Abstract: To minimize the outlay for circuit engineering in a measuring system having at least one measuring instrument for measuring power and/or power factors at least one measuring point in an a.c. voltage network, a voltage transformer device having in each case one voltage transformer for each phase of the a.c. voltage network is arranged at a voltage-detection site of the a.c. voltage network. In addition, a current transformer for each phase is arranged at each measuring point, and to connect a measuring instrument assigned is connected to the particular measuring point at a current transformer input. The voltage transformer device and all measuring instruments are interconnected via a shared data-transmission device, in which predefined information on the detected voltages is digitally transmitted to the measuring instruments.

Abstract: A dough portioning and kneading machine comprises two dough hoppers separated from each other, a conveying chamber, in which a conveying piston is displaceably arranged, being disposed downstream of each dough hopper. At least one metering chamber is disposed downstream of each conveying chamber and is movable between a first position open towards the conveying chamber and a second position free from the conveying chamber. A metering piston is displaceably disposed in each metering chamber and partially releases the metering chamber in the latter's first position and empties the metering chamber in the latter's second position.

Abstract: Dough processing method and apparatus in which a head machine has a dough divider for producing successive dough pieces, one after the other, and a conveyor for conveying the dough pieces from the dough divider to a subsequent treatment device A first drive motor drives the dough divider and the conveyor. The subsequent treatment device has a transport conveyor with dough cups for receiving the dough pieces from the conveyor of the head machine at a transfer station and for transporting the dough pieces in the subsequent treatment device A second drive motor drives the transport conveyor. A frequency convertor is connected to the first drive motor to control the speed of operation thereof based on a selected frequency from the frequency convertor.