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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2016
John Bean Technologies Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Craig E. Pfarr, Issaquah, WA (US);
George R. Blaine, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
John Bean Technologies Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and system () are provided for automatically portioning workpieces () using a rotating blade () passing through narrow gap () formed between the ends of adjacent conveyors () and (). A scanning system () scans the workpieces () to physically characterize the workpieces and control the operation of the blade (), including its rotational speed. The portioning of the workpiece can be carried out in accordance with one or more directly-controlled characteristics (parameter/specifications), such as a cutting path of the blade (), the rotational speed of the blade (), and the speed of the conveyor (). The directly-controlled characteristics may be varied until an acceptable set of one or more indirectly-controlled characteristics is achieved, including, for example, the weight of the cut portions, the quality of the cuts achieved by the cutting blade, and the throughput of the portioning system ().