Cutting techniques

Cutting tools
Applications
 Cutting techniques dicer
• Holac dicers cut in 3 dimensions.

• X and Y are determind by the grid

• Z will be adjusted by push size

Y
Z
• Z axis or push size, should be the
smallest size of all 3 dimensions
X
 Cutting techniques slicer
• Holac slicers cut meat in 1 dimension.

• X and Y axis are given by the raw

product

• Z axis can be adjusted by push size

Y
• Choosing a cut off blade for slicers is
Z most of the times related to product
temperature
X
 Cutting techniques CS 28 2D
• CS 28 2D cuts in 2 dimensions
• height Y axis is given by the product
• width X axis can be chosen by
different cartridges
• length or Z axis can be adjusted in the
Y
cutting program
Z

X
if a certain hight is necessary, the
raw product needs to be pre cut
Cutting techniques
Howtochoosecorrectcutoff tool

Target
throughput
Target size

Product
temperature

Cut off tool

Cutting techniques
Target size

Push size Spiral 1-wing 4 bladed 4-wing 2-wing

blade blade disc blade blade
1-8 mm Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
8-12 mm Yes Yes No Yes Yes
12-20 mm Yes Yes No No Yes
20-40 mm Yes Yes No No No
40-120 mm No Yes* No No No

*with single cut mode (not available on all machines)

 Cutting techniques
Target throughput

Representative calculation
Settings: 10mm push – 220 rpm – Cubixx 120LP
+10%
3500 +16% 3200
2900
3000
+25%
2500
2500
+60% 2000
2000

1500 1250

1000

500

0
1-Wing 2-Wing 3-Wing 4-Wing 5-Wing

As the loading time will be the same on all different wing blade types, the capacity
does not grow constantly.
Spiral blade
• Push size range from
1mm up to 40-45mm

• Cuts only in index mode

• Closed prepressure for

very soft products

• „long“ cut by the spiral

form
Wing blade
• From 1 to 5 wing

• Pushsize is limited

• Cuts in continous mode

• High throughput through

several cuts per revolution
of the blade

• Blade can be separeted

from the holder, easy
resharpening
Bladed disc
• From 1 to 12 blades
(standard: 4 blades)

• Push size is limited

• Cuts in continous mode

• High throughput through

several cuts per revolution
of the blade

• Blades can be separeted

from the holder, easy
resharpening

• Ideal for thin slices, very

accurate
shredding disc
• For cheese and certain
meat applications

• Can‘t be resharpened

• Segments can be
separated from holder

• Various sizes from „Angel

hair“ to wide shreds

• Push size very limited on

shredding applications due
to fragility of shreding
segments
Pulled pork disc
• For all pulled meat
applications

• Creates ripped product,

no cutting involved

• Best in combination with

„pulled meat grid“

• Available for Cubixx 100 &

120
Wire blade
• Very soft cheese only

• Basically no fricton

• For high quality cubes and

sticks

• Counterpart: wire grid

Bacon slicer disc (BS 28)
For slicing frozen bacon

Works down to -18°C bacon*

Available as single and

double wing verison

For continous feed

 Pro and cons

Tool Pro Con

Spiral blade Index mode, max push size,
closed pre pressure
Wing blade Index and continous mode, high
capacity
Bladed disc Very accurate, high capacity
Shredding disc For soft and hard cheese
Pulled disc Robust, works in high
temperature areas
Wire blade Very accurate cut, basically no
friction
Bacon slicer disc Works for very cold temperatures, Can be noisy, only for 1
2 cuts combined into 1 cut
No continuous mode, less
capacity
Limited in push size, high
cutting speeds →deforming
Only for 1 size, max 8mm
Fragil, easy to damage
Only for pulled applications
Fragil, wire can snap, only
for cheese application
size
Standard meat grid
• Can be used for most
applications

• Stabilizers in the front

• Changeable hardened
cutting edges on front grid
– very long lifetime

• 4-point fixation
Special form grid
• Manufactured by special
request

• For round calibers and

sausages

• Works in combination with

magazin insert to reduce
chamber size

• Very high cut quality on

soft products
Perforated grid insert
• Made for cheese
applications, can also be
used on some vegetable
applications

• Available in all forms and

variations

• Needs grid insert holder

• No resharpening
necessary
Grid blades
• Grid blades come in
various shapes and
thickness

• Each style has it‘s unique

profession

• Short serrated for frozen

meats

• Smooth for fresh products

• Sv/Sh to reduce friction

• Long serrated works for

frozen and fresh
Fish
• Idealy frozen, fresh fish will
most likely fall apart

• At medium chilled
temperatures, long
serrated baldes are best

• At deep frozen
temperatures, short
serrated blades are best
Beef
• Runs from fresh to hard
frozen in a few degrees °C

• Tough meat, blades need

to be resharpend more
regulary

• Any type of chilled beef,

serrated blades are best

• For fresh application,

smooth blades are best

• On high fat or sinew

amout, add fresh meat
support to the grid
Pork
• For fresh applications,
smooth blades are best

• For chilled applications,

long serration blades are
best

• For frozen applications,

short serration blades are
best

• On high fat or senew

amount, add fresh meat
support to the grid
Poultry
• For fresh applications,
smooth blades are best

• For chilled and frozen

applications, long serration
blades are best

• On high fat or senew

amount, add fresh meat
support to the grid
Cheese
• Soft and medium soft
cheese do compress while
being cut

• Soft cheese tends to

deform under high friction
or pressure

• Best cut quality can be

reached by adjusting the
blade as close as possible
to the grid

• Meat grids are not

desinged to cut cheese
Cheese shred
• High fat amount works
better compared to low fat
cheese

• 4.2mm shred is
international standard size

• New style shredding disc

was introduced in 2019

• Sizes available

• 2.4mm, 3.2mm, 4.2mm,

5mm, 6mm, 7mm and
9mm
Special forms
• Holac perforated grids can
be made in any shape

• Standard special shapes

- Crincle
- Triangle
- Santa claus
- Mouse
- Tetris
- Puzzle

• Great potential for

marketing department or
Research and
Development
Cheese sticks
• Cheese sticks can be
made in nearly all sizes

• If cut very thin, it is a very

good looking alternative to
shred

• With Cheesixx machine,

snack sticks can be made
(eg 15x15x100mm)
Cheese flakes
• Great application for
parmesan flakes

• Usually a bladed disc is

used for flakes

• Doesn‘t work well with soft

cheese → the harder the
cheese, the better the
results
Cocktail cubes
• High quality cubes of
cheese, snack cubes

• Wire grid + wire blade to

get best results

• Cheesixx with single cut

mode for best results

• Very little capacity due to

slow cutting process
Vegetables
• Basically all vegetables
can be cut by Holac
machines

• Some vegetables (carrots,

potatoes) are very tough.
Tough vegetables can‘t be
cut smaller than 10mm
cubes

• On very soft vegetables

(eg tomatoes), don‘t use
any prepressure as it will
destroy the vegetables
structure
Tripe
• Tripe can be cut fresh and
frozen

• Ice crystals in frozen tribe

wear out blades very fast

• Tripe needs to be properly

cleaned. It is possible to
find stone or other hard
materials in tripes. These
will destroy the cutting
edges of the blades
Processed meat
• Processed meat usually
comes in logs or calibers

• Thin blades give better

results as processed meat
is usually very soft