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An automatic slicing machine includes a dynamic weigher for weighing slices in a draft as they are being cut. Information from the weigher is converted into a digital value and is used to control the thickness of subsequently cut slices to produce drafts at a target weight. After the cutting of a dr

An automatic slicing machine includes a dynamic weigher for weighing slices in a draft as they are being cut. Information from the weigher is converted into a digital value and is used to control the thickness of subsequently cut slices to produce drafts at a target weight. After the cutting of a draft is completed, its weight is checked in a check weigher. The check weigher communicates the weights of individual drafts back to a programmable controller in the slicer. The controller computes a new target weight to correct any deviation of the final weight from the set point for weight control. This automatically calculated correction eliminates manual adjustment by the machine operator and assures that subsequent drafts have an acceptable weight.

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A method for controlling the slicing of a product, comprising the steps of: cutting slices of the product; dynamically weighing the slices as they are being cut; calculating a desired thickness for slices in accordance with the dynamically measured weight and a target weight; controlling the thickne

A method for controlling the slicing of a product, comprising the steps of: cutting slices of the product; dynamically weighing the slices as they are being cut; calculating a desired thickness for slices in accordance with the dynamically measured weight and a target weight; controlling the thickness of slices in accordance with the calculated thickness; grouping a number of consecutive slices into a draft; weighing the draft; averaging the weights of a predetermined number of drafts; determining the difference between the average weight and said target weight; and adjusting said target weight by an amount proportional to said difference.