Product advice
It is not necessary to have specialist knowledge to select the right cutting sets. You just need good guidance.
Here you will find more information on the individual cutting set parts, such as holeplates, knives and supporting stars.
Here you will find more information on the individual cutting set parts, such as holeplates, knives and supporting stars.
Pre cutters
The pre-cutter is responsible for the initial coarse chopping of the material coming from the worm.
Our sickle pre-cutters are designed so that they make a single continuous cut and offer low resistance regarding material flow!
Our sickle pre-cutters are designed so that they make a single continuous cut and offer low resistance regarding material flow!
We also offer our sickle pre-cutters with a bearing for all standard grinder sizes!
Holeplates
There are very many different designs of holeplates
- Intermediate holeplates
- Final holeplates
- Segment holeplates
- Thin holeplates + carrier plates
- Portioning holeplates
We shall only mention the shape of the holes in brief here so as not to overwhelm you with too much information. Should you have a question or require further advice, please write us an e-mail to order(at)turbocut.de and we shall be happy to explain whatever it is you wish to know.
At turbocut Jopp GmbH we have developed and patented "slanted holes drilled in a row" (tc2). We are totally convinced that this hole pattern has not only raised the measurable performance of mincers by up to 20 % and thus contributed to energy-saving production methods. It also has many other advantages, such as an improved quality of the cut and a gentler method of processing the material.
In short improved efficiency!
We have improved it yet again with respect to production safety with our tc3 hole pattern where we have adapted the hole pattern to the supporting star. This practically excludes the hole plate from becoming bent and our knives always rest fully against the hole plate. We have achieved a better quality of the cut and managed to reduce breakages even with hole plates which have been resharpened several times, which in turn improves production safety and reduces costs! We recommend using tc2 as an intermediate hole plate and tc3 as a final hole plate.
With our waterjet unit we can manufacture almost any special shape you may desire.
Ring knives
Ring knives have a rotating ring which is fixed to the blades, allowing for greater stability and a more delicate design of the individual arms of the knife.
Special ring knives
Our special ring knife has a special shape where half of the blades on the front have an interrupted cutting edge (= "half" blades). These special ring knives can be designed with six, eight or more blades.
The interrupted cutting edges enable the meat in the cutting chamber to be constantly mixed. The meat is processed in a gentler manner, resulting in a finer cut. Such knives are used in stuffing grinders as standard knives. A definite increase in performance (20 %) is particularly achieved in combination with our tc2 hole plates (see hole plates).
Star knives
Star knives are "standard" in our cutting sets. They can be used for various products, e.g. ground meat. We also use the star knife for the first cutting section in our separating set. Because of the very many different possible uses we have developed a complex form for our tc2 star knife which fully takes into account the necessary requirements.
turbocut tc2 star knives
- The design of the arms allows them to feed the meat gently forwards so that it is not just conveyed onwards by the pressure from the following meat.
- The slanting angle of the arms enables a better distribution of the material in the cutting chamber.
- On the rear the blades have a tapered design, making them last longer.
Distance ring knives
A distance ring knife is basically a star knife in a ring. There is a design as one piece where the ring cannot be lost because it is fixed to the knife and it can be placed easily in the grinder.
Strictly speaking, the distance ring knife does not cut the material. It "breaks" it. The distance ring is manufactured to be slightly thicker (just a few 1/100 mm more) than the blades of the knife in the ring. The fixed design of this distance ring knife and the geometric structure mean that it can be used for frozen meat up to -18 °C and also for colder materials in some other cases. It should be noted here that the hardness of the material increases disproportionately compared to the cooler temperature and that the stated temperature does not define the hardness of the material. If the temperature is very cold (below freezing), lean meat is harder than meat with more fat.
Separating knives
Sorting knives / separating knives / conveyor knives
All the knives stated here are to be used for separating out the harder components during the grinding process.
They differ in their design: sorting knives convey the harder components to the side (Handtmann, KG Wetter); all the others convey the harder components to the centre.
Furthermore, these designs combine several features: they cut, mix and separate. Attention must therefore be paid to the fact that the correct knife is used for the respective grinder! With its universal application our tc2 separating knife is impressive here in combination with our separating supporting stars (see separating). Our separating system can be used in (almost) every grinder.
Insert knives
- Pendulum insert knives
- Profile insert knives
- Insert knives
Why?
If the cutting set is subjected to a lot of pressure, it cannot be avoided that the hole plates will become slightly bent. The standard, fixed blades cannot adjust to the changed circumstances and the knife and hole plates therefore become worn at different rates. In contrast, the pendulum inserts can adapt so much better to the hole plate due to their "mobile" pendulum fixture. The result is a better cut, reduced wear on the metal and therefore a better rate of flow. Furthermore the pendulum insert knife has the great advantage that it doesn't need to be sharpened. It suffices simply to change the inserts when they are worn. This can easily be done without any expert knowledge and without any special tools. We also have pendulum insert knives with "unloseable" screws in our product range.
Separating device
Our separating device consists of
- Separating supporting star
- Outflow tube
- Adjustable bushing
Particularities
- Retrofitting possible for all common grinders
- Increased separating rate
- Integration possible in all cutting sets
- Use with standard plates and separating knives
- Infinitely adjustable
Separating set
Supporting stars
The supporting star is used between the final hole plate and the union nut and prevents the final hole plate and/or the cutting set parts from becoming bent. During the mincing process a pressure of up to 20 tonnes is generated by the worm depending on its diameter. This pressure is primarily absorbed by the final hole plate. If it becomes bent, a perfect cut can no longer be guaranteed since the knife no longer fully rests against the hole plate.
A supporting star must therefore be used to achieve a perfect cut. This is especially true for final hole plates with small holes.
Another function of the supporting star is to provide the bearing for the worm pin. The high radial forces have to be absorbed by the bearing in the supporting star of the cutting set, since otherwise the forces would have to be absorbed by the cutting-set parts, which leads to high wear and tear on the cutting-set parts and/or the worm pin.
Technical specifications
A small overview from R70 to X400
