Production flow-rate measurement options for food process lines

A method of adjusting in a mechanized food-process line a weight-flow outflow flowrate for food product pieces being outputted by a selected food-process line machine onto an outflow conveyor;

• said method comprising the steps of:
• inputting an inflow of food product pieces in one state of processing into the selected food-process line machine;
• performing at least one operation on the food product pieces in the selected food-process line machine so as to transform the food product pieces from the one state to a second state;
• outputting an outflow of food product pieces from the selected food-process line machine onto the outflow conveyor while weighing a weight-flow flowrate value of the outflow of food product pieces;
• providing a feedback control system;
• providing the feedback control system with a target value for the weight-flow outflow flowrate for the food product pieces;
• the feedback control system monitoring the value of the weight-flow outflow flowrate from the selected food process-line machine with the target value for the weight-flow outflow flowrate for the food product pieces and in consequence thereof undertaking an adjustment measure to bring the value of the weight-flow outflow flowrate from the selected food process-line machine in closer agreement with the target value;
• wherein the one state of the food product pieces comprises any of:
• raw;
• coated in a dry coating;
• coated in a wet coating;
• or
• coated in any combination of at least one dry coating and at least one wet coating;
• and
• the second state of the food product pieces comprises any of:
• coated in a dry coating;
• coated in a wet coating;
• or
• coated in any combination of at least one dry coating and at least one wet coating;
• or optionally also in addition to any of the above;
• par-fried.