PAES 511:2007 Slaughterhouse Equipment – Overhead Rail System for Hogs

Question 1

body of any slaughtered animal after bleeding and dressing

Answer 1

carcass

Question 2

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

Answer 2

corbel

Question 3

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

Answer 3

gambrel

Question 4

separate half of the split hog

Answer 4

hog side

Question 5

yolk-like flat steel bar where trolley wheel is mounted

Answer 5

hog trolley frame

Question 6

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

Answer 6

hoist

Question 7

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

Answer 7

moving load capacity

Question 8

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

Answer 8

overhead rail

Question 9

solid horizontal metal beam where rail track is securely fastened

Answer 9

overhead rail frame

Question 10

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

Answer 10

rail hanger/bracket

Question 11

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

Answer 11

rail height

Question 12

electronic weighing device integrated to an overhead rail system

Answer 12

rail scale

Question 13

center to center distance or spacing between railings measured horizontally

Answer 13

rail spacing

Question 14

mechanical retracting rail that allows change in direction of trolley

Answer 14

rail switch

Question 15

conveyor track where trolleys are hanged and allowed to roll

Answer 15

rail track/rail

Question 16

rail branch where suspected carcass is diverted for further inspection

Answer 16

retained rail

Question 17

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

Answer 17

shackle chain

shackle

Question 18

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

Answer 18

suspected carcass

Question 19

specified dimensions of track rail, expressed in millimeters

Answer 19

track size/diameter

Question 20

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

Answer 20

trolley

Question 21

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

Answer 21

trolley pin

Question 22

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

Answer 22

trolley swivel

Question 23

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

Answer 23

trolley wheel

Question 24

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

Answer 25

Semi-mechanized

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Mechanized

Question 27

Overhead railing consists of one-rail track for trolleys

Answer 27

Monorail Track

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Double-Rail Track

Question 29

species of hog used as test material

Answer 29

breed

Question 30

horizontal distance between rail hangers

Answer 30

hanger/bracket spacing

Question 31

weight of hog prior to slaughter

Answer 31

live weight

Question 32

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

Answer 32

moving load capacity

Question 33

measurement from both ends of the entire track/rail

Answer 33

overall length

Question 34

distance of a circle or curve to its center

Answer 34

radius of curvature | radius

Question 35

measurement of upward or downward inclination of the rail track from a reference horizontal plane

Answer 35

rail slope

Question 36

center to center distance or spacing between railings measured horizontally

Answer 36

rail track spacing