Although a pork carcass may be cut differently in various parts of the world, all cuts will either be round or flat in shape. The removal of skin (rind) from both flat and round pork cuts is achieved by using a skinner. Although there are various skinner technologies on the market, the trend is toward those that offer greater automation, worker safety, product yield and less labor.
Many say that manufacturing technology has advanced to the point that suppliers can produce skinners that would have been impossible five to 10 years ago. Thus, the new wave of machines is stronger, and has less moving parts, increased longevity and improved cutting accuracy without major price increases.