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AVI Africa

New automatic fillet handling solution

Marel South Africa introduces new automatic fillet handling solution connecting FHF-XB and SensorX

Stand 32/33 at this year's AVI Africa exhibition sees the introduction of an in-line automatic fillet handling solution representing a synergy of two great products from Stork Poultry Processing and Marel. The completely redesigned SensorX system now works together in perfect harmony with FHF-XB, Stork’s filleting and de-boning system, and with downstream packing solutions.

Rodney Macer-Wright, General Manager, Marel SA says that this integrated solution is the new industrial benchmark for in-line, automated fillet processing. It ensures that yield is optimised still further and that quality will fully match customer specification and food safety considerations. At the same time it does this more cheaply with lower labor and product handling costs.

Stork Poultry Processing is represented in South Africa by B T Enterprises (BTE) and this combined solution also provides an excellent opportunity for both Marel SA and BTE to offer turnkey solutions, in this case a complete breast filleting line, to the South African Market.

“The SensorX solution has the ability to revolutionise the way that breast deboning and bone detection processes are currently conducted in South Africa” Macer-Wright adds.

How it works

First, the FHF-XB de-bones front halves in-line. The harvested products are of high quality and are virtually free of bones or other imperfections. After harvesting, products are positioned automatically on a conveyor, creating the required spacing for inspection. The overhead conveyor and its product holders pass the same inspection station allowing carcasses on the holders to be checked. Products in need of trimming are moved to a third lane. Products are then automatically flipped onto a lower belt to position them ‘inside up’ for inside inspection. At the pre-trimming station only products in the third lane are trimmed and put back in the main product stream.

As a next step, fillets are fed into the SensorX, which scans the products for bone particles. Products without bone continue untouched to the next process. Bone-in product, however, is rejected and automatically returned to the trimming station in front of the SensorX for the manual removal of bone particles found by the SensorX. Trimmed product is automatically positioned back in the main stream and passes through the SensorX once more to make sure that all bone contaminants are removed. This is followed by automatic fillet handling to position the products for the next step in the process, which can be done by rolling products in both lanes back to their “outer side up” position’ for robot batching solutions. Another option in automatic fillet handling is to merge the dual-lane product stream into a single lane, making it possible, for example, to feed a grader.

Why automatic fillet handling?

The goal of automatic fillet handling is to ensure the further optimisation of yield, optimum product quality and food safety at even lower product handling and labor costs. Automatic fillet handling connects different in-line processing units such that products are not touched if not necessary and are positioned correctly for the next processing step. If a product is deemed suitable after step one, it will be transported directly to the next step in the process. In this way ‘human interference’ is limited to a minimum.

Furthermore, automatic product handling always presents fillets to the inspector or trimmer in the same accurate way. This enables quality inspection and trimming to be done very efficiently. Automatic fillet handling is a solution, which streamlines your process. It will interface perfectly with, for example, the Marel RoboBatcher. The system is modular and flexible. It brings synergy to the FHF-XB and the SensorX. An almost limitless combination of modules makes it possible to produce the end products needed.

“Marel has many solutions for poultry processing, which are readily available in South Africa. Be find out about a poultry processing solutions to suit your needs at the Marel stand at AVI Africa 2011, Emperors Palace, Gauteng, South Africa, 31 May-2 June, stand no 32/33” concludes Macer-Wright.

EDITOR'S NOTES

Marel is a leading global provider of advanced equipment and systems for the food processing industry. The company's internationally renowned brands include Marel, AEW Delford, Danfotech, Geba, Pols, Stork, Townsend and Scanvaegt. 

With an extensive global and service network spanning more than 30 countries, Marel work side-by-side with customers to extend the boundaries of food processing performance.

'Advance with Marel'.

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