5 reasons the I-Cut 11 Portion Cutter is still a game changer!

How do your products stand out in a competitive marketplace?

Whitefish  and salmon processors are faced with both the opportunities of a booming convenience market and the challenges of skilled labor shortages. The I-Cut 11 is an intelligent, entry-level portion cutter, with the smallest footprint on the market, designed for processors ready to step into automation and take advantage of market growth. 

1. Make the most from your raw material: “The precision of JBT Marel’s I-Cut 11 has transformed our business and is helping us meet expanding retail demands.” Guilherme Blanke, CEO Noronha Pescados.

Your customers demand consistent, high-quality fish portions. The I-Cut 11 scans incoming raw material estimating weight to automate  portion-cutting, and provide the consistent accuracy and speed that is hard to achieve through manual cutting. Cut portions by fixed-weight or fixed-length with yield optimizing precision and ensure you’re producing beautifully cut portions every time.

The core software of the I-Cut 11 incorporates a laser vision system and easy to operate programming. Each fillet or whole fish is scanned as it enters the I-Cut 11, the software then calculates cuts to match weight or length requirements. The large variety of specialized 90°  cutting patterns can be changed with ease via the dashboard without having to stop the machine, helping you stay flexible to changing trends.

3. Reduce labor dependency: Automating portioning minimizes dependency on skilled labor, a challenge in today’s fish industry. As an added benefit, the I-Cut 11 is designed for ease of operation to facilitate effective and efficient training. When staff turnover is high or you have seasonal teams, you can quickly have them operating at a high standard with confidence.

4. Designed for hygiene and optimal uptime: Hygiene has been considered from design to build. The stainless-steel body, open knife system, and quick release belts enable thorough cleaning to be carried out quickly, minimizing downtime between production cycles. Easy access combined with built-in ethernet connection allows rapid, remote service and support tasks, maintenance, repairs or replacements to be fast and effective, to keep you up and running with a minimum of fuss. Ordered a critical spare parts and consumables package and have everything on hand to optimize uptime even further.

5. Optional additions to take things further: The I-Cut 11 is just the start. Options like the Raw Material Filter software can be added at any time, upgrading the I-Cut 11 by incorporating weight grading. This means you can run multiple jobs in the same production flow and automate cut parameters by weight and dimension differentials. That’s more yield and less waste.

Consumers buy quality they can see, for processors to stand out and make the most of the booming convenience market, they need to reliably cut portions of consistent weight or length that look attractive. With the I-Cut 11 on your team, you’ll be meeting demand and stepping into a thriving future. Contact one of our specialists today and discuss how the I-Cut 11 Portion Cutter will look on your production line.