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OwnerPaul McLaughlin, Brad DeBlecourt +2inventors
InventorsPaul McLaughlin, Brad DeBlecourt, Thomas C. Wolcott, Scott A. Lindee
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A method for weighing sliced products to generate product batches of a pre-determined weight. A slicer slices products which are disposed onto a slice scale located beneath the output end of the slicer. An intermediate weight is measured at a pre-determined point in the slicing process. The intermediate weight information is used to calculate the minimum number of completion slices, based on thicknesses of the slices, needed to meet the target weight. The competed draft is transferred to a check sale where a final draft weight is measured and compared to a sum of the intermediate weight and the weight of the completion slices. Comparison of the weight is used to adjust slicing parameters for more precise targeting of the desired weight of the next draft. Completion slices may be adjusted in thickness to minimize the giveaway weight.
A method of producing drafts of sliced products with desired weights, the drafts being conveyed along a food processing line downstream of a slicer, comprising the steps of:
A scale, having a conveying surface, for dynamically measuring the weight of sliced products as subsequent slices are added onto existing slices on the scale, comprising:
A dual scale weighing system for producing drafts of desired weights, the drafts being sliced by a slicer upstream of the weighing system along a food processing line comprising:
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