Abstract: The invention concerns an apparatus for processing meat, in particular fish, comprising a processing tool, an actuating unit associated with the processing tool for moving the processing tool out of a starting position into a processing position and vice versa, and a control device which is operatively connected to the processing tool or actuating unit for control of the processing tool, which is distinguished in that the actuating unit comprises a cylinder unit having two pressure cylinders which are arranged one behind the other and connected to each other, wherein the processing tool is arranged on one of the two pressure cylinders of the cylinder unit and the two pressure cylinders can be controlled independently of each other. Furthermore, the invention concerns a corresponding method.

Abstract: In a method for removing blood released during filleting from the backbone and the indentations therein in the region of the vertebrae of fish that are conveyed in a row with the head forwards and the belly downwards, the removal of blood is carried out at the same time and in the same place as the cutting of the backbone. The backbone, which is freed of ray bones and rib bones, is guided through a cutting gap and is cut clear on the belly side of the fish over the entire length of the fish as far as the root of the dorsal fin to leave a backbone stump. The fish fillet flesh is covered by covering surfaces which converge at the cutting gap and of which at least two covering surfaces form the cutting gap. Pressurized cleaning fluid is sprayed onto the backbone that is guided between the covering surfaces through the cutting gap during cutting.

Abstract: In a method for mechanically removing intermuscular bones, so-called pin bones, from fillet parts of conveyed fish abdominal flaps for each fish are separated using a continuous, curved double separating cut. Each abdominal flap is simultaneously separated into two parallelly cut, completely free-moving parts having fish skin, winch are conveyed away separate front one another. The first part is obtained as a narrow, curved pinbone strip, with a width corresponding to the row of pinbones and limited thereto. The second part is obtained as an abdominal flap meat body determined by the largest part of the separated abdominal flap, free of pin bones, with a cutting length having the curvature.

Abstract: An apparatus for the automated mechanical processing of pieces of meat conveyed in a row comprises a transporting device, a cutting device having a cutting head and a control device. The cutting device comprises a holding and guiding device on which the cutting head is movably arranged to execute separating cuts at an angle to the straight conveying direction along the straight movement path at a fixed guiding tilt angle (?). A transport belt forming a component of the transporting device and transporting the meat pieces in a lying manner passes continuously by the holding and guiding device. The cutting element which, for cutting, is formed by a rotationally driven circular blade limited at its height position over the transport belt. The control device correlates a velocity component (VT) of the movement velocity of the cutting head, which velocity component of the movement is in conveying direction with the conveying velocity of the meat pieces in the conveying direction when executing the separating cuts.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for automatically separating the wishbone from eviscerated poultry bodies, comprising a revolving conveyor with at least one holding apparatus with a support body receiving and holding the poultry bodies during transport through the apparatus, and at least one processing station along a conveying line of the conveyor, one of the processing stations being configured as a cutting unit for separating the wishbone from the poultry body, characterized in that the cutting unit has a rotational drive, a cutting means and a rotary arm that connects the cutting means and the rotational drive and is designed to guide the cutting means in the rotational direction along a curved path, with the rotary arm and the cutting means forming an at least essentially L-shaped arrangement and the cutting means having a main cutting edge that is interrupted by a recess and is oriented at least essentially parallel to the rotational axis of the rotary arm.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus which is designed and equipped for completely removing at least a part of the breast cartilage from a poultry carcass that is free of breast meat, comprising a transporting conveyor for conveying the poultry carcass in a transporting direction T, said conveyor having at least one support body for receiving and fixing the poultry carcass, a cutter for separating the breast cartilage or parts thereof from the poultry carcass and a control device for controlling the cutter, which is characterized in that the transporting conveyor is aligned with the or each support body and driven such that a poultry carcass to be arranged on the support body is oriented with its connecting line between the breast bone and the breast cartilage parallel to the transporting direction T, the cutter comprises a double blade which is designed and equipped for longitudinally cutting into the poultry carcass at least along a sub-portion on both sides of the breast cartilage and/or both sides of the

