PAES 521: 2008 Slaughterhouse Equipment – Splitting Saw for Large Ruminants

Question 1

refers to the vertebral column of an animal

Answer 1

backbone

Question 2

safety cover for the blade of the splitting saw

Answer 2

blade guard

Question 3

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

Answer 3

blade speed

Question 4

small sharp points along the cutting side of the saw

Answer 4

blade teeth

Question 5

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

Answer 5

cutting blade

Question 6

part of the machine that provides friction against the hand

Answer 6

gripping handle

Question 7

part of the saw located at the center of gravity used for suspending the entire machine

Answer 7

hanger mounting bracket

Question 8

linear displacement of the rotating blade at a given time, expressed in meter per second

Answer 8

linear speed

Question 9

body of the splitting saw

Answer 9

main frame

Question 10

cutting or dividing the carcass into equal halves

Answer 10

splitting

Question 11

machine with a metal blade designed to divide carcasses

Answer 11

splitting saw

Question 12

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

Answer 12

pitch

Question 13

Mechanical splitting saw with blade consisting of long, narrow, flexible band of toothed metal.

Answer 13

Band saw

Question 14

Mechanical splitting saw in which the cutting action is achieved through a forward and backward movement of the blade.

Answer 14

Reciprocating saw

Question 15

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

Answer 15

blade speed

Question 16

particles of bone accumulated during cutting

Answer 16

bone dust

Question 17

depth of cut through the backbone, expressed in millimeter

Answer 17

cutting depth

Question 18

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

Answer 18

overall length

Question 19

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 19

overall width

Question 20

ratio of actual work to the energy consumption, expressed in percent

Answer 20

splitting efficiency

Question 21

linear speed of cutting through the backbone, expressed in millimeters per second

Answer 21

splitting rate

Question 22

actual time of splitting a single carcass, expressed in seconds

Answer 22

splitting time