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Glossary

Armguards
Designed to protect against potential stabs and cuts, they offer a cost-effective alternative to mesh gloves or sleeves.



Bandsaw
Also referred to as a meat bandsaw or meat-cutting bandsaw, this tool is commonly used by butchers to slice through tough meats and bones. It is widely utilised in the food industry to efficiently cut large volumes of food products with minimal quality loss and waste.
Balancers
Known as meat balancers, spring balancers, or endo balancers, these devices balance heavy loads in abattoirs, slaughterhouses, and butcher shops. They can suspend tools and other heavy items, relieving the user from supporting the weight.

Batter & Breading Machine
The Batter & Breading Machine, made by Gaser, has automatic battering and breading. This machine creates fast operation in food processing by removing the manual task of battering and breading produce.
Belts
Often called butcher's belts, these are worn around the waist by butchers, abattoir workers, fishermen, and professional hunters. They are designed to hold all the necessary tools and items needed while preparing meat or handling a catch.
Boning Hook
Meat boning hooks/ meat hooks are tools that secure meat in place while butchers or meat processing workers debone it.


Boning Knife
A boner or boner knife is a tool for deboning, trimming, and slicing meat. It features a narrow blade that can be stiff or flexible, allowing for precise cuts close to the bone. F.Dick and Victory Knives are leading brands in boning knives.

Bowl Cutter
Known as bowl choppers, these industrial food processing machines automate the chopping, cutting, and emulsifying of food ingredients, transforming raw meat into mixed or minced products. They are widely used in meat processing, commercial kitchens, and various food processing facilities.
Breaking Knife
A breaking knife is a type of butchers knife used for breaking, cutting and slicing large sections of meat into smaller, more accessible cuts.



Butcher's Knife
A widely used tool in the industry, the butcher's knife is renowned for its exceptional cutting edge and durable blade, making it ideal for slicing through large meat carcasses or breaking down big cuts into smaller pieces. It is commonly used by butchers, knife hands, chefs, and hunters.
Burger Machines
Also known as a Pattie Former. Used for forming & shaping raw hamburger patties or meat balls.




Chef's Knife
A versatile kitchen tool commonly used in both home and professional kitchens. Ideal for chopping and cutting meat, vegetables, herbs, nuts, and fruit, it typically features either a smooth blade or one with dimples to prevent food from sticking. It is also known as a cook’s knife or a santoku knife.
Cleaver
A large knife specifically designed for cutting through thick pieces of meat and vegetables, the cleaver's size enables chefs to apply more force for tasks like breaking, pounding, mincing, dicing, and slicing. These large knives are also essential for splitting whole meat carcasses and cutting through bones.
Cutting Boards
Commonly known as chopping boards, these are used for chopping, slicing, and mincing meat, vegetables, and fruit.



Cut-Resistant Gloves
Also known as cutting gloves, these gloves protect hands and fingers when handling knives. They help prevent cuts and abrasions, reducing the risk of injury. They are suitable for various professions, including construction workers, chefs, butchers, and carpenters.
Clips
Clips in meat processing are known as weasand clips, beef clips, or lamb clips, these are a cost-effective solution for controlling ingesta during cattle processing. The clip is placed on the esophagus and pushed up to the base of the paunch, creating a secure seal to prevent contamination from ingesta.
Data Loggers
Data loggers are electronic devices that continuously monitor and record parameters like temperature, humidity, and pressure over time, storing the data for later analysis.


Dehairing Machine
This machine mechanically removes hair from animals by rotating them and using rotating flails, with hot and cold water sprayed throughout the process. Commonly used for pigs, it is a time-saving and cost-effective solution for large-scale meat processing.

Dicer Machines
Referred to as meat dicers, meat dicing machines, or choppers, these devices cut various meats, vegetables, and fruits into strips, slices, or cubes. They are ideal for meat processing plants and commercial food operations.
Dyes
Dyes, known as meat dyes or meat staining dyes, are used to mark meat during the meat processing process.



Fat Sucking Machine
Fat Sucking is a stainless steel vacuum used to remove spinal cord, brain, fat and leafard.



Face Shields
A piece of personal protective equipment (PPE) designed to protect the entire face or part of it from hazards like flying objects and liquids. They are especially useful in meat processing to guard against splatters of meat, blood, and bones.
Filleting Knives
Also known as fillet knives or fish filleting knives, these long, thin blades provide excellent control for filleting. With their sharp, flexible design, they are ideal for fishermen when preparing fish.