Abstract: A holder (10) for supporting gutted poultry bodies or parts thereof includes a supporting body (11) for receiving the material to be processed and a clamping apparatus (12) having at least one clamping lever (18) movable against the supporting body (11) for fixing the material to be processed on the supporting body. The clamping apparatus (12) is controllable in such a way that the clamping lever (18) can be moved out of a standby position into a clamping position and vice versa. The holding apparatus (10) is assigned a supporting element (27) which is designed and arranged for supporting parts of the material which protrude beyond the holding apparatus (10) in the direction of transport T of the holding apparatus (10), in the clamping position in such a way that one or more measuring points on the material to be processed are freely accessible to a measuring device.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for automatically monitoring an apparatus for processing meat products, in particular fish, comprising a prediction unit for determining a yield-relevant prediction variable, the prediction unit being connected to input sensors for acquiring geometric and/or weight data of the meat product fed to the apparatus for meat processing, a yield determining unit for determining at least one yield-relevant yield variable, the yield determining unit being connected to the output sensors for acquiring geometric and/or weight data of the meat product processed by the apparatus for meat processing, and a difference unit for calculating a difference variable from the difference between one of the prediction variables and the at least one corresponding yield variable, the difference unit in each case being connected to the prediction unit and the yield determining unit. The invention further relates to a corresponding method for automatically monitoring the apparatus.

Abstract: An apparatus for the automated mechanical processing of pieces of meat conveyed in a row comprises a transporting device, a cutting device having a cutting head and a control device. The cutting device comprises a holding and guiding device on which the cutting head is movably arranged to execute separating cuts at an angle to the straight conveying direction along the straight movement path at a fixed guiding tilt angle (?). A transport belt forming a component of the transporting device and transporting the meat pieces in a lying manner passes continuously by the holding and guiding device. The cutting element which, for cutting, is formed by a rotationally driven circular blade limited at its height position over the transport belt. The control device correlates a velocity component (VT) of the movement velocity of the cutting head, which velocity component of the movement is in conveying direction with the conveying velocity of the meat pieces in the conveying direction when executing the separating cuts.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (10) which is designed and equipped for completely removing at least a part of the breast cartilage (14) from a poultry carcass (13) that is free of breast meat, comprising a transporting conveyor (11) for conveying the poultry carcass (13) in a transporting direction T, said conveyor having at least one support body (12) for receiving and fixing the poultry carcass (13), a cutting means (17) for separating the breast cartilage (14) or parts thereof from the poultry carcass (13) and a control device for controlling the cutting means (17), which is characterised in that the transporting conveyor (11) is aligned with the or each support body (12) and driven such that a poultry carcass (13) to be arranged on the support body (12) is oriented with its connecting line between the breast bone (16) and the breast cartilage (14) parallel to the transporting direction T, the cutting means (17) comprises a double blade (18) which is designed and equipped for longitudinally cutting

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for filleting decapitated and gutted fish, comprising a cutting unit for filleting the fish, wherein the cutting unit has at least one pair of circular blades, and an endlessly rotating transport conveyor with at least one saddle-shaped supporting body for receiving the fish and conveying them in the direction of transport T through the cutting unit tail first, which is distinguished in that the two circular blades of a pair of circular blades are driven in opposite directions. Furthermore the invention relates to a corresponding method.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for trimming the surface of meat, in particular fish fillets, comprising a transporting element by means of which the products which are to be processed are conveyed continuously in the transporting direction T into the region of a knife head, also comprising an element for detecting the position of the products, as well as a knife head for trimming the products and a means of controlling the movement of the knife head in dependence on the information and data determined by the position-detecting element, the device being distinguished in that the knife head is designed for automatically executing free trimming cuts along the surface contour of the products. The invention also relates to an apparatus for processing meat using a device mentioned above, and to a corresponding surface-trimming method.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (10) for completely separating fillets from the skeleton of decapitated and gutted fish (11), cutting through a web left by separating tools mounted in front of the apparatus (10) in the direction of transport T, comprising a separating unit (12) with a pair of circular blades (17, 18) for separating the web, and an endlessly rotating transport conveyor (13) with at least one saddle-shaped supporting body (14) for receiving the fish (11) and conveying them in the direction of transport T through the separating unit (12) tail first, wherein the circular blades (17, 18) are mounted on a carrier (21) which is movable up and down transversely to the plane of transport E, which is distinguished in that the two circular blades (17, 18) of the separating unit (12) are driven in the same direction opposite the direction of transport T. Furthermore the invention relates to a corresponding method.

