture every needle to our own design and are not an agent or representative of any of the injector brands listed above. For many years we have been developing our own needle designs: reliable, cost-effective, tailored to each customer and suitable for any type of processing equipment on the market.
Quality
All our food injection needles are made of the highest quality type of stainless steel (AISI 304-316), so they are strong and flexible and stay sharp for longer. Thanks to the use of high-grade AISI 304-316 stainless steel, often with added titanium or other elements that improve durability, our needles are built for the highest possible resistance to breaking and can be used much more extensively than other needles available on the market.
What strengthens our needles even more is the fact that we use silver soldering in areas where welding is not possible, for example underneath the head, where it connects the needle tube. Such soldering not only makes the needle stronger but also secures the connection to prevent the brine to enter area impossible to clean.
Hygiene inside the needle
What happens inside the needle tube determines the yield you achieve, how freely the brine flows and how thoroughly the needle can be cleaned. Electropolishing the internal and external surfaces removes the roughness where brine residue and bacteria would otherwise settle, which lowers the risk of clogging. By optimizing the internal construction of each meat injector needle we reduced the bacteria growth and increased the safety of your customers.
Smooth internal channels keep the brine flowing without interruption and make each needle easier to clean, including in CIP (Cleaning in Place) systems. This guarantees uninterrupted use of the injector and minimizes the risk of stopping the processing line due to needles clogging.
What is more, all our needle tips are forged and not welded. Rolling the tube until it gets a round shape tip is stronger and much more effective as the tip and the tube are one piece. The use of forging instead of welding makes the needle less likely to break at the tip and stay in the product.
Needle configuration
Regardless of the order size, we select the internal tube diameter, the number and diameter of the holes and their placement to suit the specific brine and product, with no additional design fees. It makes no difference whether you run a runny brine or a thick one, large meat pieces or thin fish fillets. Tell us the yield you are aiming for and we will propose a needle geometry that helps you reach it.