Optimal hog carcass processing system and method
View Patent ↗A system and a method for determining a break point of a plurality of hog carcasses is disclosed. The method includes establishing at least one criterion for determining whether the loin of a carcass should be boned. Data is then collected from the hog carcasses relating to the quality of the hog carcasses. Next a determination is made, based on the criteria, whether the loin of a selected carcass of the plurality of hog carcasses is appropriate for boning. If so, the break point of the selected carcass is adjusted appropriately.
1. A method of determining a break point of a plurality of hog carcasses, the method comprising:
collecting data from the hog carcasses relating to the quality of the hog carcasses;
determining, based on the data, whether a selected carcass of the plurality of hog carcasses is appropriate for boning; and
minimizing trimmings of a boneless loin by adjusting the cut point of the selected carcass based on the determination of whether the selected carcass is appropriate for boning.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising adjusting a laser light located on a cutting table according to whether the carcass is appropriate for boning, wherein the laser light is used to identify the break point of the carcass.
3. A method of determining a break point of a plurality of hog carcasses, the method comprising:
a step of collecting hog carcass data;
a step of determining whether a selected carcass is appropriate for boning; and
a step of adjusting a cut point of the selected carcass to minimize the trimmings of a boneless loin.