Abstract: A meat saw pusher device is provided, for use with a table type meat saw machine. The device comprises a pusher panel disposed in sliding cooperation with a feed channel, the feed channel defined by a structure preferably having a smooth, flat bottom surface to promote ease of sliding across a smooth flat table of a meat saw machine. Preferably, the device includes a feed handle mounted for advancing the pusher panel, and a cutting and return stroke handle mounted to one or both sides of the channel structure for moving the entire device laterally in cutting and return stroke directions. A guide panel extending below a base of the channel structure cooperates with an edge of the meat saw table to guide a lateral cutting stroke movement of the device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a machine-tool, especially a circular saw bench. The machine-tool has a clamping device that can be moved with the work piece in an advancing direction and which is guided at a certain height in relation to the workbench. The clamping device is used to support the work piece, in a carrying manner, in the region of the clamping device, in relation to the workbench.

Abstract: A method and machine for cutting woven wood blinds is disclosed. The disclosed machine can include a cutting mechanism, a support surface adjacent at least one opening in the cutting mechanism housing, a spring loaded clamp which engages the woven wood blind to hold the blind securely for cutting without damaging the blind. The clamp is preferably operated by a hand screw. An indicator such as a collar attached to the hand screw is provided to tell the user when the clamp is positioned to provide the desired pressure. The disclosed method can include positioning a window covering into a cutting machine, positioning a first cutting support member on the window covering, moving a clamp to engage the first cutting support member and cutting the window covering.

Abstract: In a method for cutting a loaf-shaped food, a loaf of the food is advanced toward a cutting device by a feed apparatus and the loaf is cut into slices, strips or cubes by said cutting device, which includes that the loaf is fixed during the feed movement by a vacuum gripper that is advanced together with the loaf; a negative pressure is generated within an interior of a contact element of the vacuum gripper and acts upon a fixing region of the surface of the loaf in a suction region of the contact element, in order to prevent hygienic problems associated with vacuum pumps, the negative pressure is generated by a piston-cylinder unit, the piston of which defines the interior of the contact element.

Abstract: A food loaf is advanced toward a cutting device by a feed apparatus and the loaf is cut into slices, strips or cubes by the cutting device such that the loaf is fixed during the feed movement by a vacuum gripper that is advanced together with the loaf and a negative pressure is generated within an interior of a contact element of the vacuum gripper and acts upon a fixing region of the surface of the loaf in a suction region of the contact element. In order to avoid a vacuum loss, it is proposed that the suction region is divided into at least two separate partial suction regions and the interior of the contact element is accordingly divided into at least two partial interiors, wherein the partial suction regions respectively adjoin one another, are separated from by a contact line and form separate partial fixing regions.

Abstract: A precision rapid dado tool utilizes a sled and a carrier in order to efficiently create dado joins of varying sizes with a table saw and regular blade. The sled is designed to slide on top of the saw. The carrier rests inside the sled and can slide left and right in the sled in order to allow the workpiece mounted therein to move left and right relative to the sled and the saw blade. A measuring gauge is used to set the width of the dado slot that will be cut into the workpiece. The tool streamlines the cutting of left and right cuts and then the carrier can slide left and right in the sled to remove the center material, and the slot on one workpiece is formed. After repeating on the second piece, the two slots can be joined and the dado is complete.

Abstract: Apparatus for trimming paper rolls or logs (2) characterized in that it comprises: a section for the entry of the logs (2) to be trimmed; a section for the exit of the trimmed logs (2?); a station with cutting means (6) for trimming the logs (2); means (3) for moving the logs (2, 2?) between the entry section, the cutting station and the exit section; means (4), associated with the log-moving means (3), for retaining the logs when subjected to movement.

Abstract: A food-product slicer that includes a camming arrangement that induces a slicing action as between food-product being cut and a blade set effecting the cutting. In some embodiments, the camming arrangement includes a camming region formed on a food-product pusher, wherein interaction of the food-product with the camming region during a cutting operation induces a slicing action into the food-product. In some embodiments, the camming arrangement includes one or more camming structures, such as slots, and corresponding cam followers to impart slicing action motion into a product pusher, which in turn induces the slicing motion into food product engaged therewith, and/or into a blade set to creating the slicing action.

