Cake Roll Cutting Machine Equipment Description
The cake roll cutting machine is a key piece of equipment in the automated production of baked goods. It is specifically designed for cake rolls with a length of 165-195 mm and a diameter of 55-65 mm. Through precise conveying and positioning and high-frequency vibration cutting technology, it achieves efficient and high-quality cutting. The core of the machine is compatible with a manual feeding mode, and the cutting mode and conveyor belt mode can be flexibly switched according to production needs, balancing production flexibility and standardized processing requirements, fully meeting the production capacity target of 40 pieces per minute.
The machine adopts a modular architecture design, mainly composed of a feeding and conveying system, a precise positioning mechanism, an ultrasonic cutting module, a control system, and a frame protection component. These modules work together to ensure a smooth and precise processing flow. The feeding and conveying system, as the core unit for material transport, uses a food-grade PU conveyor belt with an anti-slip surface, which can stably support cake rolls of different diameters. The conveyor belt drive mechanism uses servo motor control to achieve stepless speed regulation. Through signal linkage with the positioning mechanism and cutting module, it precisely matches the cutting rhythm, providing a fundamental guarantee for achieving production capacity targets.
Precise positioning is the core prerequisite for ensuring cutting quality. The equipment is equipped with multiple sets of photoelectric sensors and mechanical limiting components, forming a dual positioning guarantee. After the operator places the cake roll on the conveyor belt, the conveyor belt first transports the product to the pre-positioned area. The photoelectric sensors detect the contours of both ends of the product, automatically identifying the actual length and center position of the cake roll. Subsequently, the mechanical limiting components precisely clamp and position the product, ensuring a consistent cutting benchmark. For length fluctuations ranging from 165-195 mm, the positioning system can automatically adapt and adjust, controlling the positioning error within ±0.5 mm, laying the foundation for subsequent precise cutting.
The ultrasonic cutting module is the core functional unit of the equipment. It uses a 20-40kHz high-frequency ultrasonic blade as the cutting tool. Compared to traditional mechanical blades, it achieves a cutting effect without compression or adhesion. During the cutting process, the high-frequency vibration of the ultrasonic blade creates a tiny gap between the blade and the cake roll contact surface, significantly reducing cutting resistance and preventing the squeezing and damage of the cake roll’s internal fluffy structure. It also effectively prevents sticky substances such as sugar and oil from adhering to the blade surface, ensuring a smooth and straight cut. This module supports stepless adjustment of the cutting angle, precisely switching from 90° horizontal cutting to 45° bevel cutting according to production needs, with an angle adjustment accuracy of ±1°, adapting to the processing requirements of products with different shapes.
To enhance the equipment’s versatility, the cutting module is designed with an independent disable/switch function, allowing one-click switching to conveyor belt mode via the control system. In this mode, the cutting unit automatically rises and locks, the ultrasonic blade stops working, and the cake roll can be directly conveyed to subsequent processes via the conveyor belt, eliminating the need for additional material transfer and significantly improving the flexibility of the production process. The control system uses a touchscreen interface with multiple built-in preset parameter modes, allowing operators to quickly retrieve cutting parameters for different products. It also supports manual fine-tuning of parameters such as cutting angle and cutting spacing, making operation convenient and intuitive.
The equipment’s performance and hygiene design are fully adapted to food production requirements. In terms of capacity, through optimized coordinated control of conveyor speed and cutting frequency, a stable processing efficiency of 40 pieces per minute is achieved, with a fault-free operation rate of over 99% for 8 hours of continuous operation. In terms of hygiene and protection, all parts of the equipment that come into contact with food are made of 304 stainless steel and food-grade PU material, with a smooth surface and no dead corners, facilitating cleaning and disinfection. The ultrasonic cutter head has a self-cleaning function, and high-frequency vibration reduces material residue, meeting food industry hygiene standards. Furthermore, the equipment is equipped with comprehensive safety protection devices, including a transparent protective cover over the cutting area that automatically stops the machine when activated, ensuring operator safety.
This cake roll cutter, through precise positioning technology, an efficient ultrasonic cutting solution, and flexible mode switching, perfectly adapts to the processing needs of specific cake roll sizes. It ensures consistency in product appearance and taste while improving production efficiency and process flexibility, making it an ideal piece of equipment for standardized production in the baking industry.
About Cheersonic
Cheersonic manufactures the leading portioning equipment for bakeries producing fresh and frozen desserts. Since 1998 bakers have used Cheersonic machines to cut, slice and portion cheesecake, pie, layer cake, loaves, butter, cheese, pizza, sandwichs, and more. Cheersonic offers ultrasonic cutting solutions that support start-up bakeries and high production commercial facilities alike. Small standalone machines can be used in manual baking facilities and large inline robotic solutions aid in high speed production.
Cheersonic offers many ultrasonic slicing models, both inline and offline applications, with production speeds of 80 to 1,500 cakes or pies per hour.
Cheersonic’ latest offline introductions include ultrasonic cutting with or without divider inserts between each slice. This improves the quality of the cut and makes for a much better product presentation for the customer. In addition, robotic arm improves the speed, efficiency, and accuracy of the cutting process, producing professional looking products every time.
