Patent ID: 6891125

Claim:
A decanting system for product made of viscous material discharged in the form of a product string ( 12 ) in a product discharge direction from a portioning device ( 10 , 11 ), said system comprising: a laser which emits laser beam ( 15 ) directed transversely to the product discharge direction and passes through the product string ( 12 ) to cut said product string ( 12 ) into portions, wherein at least one of the laser beam ( 15 ) and product string ( 12 ) are movable in a direction transverse to the product discharge direction relative to the other of the laser beam ( 15 ) and product string ( 12 ) in order for the laser beam ( 15 ) to cut through the product string ( 12 ) from one side of the product string ( 12 ) to an opposite side of the product string ( 12 ).