Abstract: A food product slicer that includes a blade set and a food-product cradle for supporting a food-product in spaced relation to the blade set. In some embodiments, the cradle is configured to inhibit a user from contacting blades in the blade set in order to prevent injury. In some embodiments, the cradle is incorporated monolithically with a food-product pusher. Food-product cradles of the present disclosure can be enhanced with product-stabilizers that assist in keeping a food-product from moving within the cradles. Food-product cradles of the present disclosure can also be enhanced with side members to created housed cradles. The cradles may be made of fingers spaced from one another to allow the cradles to extend into and/or through the blade set.

Abstract: Method of building construction comprising the steps of: preparing a foundation for a building at a building site; providing an onsite mobile packaged production machine at the building site; providing part data relating to a building design to the onsite mobile packaged production machine; supplying wood to the onsite mobile packaged production machine; the onsite mobile packaged production machine providing building parts formed from the wood and based on the part data in the order of assembly; assembling the building parts on the foundation to form the building, wherein at least external walls including the said building parts include interior and exterior panels having a cavity therebetween; and providing foam insulation into the cavity between the interior and exterior panels. A building formed using the method of construction is also provided. Cutting apparatus and a liquid-laden foam filler for wall panels are also provided.

Abstract: According to prior art, especially wood workpieces are cut by means of band saws or gate saws, a chipping-type separation of the workpiece (5) being achieved by means of the toothing of the saw blades (2). Proceeding from the prior art, the invention relates to a novel device for separating materials (1) wherein an abrasive saw blade (2) of little blade thickness and having a close-toothed microtoothing (3) is used so that a grinding-type separation of materials is achieved. The resulting kerfs are considerably thinner and the cut edges are treated more gently than known from the prior art. The novel abrasive saw blade (2), however, requires more time-consuming blade guidance and blade cleaning and a different blade production. Treatment of wood and veneers.

Abstract: A cell cutting device that cuts a mother substrate for display devices includes a fixing unit configured to move in a state where the mother substrate for display devices is fixed on the fixing unit, a cutter configured to perform a cutting process on the mother substrate for display devices and the cutter faces a surface of the mother substrate during the cutting process, a cutter driving unit driving the cutter in a state where the cutter is fixed thereon, and a buffer member arranged on another surface of the mother substrate to correspond to the cutter. The other surface is opposite the surface facing the cutter.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for treating dough, comprising an essentially horizontally extending conveyor, for conveying a flat dough sheet, at least one mat, arranged above the conveyor, with its end downstream the direction of conveyance resting on or slightly above the conveyor, for rolling up the dough sheet when it is conveyed underneath, at least one fence, forming a blunt sealing knife, arranged vertically at a distance above the conveyor surface and extending in the direction of conveyance, downstream the at least one mat, for notching and therewith sealing the rolled up dough sheet without cutting it and at least one rotatable knife, arranged at the downstream outermost end of the fence and in the plane of said fence, for cutting the notched dough piece. The invention further relates to a method for treating dough.

Abstract: Supply device (1) for a cutting device (2) for a web of reinforced rubber material, comprising a first and a second web transporter provided with web engagers, wherein the first and second web transporters are spaced apart from each other in web direction and are attached to a first and a second carriage that are connected to each other for being reciprocally moved as one unity, o attached to a common reciprocally movable carriage (23), respectively, wherein the first web transporter is situated downstream from the second web transporter, wherein the supply device furthermore comprises guides for guiding the carriage (s) with both transporters during the reciprocal motion, wherein the guides for the carriage or carriages with both transporters are continuous for the entire stroke of the reciprocal motion.

Abstract: An apparatus (10) for singulating micro-well tape includes a tape drive (12) and a cutting assembly (14). The micro-well tape is advanced into and passes between upper and lower tape retainers (44, 45), with the upper tape retainer (44) including a groove (441) into which a raised ridge (451) of a multiplicity of ridges (450) of the bottom tape retainer (45) extends, with the rows of wells moving between adjacent ridges (450) in a movement direction. When a bar code on the micro-well tape is detected by a sensor 24, a knife blade (30) mounted on a slide block (32) is moved vertically to cut the micro-well tape. The new leading edge of the micro-well tape pushes the cut micro-well tape which is deflected by the raised ridge (451).

Abstract: An apparatus for slicing food products, in particular sausage, meat or cheese, includes a product support for at least one product, a cutting blade which is disposed after the product support and to which the product can be supplied along a conveying direction, and at least one product holder movable along the conveying direction and cooperating with the product at least at times during the slicing procedure, wherein the product support has a loading zone which is disposed between a starting position and an end position of the product holder and in which the product support can be loaded with the product and wherein the product holder is movable from the end position back into the start position while bypassing the loading zone.

