Cut & Pack is a fully automated cutting, batching and packing salmon system from Marel Food Systems that virtually eliminates human intervention and greatly improves hygiene.
Cut & Pack features the combined advantages of the ScanPortioner B36 Portion Cutter and AEW Delford’s Intelligent Portion Loading Robot (IPL Robot). The Cut & Pack line is capable of loading as many as 160 salmon portions per minute directly into thermoformers.
A ScanPortioner B36 Portion Cutter controls the line by first scanning the product to determine where the cuts are to be made to produce the fixed weight portions. A vision system communicates the location of the portions to the IPL Robot which then gently picks them up and loads them directly into a packing machines, e.g. thermoformers. All of this is done without manual intervention.
“The Cut & Pack line has attracted a great deal of interest from the world’s salmon processors since it was introduced earlier this year. The high accuracy of the finished fixed weight portions combined with the obvious labour saving potential of the IPL Robot is especially appealing to fish processors who often face labour shortages,” says Chris Bjerregaard, business manager, fish processing at Marel Food Systems.
Another benefit of the Cut & Pack line is the fact that reduced human touch improves hygiene conditions, which is essential in today’s food processing industry. The less human touch, the less risk of bacterial intrusion.
Product highlights include:
• Reduced labour costs
• Higher portion accuracy
• Possibility of 45 degree angled cuts
• Gentle product handling
• Improved product presentation
