Grote 522 - Product Holder Height Adj - All-Electric Slicers; Alignment; Pivot Point - Hydraulic Slicers

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SS-10.DOC:1/26/2007 11:08 AM Grote Company 18
Product Holder Height Adj - All-Electric Slicers
The height adjustment for All-Electric Slicers is similar to the Hydraulic Slicers. Each
slicing head must be adjusted using two jack bolts on each side at the top of the product
holders. The jack bolts rest on a support block welded to the frame (See Figure 13).).
1. Install the product holders in the slicer and release the pull pin. Swing the holders
across the blade guide.
2. Loosen the hex head cap screws in the adjustment jack screws.
3. Raise or lower the product holder box by turning the adjustment jack screws until
the clearance between the bottom of the product holder and the tip of the band
blade is between 1/32" (0.8 mm) and 1/16" (1.6 mm).
4. When the product holder height is properly adjusted, tighten the hex head cap
screws.
5. Reinsert the pull pin and the adjustment is complete.
6. Repeat the above procedure for all product holder boxes.
Alignment
The location of the product holder mounting brackets determines where the slices will be
applied on the conveyor. Product holders must be mounted directly over the area on the
conveyor where the slices are to be placed. The following steps should be used to adjust the
alignment of the product holders.
1. With the product holders still in the slicer, loosen the bolts on the product holder
mounting blocks.
2. Align the product holders so that the slices will fall in the proper place on the
conveyor. This adjustment is very important when applying slices to targets.
3. Tighten the bolts when the product holders have been properly aligned.
Pivot Point - Hydraulic Slicers
The product holder pivot point may need to be adjusted when product holders larger than 5" are
used. If the stroke length cannot be made long enough for the slicer to cut completely through
the product, change the pivot point to the extended position. Move the pivot point back to the
original position when the smaller product holders are placed back in the slicer. See Figure 14.