PAES 519:2008 Slaughterhouse Equipment – Dehider

Question 1

part of the handheld flayer that contains the air motor which actuates the movement of the blades by allowing air flow supplied by an air compressor

Answer 1

air motor assembly

Question 2

part of the handheld flayer that is composed mainly by two blades that move in countermotion

Answer 2

blade assembly

Question 3

slaughterhouse equipment used to remove the skin from the body of the animal

Answer 3

dehider

Question 4

skin separated from the animal’s body

Answer 4

hide

Question 5

part of the roller drum in vertical puller to which the hide is hooked prior to pulling

Answer 5

hide clamp

Question 6

part of the vertical puller which rolls and pulls the hide to separate it from the carcass

Answer 6

roller drum

Question 7

Type of dehider that is equipped with cutting blades attached to the air motor assembly aided by an air compressor

Answer 7

Handheld flayer

Question 8

Type of dehider that makes use of roller drum and/or cylinders to pull the hide of the animal away from the body.

Answer 8

Hide puller

Question 9

Type of hide puller that uses roller drum, which is connected to an electric motor, to pull the hide away from the animal’s body

Answer 9

Vertical puller

Question 10

Type of hide puller that makes use of actuating cylinders, either pneumatic or hydraulic, to facilitate the pulling of hide away from the animal’s body

Answer 10

Side puller

Question 11

distance between two blades in the blade assembly

Answer 11

blade clearance

Question 12

average time consumed to totally dehide the animal

Answer 12

dehiding time

Question 13

weight of animal prior to slaughter

Answer 13

live weight

Question 14

measurement from highest point of the hide puller to its base

Answer 14

overall height

Question 15

measurement between the longer side of the dehider including all protruding parts

Answer 15

overall length

Question 16

measurement between the shorter side of the dehider including all protruding parts

Answer 16

overall width