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Integrated processing for the meat industry
Economies of scale, improved throughput, better traceability, higher yield and reduced labour costs are just some of the benefits of the integration of production systems in manufacturing plants. Here Meat Management takes a quick look at some products and systems on the market.
Beef processing companies looking for greater efficiency are increasingly focusing on key performance indicators (KPIs) that are crucial pointers for how effectively their plant is running. The KPIs are typically yield, throughput, quality, production control and stock management. Improvements to the continuous monitoring of the production may result in immense financial benefits to the processor. StreamLine, offered by Marel as a comprehensive and state-of-the-art beef deboning and trimming system, enables processors to online monitor and control the production from carcass intake to product dispatch.
Carcasses from stock are weighed-in on an overhead track scale where information about each animal such as animal ID, age, slaughter date, farmer, PH value, etc, is captured by the Innova production control software system. Subsequent to that, the carcasses are cut down according to individual specifi cations and weighed before entering the StreamLine for deboning/trimming.
Primals are distributed to work stations on the StreamLine, based on operator availability and deboned, trimmed and skinned, according to individual specifi cations indicated on the terminals. All cuts are fully traceable and yield, throughput, quality and other KPIs for each operator are registered and monitored online. After deboning and trimming the primals are automatically distributed for individual or bulk packing in bags, and subsequently boxed, registered, labelled and sent to stock or dispatch.
The entire production process is monitored by Innova Deboning and Trimming software. The module is supporting Marel StreamLines and all processes in front of and subsequent to the line including weighing, grading, portioning, quality assurance, inventory and dispatch.
As published in Meat Management March/April 2010