Abstract: An apparatus having a sample sectioning device including a cutting mechanism that is operable to cut sections from a sample and a sample holder that is operable to hold the sample. The apparatus further includes a drive system coupled with the sample holder to drive movement of the sample holder and a reciprocating member coupled to the drive system to drive vertical movement of the drive system. The reciprocating member to move in a reciprocating manner within an angle of rotation of less than 180 degrees. A surface orientation sensor may further be provided that is operable to sense an orientation of a surface of the sample held by the sample holder.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for cutting a food strand into slices including the steps inserting the food strand in a conveying device, conveying the food strand into a transfer position in a feed device, transferring the food strand through the feed device into a feed position where the food strand is more inclined relative to horizontal than in the transfer position, gripping the food strand at a rear end, feeding the food strand towards a cutting device, cutting the food strand into slices through the cutting device, and fixating the food strand at least during transfer from the transfer position into the feed position at least at one of its free longitudinal sides through at least one fixation element providing a form locking and/or friction locking engagement with the food strand. The invention also relates to a device for performing the method.

Abstract: A handling mechanism for handling workpieces includes a first sliding assembly, a second sliding assembly, a driving assembly, a loading assembly and a clamping assembly. The driving assembly is connected to the first sliding assembly and the second sliding assembly. The loading assembly is slidably clamped between the first sliding assembly and the second sliding assembly. The clamping assembly is fixed to the loading assembly for clamping and placing workpieces one by one. The first sliding assembly and the second sliding assembly are driven by the driving assembly to slide along a same direction or in two opposing directions, to enable the loading assembly to slide with the first sliding assembly or to slide along a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of the first sliding assembly. A punching machine using the handling mechanism is also disclosed, in which workpieces are placed by clamping assembly on lower mold for punching.

Abstract: A system for the destruction of media discs includes a box-shaped carrier, dimensioned to receive at least one stack of media discs, with two opposing end walls in each of which is defined at least one slot such that each slot aligns with a corresponding slot in the opposite end wall forming at least one lane where the stack of media discs is disposed within the carrier aligned with the lane. The system also includes a saw table configured to receive the carrier and one least one rotating saw blade mounted above the saw table and aligned with the lane of said carrier.

Abstract: In a method for slicing products, a plurality of products is fed next to one another along a product feed direction to a cutting plane in which a cutting blade moves. The rear ends of the products are brought into engagement with respective product grippers which are attached to a common feed unit and are extendable independently of one another relative to the feed unit in the product feed direction and are retractable against the product feed direction. The feed unit is moved along the product supply direction in a product position search run towards the products for the bringing into engagement of the product grippers with the rear ends of the products, wherein, during the product position search run, the current position of the product gripper is determined as the product end position for each product gripper on a contact with the rear end of the associated product.

Abstract: A leafy vegetable having a core end and a leafy end is processed after being harvested. The harvested leafy vegetable is transported to a trim area on a conveyor. A first cutting implement located in the trim area trims a portion of the core end. A second cutting implement located in the trim area trims a portion of the leafy end. The first and second cutting implements are spaced a set distance apart, which defines an amount of the leafy vegetable remaining after the portions of the core and leafy ends are trimmed. As the portions of the core and leafy ends of the leafy vegetable are being trimmed by the first and second cutting implements, a set of one or more nozzles located in the trim area sprays a rinsing liquid on cut sites on the leafy vegetable to rinse off natural juices exuding from the cut sites.

Abstract: The cutting machine includes at least one log feed channel; a cutting station along the feed channel, with at least one cutting blade for dividing each, log into individual rolls plus front and rear trims; a log feed device along the feed channel, including at least one rear member for pushing the logs to be cut, movable along the feed channel to push each log through the cutting station. The feed device also includes at least one front member for engaging with the log to be cut, arranged and controlled so as to engage frontally with each log, or series of rolls obtained after the log has been cut, for at least a part of its travel along the feed channel.

Abstract: Apparatus for moving logs (2) within cutting-off machines. The apparatus includes a platform (1) with one or more longitudinal channels (10) inside which the logs to be cut are disposed, and a pusher device (3) acting in correspondence of the platform (1) and intended for acting on the back of the logs (2) to push them, along respective guide channels (10), toward a cutting device (4) disposed downstream. The apparatus includes a clamping device (5) disposed intermediate between the pusher device (3) and the cutting device (4) and intended for engaging the logs (2) which are pushed along the channels (10) of platform (1) by the pusher device (3) and driving them along up to the cutting device (4).

