A material punching machine includes a guide member defining a material pathway for transporting a piece of material through the machine. The machine also includes a first sensor element disposed adjacent the material pathway for detecting a first position of a trailing edge of the material as the material moves through the material pathway. The machine also includes a second sensor element disposed adjacent the material pathway for detecting a second position of the trailing edge of the material as the material moves through the material pathway. The machine also includes a punch element that punches a first aperture in the piece of material in a first area of the piece of material based on detection of the trailing edge by the first sensor, and punches a second aperture in another area of the piece of material based on detection of the trailing edge by the second sensor.

The invention relates to a device for slicing one or more food products, in particular sausage, ham, and/or cheese, wherein a track is provided for each food product, along which track the food product is transported in the direction of a moving blade, which cuts off food slices from the front end of the food product.

The invention relates to a device for slicing one or more food products, in particular sausage, ham, and/or cheese, wherein a track is provided for each food product, along which track the food product is transported in the direction of a moving blade, which cuts off food slices from the front end of the food product.

A food portioning machine (2) includes a portion thickness control assembly (22) comprising a carriage (40) carried by a machine base (4) and able to move relative to the machine base in order to adjust the thickness of each portion to be cut from a food product (90). A carriage drive assembly (46) is coupled to the carriage to move the carriage relative to the machine base, a product stop (50) is carried by the carriage and able to move relative to the carriage between advanced and retracted positions, and a product stop drive assembly (68) is coupled to the product stop to move the product stop between the advanced and retracted positions. The carriage drive assembly is operable to move the carriage to a position relative to the machine base with reference to the thickness (t) of the next portion to be cut, and the product stop drive assembly is operable to move the product stop from its retracted position to its advanced position for engagement by the leading end of the food product.

A food portioning machine (2) includes a portion thickness control assembly (22) comprising a carriage (40) carried by a machine base (4) and able to move relative to the machine base in order to adjust the thickness of each portion to be cut from a food product (90). A carriage drive assembly (46) is coupled to the carriage to move the carriage relative to the machine base, a product stop (50) is carried by the carriage and able to move relative to the carriage between advanced and retracted positions, and a product stop drive assembly (68) is coupled to the product stop to move the product stop between the advanced and retracted positions. The carriage drive assembly is operable to move the carriage to a position relative to the machine base with reference to the thickness (t) of the next portion to be cut, and the product stop drive assembly is operable to move the product stop from its retracted position to its advanced position for engagement by the leading end of the food product.

In some embodiments, a modular system for a printer may include a support bracket configured to be coupled to a printer, a cutting unit laterally mounted to the support bracket, and a tamp system laterally mounted to the support bracket. The cutting unit may be configured to receive a label web from the printer.