PAES 511

Question 1

horizontal protruding rectangular block from the column of the building that gives
support to the main rail frame

Answer 1

corbel

Question 2

horizontal supporting bar where carcass is attached through incision in the hind feet

Answer 2

gambrel

Question 3

separate half of the split hog

Answer 3

hog side

Question 4

yolk-like flat steel bar where trolley wheel is mounted

Answer 4

hog trolley frame

Question 5

device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or lift-wheel around which
rope or chain wraps

Answer 5

hoist

Question 6

maximum load capacity of a rail track in a 1000 mm distance, expressed in kg

Answer 6

moving load capacity

Question 7

suspended solid steel track used to hang and/or convey carcasses

Answer 7

overhead rail

Question 8

solid horizontal metal beam where rail track is securely fastened

Answer 8

overhead rail frame

Question 9

steel material that supports and holds the rail track suspended from the overhead rail
frame

Answer 9

rail hanger/bracket

Question 10

height of rail measured from top of the rail to the floor

Answer 10

rail height

Question 11

electronic weighing device integrated to an overhead rail system

Answer 11

rail scale

Question 12

center to center distance or spacing between railings measured horizontally

Answer 12

spacing

Question 13

mechanical retracting rail that allows change in direction of trolley

Answer 13

rail switch

Question 14

conveyor track where trolleys are hanged and allowed to roll

Answer 14

rail track

Question 15

rail branch where suspected carcass is diverted for further inspection

Answer 15

retained rail

Question 16

solid metal chain used to tie or hold the hog through the feet for lifting

Answer 16

shackle chain

Question 17

condition wherein the final judgment of the carcass cannot be ascertained and would
therefore require further inspection and/or examination

Answer 17

suspected carcass

Question 18

specified dimensions of track rail, expressed in millimeters

Answer 18

track size/diameter

Question 19

suspended metal carrier assembly with one (1) or two (2) wheels and a hook used to carry
or transport carcass

Answer 19

trolley

Question 20

a shafting or a spindle that holds the trolley wheel in its frame

Answer 20

trolley pin

Question 21

circular steel bar hook attached at the lower end of the trolley that allows rotation of the
suspended hogs

Answer 21

trolley swivel

Question 22

circular pulley-like steel material that rolls freely on the rail

Answer 22

trolley wheel

Question 23

Movement of trolleys along the rail shall depend on the power drive.

Answer 23

power source

Question 24

Manual pushing/pulling or gravitational force allows the trolley to slide on the overhead
rail, which usually start in the gambrelling point.

Answer 24

manually operated

Question 25

Operation of the railing system is not continuous such that only selected portion of the slaughtering process is mechanized (i.e. elevator and lowerator).

Answer 25

semi-mechanized

Question 26

Operation of the railing system is continuous at a constant speed of travel.

Answer 26

mechanized

Question 27

One or two rail tracks are present in the system.

Answer 27

number of track

Question 28

Overhead railing consists of one-rail track for trolleys

Answer 28

monotrail track

Question 29

Two-rail tracks are provided for each trolley. Normally, an I-shaped beam is used for this type of rail

Answer 29

double-rail track

Question 30

A rectangular-shaped track, using rectangular bar

Answer 30

rectangular rail

Question 31

a cylindrical-rail track using round bar or tubular material

Answer 31

Cylindrical-Rail