Abstract: A cutting apparatus cuts the edge portions of a cover sheet covering a rectangular substrate. This cutting apparatus includes a holding unit, a head unit, a first moving unit, and a second moving unit. The holding unit holds the rectangular substrate by chucking one surface of the rectangular substrate. The head unit includes a cutting unit which cuts an edge portion of the cover sheet and a pivot unit which makes the cutting unit pivot to change a cutting direction. The first moving unit moves the head unit in a first direction parallel to one side of the rectangular substrate. The second moving unit moves the holding unit in a second direction perpendicular to the one side of the rectangular substrate, and moves the holding unit across a transfer position of the rectangular substrate and a cutting operation region which are continuous in the second direction.

Abstract: A method for transporting two-dimensional, flexible products, in particular printed products, such as newspapers and magazines or parts thereof, with which the product is conveyed from one gripper of a conveyor device, freely held along a conveyor path at least in regions, and the product grasped by the gripper at the edge which is not to be cut, on the conveyor path, is brought into active connection with cutting means of a cutting station in a manner such that at least one edge of the product is cut.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for mounting a stop rule on a machine table of a table saw by means of an adapter. In one embodiment, the adapter includes on one side a clamping bar protruding from a plate for engagement into a longitudinal groove of the stop rule, and on the opposite side means for connection to a clamping element of a rule carrier attached to the machine table. The plate of the adapter carrying the clamping bar is supported between two columns that are fastenable on the rule carrier, and carries on its back side, facing the rule carrier, a vertically adjustable clamping plate for coupling the clamping element of the rule carrier fixedly against the back side of the plate. The clamping plate is connected to the adapter plate via two releasable screws that are vertically adjustable in two vertical elongated holes of the plate.

Abstract: An apparatus for slicing food products includes a product feed which supplies a product to be sliced along a product supply direction to a cutting plane in which a cutting blade moves, in particular in a rotating and/or revolving manner, with the product feed including at least one product conveyor designed for the continuous conveying of the product and product holder which can be brought into engagement with the product, in particular with a rear product end. The product holder is designed to be adjusted after the start of the slicing process from a waiting position releasing the path for the product into a working position behind the product and/or in the path for the product and back into the waiting position after the end of the slicing process.

Abstract: An apparatus for gripping food products such as bacon, cheese or cooked meat in a slicing machine, together with methods of operation thereof. The gripper apparatus comprises hooks for gripping one end of the food product. During slicing, the slicing machine cuts slices from the other end of the food product. Two sets of hooks are present and each set of hooks is moveable between a retracted inoperative position and an extended product-gripping position, independently of the other set. The second set of hooks, when in their extended position, projects for a distance greater than the first set of hooks. Both sets of hooks occupy their extended positions during initial stages of slicing and the second set of hooks is withdrawn to their retracted position during a final stage of slicing so that more of the remaining end of the product can be sliced.

Abstract: This invention is a work carriage used with a cutting tool's table surface to make straight-line cuts. The device responds to the need for cutting a wide range of angles and positions on workpieces of different sizes and shapes more accurately, consistently, and safely. The invention consists of a main support which rides on a slide attached to the table surface's guide slot using a wedging action to fill the width of the guide slot. Clamps hold the workpiece to the main support along a t-shaped channel. Once set up, the main support moves precisely along the slide parallel to the guide slot and cutting plane. The main support also has threaded holes to attach workpiece stops and a fence, as needed, for making consistent cuts. A secondary support is used to provide the necessary support with a larger workpiece that has a center of mass beyond the main support.

Abstract: A high speed food article slicing machine with a slicing station, a moveable frame supporting a food article feed mechanism frame, a food article gate, and a safety guard system for detecting an intrusion into the machine. Food articles are loaded onto a lift tray and raised to a staging position where food articles are in contact with a food article gate. The lift tray is located inline with the food article feed paths such that lateral shifting of food articles into the feed paths is not needed. Food article grippers, individually driven along feed paths by an overhead conveyor, move food articles over the food article gate towards the slicing station. The food article gate functions to assist in removal of food article end portions. The slicing machines utilizes a horizontally radiating laser intrusion detector to shut down systems when an unwanted intrusion is sensed.

Abstract: A panel saw machine comprises: a horizontal work table movable in a forward and backward direction; a clamping unit equipped with one or more gripping elements for retaining panels while they are being machined; a cutting unit that divides the panels into sub-panels along an axis transversal to the feed axis; a horizontal tray positioned above the horizontal work table for transporting the panels; means for holding the tray in conjunction with means for driving the tray and enabling the tray to perform a first movement along the feed axis in both directions and a rotational movement on the horizontal work table so as to vary the position of the tray and of the panels with respect to the cutting unit.

