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Article: Robotics in Meat, Fish and Poultry.
- Article from:
- Food Trade Review
- Article date:
- June 1, 1993
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1993 Food Trade Press Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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There has been a growing interest in the use of robotic technology in the food business. However, there are indications that even more use would be made of robotics if such technology were more suited to the needs of the food production environment. With this in mind, the book aims to set out the state of robotic technology currently under development.
Meat, fish and poultry processing present important challenges to be overcome. Automating the complete production cycle has already been achieved in some sectors of the food industry and the use of robotics provides the means for automatic inspection, handling, packaging, cutting and general processing. Automating the ...