Automated loading station suitable for meat portions and plant for processing said meat portions

Abstract

The invention relates to an automated loading station (10) for meat portions (15) configured so as to hook, at a hooking area, a meat portion (15) to a sustaining element (20A,20B), which loading station (10) is provided with: —a movement apparatus (70) for moving the sustaining elements (20A,20B) configured so as to move a sustaining element (20A,20B) at the hooking area, —a conveying apparatus (A) for conveying the meat portions (15) configured so as to convey the meat portion (15) at the hooking area and to align a segment of the meat portion (15) to a plurality of needles (40) of the sustaining element (20A,20B), and—a press (125) configured so as to press the meat portion (15) against the needles (40) of the sustaining element (20A,20B) positioned in the hooking area to penetrate the meat portion (15) with said needles (40).

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