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The specification discloses a system and process for producing discrete chilled products having preselected weights from a semi-fluid mixture. The semi-fluid mixture is pumped along a distribution path to an extrusion manifold which extrudes a continuous sheet of the mixture. The continuous sheet is

The specification discloses a system and process for producing discrete chilled products having preselected weights from a semi-fluid mixture. The semi-fluid mixture is pumped along a distribution path to an extrusion manifold which extrudes a continuous sheet of the mixture. The continuous sheet is directed through a chilling station where it is chilled and firmed such that the sheet maintains its extruded cross-sectional configuration. A plurality of slicers continuously slice the continuous sheet of material into continuous lengths. A cutter periodically severs the continuous lengths at predetermined intervals to provide a plurality of discrete products having predetermined weights. The pumping rate, rate of travel through the freezer and periodic severing of the continuous lengths may be selectively varied in order to maintain any desired weight of the discrete products. In an alternative embodiment, the continuous sheet of material is divided into discrete products by stamping the sheet with a plurality of cutters. In another embodiment, a rotatable cutting drum, having a plurality of equally spaced circumferential slicing disks and equally spaced longitudinal blades, severs the continuous sheet of material into discrete products.

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A system for forming a plurality of discrete products having preselected volumes and weights comprising: means for receiving a quantity of semi-fluid material, a pump for pumping said material at a selected rate, an extruder associated with said pump and having an inlet to receive said pumped mater

A system for forming a plurality of discrete products having preselected volumes and weights comprising: means for receiving a quantity of semi-fluid material, a pump for pumping said material at a selected rate, an extruder associated with said pump and having an inlet to receive said pumped material and having an outlet for outputting said pumped material, conduits connected to said outlet for conveying a continuous sheet of said material, a chilling station located at the remote end of said conduit for receiving said continuous sheet of said material and for chilling said continuous sheet to an extent that said sheet maintains its extruded cross-section, and a rotatable drum having equally spaced sharpened circumferential ribs for slicing said sheet into continuous lengths and sharpened longitudinal ribs for severing said lengths to form discrete predetermined shapes from said mixture, said linear conveyor including indentions for receiving the sharpened edges of said circumferential and longitudinal ribs to facilitate cutting of said continuous sheet.