{"id":1593,"date":"2022-10-18T21:24:48","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T19:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sodeva.com\/decoupe-poids-fixe\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T15:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T13:54:09","slug":"fixed-weight-food-cutting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sodeva.com\/en\/fixed-weight-food-cutting\/","title":{"rendered":"Industrial Fixed-Weight Cutting and Portioning Machines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fixed-Weight Portioning for Pre-Packed Food Products<\/h2>\n

SODEVA designs industrial cutting and portioning machines that analyse each product, calculate the optimum cutting positions and produce portions at the required target weight.<\/p>\n

Fixed-weight portioning is designed for pre-packed products sold at a defined weight and price. It improves portion consistency, reduces unnecessary giveaway and increases the value obtained from the raw material.<\/p>\n

Each product can vary in weight, shape, volume, density and texture. SODEVA therefore adapts the cutting pattern to the actual product rather than applying fixed cutting dimensions.<\/p>\n

Depending on the application, the machine can integrate weighing, 3D scanning, vision or X-ray analysis to determine the most suitable cutting positions.<\/p>\n

Excess weight can be distributed between portions, isolated for another use, transferred to the final portion or sold as a variable-weight product.<\/p>\n

The objective is to sell the maximum amount of product at the correct weight while reducing material losses and unnecessary overweight.<\/p>\n

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Reducing Giveaway and Maximising Raw Material Yield<\/h2>\n

No two cheese wheels, loaves or blocks have exactly the same weight, shape, density or texture. Fixed-dimension cutting therefore creates weight variations and often requires an unnecessary safety overweight.<\/p>\n

SODEVA machines analyse the actual product and adapt the cutting positions to the required target weight.<\/p>\n

Depending on the production strategy, excess material can be:<\/p>\n

\u25a0 distributed between several portions;<\/p>\n

\u25a0 isolated for grating or another production process;<\/p>\n

\u25a0 transferred to the final portion;<\/p>\n

\u25a0 sold as a variable-weight product.<\/p>\n

This approach maximises the saleable yield of each product, reduces giveaway and limits unusable end pieces.<\/p>\n

For pre-packed products, the machine can also manage the applicable weight tolerances and production controls, including TU1 and TU2 requirements when relevant.<\/p>\n

Fixed-Weight Cutting of Cheese Wheels Loaves and Blocks<\/h2>\n
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All slices \/ portions at same price = fixed weight<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

SODEVA has developed a patented process for cutting round cheese wheels, loaves and rectangular blocks to target weight while holding the product securely throughout the complete cutting cycle.<\/p>\n

This constant holding limits product movement, reduces deformation and improves portioning accuracy without releasing the cheese at the critical moment of cutting.<\/p>\n

Different cheese formats can be loaded onto the same machine, automatically centred, cored when required, weighed, scanned and cut according to the selected target weight or finished format.<\/p>\n

Depending on the application, the machine can produce portions, slices, concentric rings, half rings, wedges, sandwich formats or overlapping portions with interleavers.<\/p>\n

Large blocks of approximately 20 kg can also be pre-cut before fixed-weight portioning.<\/p>\n

The patented holding system enables rapid changes between cheese wheels, loaves and blocks without complex tooling changes, improving productivity and format flexibility.<\/p>\n\n\t\t