Technologies for the automatic scalding, singeing, scraping and
polishing have been available for several years. So on a modern unclean
slaughter line only the shackling, sticking and gambrelling
needs to be performed manually. In the future also the shackling
and gambrelling may be automated while presumably the sticking
will still require an operator for animal welfare reasons. New tools
will, however, facilitate correct sticking and vision systems have
been implemented for automatic monitoring that sticking has been
performed correctly.