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You can purchase a complete range of elastic meat netting, collagen film, release agents and equipment with your credit card.
  • Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • Secure on-line purchasing
  • Competitive pricing guaranteed
  • Other areas quoted on request
  • Orders dispatched within 48 hours of receipt
  • 100% Satisfaction guaranteed
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We are members with many of the American Trade Associations.

We manufacture all of our meat netting here in the United States this means we can keep costs low as possible and offer low prices to large processors.

You can view our privacy statement and terms and conditions here.

Zip-net, Inc is committed to providing the American meat industry with a comprehensive range of elastic meat netting, collagen film, release agent, bone guard and automatic stuffing equipment.

We've been producing meat netting in our Reading, Pennsylvania facility for over forty years. Our manufacturing process is state-of-the-art, and tight system integration throughout the plant helps ensure consistent quality and on-time delivery.

Zip-net's unique combination of a wide range of  meat netting and custom-built equipment for loading, stuffing and stripping help you net and pack meat more easily, faster and more cost-effectively. Our trained service representatives, on-line order entry and extensive inventory help make ZIP-net a valued partner for your processing operations.


Early days history

  • ZIP-net originally started making meat netting as Ripple Twist Mills at Gordon Street, Reading, PA in 1964.
  • 1970 moved to the corner building at 9th and Douglas
  • 1979 moved here at 801 William Lane, which is a purpose built meat netting manufacturing factory
  • 1994 company changed its name from Ripple Twist Mills to ZIP-net, Inc.
  • 1998 - 2002 saw complete overhaul of the equipment and systems
  • 2001 introduced the collagen film line, 2005 saw the first presence on the web.
  • 2006-8 Bone Protection and equipment were added to the portfolio.
  • 2009 our on line ordering system went live.
  • 2012 ZIP-net plant achieves HACCP certification.
  • 2016 ZIP-net invests $2m in a brand new casing plant.
  • 2017 heading towards BRC certification.
 pdf click here to view our certificate.

 
ZIP-net, Inc.   801 William Lane,  Reading,   PA 19604
     T: 610 929 9426    E: info@zip-net.com   Toll Free: 1-877-632-8638