Slicing device

A method of operating a slicing apparatus for slicing food products, the slicing apparatus comprising a product feed that feeds products to be sliced on one or more tracks in a feed direction to a cutting region in which the products are cut into slices during a cutting operation of the slicing apparatus by means of a cutting blade that performs cutting movements;

• a portioning region in which portions are formed from the slices and each comprise one slice or a plurality of slices disposed at least partly above one another;
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• a control device that controls the cutting operation and that has operating information that relates to the cutting operation,
• a treatment agent device that is integrated into the slicing apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
• applying a liquid treatment agent to a respective cut surface of a product and/or to at least one respective flat side of at least one slice during the cutting operation by the treatment agent device, and
• controlling the operation of the treatment agent device on the basis of at least a portion of the operating information of the control device,
• wherein no treatment agent is dispensed during the carrying out of blank cuts for which the cutting blade performs cutting movements, but no slices are cut off from a respective product.

A method of operating a slicing apparatus for slicing food products, the slicing apparatus comprising a product feed that feeds products to be sliced on one or more tracks in a feed direction to a cutting region in which the products are cut into slices during a cutting operation of the slicing apparatus by means of a cutting blade that performs cutting movements;

• a portioning region in which portions are formed from the slices and each comprise one slice or a plurality of slices disposed at least partly above one another;
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• a control device that controls the cutting operation and that has operating information that relates to the cutting operation, a treatment agent device that is integrated into the slicing apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
• applying a liquid treatment agent to a respective cut surface of a product and/or to at least one respective flat side of at least one slice during the cutting operation by the treatment agent device, and
• controlling the operation of the treatment agent device on the basis of at least a portion of the operating information of the control device,
• wherein, during the cutting operation, the dispensing of treatment agent is controlled in dependence on measured values of at least one sensor arranged upstream of the slicing apparatus or of at least one sensor integrated into the slicing apparatus.

A method of operating a slicing apparatus for slicing food products comprising:

• distributing a liquid treatment agent through a feed line to at least one nozzle for expulsion toward a cut surface of the food product and/or toward a flat side of the slices;
• pumping the liquid treatment agent through the feed line with a controllable pump, wherein the feed line, the at least one nozzle and the controllable pump are part of a treatment agent device;
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• controlling at least one operational parameter of the treatment agent device by electrically controlling the controllable pump and/or a controllable valve with a control unit in electrical communication with the controllable pump and/or the controllable valve.

A slicing apparatus for slicing food products, the slicing apparatus comprising:

• a product feed that feeds products to be sliced on one or more tracks in a feed direction to a cutting region in which the products are cut into slices during a cutting operation of the slicing apparatus with a cutting blade that performs cutting movements;
• a portioning region in which portions are formed from the slices and each comprise one slice or a plurality of slices disposed at least partly above one another;
• a treatment agent device for providing a liquid treatment agent during the cutting operation, the treatment agent device comprising:
• a feed line for routing the liquid treatment agent from a treatment agent store to at least one nozzle for expulsion toward a cut surface of the food product and/or toward a flat side of the slices;
• a controllable pump pumping the liquid treatment agent through the feed line;
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• at least one valve disposed within the feed line to selectively control the flow of the liquid treatment agent through the feed line;
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• a control unit in electrical communication with the controllable pump and/or the controllable valve to selectively control at least one operational parameter of the treatment agent device.

A method of operating a slicing apparatus for slicing food products comprising:

• slicing food products into food slices with the slicing apparatus;
• distributing a liquid treatment agent through a feed line of a treatment agent device to at least one nozzle for expulsion toward a cut surface of the food product and/or toward a flat side of the slices;
• detecting operating information of the slicing apparatus;
• electrically communicating the detected operation information of the slicing apparatus to an electrical controller;
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• controlling at least one operational parameter of the treatment agent device based on the detected operation information of the slicing apparatus.

A slicing apparatus for slicing food products, the slicing apparatus comprising:

• a product feed that feeds products to be sliced on one or more tracks in a feed direction to a cutting region in which the products are cut into slices during a cutting operation of the slicing apparatus with a cutting blade that performs cutting movements;
• a portioning region in which portions are formed from the slices and each comprise one slice or a plurality of slices disposed at least partly above one another;
• a treatment agent device for providing a liquid treatment agent during the cutting operation, the treatment agent device distributing the liquid treatment agent toward a cut surface of the food product and/or toward a flat side of the slices;
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• an electrical controller in electrical communication with the slicing apparatus and/or one or more monitoring devices to detect operation information of the slicing apparatus and/or characteristics of the slices and/or of the food products, and in electrical communication with one or more components of the liquid treatment agent device to control at least one operational parameter of the treatment agent device.