Devro Plc

Francis J Ziolko

An apparatus to make sausage links is disclosed. The apparatus employs a series of spaced apart forming arms to make the link end of the sausage. The length of the link is generally determined by the straight line distance between adjacent forming arms. The length of the sausage line to be made can be adjusted by moving the mid-portion of the link with a link length adjuster to increase the length of the stuffed casing between adjacent forming arms.

Apparatus for preparing sausage links

An apparatus for separating sausage links is disclosed. The apparatus has a series of pairs of cutting arms mounted on a circular plate. The arms are moved into contact with the sausage links. As a pair of cutting arms contact the sausage links from opposite sides, they force the links away from the point of contact. There is a cutting element at the end of each arm which cuts the casing between the links when the arms overlap.

Apparatus for separating stuffed sausage links

An apparatus for forming or separating sausage links is disclosed. The apparatus has a series of pairs of forming arms mounted on a circular plate. The arms are moved into contact with the sausage casing at sequentially spaced points along the length of the casing. As a pair of forming arms contact the casing from opposite sides of the casing, they force the food emulsion within the casing away from the point of contact forming a link end. A stabilizer affixed to the forming arms guides the casing into the forming arms.

Apparatus for processing stuffed sausage casing

A method and apparatus for forming or separating sausage links is disclosed. The apparatus has a series of pairs of forming and cutting arms mounted on a circular plate. The arms are moved into contact with the sausage casing at sequentially spaced points along the length of the casing. As a pair of forming arms contact the casing from opposite sides of the casing, they force the food emulsion within the casing away from the point of contact forming a link end. There is a cutting element at the end of a slot in each arm which cuts the casing between the links when the arms overlap.

Method and apparatus for processing stuffed sausage casing

A method of parting a segment from an advancing length of shirred, thin-walled tubing. The method comprises unfolding a portion of the shirred tubing intermediate the ends while the same is advancing by applying a separator to the shirred tubing. After the portion is unfolded, the separator is removed, and the tubing is then parted in its unfolded portion to produce a segment of shirred, thin-walled tubing. This invention also involves an apparatus for parting a segment from a length of shirred, thin-walled tubing. The apparatus includes a support for the tubing and a device for advancing the shirred tubing along the support. A separator is engageable with the shirred tubing to unfold a portion. Parting jaws positioned in advance of the separator are engageable with the tubing for severing the same in its unfolded portion to produce a segment of shirred, thin-walled tubing.

Method and apparatus for parting a segment from a length of shirred,

A method of making a tubular collagen casing includes extruding collagen gel into two sets of gel ropes, each of the sets comprising a plurality of ropes. The ropes in one of the sets are directed radially outwardly and helically in one direction to form a first tubular layer. In the other set, the ropes are directed radially inwardly and helically in the opposite direction to form a second tubular layer concentric with the first layer. Following this, the layers are hardened in united relationship with one another.

Method of making a tubular collagen casing

An edible collagen casing for sausages and the like comprising at least two layers of hardened ropes of collagen wherein the ropes of one layer are helically directed in one direction and the ropes of the other layer are helically directed in the opposite direction and wherein the collagen fibrils and/or fibers in said ropes are, at least on the surface, substantially aligned in the direction of the rope. A method of making an edible collagen casing for sausages and the like which includes providing at least two collagen gel sources having fibrils and/or fibers therein, dividing each source into a plurality of ropes by subjecting the ropes to mechanical force to thereby orient, at least on the outside surface, the fibrils and/or fibers in the direction of movement of said ropes, directing said ropes into two layers in a tubular form with the ropes of one layer helically directed in one direction and the ropes of the other layer being helically directed in the opposite direction. An apparatus for making the collagen casing product described above including inner and outer extruder members each having a plurality of orifices for dividing and/or extruding two main sources of gel into a plurality of ropes with the fibrils and/or fibers oriented, at least on the surface, in the direction of movement. Means are provided to direct the two sets of ropes into a tubular form having two layers. There is a passageway between the inner and outer extruders, which are rotating in opposite directions to thereby helically orient the ropes of collagen in one layer in one direction and the ropes of collagen in the other layer in the opposite direction. Means are provided to size the tubular product.

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Bridgewater, NJ, United States of America

Francis J Ziolko