Abstract: The invention relates to a piece conveyor for separately conveying parts of a carcase, wherein the piece conveyor is adapted to be positioned in continuation of a cutting unit comprising a dividing unit being movable in a direction transversally to the conveying direction for dividing the carcase into at least a first part and a second part, and wherein the piece conveyor comprises at least two conveyors for separately conveying the first part and the second part, respectively. At least one of the at least two conveyors of the piece conveyor is movable in a direction being transverse to the conveying direction, the conveyor thereby being movable according to the size of the parts.

Abstract: A system for rotating products (11) having an irregular geometrical shape, comprising a rotation system comprising a retaining part with a plurality of individually movable rods (2) adapted to engage a product (11), thereby at least substantially fixing the product (11) relatively to the retaining part, and means (8) for rotating the retaining part, and thereby a fixed product (11), with an individually determined rotational angle about a rotational axis. The system further comprises means for determining the orientation of each product (11) upon arrival at the system. A control system controls the rotation system and is operatively connected to the determining means. The control system is adapted to determine the rotational angle based on the orientation, and to control the rotation system accordingly. In a method for rotating a product the orientation of the product is determined, e.g. by means of a vision based technique, and the product is rotated to a desired orientation.

Abstract: A slaughtering system for inverting pieces of meat (11) having an irregular geometrical shape, in particular for use in a slaughterhouse. The system comprises means for gripping (1, 2) the piece of meat (11) and means for rotating the gripping means (1, 2), and thereby the piece of meat (11), about a rotational axis (8). The gripping means preferably comprises conveyors (1, 2) which are movable along a frame (3), resulting in the conveyors (1, 2) gripping and retaining the piece of meat (11). Ensures that pieces of meat (11) arrive positioned and oriented in an optimal manner to a subsequent processing, thereby allowing a subsequent automatic processing to be performed in an optimal manner, or a subsequent manual processing to be performed ergonomically correct.