Poultry processors tend to harvest every gram of meat from their raw material to achieve optimal carcass balance. If they don't want to rely on third parties, meat preparation can be a profitable business for them with great potential. Properly prepared, the meat mass can result in an infinite number of tasty end products such as nuggets, meatballs and burgers.

Researching the correlation between extensive farming and meat quality.

Besides having their fillets inspected for bone contamination, poultry processors are also eager to get some kind of automated fillet quality inspection. Marel's IRIS FI (Fillet Inspection) camera offers such a visual quality assessment. Because of its ability to detect defects such as bruises, fat and skin, IRIS FI plays an essential role in supplying highest quality food.

Marel describes the importance of dedicated intralogistics systems for efficient meat processing. In order to run a food processing facility efficiently, it’s crucial to have the right intralogistics equipment and systems in place.

The customizable SmartLine Grader can solve almost any grading issue. After configuring the ideal set-up using the new standardized components, SmartLine can adequately sort out the required products and weights. A SmartLine Grader isn't just a purchase, it's the answer to a problem.

Marel’s DeboFlex and StreamLine are helping meat processors around the world to improve their production and increase traceability.

Evisceration is a vital part of the primary process. Doing this job properly will safeguard the yield and quality of your end product.

Make sure you have the right portioning equipment to reach full potential and meet changing customer requirements and market demands.

Marel processing systems such as ATLAS live bird handling, CAS SmoothFlow, Nuova evisceration and giblet harvesting, IRIS vision grading and SmartWeigher are already capable of handling 15,000 broilers per hour [250 bpm]. LineLink automatic transfer systems are key pillars in such a 15,000 process, as they compose the crucial links between the individual processes at such a high capacity.

Chilean fish industry magazine features RoboBatcher series in article about automation in packing.