Abstract: Produce processing apparatuses are presented including: a number of paddles coupled with a rotating conveyor system configured for capturing and securing produce along a first position; a counter-rotating compression belt system for compressing the produce along a second position, where the counter-rotating compression belt system is configured to apply a compressive force to the produce such that the produce is secured, and where the counter-rotating compression belt system includes a belt that is counter-rotating and synchronized with respect to the rotating conveyor system; and a cutting system including a rotary coring blade assembly positioned along a path of the rotating conveyor system, where the rotary coring blade assembly is positioned and configured to core the produce along a third position.

Abstract: A food slicing device is disclosed for slicing potatoes, apples, cucumbers and the like. The device comprise holding means for holding the food to be sliced and conveyance means for conveying the food to be sliced in a conveyance direction along the device and for simultaneously rotating the means for holding the food substantially about an axis comprising the conveyance direction. The device further comprises a cutter positioned substantially within the conveyance direction and is arranged to cut the food at one side of the axis of rotation as the food is conveyed along the conveyance direction and rotates about an axis comprising the conveyance direction, to produce a substantially helical food shape.

Abstract: The present invention provides a debonding apparatus, a system comprising such apparatus, and methods for using such apparatus or system for the removal of flexible substrates (14) post-processing without damage to fabricated devices.

Abstract: An apparatus for trimming paper rolls or logs (2) including: a section for the entry of the logs (2) to be trimmed; a section for the exit of the trimmed logs (2?); a station with a cutting device (6) for trimming the logs (2); a device (3) for moving the logs (2, 2?) between the entry section, the cutting station and the exit section; a device (4), associated with the log-moving device (3), for retaining the logs when subjected to movement.

Abstract: A system and method for slicing a food product in accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure may include two or more sets of conveyor belts for receiving a product to be cut or separated in half, a motor for driving the conveyor belts and moving the product through a pneumatically adjustable cutting mechanism thereby separating the product into two pieces. The product may rest on a product carrier, which may be placed across both conveyor belts. The pneumatically controlled cutting mechanism may be aligned with a space between the belts and above a cutting roller or other cutting surface having a top height approximately equal to the belts. The cutting roller or other cutting surface may provide an opposing surface enabling the cutting mechanism to use pressure to separate the product. The pneumatically controlled cutting mechanism may apply sufficient pressure to separate the product without separating the product carrier.

Abstract: A machine for cutting out patterns (1) printed on a substrate in the form of a web (2) wound on a reel, extends vertically and has web (2) driving elements using a belt conveyor (13) which runs in a vertically oriented closed loop. This conveyor belt (13) offers an optimized adhesion surface based on the use of its two large lateral faces and is placed between a loading station (5) and an unloading station (7) installed on either sides of the lateral faces of the conveyor belt (13).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for picking up, displacing and placing a strip or band of flexible material, particularly unvulcanised rubber, more particularly unvulcanised rubber provided with reinforcement cords, comprising: a frame, a conveyor belt which runs over at least a first and a second roller, and a retaining unit provided with retaining means for retaining the strip or band onto the conveyor belt, wherein the frame is provided with the first roller, the retaining unit is displaceably mounted on the frame and provided with the second roller, and the device is furthermore provided with tensioning means for keeping the conveyor belt tensioned during the displacement of the retaining unit.

Abstract: A clamping mechanism for a food slicing machine having a product holder that is driven cyclically through a food slicing blade along an arcuate or linear path. The clamping mechanism is driven by the drive means that drives the product holder, thereby assuring the timing of the clamping during the cutting portion of the stroke. A drive rod extends from the drive means, which can be a driveshaft, and extends to a plate that is pivotably mounted to the product holder. The plate pushes plungers through the sidewall of the holder to seat against and clamp the food product against the sidewall of the holder.

Abstract: A tissue slicing device is comprised of parallel circular blades coaxially connected to a rotary shaft. The blades are separated by gaps. A guide member is supported by a hinge adjacent the blades. An adjustment screw is positioned behind the guide member to control the distance between the guide member and the blades. The device includes a tissue carrier which is comprised of a base member and parallel plates extending from a top side of the base member. The plates are spaced to correspond with the gaps between the blades. Holes in the plates are aligned to define a tissue chamber for receiving a tissue sample. When the tissue carrier is positioned on the guide member and the blades rotated to drive the tissue carrier along the guide member, the tissue chamber is driven into the blades so the tissue sample is simultaneously cut into a plurality of slices.

