An assembly between a filling machine and a conveyor for the production of pasty shaped parts, having various shape-generating elements which are adapted to the respective shape of differently shaped parts and can be driven, has an outlet and at least one universal drive and bearing interface for the shape-generating elements which can be driven via the interface.

A frozen block separation system is disclosed herein. An example system includes a product receptacle having an elevator and an opening configured to receive a frozen product in a stacked block format and elevate the frozen product to a cutting height, a cutting member positioned above the product receptacle, the cutting member configured to move perpendicularly to the frozen product and remove a portion of the frozen product when the frozen product is at the cutting height, and a first plate that is configured to move the portion in a first direction, from the cutting member into a batch enclosure.

The invention relates to a device for cutting pieces of meat, preferably pieces of poultry, in particular poultry mid-wings, into separate portions. The invention also relates to a drive system for use or used in said device according to the invention. The invention further relates to a method for cutting pieces of meat, preferably pieces of poultry, in particular poultry mid-wings, into separate portions, preferably by making use of the device according to the invention.

The present invention relates, according to a first aspect, to a tool for cutting in half a carcass of a slaughtered animal, preferably of a bovine animal, in a fully automated manner. The cutting tool of the present invention incorporates in the cutting tool itself two different guiding mechanisms: an inner follower mechanism of the carcass capable of following the inner side of the carcass during the cutting process, and an outer follower mechanism of the carcass capable of following the outer side of the carcass during the cutting process, which substantially improve the accuracy of the cutting process and eliminate any type of manual action when cutting or guiding the part. It also relates, according to a second aspect, to a robot comprising said cutting tool.

A method of cutting a meat portion to make a plurality of meat slices according to exemplary aspects includes cutting the meat portion in a planar spiral pattern, thereby creating an elongated strip, wherein the planar spiral pattern comprises a curve on a two-dimensional plane coincident with a substantially planar surface of the meat portion.

A frozen block separation system is disclosed herein. An example system includes a product receptacle having an elevator and an opening configured to receive a frozen product in a stacked block format and elevate the frozen product to a cutting height, a cutting member positioned above the product receptacle, the cutting member configured to move perpendicularly to the frozen product and remove a portion of the frozen product when the frozen product is at the cutting height, and a first plate that is configured to move the portion in a first direction, from the cutting member into a batch enclosure.

In a round blade for slicing, a plurality of blade surfaces each having an arc shape and centered on a rotation center of a round blade main body are disposed to be spaced apart from each other on an outer peripheral portion of the round blade main body. A non-blade surface portion is disposed between the adjacent blade surfaces on an outer peripheral portion of the round blade main body. An outer end portion of the non-blade surface portion in a radial direction is located radially inward with respect to an outer end portion of the blade surface in the radial direction.

An electric meat shredding apparatus includes a first shredding assembly and a second shredding assembly, the first shredding assembly includes a first shredding member, the second shredding assembly includes a second shredding member, the first shredding member and the second shredding member cooperatively define a first chamber; the first shredding member is provided with a plurality of first spikes extending toward the second shredding member, and the second shredding member is provided with a plurality of second spikes extending toward the first shredding member; in the first chamber, the plurality of first spikes are staggered with the plurality of second spikes; the second shredding member further includes a drive member, the drive member is drivably connected to the second shredding member to drive the second shredding member to rotate relative to the first shredding member.

A dismountable poultry processing knife and mounting frame. The mounting frame provided with a quick release mechanism for quickly mounting or dismounting of a poultry processing knife while avoiding screw connections. The poultry processing knife provided with quick release features which are arranged to cooperate with the quick release mechanism of the mounting frame.