A filling machine and a method for filling a pasty mass, in particular for the production of sausages, with a delivery pump for conveying the pasty mass with a first drive, and a dosing pump that is coupled to an outlet of the delivery pump and a transmission train via which the dosing pump is coupled to a second drive integrated into the filling machine housing.

The present disclosure relates to a method for aligning a filling machine and a respective filling machine. In the method, the height and/or the inclination of the filling machine is first measured according to an actual state. The measured values are transmitted to a calculation unit. The actual state of the height and/or the inclination is compared with a target state of the height and/or the inclination. The height and/or the inclination of the filling machine are then adjusted on the basis of the comparison.

The present invention relates to system for producing sausage-shaped products, like sausages, by filling a filling material into a tubular packaging casing. The system includes a clipping machine for producing sausage-shaped products, a robotic device for transferring a tubular packaging casing supply to the clipping machine, and a storage device for storing a tubular packaging casing supply. The present invention further relates to a method for producing sausage-shaped products in the system.

The present invention relates to a system for producing sausage-shaped products, like sausages, by filling a filling material into a tubular packaging casing, the system includes a clipping machine for producing sausage-shaped products. The clipping machine comprises a filling tube assembly having at least a first filling tube for feeding the filling material into the tubular packaging casing stored on the filling tube and closed at its first end, at least a first casing brake assembly, associated with the first filling tube, for applying a braking force to the tubular packaging casing while being pulled-off from the first filling tube, and a control unit for controlling at least the clipping machine. The system further includes a removal assembly for removing at least a portion of the tubular packaging casing from the at least first filling tube. The present invention relates to a method for removing a portion of a tubular packaging casing from an at least first filling tube of the clipping machine.

A filling line is provided and includes a first filling machine having a first machine controller, and one or more second filling machines having a second machine controller, which is selectively operable independently of the first filling machine. The filling line also includes a data interface for connecting the machine controllers to each other for control communication. The machine controllers are configured to be operated reciprocally either in a slave control mode or in a master control mode, depending on control information provided. The slave control mode transmits read and write rights in respect of recipe-relevant process parameters to the machine controller operated in the master control mode, and the master control mode implements the transferred read and write rights in the machine controller operated in the master control mode. A method for operating such a filling line is also provided.