Forceps
Forceps are used when fingers are too large to grasp small objects. Ideal to removing small bones in meat processing.


Freezer Gloves
Freezer gloves are large thick gloves designed to be worn in industrial freezers, to protect the user's hands from the cold. Ideal for freezer works.


Freezer Wear
Clothing specifically designed for use in freezers or cold environments, including thermal gloves, freezer gloves, freezer jackets, and freezer suits.


Gloves
Designed to keep your hands clean and protected from contaminants like blood, sharp objects, and germs. At Argus, we offer a variety of gloves, including cut-resistant, freezer, and thermal options.

Handsaw
Meat Handsaws are designed for high-speed friction to help make quick clean cuts through bone and meat with ease. Used by meat processing professionals and butchers.

Hunting Knife
A hunting knife, also known as a survival knife or field knife, is used for skinning, field dressing, and butchering. It is also used to cut up meat and prepare it for cooking. Hunting knives are usually smaller knives with a strong, sharp edge.
Ice Machine
The Nock Ice Machine, also called an ice maker, produces large quantities of ice, perfect for use in fish processing, catering, and hospitals.


Knife Holder
A knife holder is used for hygienic and practical storage of knives. It provides secure storage and can hold knives, steel and mesh gloves.


Loopers
Manual Loopers are used for removing hocks.




Mesh Aprons
A steel mesh or chain mesh apron is made of corrosion-resistant stainless steel rings and provides protection while working with sharp knives.


Mesh Gloves
Mesh gloves are made of corrosion-resistant stainless steel rings that provide maximum strength, flexibility and durability. They are used for protection against sharp blades, sheet metal and other surfaces that can cut the skin.
Nock Cortex
Nock Cortex machines are industrial machines designed for a variety of food processing such as derinding, doner, gyros, fish skinning machines, and more.

Packing Knife
A packing knife, also known as a box knife or utility knife, is used for unpacking boxes or taking tape off boxes.


pH Meter
A pH meter is a device used to measure hydrogen-iron (acidity or alkaline) in solution. It can be used to measure the pH of raw meat, cooked meat or meat products during processing or storage.
Power Pack
Power Packs are heavy duty hydraulic power packs that provide hydraulic pressure for hand tools. Commonly used with the Argus RC21 Scissor and RC45 Scissor.

Ribbing Knife
A ribbing knife is used for ribbing, boning and skinning beef lamb and pork. Commonly used by homekill butchers.

Saws
Saws, commonly seen in meat processing as circular cutting saws, breaking saws and brisket saws, are used to easily cut through large quantities of meat and bones without losing the volume of product.
Scabbards
Designed to safely store knives when not in use.



Scissors
Scissors are large hand tools, usually powered by hydraulics, used to remove animal tails, heads, hocks, and horns.

Shears
Shears are used to remove woolen fleece from sheep.


Skinner
A skinner, known as a hand skinner, is an industrial hand tool used for skinning pork halves and pig sections.
Sterilizer
A unit that uses high-temperature water spray to disinfect items, ensuring optimal hygiene standards.

Shellfish Knife
Also referred to as an oyster knife, mussel knife, or clam knife, this small knife is used for shucking oysters, clams, and mussels.
Skinning Knife
A skinning knife is designed to easily separate the skin or hide from the carcass without damaging the meat.

Sharpening Machine
These machines are designed to sharpen knives used in butcheries or abattoirs. Available in various sizes, they feature grinding wheels that restore the edge of your knives.
Sharpening Steel
Also called a honing steel, this tool is used to smooth rough edges and restore the sharpness of your knife blade.

Sharpness Testing
Assess the sharpness of your knives before use. Keeping your knives well-sharpened helps reduce fatigue and the risk of injury during use.

Sharpening Stones
Also known simply as stones, these tools are used to sharpen knives and help maintain a sharp edge.
Trimmer
(Adaptive Trimmer) used for trimming excess meat or fat from animal carcasses
Thermometer
Used to measure the temperature of food, liquids, gases, and other substances.
Unique pH Tester
Directly measures the pH of solid or semi-solid samples like cheese, meats, fruits, bread, and similar items