Cutting apparatus

A cutting apparatus for cutting off or slicing meat products having a product feed that is configured to guide at least one first product and at least one second product simultaneously along a feed direction (Z) into a cutting region, includes a first rotating blade and a second rotating blade for cutting off or slicing the products into smaller pieces,

• wherein the product feed has a first conveying means for guiding the at least one first product into the cutting region and a second conveying means for guiding the at least one second product into the cutting region, wherein the first rotating blade is associated with the first conveying means and is provided for cutting off or slicing the at least one first product, wherein the second rotating blade is associated with the second conveying means and is provided for cutting off or slicing the at least one second product,
• the product feed comprising a common support structure for supporting the first conveying means and the second conveying means,
• the common support structure having a center support that extends in the feed direction (Z) and that is arranged between and extends above the first conveying means and the second conveying means, the first conveying means and the second conveying means mounted on the center support, and the center support holding the first conveying means and the second conveying means, wherein the center support has at least one first mandrel which extends perpendicular to the feed direction (Z) and onto which the first conveying means can be selectively plugged and from which the first conveying means can be selectively released, and wherein the center support has at least one second mandrel which extends perpendicular to the feed direction (Z) and opposite to the first mandrel and onto which the second conveying means can be selectively plugged and from which the second conveying means can be selectively released.