hi-speed cutting

The hi-speed cutter is designed to produce a superior quality of cut and accurate portion weight control, increasing product consistency and aesthetics whilst reducing giveaway. Typically, the machine is used in conjunction with cheese, extruded through a mould onto a free running conveyor bed, which is used to minimise potential product drag and build up often associated with a conventional gravity roller bed.

A stainless steel encoder is mounted from the conveyor side which is used to feed back real time data of product linear travel, which is used to match a linear slide to an exact cut position on the product. A wire cutting head, attached to a pneumatically operated cylinder is used to portion the product ; the wire is then positioned to produce its second cut, which is achieved by retracting the cylinder and allowing the wire to pass through the product. Using the wire to create a portion both on a down and upwards stroke of the cylinder maximises product throughput capacities.

The operator can control all of the machine functions from a user friendly human interface touch screen.