Automated clippers

A pivotable clipper assembly for attaching at least one closure clip to a product held in netting, comprising:

• a pivotable clipper mechanism having a clipper body configured to deliver clips to a clip window and attach the clips to netting;
• a first cutting cartridge mounted to the pivotable clipper mechanism, the first cutting cartridge comprising:
• a knife;
• an actuation cylinder with a rod in communication with the knife that advances and retracts the knife;
• and
• an anti-rotation block attached to a rear of the knife intermediate the knife and rod to inhibit the knife and rod from rotating, wherein, in operation, the first cutting cartridge pivots with the clipper mechanism;
• and
• a proximity sensor mounted to the cartridge to provide data to control the timing of the actuation of the cylinder to automatically controllably advance the knife to sever the netting,
• wherein the clipper mechanism comprises a groove formed therein, the first cartridge comprising a cartridge platform configured to slide into the groove in the clipper mechanism to thereby releasably mount to the clipper mechanism.