Cargill Inc.

Tom Bolte

David R McKenna

Dan Moore

The present invention includes meat fabrication systems and methods. The system according to one embodiment includes a conveyor () for advancing meat cuts, a cutting assembly () defining a cutting path () that intersects the conveyor (), and at least one guide () that orientates the meat cuts on the conveyor relative to the cutting path such that the chine bones of the meat cut are separated from the remaining portions of the meat cuts as the meat cuts are advanced through the cutting path () by the conveyor ().

Meat fabrication system and method

An automated system and method for breaking a primal cut of meat into smaller components includes a conveyor for advancing the primal cut from a first end of the system to a second end of the system, at least one automated cutting assembly for performing a first cut and a second cut to separate the primal cut into three sub-components, and a guide for orienting the primal cut on the conveyor. In some embodiments, the guide is configured to align with a spinal groove in the primal cut. In some embodiments, the at least one automated cutting assembly includes a first automated cutting assembly for performing the first cut and a second automated cutting assembly for performing the second cut.

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Tom Bolte