Abstract: An apparatus for separating a surface layer from animal food products comprises a carrier roller, a cutting device opposite the carrier roller with a blade holder pressure body and a pressing device exerting a pressing force on the blade holder pressure body. An automatic traction gap for transporting the separated surface layer is formed between the driven carrier roller and the blade holder pressure body. A rear pressure body pivoting axis is set up on a side of the blade holder pressure body facing away from the carrier roller. The apparatus has a pressure body guiding device automatically shifting the blade holder pressure body out of the defined initial position, with which the rear pivoting axis is arranged and is automatically shiftable such that, in the case of the blade holder pressure body pivoting up through inlet of the surface layer against the pressing force, the traction gap becomes wider in an inlet area and narrower in an outlet area.

Abstract: An apparatus for contactless detection of characteristics of continuously conveyed, translucent products includes first and second transmitting units each having an independent light source to generate high-intensity light radiation to illuminate the product, a light-converting element to form a planar light field from the light radiation and a focusing element to form a line of light running transversely to a direction of conveying of the products from the planar light field. A receiving unit has a detection device to pick up the light radiation transflected by the product. Shading elements are arranged respectively between the transmitting units and the receiving unit. The first transmitting unit is arranged in front of the receiving unit in the direction of conveying of the products and the second transmitting unit is arranged behind the receiving unit in the direction of conveying.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for separating materials of different flowability that are mixed together, comprising a housing having side walls, a hollow drum driven rotationally and mounted on the side walls and having a perforated peripheral surface M, an endless compression belt that can be pressed against the peripheral surface M from the outside, wrapping around a portion of the circumference of the hollow drum, a product intake wedge for feeding a product flow, a supporting apparatus for the compression belt having at least one support element disposed on the side of the compression belt opposite the hollow drum, and a stripping means for stripping off the compressed material from the hollow drum, which is distinguished in that the stripping means is disposed in the area of the product intake wedge.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for filleting beheaded and gutted fish, comprising a cutting unit for filleting the fish, wherein the cutting unit has at least one pair of circular blades, an endlessly rotating transport conveyor having at least one saddle-shaped supporting body for receiving the fish and conveying them through the cutting unit tail first, wherein each supporting body has a supporting edge for making a form-locking connection with the center bone of the fish to be processed, and a device for centering the center bone in relation to the supporting body, which is distinguished in that a means for lifting the center bone of the fish off the supporting edge of the supporting body is provided, which is arranged in the region of the device for centering the center bone. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding method.

Abstract: An apparatus to separate a fillet attached to a backbone of a beheaded, slaughtered fish having an open abdominal cavity previously cut by an abdominal knife and a dorsal knife, by cutting through a web left round the backbone of the fish by the abdominal and dorsal knives. The apparatus includes a transport saddle to transport the previously cut fish in a direction of fish travel wherein the saddle includes an upper bone guide and a lower bone guide. The apparatus also includes a separating unit movable back and forth from a standby position into a working position. The separating unit has a separating device to detach the fillet from the backbone of the fish and a counter support associated with the separating device and arranged on the separating unit with the separating device.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to separate a surface layer of a product in the food industry. The apparatus includes a transport device to transport the product from an input region to an output region and a pressure device to press the product against the transport device. A separating device is arranged in the output region to separate the surface layer from the product. The separating device defines a separating gap between the separating device and the transport device. A substantially cylindrical, rotatably controllable deflecting device is arranged in the output region. The deflecting device has a shape varying in the axial direction and/or a circumferential direction. The transport device is guided around the deflecting device to create a variable process gap to separate the surface layer of the product from the product.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for filleting beheaded and gutted fish, comprising a cutting unit for filleting the fish, wherein the cutting unit has at least one pair of circular blades, an endlessly rotating transport conveyor having at least one saddle-shaped supporting body for receiving the fish and conveying them through the cutting unit tail first, wherein each supporting body has a supporting edge for making a form-locking connection with the centre bone of the fish to be processed, and a device for centring the centre bone in relation to the supporting body, which is distinguished in that a means for lifting the centre bone of the fish off the supporting edge of the supporting body is provided, which is arranged in the region of the device for centring the centre bone. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding method.