A cutting apparatus for cutting product into slices, strips or dices. The cutting apparatus comprises a feed drum wherein the product is moved towards a peripheral opening and a set of cutting tools mounted at the peripheral opening. The set of cutting tools comprises a slicing knife, a slice guide, and optionally a circular cutter and/or a cross cutter. At least a subset of the cutting tools is mounted on a removable cutting tool housing. The cutting apparatus further comprises an auxiliary mounting system for supporting the removable cutting tool housing upon installation on and removal from the cutting apparatus. The auxiliary mounting system comprises guide means which are provided for guiding the removable cutting tool housing between a first position and a second position, the first position being a use position wherein the housing is mounted adjacent the peripheral opening in the drum and the second position being a predefined position on the guide means wherein the housing is spaced from the drum and can be removed from the guide means.

A cutting apparatus for cutting product into slices, strips or dices. The cutting apparatus comprises a feed drum wherein the product is moved towards a peripheral opening and a set of cutting tools mounted at the peripheral opening. The set of cutting tools comprises a slicing knife, a slice guide, and optionally a circular cutter and/or a cross cutter. At least a subset of the cutting tools is mounted on a removable cutting tool housing. The cutting apparatus further comprises an auxiliary mounting system for supporting the removable cutting tool housing upon installation on and removal from the cutting apparatus. The auxiliary mounting system comprises guide means which are provided for guiding the removable cutting tool housing between a first position and a second position, the first position being a use position wherein the housing is mounted adjacent the peripheral opening in the drum and the second position being a predefined position on the guide means wherein the housing is spaced from the drum and can be removed from the guide means.

The disclosure discloses a drum dicing assembly and a dicer, wherein the dicing assembly includes a cutting cylinder, a slicing knife cylinder and a dicing knife cylinder, the slicing knife cylinder is rotatably provided in the cutting cylinder, a slicing knife and a material pressing rib are provided on a cylinder wall of the slicing knife cylinder, the dicing knife cylinder is sheathed in the slicing knife cylinder, a dicing knife net on the cylinder wall of the dicing knife cylinder is formed by cross-combining several first dicing knives and several second dicing knives, and the knife edge portion of the first dicing knife and the knife edge portion of the second dicing knife have a height difference, so that the dicing action of food materials is completed by dividing into three steps of slicing, stripping and dicing.

The disclosure discloses a drum dicing assembly and a dicer, wherein the dicing assembly includes a cutting cylinder, a slicing knife cylinder and a dicing knife cylinder, the slicing knife cylinder is rotatably provided in the cutting cylinder, a slicing knife and a material pressing rib are provided on a cylinder wall of the slicing knife cylinder, the dicing knife cylinder is sheathed in the slicing knife cylinder, a dicing knife net on the cylinder wall of the dicing knife cylinder is formed by cross-combining several first dicing knives and several second dicing knives, and the knife edge portion of the first dicing knife and the knife edge portion of the second dicing knife have a height difference, so that the dicing action of food materials is completed by dividing into three steps of slicing, stripping and dicing.

A food processing machine adapted for diced cuts includes a feed chute and a strip-cutting disc. The feed chute is configured to receive and direct a food substrate for processing. The strip-cutting disc is operatively connected to a connection shaft configured to transmit rotation from a motor. The strip-cutting disc comprises at least one H-blade configured to make a cut perpendicular to a direction of the feed chute, and a plurality of V-blades, wherein the V-blades are configured to make a cut in a direction of rotation of the strip-cutting disc. The strip-cutting disc further comprises an output ramp for discharging the processed food, characterized in that the output ramp comprises an additional unitary cutting accessory configured in cutting sectors, connected to the connection shaft and following the strip-cutting disc, and configured to make a cut substantially parallel to the connection shaft in at least portions thereof.

A food processing machine adapted for diced cuts includes a feed chute and a strip-cutting disc. The feed chute is configured to receive and direct a food substrate for processing. The strip-cutting disc is operatively connected to a connection shaft configured to transmit rotation from a motor. The strip-cutting disc comprises at least one H-blade configured to make a cut perpendicular to a direction of the feed chute, and a plurality of V-blades, wherein the V-blades are configured to make a cut in a direction of rotation of the strip-cutting disc. The strip-cutting disc further comprises an output ramp for discharging the processed food, characterized in that the output ramp comprises an additional unitary cutting accessory configured in cutting sectors, connected to the connection shaft and following the strip-cutting disc, and configured to make a cut substantially parallel to the connection shaft in at least portions thereof.