Meat&Poultry - February 2013 - 7

Marel Stork Poultry Processing
Enters Poultry Skinning Arena.
Marel’s new SK14-430
Waterless Poultry Skinner
opens a new chapter in the history
of this international manufacturer
of high technology equipment for
the poultry processing industry.
This new innovative machine is
designed to remove skins from
boneless butterfly chicken breasts,
whole legs and thighs with the
highest yields on the market
and without the need of water.
To offer some detailed insight
into this new poultry skinner
Larry Campbell, Vice President
Sales – Poultry, of Marel has
provided answers to questions
about this skinner:

Q&A
Marel is known for its pork and beef
skinning prowess, so why now has it
entered the poultry skinning market? What
makes this the opportune time to introduce
a new machine in the market segment?
Marel does have extensive experience
in pork and beef skinning with its line of
Townsend skinners. Marel is also known for
is technologically advanced innovation in
engineering design and manufacturing in
the poultry industry with its Stork Poultry
Processing equipment. We are making
this move at this time simply because we
recognized a need in this market segment;
we have the engineering capability to meet
that need; and the market is favorable for a
supplier of this kind of equipment.

Hygiene and maintenance are always
a concern with poultry machines. What
accommodations have you made for
routine sanitation and upkeep?
We gave the SK 14-430 a simple, open
design and tool-free breakdown. Cleaning
and maintenance is fast and easy.
We took the same thorough approach in designing
the SK14-430 that we do with all of our equipment.
The electrical, air and drive systems are simple to
access. Again, speed and operator convenience
were primary considerations.

What’s so great about the SK 14-430?
There are many great things about the
SK14-430. First and foremost, it’s waterless.
That’s right, the Marel SK 14-430 uses no
water. You see, the conventional system uses
water to separate skin from the tooth roll.
We don’t. The SK 14-430 uses a stripper roll to
clean and remove the skin from the tooth roll.
What’s the advantage in that?
The advantage is higher quality skins for
secondary processes. Water degrades the
skins making them less suitable for secondary
processes. It’s an income stream. When you
degrade the skins by using water, you are
limiting a secondary income source.
Secondary processes are only one small
aspect of poultry processing. Does the
SK 14-430 offer other signiﬁcant advantages?
Our system combines forward motion and
downward pressure to remove the skin from
poultry parts. Ray Townsend invented this
skinning principal over 60 years ago, and it
still works today.
With the SK 14-430, you get through put
rates of 80 to 100 pcs/min on boneless chicken
butterﬂy breasts, whole legs and thighs. It offers
outstanding features like on-the-ﬂy, dial-in
thickness control; easy access to electrical, air
and drive systems; plus easy top-feed height
and tooth roll adjustments for simple operation.
All these features and processes are simple
and almost anyone can operate the machine
with a bare minimum of training.

And now we come to the all important
issue of cost. What is the price of this high
technology masterpiece?
Cost and price are two entirely different
matters, of course. We want the SK 14-430 to
be the logical alternative to what’s already
out there. In fact, let’s be honest, we want our
new poultry skinner to replace what’s out there
because we believe it offers signiﬁcant advantages.
So, we priced it accordingly. We think it’s very
affordable no matter which options you have
with the machine.
As for cost, given all of the advantages that we
have designed into the SK 14-430, it’s easy to
imagine that the cost of ownership might be
high. After all, you get what you pay for, right?
Actually, it’s not. The cost of ownership on the
SK 14-430 is 66% less than our competitors!
So then, we have covered everything from
Marel’s motives to nuts and bolts issues and
even the cost of owning the SK 14-430 Poultry
Skinner. We hope that this Q&A has provided
you, the processors, with all the information
necessary to make an intelligent decision on
your own behalf.

Marel Stork
Poultry Processing
By all means, if you have any questions
not covered here, please contact a Stork
Poultry Processing Sales Representative
at 1-888-888-9107. Or visit us online
at marel.com/usa or email us at
info.us@marel.com.
http://www.marel.com/usa
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