Method and apparatus for twist linking tubular casings and associated system for stuffing tubular casings
AssigneeVEMAG Maschinenbau GmbH
InventorsHeiner Matthies, Thomas Zarezki
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for twist linking tubular casings for stuffing tubular casings is disclosed. A method for twist linking tubular casings includes twisting a tubular casing such that the number of twists per portion or per group of portions is varied during the processing of a tubular casing. An apparatus for twist linking tubular casings, which is configured to twist the tubular casings to form portions having a variable number of twists per portion or per group of portions, includes a control unit configured to perform the disclosed method for twist linking tubular casings.
Claims9
A method for twist linking tubular casings, comprising:
- twisting a tubular casing such that the number of twists per group of portions is varied during the processing of a tubular casing,
- wherein the number of twists per group of portions is varied in such a way that a first sequence of twist operations is performed with a first number of twists and a second sequence of twist operations is performed with a second number of twists,
- wherein the first sequence runs immediately after the processing of a tubular casing begins and is followed by the second sequence,
- wherein when the processing of a tubular casing ends, the first sequence runs again, and
- wherein the first sequence has a higher number of twists than the second sequence.
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