Abstract: In a method for cutting a loaf-shaped food, a loaf of the food is advanced toward a cutting device by means of a feed apparatus and the loaf is cut into slices, strips or cubes by means of said cutting device such that the loaf is fixed during the feed movement by means of a vacuum gripper that is advanced together with the loaf and a negative pressure is generated within an interior of a contact element of the vacuum gripper and acts upon a fixing region of the surface of the loaf in a suction region of the contact element; in order to avoid the risk of defects due to a vacuum loss and a loss of the fixing force, it is proposed that the suction region is divided into at least two separate partial suction regions and the interior of the contact element is accordingly divided into at least two partial interiors, wherein the partial suction regions respectively adjoin one another, are separated from by a contact line and form separate partial fixing regions.

Abstract: A device for cutting, using laser beams (B1, B2), a material (A) such as a material for manufacturing sanitary products comprises a supporting formation for the material (A), such as a motor-driven belt, including a net (72) for supporting said material (A) in a position corresponding to the area of cutting where the laser beam (B1, B2) acts. Typically said net is a wire net, e.g., made of steel, bronze or a combination of the two, to which there is preferentially associated a rotary cleaning brushes (9) and suction and/or air jets systems.

Abstract: An apparatus cuts rail ends for cabinet doors. Infeed and outfeed carriages are reciprocally movable along spaced apart tracks, and a transverse carriage is reciprocally moveable between the tracks. An arbor between the tracks supports and rotates a cutter. Clamps on the carriages selectively clamp a workpiece, so a workpiece clamped to the infeed carriage is carried past the arbor to cut an end of the workpiece, transferred to the transverse carriage, carried a desired distance towards the outfeed carriage, clamped to the outfeed carriage, carried past the arbor again to cut a second end of the workpiece, and released.

Abstract: A panel saw machine (1) for cutting panels (P1) comprises: a work table (4) for supporting panels (P1); a cutting unit (3) that moves along a respective cutting line (L) on the work table (4) to divide the panels into two or more sub-panels; a pusher assembly (5) that moves towards and away from the cutting line (L) in a direction (Y) transversal to the cutting line (L) to position at least one panel (P1) on the work table (4) at the cutting unit (3); to adjust its position, the pusher assembly (5) is also mobile in a direction (X) parallel to the cutting line (L) between a first operating position and other positions along the cutting line (L).

Abstract: A mechanism and method is provided for controllably loading multiple food loaves into the slicing station of a continuous slicing machine. The parallel loaves that are engaged by a common loaf feed drive or side-by-side, independent loaf feed drives are engaged by the loaf feed drive or drives simultaneously such that the interface or seam between a preceding loaf and a trailing loaf in different loaf feed paths are located substantially at the same location during slicing of two side-by-side loaf streams. A clamp device is provided that clamps multiple food loaves when loaded to move along the parallel food loaf paths together, wherein the clamp device can be released once the multiple food loaves are simultaneously engaged by the loaf feed drive.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for cutting objects, such as chicken breast in a portion with fixed weight and fixed shape. This is done by situating an object into a mould defining a predetermined shape, applying under-pressure in the mould for positioning the object in a fixed position, and cutting the part according to predetermined pattern depending on the desired end product.

Abstract: A system and method of removing material from pharmaceutical tablets, utilizing mechanical or laser energy and a conveyance, to produce a score or other defect in said tablet.

Abstract: Apparatus for trimming paper rolls or logs (2) characterized in that it comprises: a section for the entry of the logs (2) to be trimmed; a section for the exit of the trimmed logs (2?); a station with cutting means (6) for trimming the logs (2); means (3) for moving the logs (2, 2?) between the entry section, the cutting station and the exit section; means (4), associated with the log-moving means (3), for retaining the logs when subjected to movement.

Abstract: Apparatus for dividing medicinal tablets is disclosed. Such apparatus may include a plurality of tablet dividing members disposed along a common axis, a tablet retention mechanism adapted to hold a plurality of oral solid medicinal tablets, and a controller that causes the tablet retention mechanism to move relative to the tablet dividing members. Each medicinal tablet may have a respective initial dosage of an active constituent. The tablet dividing members may be disposed relative to one another along the common axis to divide each of the medicinal tablets into a respective plurality of tablet portions. The partial dosages of all the tablet portions may be equal.