Abstract: A food-processing system having a metering pump for filling a casing with food material, a linker for forming links in the filled casing and depositing a linked strand on a conveyor, and a plurality of servo motors arranged to drive each of a plurality of driven components of the processing system. The food-processing system being implemented according to a two-step ramp-up method that enables increased control of a first end and a second end of the linked strand using a first speed, and enables faster processing of the linked strand between the ends at a second speed higher than the first speed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 13, 2020
Date of Patent:
March 12, 2024
Assignees:
MAREL, INC., MAREL FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
Inventors:
Kenneth Bruce Arnote, Jr., Travis Michael Coblentz, Mattheus Catharina Willems, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks