PAES 508: 2007 Slaughterhouse Equipment - Splitting Saw for Hog Carcass

Question 1

vertebral column of an animal

Answer 1

backbone

Question 2

safety cover for cutting mechanism

Answer 2

blade guard

Question 3

holding mechanism for hand saw that tightens and keeps the blade in a vertical position

Answer 3

blade holders

Question 4

small sharp points along the cutting side of the saw

Answer 4

blade teeth

Question 5

blade of a saw with a small, sharp metal teeth along the cutting edge

Answer 5

cutting blade

Question 6

mechanism that delivers rotating motion from the motor to the cutting blade

Answer 6

drive shaft

Question 7

part of the machine that provides friction against the hand, reducing the gripping force needed to achieve a reliable grip

Answer 7

gripping handle

Question 8

spaces between each segment of the blade to provide cooling and slurry removal

Answer 8

gullets

Question 9

part of the saw used for suspending the entire machine, such that the hanger mounting bracket is located at the center of gravity of the machine

Answer 9

hanger mounting bracket

Question 10

body of the splitting saw

Answer 10

main frame

Question 11

percent of actual work used during splitting operation

Answer 11

percent splitting efficiency

Question 12

machine with rotating circular blade used for cutting material

Answer 12

rotary saw/circular saw

Question 13

number of hog carcass split per hour, expressed in head/h

Answer 13

splitting rate

Question 14

tool with a metal blade designed to cut the backbone of hog carcass

Answer 14

splitting saw

Question 15

spacing between the blade teeth, expressed in teeth per inch (TPI)

Answer 15

tooth pitch

Question 16

linear displacement of the blade’s teeth per unit time, expressed in millimeter per second

Answer 16

blade speed

Question 17

particles of bone accumulated during cutting

Answer 17

bone dust

Question 18

depth of cut by the splitting saw through the backbone, expressed in millimeter

Answer 18

cutting depth

Question 19

speed of cutting through the backbone, expressed in seconds

Answer 19

cutting speed

Question 20

the physical measurement of an object as described by its length, width, height and thickness

Answer 20

dimension

Question 21

measurement of the splitting saw in its maximum extended position from both ends parallel to the blade and its handle

Answer 21

overall length

Question 22

measurement of the splitting saw from one side to the other side and perpendicular to its blade including the motor case as in the case of an electric motor type

Answer 22

overall width

Question 23

amount of energy delivered by the splitting saw relative to the total energy input, expressed in percent

Answer 23

percent splitting efficiency

Question 24

number of hogs split per unit time, expressed in heads per hour

Answer 24

splitting rate

Question 25

actual time of splitting a single hog, expressed in seconds

Answer 25

splitting time