DARK MEAT DEBONING SOLUTION
NEW OPTI THIGH DEBONER WITH KNEECAP SEPARATOR ( KCS )
Now existing and new customers can achieve an even faster return on investment with the recently developed Kneecap Separator ( KCS ).
Foodmate developed the KCS to provide a solution to help address staffing issues with the trimming of cartilage that stays on the meat after deboning . Due to an increasingly tight labor market , it is becoming more and more difficult to staff the trim tables and control the performance of each individual trimmer .
The Foodmate OPTI Thigh deboner has been developed to address problems commonly found in both manual and automated thigh deboning operations .
The innovative scraper design and tendon cutting system give the meat a hand cut appearance without shattering the bones . Adding the automated KCS does not impact meat quality and yields are very similar or sometimes even better then operations that manually trim .
The KCS can be installed on existing machines or it can be integrated into a new machine . The KCS is located underneath the meat scrapers and is cam and gear operated . Each meat scraper has a circular blade that comes from underneath the thigh bone to cut the tendons around the knee joint . After the tendons are cut , the meat scraper pulls the meat off the bone while leaving the kneecap attached to the bone .
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Final Product
High yield , hand cut appearance without shattering the bones .
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OPTI thigh deboners sold Worldwide
Since the official introduction of the OPTI Thigh Deboner in 2011 , Foodmate has successfully installed over 175 machines worldwide . Customers in the US , Canada , Korea , Australia , France , Poland , Turkey , Russia , Brazil and several other countries are realizing significant yield improvements and labor savings as well as seeing improved thigh meat quality and increased shelf life .