Poultry processors must always think about line layout, equipment design and overall plant infrastructure and that’s especially true when dealing with larger birds. After all, larger birds require bulkier machines or longer processing lines in critical areas such as scalding, picking, chilling and deboning.
“Many legacy processing plants were not originally designed with this scale in mind,” said Josh Gillespie, vice president of sales for Kansas City, Kan.-based Baader. “As a result, processors must carefully evaluate equipment spacing, machine robustness and system integration.” Read more