A method and apparatus for aligning a mark to a plurality of individual pieces
of food product to be divided from a sheet of food product before the individual
pieces of food product are at least partially divided from the sheet of food product.
In an aspect of the invention, the method includes the steps of providing a sheet
of food product, transferring the sheet of food product to an intermittently movable
conveyor, marking the sheet of food product, feeding the marked sheet of food product
to a cutting plate, and dividing, at least partially, the sheet of food product
into individual pieces of food product. In another aspect of the present invention,
a system for aligning a mark to a plurality of individual pieces of food product
to be divided from a sheet of food product before the individual pieces of food
product are at least partially divided from the sheet of food product may generally
include a supply device, an intermittently movable conveyor, an accumulating zone,
a marking head, and at least one cutting plate. Preferably, the supply device can
supply a continuous sheet of food product.
