ALPINE

Poultry processing plants with a water chilled process that produce anatomic legs can benefit from the ALPINE (Anatomic Leg Processor Innovative New Evolution) leg processor. ALPINE ensures simplified, proven performance across a broad weight range. With user-friendly operation, robust design, and consistent optimal performance over an extended period, it delivers high-yield leg cuts with minimal complexity, implying minimal adjustments during production.

A consistent job

ALPINE is a state-of-the-art anatomic leg solution that excels in consistent performance, ensuring a high yield, product quality, and meat integrity. Its ability to maintain constant, top-level performance for extended periods eliminates the reliance on labor for adjustments. Operating consistently throughout a flock or even a whole production day, its simplicity and low sensitivity to maintenance reduce dependence on skilled or non-skilled labor for the operating and servicing of the machine. Despite its compact size, ALPINE is robust enough to minimize the need for frequent maintenance.

Legs stay in the shackle – Hip Dislocation Wheel

ALPINE employs a unique and patented Hip Dislocation Wheel located in the middle, actively taking control of the hip tilting movement without exerting any forces on the leg and without taking legs out of the shackle. In this way, ALPINE stays in complete control of the in-line leg between infeed and outfeed. Legs stay in the shackle throughout the process, resulting in improved performance.

Easy to use and saving labor

ALPINE saves labor because its operation demands little to no human intervention. Thanks to the low complexity, minimal adjustments are needed during production. Manual settings at three positions can be made for the entire flock or even the entire production day, maintaining a stable, consistent operation.
ALPINE also saves labor because of its high performance in preventing product drop-outs. With so many correctly processed legs, hardly any rework is needed.

• ALPINE can process legs from 1.2 kg birds to the super HD range of 4.5 kg evisceration weight without adjustments needed
• ALPINE can handle US big birds
• Within a flock, the weight range can be very wide, with unprecedented tolerances, still without the need for adjustments
• It can feature in an ACM cut-up system with either NT or EH shackles
• ALPINE has a capacity of 7,200 pph [120 ppm]
• It is fit for water-chilled products

Back piece detection

In leg processing, back pieces need to be separated correctly, preventing faulty legs from advancing to the Thigh Fillet System. Once the ALPINE system has processed the leg, it detects whether the back piece has really been integrally separated, both for left and right legs. Innova PDS software ensures that faulty legs are directed to a drop station for rework.

The integrated SmartBase machine software offers (remote) insights into back piece detection, revealing data on leg loss, unprocessed legs, and detected back pieces. This patented performance measurement of back pieces is easily accessible through the HMI touchscreen. SmartBase further monitors machine health, diagnosing motors and sensors and giving remote insight into service issues, allowing the performance to be kept in shape without physical contact.

ALPINE can also save labor when trimming of excessive groin skin is required. The optional Anatomic Leg Skin Trimming Module HP is a patented solution that matches a very specific product presentation when customers require it, and takes the leg products to a higher quality level. By automatically removing the groin skin, this patented solution saves a considerable amount of manual trimming labor.

Marel offers a range of service solutions to prevent failures, maximize performance or in case of unexpected breakdowns remote or onsite assistance.

Marel has offices in 30 countries across all regions, and a global network of highly skilled professionals that provide remote as well as onsite service support. We provide quality spare parts and customized service agreements for our customers to ensure optimal performance of Marel equipment.