Many meat and poultry processors, trimming and deboning equipment manufacturers and universities continue to pursue automation and robotics for the trimming and deboning process. One challenge is to scale the systems up to process and control equipment based on line speeds, specifically in the United States, says John Johnson, industry consultant.
From poultry to meat, most species can have automation applied. “As my research has shown, the anatomical landmarks on various species can and is used to direct where the end effector interacts with the product to be deboned or trimmed,” Johnson explains.