RELATÓRIO DE ESTÁGIO: AVALIAÇÃO DO RENDIMENTO E DA EFICIÊNCIA OPERACIONAL DA MÁQUINA RAPID PLUS NO PROCESSAMENTO DE CORTES DE PEITO DE FRANGO

Abstract

Automation in the poultry industry has established itself as a strategy to increase productive yield and ensure greater standardization of cuts, especially those with higher added value, such as breast fillet and sassami fillet.This study evaluated the efficiency of the Rapid Plus machine in the automated processing of chicken breast cuts in a slaughterhouse in the state of Goiás, relating yield indicators to operational conditions and the characteristics of the raw material. It is an observational study with a quantitative approach, based on the analysis of industrial records. General yield, specific yield of breast fillet and sassami fillet, condemnation rates, and non-compliance percentages associated with the presence of bone fragments were analyzed. The general yield was 75.34%, while the combined yield of breast fillet and sassami fillet reached 23.78%, a value close to the industrial target of 24.00%. The average rate of non-compliance in the pre-trim was 13.4% in October and 11.2% in November, decreasing to 4.8% and 4.1% after manual trimming, representing a reduction of over 60%. The findings indicate that the performance of Rapid Plus is directly related to the standardization of the front halves and the proper adjustment of operational parameters, reinforcing the need for continuous monitoring to maximize yield and ensure the quality of the final product.