OPTiX Thigh Debone
Intelligent thigh deboning
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The Foodmate OPTiX Thigh Deboner uses X-Ray technology to determine where the kneecap is on the bone by measuring the bone length. The machine produces cartilage-free meat at the highest possible yields. The machine offers integration with the OPTI Flow Cut-up System and accommodates a wide variation of bird sizes. The machine adjusts in real time for each leg on the line.
OPTI Thigh Deboner
6000 thighs per hour!
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. Now existing and new customers can achieve an even faster return on investment with the recently developed Kneecap Remover (KCR).
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Kneecap? What kneecap?
The OPTI Thigh Deboner has been a very successful machine, with over 200 satisfied customers reporting significant yield improvement. The OPTI TD’s innovative scraper design and tendon cutting system give the meat a hand-cut appearance without shattering the bones. Adding the automated KCR does not impact meat quality and yields are very similar or sometimes even better then operations that manually trim.
The KCR can be installed on existing machines, or it can be integrated into a new thigh deboner. It 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.