A cutting machine comprising one or more form tubes that are divided in two in the longitudinal direction into a front form tube section and a rear form tube sectionat least across a portion of its circumference, so that the two form sections can be moved from a pressing position in which they are aligned with each other into a loading position in which they are not aligned with each other, and in the loading position the rear form tube section can be loaded with a new meat strand while the rest of the previous meat strand is still being cut into slices and moved in the front form tube section. The blade may be disposed to simultaneously cut slices from a plurality of form tubes and may be disposed for motion in the longitudinal direction as well as a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction.

An incision station for making a plurality of weaknesses respectively on a plurality of portions of a web, for producing a plurality of packages each of which including a supporting sheet corresponding to a respective portion of the portions and an opening system corresponding to the weakness made on the respective portion, which makes it possible to increase the precision in obtaining the opening system of each package and to increase the productivity of the packaging machine in which the above-mentioned station operates. This invention also relates to a packaging machine which includes the incision station and a incision method for making the above-mentioned plurality of weaknesses, in such a way as to achieve the above-mentioned aims.

A method and a system for manufacturing a mold for creation of complex objects by controlling and moving two end effectors of a robotic system is provided. The two end effectors have a flexible cutting element attached to, and extending between, the two end effectors. The method includes the steps of: defining at least one surface representing the inner surface of the mold; dividing the surface into a number of segments represented by planar curves on the surface; for each planar curve, calculating at least one elastic curve representing the planar curve; for each calculated elastic curve, calculating a set of data corresponding to placement and direction of the two end effectors for configuring the flexible cutting element to a shape corresponding to the calculated elastic curve; and sequentially positioning the end effectors according to each set of data. The flexible cutting element thereby cuts the mold from a block.

A cutting machine for cutting up pre-compressed meat strands into slices and a method for slicing pre-compressed meat strands, wherein the blade is moved forward in the feed direction to a limited extent after the blade has completely cut off a slice, and is either subsequently or simultaneously moved backward in the transversal direction. In this way, the forward movement of the meat strand to cut off the next slice can be started earlier.

An automatic sizing cutting device includes a conveyance unit, a measuring device, a rotary cutter arranged downstream of the conveyance unit so as to oppose a band-shaped member and having a cutting blade on an outer circumferential surface thereof, a die roller which is arranged on a side of the band-shaped member opposite to the rotary cutter and which rotates in a direction opposite to a rotation direction of the rotary cutter; and an elastic member which urges the die roller toward the rotary cutter. The rotary cutter is controlled to rotate in accordance with a conveyed length of the band-shaped member measured by the measuring device, and is controlled such that circumferential speeds of the rotary cutter and the die roller when the cutting blade of the rotary cutter cuts the band-shaped member are equal to a conveying speed of the band-shaped member.

One or more apparatuses, computing devices and/or systems are provided. In an example, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus may comprise a sharpener device configured to sharpen a pencil. The apparatus may comprise a hole puncher device configured to punch one or more holes in one or more sheets of paper. The apparatus may comprise an indentation at a corner of the apparatus. The apparatus may comprise a stapler device overlying the indentation. The stapler device may be configured to couple sheets of paper together by driving a staple through the sheets of paper at a point within the indentation. The apparatus may comprise a tray configured to collect shavings from the sharpener device and/or chips from the hole puncher device. The apparatus may comprise a vacuum device configured to apply suction to conduct material (e.g., shavings and/or chips) from the tray.

A spatula edge trimming apparatus for re-edging a spatula includes a base housing with the front side having a spatula receptacle slot extending through to the cavity. The bottom side has a drop aperture extending through to the cavity. The spatula receptacle slot is configured to receive a spatula. A cutting means is coupled to the base housing within the cavity and is configured to cut an edge of the spatula. A drive means is coupled to the top side of the base housing and is in operational communication with the cutting means. A plurality of controls is coupled to the base housing and is in operational communication with the drive means. A power source is coupled to the housing. The power source is in operational communication with, and provides power to, each of the drive means and the plurality of controls.

A cutter assembly for a printable medium comprises a cutter to cut the printable medium, a trench adjacent to the cutter, and a trench cover, the trench cover at least partially covering the trench. The trench cover is movable between a supporting configuration to support the printable medium, and an open configuration to receive portions of the printable medium in the trench. The cutter assembly comprises an elastic element for biasing the trench cover towards the supporting configuration. The cutter comprises an engaging element and the engaging element engages the trench cover to move the trench cover from the supporting configuration towards the open configuration.

A cutting device (1), in particular for rapidly cutting webs, including: a support structure (2) including a fixed blade (3), a carriage (4) movable along a movement direction (X), a mobile blade (5) mounted on the carriage (4), a guide (7), associated to the support structure (2), on which the carriage (4) is slidable along the movement direction (X); a sliding sleeve (11), interposed between the carriage (4) and the guide (7) concentrically to the guide (7); seals (8, 10) interposed between the guide (7) and the carriage (4) so as to define a chamber (9), concentric to the guide (7) and containing the sleeve (11); motor (6) configured to move the carriage (4) according to an alternating movement along the movement direction (X) between a non-operating position and an operating position, in which the mobile blade (5) partially superposes the fixed blade (3) so as to carry out the cutting of a web; supply (15) for supplying air to the chamber (9) so as to maintain it at a greater pressure with respect to the surrounding environment.

In a cutting device, a cutting blade is reciprocally movable within a movable range including a first retracted position away from a target to be cut and a cut complete position at which cutting of the target is to be completed. A memory is configured to store cutting data indicating the first retracted position. A controller is configured to perform controlling, in response to determining that the cutting blade has stopped at an intervening position between a cut start position at which cutting of the target is started and the cut complete position, a drive portion to move the cutting blade from the intervening position to a second retracted position positioned within the movable range and away from the target. The controller is configured to further perform updating the cutting data stored in the memory so as to indicate the second retracted position in place of the first retracted position.