Fat/meat grading method and system
AssigneeMarel HF
InventorsBrynjolfur Thorsson, Vidar Erlingsson, Saevar Gardarsson
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Abstract
Method and system for processing of meat trim products, where trim products are supplied as a sequence of collections of trim (COTs), each collection of trim (COT) comprising a plurality of trim products, whereby: a fat/meat relationship for a collection of trim (COT) is measured; a collection of trim (COT) is transferred to a selected station by a separator, controlled by a controller; and whereby a batch is completed at a selected station on the basis of data for said fat/meat relationship, said batch comprising one or more collections of trim (COTs) and fulfilling a predetermined criterion regarding a total fat/meat relationship.
Claims32
Method of processing of meat trim products, comprising the steps of:
- supplying trim products as a sequence of collections of trim (COTs), each collection of trim (COT) comprising a plurality of trim products:
- measuring a fat/meat relationship for a collection of trim (COT);
- transferring a collection of trim (COT) to a selected station by a separator, controlled by a controller;
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- completing a batch at a selected station on the basis of data for said fat/meat relationship, said batch comprising one or more collections of trim (COTs) and fulfilling a predetermined criterion regarding a total fat/meat relationship.
System for processing of meat trim products, wherein trim products are supplied to the system in a sequence of collections of trim (COTs), each collection of trim (COT) comprising a plurality of trim products, said system comprising:
- a trim parameter measuring apparatus (TPMA) designed for measuring the fat/meat relationship for a collection of trim (COT);
- a separator for transferring a collection of trim (COT) to a selected station;
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- a controller for controlling the separator to complete a batch at a selected station, based on input from said trim parameter measuring apparatus (TPMA), said batch comprising one or more collections of trim (COTs) and fulfilling a predetermined criterion regarding a total fat/meat relationship.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.