Patent ID: 11925184
Assignee: MAREL, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for processing an elongated strand of food material, comprising:
synchronously initiating a first ramp-up of a metering pump, a linker, and a conveyor to a first speed using a metering pump servo, a linker servo, and a conveyor servo, respectively;
maintaining the first speed of the metering pump and the linker for a first time period;
synchronously initiating a second ramp-up of the metering pump and the linker from the first speed to a second speed higher than the first speed using the metering pump servo and the linker servo; and
maintaining the second speed of the metering pump and the linker for a second time period,
wherein maintaining the first speed of the metering pump and the linker during the first time period includes:
the metering pump forming a filled casing strand by extruding food material into a casing material;
the linker forming links in the filled casing strand;
the linker depositing a first link of a linked strand on the conveyor; and
maintaining said first speed from engaging a stuffing tube with the casing material until a first end of the linked strand is discharged to the conveyor and laid thereon.