Bacon has given birth to the development of sophisticated technology featuring such innovations as high-speed, high-volume slicing equipment, curing and injection systems, smokehouses, chilling and packaging improvements.Bacon has given birth to the development of sophisticated technology featuring such innovations as high-speed, high-volume slicing equipment, curing and injection systems, smokehouses, chilling and packaging improvements.
Current capabilities concerning slicing equipment, for example, include advanced computer and vision technology enabling the bacon industry to view and measure a cross section of a slab of bacon to produce a more accurate and efficient slice. An additional benefit is the machine’s ability to produce greater volumes of more accurate slices to a closer tolerance with consistent thicknesses. Such systems also ensure a reduction in front-end trim waste, less butt-end waste and the elimination of poorly produced thick and thin slices.
