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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2004
Craig E. Pfarr, Issaquah, WA (US);
George Blaine, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Craig E. Pfarr, Issaquah, WA (US);
George Blaine, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
FMC Technologies, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A portioning apparatus () includes a powered conveyor () for carrying workpieces (WP) past a scanning station () and past a cutting station (). Information from the scanning station pertaining to physical parameters of the workpiece is transmitted to a control system () which then determines an optimal cutting strategy for the workpiece, which strategy is implemented at the cutting station (). The length of time required to portion the workpiece is also determined, and this information is used to ascertain whether the speed of the conveyor () is optimal or should be changed.