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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2020
Marel, Inc., Lenexa, KS (US);
Marel Further Processing B.v., Boxmeer, NL;
Kenneth Bruce Arnote, Jr., Lenexa, KS (US);
Travis Michael Coblentz, Lenexa, KS (US);
Mattheus Catharina Willems, Lenexa, KS (US);
Johannes Martinus Meulendijks, Boxmeer, NL;
MAREL, INC., Lenexa, KS (US);
MAREL FURTHER PROCESSING B.V., Boxmeer, NL;
Abstract
A food-processing system having a metering pump for filling a casing with food material, a linker for forming links in the filled casing and depositing a linked strand on a conveyor, and a plurality of servo motors arranged to drive each of a plurality of driven components of the processing system. The food-processing system being implemented according to a two-step ramp-up method that enables increased control of a first end and a second end of the linked strand using a first speed, and enables faster processing of the linked strand between the ends at a second speed higher than the first speed.