Existing blade assemblies for cutting complex three-dimensional shapes such as twisted shapes are typically slow and suffer from frequent breakdowns. Disclosed herein is a stationary blade assembly for cutting food products into complex shapes as the food products are directed along a direction of flow at the blade assembly, wherein the blade assembly comprises a plurality of blades, each of the plurality of blades having a length, wherein the length of the blade is oriented along the direction of flow and the blade is twisted along its length, whereby the food products are rotated by the blade during cutting.

Existing blade assemblies for cutting complex three-dimensional shapes such as twisted shapes are typically slow and suffer from frequent breakdowns. Disclosed herein is a stationary blade assembly for cutting food products into complex shapes as the food products are directed along a direction of flow at the blade assembly, wherein the blade assembly comprises a plurality of blades, each of the plurality of blades having a length, wherein the length of the blade is oriented along the direction of flow and the blade is twisted along its length, whereby the food products are rotated by the blade during cutting.

A separating device (10) for separating a tubular flat material (1) having an actual tube width (1.1), comprising at least one longitudinal separating unit (20) for removing a first edge region (2) and a second edge region (3) of the flat material (1) is provided. In addition, a separating method (100) for separating a tubular flat material and to a system (70) having a separating device (10) is provided.

A mass shaped detaching razor device for detaching mass shapes from a laminating roller without damaging the same is provided, said device comprises a main support coupled on its upper section with a lower end of a pressure arm by means of a 5 pivot coupling, the main support is coupled on its lower section with a razor support having on a frontal end a detachment razor, a shock absorber coupled on its lower end to a back end of the main support and coupled by its upper end to an upper end of the pressure arm.

A shearing device (1) having a blade (2) with at least one blade cutting edge (5) which is helically coiled, and rotatable, about an axis of rotation (R) of the blade (2). The blade cutting edge (5) is assigned a counterpart blade cutting edge (4) of a counterpart blade (3). The shearing movements, by which for example bristle filaments (7) of brushes (8) for machining can be cut to length, are generated by relative rotational movement of the at least one helically coiled blade cutting edge (5) with respect to the preferably static counterpart blade cutting edge (4) of the counterpart blade (3). Since the blade (2) and the counterpart blade (3) can keep their spacing to one another constant during operation, there is a relatively low risk of injury during the use thereof.

A cutting device for cutting an edible product into several pieces, the cutting device including a base frame, a main receiving area, a main pushing assembly, and a main cutting assembly, for receiving and cutting the edible product into a series of main cuts, via an array of holes, provided by a main cutting interface. The cutting device further includes a preliminary cutting assembly removably mountable about the base frame for first receiving and cutting the edible product into a series of preliminary cuts, via an array of holes provided by a preliminary cutting interface, prior to insertion of the edible product into the main receiving area, wherein the edible product is ultimately cut into a series of pieces resulting from the passage through at least one, and/or both, of the main and preliminary cutting interfaces of the cutting device.

A cutting device for cutting an edible product into several pieces, the cutting device including a base frame, a main receiving area, a main pushing assembly, and a main cutting assembly, for receiving and cutting the edible product into a series of main cuts, via an array of holes, provided by a main cutting interface. The cutting device further includes a preliminary cutting assembly removably mountable about the base frame for first receiving and cutting the edible product into a series of preliminary cuts, via an array of holes provided by a preliminary cutting interface, prior to insertion of the edible product into the main receiving area, wherein the edible product is ultimately cut into a series of pieces resulting from the passage through at least one, and/or both, of the main and preliminary cutting interfaces of the cutting device.

Knife assemblies having primary and secondary blades and at least one tab blade. The primary and secondary blades each have a corrugated shape as a result of defining a wave pattern that defines peaks and valleys. The primary and secondary blades each further having upper and lower surfaces, leading and trailing edges, and a depth defined by and between the leading and trailing edges. The upper surface of the primary blade and the lower surface of the secondary blade are complementary so that the secondary blade and the peaks and valleys thereof are able to nest on the primary blade and the peaks and valleys thereof. The secondary blade has at least one tab blade that projects from one of its peaks and is defined by a cut in the peak to form a tab that is bent so that the tab projects from the peak.

Knife assemblies having primary and secondary blades and at least one tab blade. The primary and secondary blades each have a corrugated shape as a result of defining a wave pattern that defines peaks and valleys. The primary and secondary blades each further having upper and lower surfaces, leading and trailing edges, and a depth defined by and between the leading and trailing edges. The upper surface of the primary blade and the lower surface of the secondary blade are complementary so that the secondary blade and the peaks and valleys thereof are able to nest on the primary blade and the peaks and valleys thereof. The secondary blade has at least one tab blade that projects from one of its peaks and is defined by a cut in the peak to form a tab that is bent so that the tab projects from the peak.