SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS AND/OR PARTS THEREOF

摘要

The invention pertains to a system for processing a carcass or carcass part of a porcine, bovine, ovine, or caprine slaughter animal, which processing involves a plurality of processing steps, which system comprises: -a primary transport system, which primary transport system comprises: -an overhead conveyor (951), which overhead conveyor comprises a track and a plurality of trolleys, which trolleys are movable along said track, -a plurality of carriers for holding a carcass or carcass part, each of the carriers being connected to one or more trolleys, -a plurality of processing stations (902, 903, 905), which processing stations are arranged along the track, each of the processing stations being adapted to carry out one or more processing steps on a carcass or carcass part, wherein in at least one processing station a step of removing a part of the carcass or carcass part is carried out, -a secondary transport system (911), which secondary transport system is arranged adjacent to the processing station in which said part is removed from the carcass or carcass part, which secondary transport system is adapted to receive said part.