Tender tendon remover for poultry processing
Eliminate manual strain from tendon removal in poultry processing, enhancing safety and efficiency while boosting production volumes.

Automates Tendon Removal in Poultry Processing
The TTP-Series Tender Tendon Removers from Prime Equipment Group transform poultry processing efficiency by automating tendon removal from turkey and chicken tenders. Featuring the TTP-4 with a single strap-pulling head for online operations and the TTP-3 with dual heads for up to 120 tenders per minute in offline setups, these machines enhance both yield and safety. Utilizing an innovative strap-pulling method, they streamline deboning operations. Designed for poultry, meat, and seafood processors, the series supports seamless integration into production lines, running on 480V, 3-phase power, and requiring minimal water flow. With a compact design and compliance with industry standards, maintenance is simplified, ensuring consistent, high-speed processing.
Benefits
- Enhances worker safety by eliminating manual tendon removal, reducing injury risks.
- Increases production rates, achieving up to 120 tenders per minute for high-volume processing.
- Improves product yield and quality compared to manual methods.
- Easily integrates into both online and offline operations for flexible processing.
- Minimizes operational costs with efficient use of power and water resources.
- Applications
- Seafood,Meat,Poultry
- End products
- Deboned turkey meat,Turkey tenders,Chicken breast,Poultry filets,Chicken tenders
- Steps before
- Cut-up,Deboning,Tender Portioning
- Steps after
- Coating,Cooking,Freezing,Chilling,Packing
- Input ingredients
- turkey tenders,tendon straps
- Output ingredients
- tenders without tendons,processed turkey tenders
- Market info
- JBT is known for manufacturing innovative industrial machinery and solutions, particularly in the food processing and air transportation sectors, renowned for their advanced technology, reliability, and customer-focused engineered-to-order solutions tailored to specific industry needs.
- Automation
- Automatically removes tendon straps
- Electrical Requirements
- TTP-4
- Electrical Requirements
- TTP-3
- Water Requirements
- TTP-4
- Water Requirements
- TTP-3
- Net Weight
- TTP-4
- Net Weight
- TTP-3
- Production Rates
- TTP-4
- Production Rates
- TTP-3
- Automation level
- Automated
- Changeover time
- Fast
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Inline Continuous
- Cleaning method
- CIP / Manual
- Production Rates
- TTP-4
- Water Requirements
- TTP-4
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Control panel type
- PLC-controlled
- Integration possibilities
- Inline/Offline operation
- Model options
- Single-head (TTP-4) / Dual-head (TTP-3)
- Customization potential
- Automated or Manual adjustments