Automatic processing system and method for poultry carcasses

Abstract

A method of loading a poultry carcass (2) having at least a back, a breast and legs into an automatic processing system (1), comprising: receiving the poultry carcass (2) suspended by the legs from a first conveyor (3); while suspended by the legs, receiving the breast of the carcass (2) by a second conveyor (5), the second conveyor (5) being synchronized to the first conveyor (3); while suspended by the legs from the first conveyor (3) and engaged by the second conveyor (5), separating, by the automatic processing system (1), the received poultry carcass (2) into a carcass front half (2B) comprising the breast and a carcass back half (2A) comprising the legs; further conveying the carcass back half (2A) while suspended by the legs from the first conveyor (3); and inserting, by the automatic processing system (1), a mandrel (11) into the carcass front half (2B) engaged by the second conveyor (5), and further conveying the carcass front half (2B) on the inserted mandrel (11).

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