A clean separation
The BAADER group, a leading manufacturer of machinery and processing plant for the food industry, developed suitable technology for the clean separation of meat and sinews or cartilage more than 40 years ago. Over time, the product range was extended, and now includes soft separators with varying performances that can be used to remove sinew from meat and poultry, to recover meat from fish, to extract pulp from fruit and vegetables, and to unpack food products. In BAADER soft separators, a toothed chain powered by a
geared motor
is used to move a squeezing belt. The squeezing belt transports the product to a perforated drum and squeezes the soft components through the perforation, while the solid particles remain outside of the drum. An adjustable cylinder allows users to adjust the yield/quality ratio.
This method ensures maximum product quality and minimal temperature increase. Thus, the cell structure of the source product is not destroyed, since the squeezing belt system offers sufficient flexibility. At the same time, unwanted solid components are kept out of the end product during meat processing. Last but not least, the method results in considerable time savings and a standardized final product compared to manual product separation.