#$%^&*AU2017265149A120180614.pdf#####ABSTRACT Described herein is meat processing device designed to automate the process of separating layers of a meat cut such as removal of the fat cap from a rack barrel. An arm that both perforates and clamps a fat layer is also described along with methods of using the device described herein. In one aspect, an arm is described configured to grip and perforate a transition between a meat and fat layer on a meat cut, the arm comprising: an elongated shape terminating at one end with opposing jaws forming a head, the opposing jaws gripping and perforating the transition between a meat and fat layer on a meat cut and wherein the opposing jaws are configured to be angled relative to the arm longitudinal length when in a closed position and a non-angled position when the jaws are open so that jaw closure about a meat cut or part thereof imposes a rotation force on the meat cut or part thereof being gripped thereby causing localised perforation/separation. Also described in further aspects are a meat processing device comprising the arm noted above and a method of removing a fat layer from a meat cut, the method sing the arm or device noted above. 16rir LLL 1/12
