Abstract: The invention relates to a method of acquiring slices or portions of slices of constant weight from food products sliced by a cutting apparatus. A plurality of cross-sectional areas Fi of the product are determined for at least one product to be sliced, in particular in accordance with the light sectioning process. The total weight Gges of the product is determined; control data are calculated using the cross-sectional areas Fi and the total weight Gges; and the cutting apparatus, is operated at least in part using the control data.

Abstract: A device for cutting food products is provided. The device comprises a cutting blade having a main part defining a cutting plane and a reinforcing part connected to the main part. At least one cavity is formed between the main part and the reinforcing part.

Abstract: A device for cutting food products for a slicer is provided including a product feed, at least one cutting blade, a common drive, and respective transmission units. The product feed includes a plurality of conveying devices arranged generally parallel next to one another, each having a conveying speed for simultaneously feeding a plurality of food products to a cutting plane. A respective one of the plurality of conveying devices is associated with each of the plurality of food products. At least one cutting blade is configured for moving in the cutting plane. The common drive is for the plurality of conveying devices. The respective transmission units are for each of the plurality conveying devices. Each transmission unit has a variable transmission ratio. The transmission ratios are variable to individually vary each of the conveying speeds of the plurality of conveying devices.

Abstract: A device for slicing a food product is provided including a product feed and an adjustment apparatus. The product feed feeds the food product to be sliced along a product conveying direction to a cutting plane, in which a cutting blade moves. The food product has a contour and a front product end region. The product feed includes at least one end element which has at least one of a product guiding support surface and a product contact surface for the front product end region. The adjustment apparatus adjusts the at least one end element to have a component of movement generally perpendicular to the product conveying direction. The adjustment apparatus is configured to adjust at least one of the product guiding support surface and the product contact surface of the at least one end element to the contour of the food product during a slicing operation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus having a product conveyor drivable in a conveying direction and a transverse drive by which the product conveyor is movable in a direction transverse to the conveying direction. The product conveyor is coupled to a compensation mass by means of which forces can be compensated which occur by a transverse movement of the product conveyor.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a portion gripper for picking up a product with two blade pans and a drive mechanism for moving the blade pans between a first position, in which the blade pans can be placed down on opposite sides of the product to be picked up onto a support for the product to be picked up, and a second position in which the blade pans are at least partially located under the product to be picked up.

Abstract: The disclosure describes a method for cutting a food product into slices for producing portions by taking into account the target weight thereof. Information about a remainder of the food product to be sliced is used to control corresponding actuators for a successive food product to be sliced.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting device for slicing food products, comprising a driven circular blade rotating about a blade axis revolving on a track about a center axis, and a cover element rotatable relative to the circular blade on the side of the circular blade facing away from a product to be sliced. The cover element is driven by an auxiliary drive, such that it rotates relative to the circular blade about the blade axis. The auxiliary drive is diverted from a drive of the circular blade.

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: The invention relates to a device and to a method for adjusting a blade clearance on a cutting device for slicing a product, in particular a food product (18), wherein the cutting device has a cutting blade (14) which can be rotatably driven in a cutting plane (12), a cutting edge (24) and an adjustment apparatus (28) by which the cutting blade (14) and the cutting edge (24) can be moved relative to each other perpendicular to the cutting plane (12).

Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting device for slicing food products, comprising a driven circular blade rotating about a blade axis revolving on a track about a center axis, and a cover element rotatable relative to the circular blade on the side of the circular blade facing away from a product to be sliced. A holding device is provided that is designed for counteracting the self-rotation of the cover element about the blade axis.

Abstract: A slicer is described for slicing food products that can be fed to a cutting blade that is rotatably arranged around a rotational axle in a bearing. The blade has the form of a sickle. The blade has an edge that has different radii distributed across its circumference. In the described slicers, cutting pressure can be controlled to adjust for diverse food products. Adjustments can be made by moving the bearing of the rotational axle of the sickle blade to different locations in a guide.

Abstract: A device for slicing food product having a conveyor which transports the food product toward a cutting edge. An air cushion is provided between an end of the conveyor and the cutting edge which elevates and guides the food product.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for conveying articles, in particular product slices produced by simultaneous slicing of a plurality of food products or respective portions including a plurality of product slices, wherein the articles are conveyed in a conveying direction on a main conveying path in multitracks in desired arrangements formed by articles from different tracks, in particular in rows extending transverse to the conveying direction, incomplete arrangements of articles having at least one deficient point are expelled onto a secondary conveying path and desired arrangements are formed from the articles forming the incomplete arrangements.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the simultaneous multitrack slicing of a plurality of food products, in particular food products of different types, into respective portions including at least one product slice, wherein the products are sliced using a common slicing apparatus, in particular a high-performance slicer, which has at least one cutting blade which rotates in a cutting plane about a blade axis and/or revolves about a central axis in a planetary motion and in that the products are individually supplied to the cutting blade such that each portion satisfies a condition predefined for the respective track which in particular relates to the weight of the portion, the weight and/or the thickness of the product slices forming the portion and/or the number of the product slices forming the portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the simultaneous multiple track cutting of several food products, in which the products are cut by means of a common cutting apparatus, in particular a high performance slicer, which has at least one cutting blade which rotates about a blade axis in a cutting plane and/or revolves about a central axis in a planetary motion manner and to which the products are supplied in multiple tracks, and in which blank cuts are carried out in at least a passive track and/or in which the supply of the respective product is suspended at least at times, while the respective product is sliced in at least one other active track.

Abstract: The invention relates to a blade for cutting food products, in particular sausages, comprising a cutter having two partial cutters disposed tapered toward each other in a curved surface. The invention further relates to a cutting device for cutting food products, having a blade and having a holder on which the blade is rotatably disposed. The cutting device is designed so that an end piece can be sliced off of a product, the longitudinal axis thereof being oriented substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the blade, by a rotary motion of the blade. The invention further relates to a method for processing a food product.

Abstract: An apparatus for handling portions of products, in particular food products, having a product conveyor which conveys the portions after one another to at least one main conveyor track along a direction of conveying and having at least one sensor for recognizing portions of incorrect weight. A correction track is provided which has a first conveying section and a second conveying section. The first conveying section serves to branch off portions of incorrect weight from the main conveying track and to convey them to a weight correction station. The second conveying section serves to supply weight-corrected portions back to the main conveying track. The first conveying track and the second conveying track are separated from one another in the region of the weight correction station by an interruption of the correction track which prevents a transfer of portions of incorrect weight from the first conveying section to the second conveying section.

Abstract: An apparatus for slicing food products includes a product feed, at least one cutting blade which rotates about a blade axis and/or revolves about a center axis in planetary motion and to which at least one product to be sliced can be fed in a product feed direction and includes a blade holder to which the cutting blade can be attached. An adjustment device is provided by means of which the cutting blade is movable relative to the blade holder in an adjustment direction.

Abstract: An apparatus for slicing food products includes a product feed, at least one cutting blade which rotates about a blade axis and/or revolves about a center axis and to which at least one product to be sliced can be fed in a product feed direction and a blade holder to which the cutting blade can be attached. An adjustment device is configured to deform the cutting blade.