AUTOMATED CRUSTACEAN CLEANING AND CUTTING APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

An automated crustacean processing apparatus provides a scrubbing of crustacean leg portions at high speed and volume and additionally maximizes the amount of l eg processable. A cutting arrangement is provided to sever the legs from the bo dy portions with minimum wastage of usable leg material. Asymmetric scrubbing of the upp er and lower leg surfaces means that the upper surfaces, which are less debris-laden and feature a commercially significant layer of red colouring receive a less vigorous scrubbing then the leg undersides, which are more debris-laden and do not feature a red layer.