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July 2011
New Premises, Greater Capability
We have a new home - a purpose designed building with extended meat science laboratory, sensory panel testing facilities and a large electrical development workshop – in the Aotearoa Park industrial area adjacent to the former Aotearoa Meat plant near Cambridge.
Capabilities
Unique electronics platform
Although these electrical technologies are not new we have developed a unique electronics platform that makes them far safer and more effective in more situations.
Our research has identified precisely how electrical inputs interact with other aspects of carcass processing and affect the quality of the final product. We can now configure the operation of each piece of equipment to meet specific commercial requirements for:
- Greater processing efficiency
- Meeting market requirements
- Better product quality and consistency
- Improved profitability
Products
Meat Quality measurement tools for use in QA environments or research laboratories
TenderTex - Device to measure meat tenderness and texture profiles.
TenderMoist – Device to measure meat succulence
TenderSoft - Data analysis software to automate data acquisition and analyse TenderTex data
Electronic technologies for improved meat processing efficiency and carcass quality – manufactured
- High frequency electrical stun systems for cattle, lambs and bobby calves - Halal and stun-kill systems
- Variable frequency immobilisation systems for beef and lambs
- Electronic systems to accelerate bleeding in cattle and sheep
- SureStim: Programmable stimulation system to provide user-defined carcass pH decline. 'Touch safe' system that does not require safety barriers
- SmartStim: Stimulation system tailored to individual carcass requirements. ‘Touch safe’ system that does not require safety barriers
Services
Carcass processing specifications: evaluation and optimisation
Eating quality programmes
Meat quality measurements and quality certification