ASTM F1966-99

Standard Specification for Dough Divider and Rounding Machines

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers commercial hand operated dough divider machines and semi-automatic and automatic, electrically operated, dough divider and rounding machines with or without interchangeable heads.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The SI values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Apr-1999
• ICS: 67.260 - Plants and equipment for the food industry
• Technical Committee: F26 - Food Service Equipment
• Drafting Committee: F26.04 - Mechanical Preparation Equipment

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM F1966-03 - Standard Specification for Dough Divider and Rounding Machines
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F 1966 – 99
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Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Specification for
Dough Divider and Rounding Machines
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1966; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope MG 1 Motors and Generators
WC 5 Thermoplastic—Insulated Wire and Cable for the
1.1 This specification covers commercial hand operated
Transmission and Distribution of Electrical Energy
dough divider machines and semi-automatic and automatic,
WC 7 Cross-Linked-Thermosetting-Polyethylene-Insulated
electrically operated, dough divider and rounding machines
Wire and Cable for the Transmission and Distribution of
with or without interchangeable heads.
Electrical Energy
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
WD 1 General Requirements for Wiring Devices
as the standard. The SI values given in parenthesis are for
2.5 ANSI/NSF Standards:
information only.
Criteria C-2 Special Equipment and/or Devices
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
No. 2 Food Equipment
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
No. 8 Commercial Powered Food Preparation Equipment
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
No. 51 Food Equipment Materials
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
2.6 ANSI/UL Standards:
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
UL 763 Motor-Operated Commercial Food Preparing Ma-
2. Referenced Documents
chines
UL 969 Marking and Labeling Systems
2.1 ASTM Standards:
2.7 Federal and Military Documents:
A 167 Specification for Stainless and Heat-Resisting
MIL-STD-1399/300 Interface Standard for Shipboard Sys-
Chromium-Nickel Steel Plate, Sheet and Strip
tems Section 300A Electric Power, Alternating Current
A 240/A 240M-99 Specification for Heat-Resisting Chro-
MIL-STD-167/1 Mechanical Vibrations of Shipboard
mium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet,
Equipment (Type I—Environmental and Type II—
and Strip for Pressure Vessels
Internally Excited)
D 3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging
MIL-STD-461 Requirements for the Control of Electro-
F 760 Specification for Food Service Equipment Manuals
magnetic Interference
F 1166 Practice for Human Engineering Design for Marine
MIL-STD-462 Electromagnetic Interference Characteris-
Systems, Equipment and Facilities
tics, Measurement of
2.2 ANSI Standards:
MIL-V-173 Varnish, Moisture and Fungus-Resistant
Z1.4 Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by
Attributes
3. Terminology
2.3 BISSC Standards:
3.1 Definitions:
Basic Criteria
3.1.1 recovered materials—materials that have been col-
No. 8 Dividers, Rounders, and Bun Machines
lected or recovered from solid waste and reprocessed to
No. 29 Electrical Motors and Accessory Equipment
become a source of raw materials, as opposed to virgin raw
2.4 NEMA Standards:
materials.
4. Classification
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F-26 on Food
Service Equipment and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F26.04 on
4.1 General—Dough dividers and dough divider/rounding
Mechanical Preparation Equipment.
machines covered by this specification are classified by type
Current edition approved April 10, 1999. Published July 1999.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.03. and size.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.09.
4.2 Type:
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.07.
4.2.1 Type I—Dough divider machine, manually operated,
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.07.
4.2.2 Type II—Dough divider and rounder, semi-automatic,
Available from American National Standards Institute, 11 W. 42nd St., 13th
Floor, New York, NY 10036.
electrically operated,
Available from Baking Industry Sanitation Standards Committee, 1400 West
Devon Ave., #422, Chicago, IL 60660.
8 9
Available from National Electrical Manufacturers Association, 2101 L Street Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, Bldg. 4 Section D, 700
NW, Washington, DC 20037. Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Attn: NPODS.
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4.2.3 Type III—Dough divider and rounder, fully-automatic, not specified herein shall be of the same quality used for the
electrically operated, and intended purpose in commercial practice. Unless otherwise
4.2.4 Type IV—Dough divider machine, fully-automatic, specified herein, all equipment, material, and articles incorpo-
electrically operated. rated in the work covered by this specification are to be
4.3 Class: fabricated using materials produced from recovered materials
4.3.1 Class I—Fixed head, to the maximum extent possible without jeopardizing the
4.3.2 Class II—Fixed variable head, and intended use. None of the above shall be interpreted to mean
4.3.3 Class III—Interchangeable head. that the use of used or rebuilt products are allowed under this
4.4 Size: specification unless otherwise specified.
4.4.1 Size 1—36-part dough divider (part sizes up to 4 oz), 6.1.1 Stainless Steel: Stainless steel shall conform to the
4.4.2 Size 2—18-part dough divider machine (part sizes 2 300 series of Specification A 167 or A 240/A 240M as appli-
oz up to 6 oz), and cable.
4.4.3 Size 3—Fixed and interchangeable head assemblies
7. Design and Construction
that may include the following approximate ranges of part by
7.1 General—Dough divider and rounding machines shall
weight:
be delivered assembled, ready for mounting, connection to
36-part (1 oz up to 3 oz)
18-part (3 oz up to 7 oz) electricity, and use as applicable.
9-part (7 oz up to 1 lb 2 oz)
7.2 Dough Divider—The Type I machine shall consist of a
6-part (1 lb 2 oz up to 1 lb 10 oz)
base, an operating handle, a manually operated dough dividing
4.4.4 This specification does not purport to address all of the
mechanism (cutting head with stainless steel knives or other
sizes that may be available, but is an overview of the most
material meeting ANSI/NSF Std. 51 or BISSC Basic Criteria
common sizes used in the industry today (see Appendix X1).
requirements, and pressure board meeting the same material
4.5 Style:
requirements), a yoke or support, and a removable dough pan.
4.5.1 Style 1—Countertop or bench mounted,
The base of the Type I machine shall be provided with bolt
4.5.2 Style 2—Floor mounted, and
holes for mounting. The overall dimensions of the machine,
4.5.3 Style 3—Portable.
excluding operating handle, shall fit into a 17 in. (423 mm) by
1 1
18- ⁄2 in. (470 mm) square area, 22- ⁄2 in. (565 mm) in height,
5. Ordering Information
63 in. (76.2 mm) for each dimension.
5.1 Ordering Data—Purchasers shall select the dough di-
7.2.1 Pan—The Type I machine shall be provided with a
vider and rounding machine and any preferred options and
circular dough pan of one piece, deep drawn stainless steel or
include the following information in the purchasing document:
other material meeting ANSI/NSF Std. 51 or BISSC Basic
5.1.1 Title, number, and date of this specification,
Criteria requirements. The pan shall be readily-removable and
5.1.2 Type, class, size, and style of machine required,
shall have not less than one handle.
5.1.3 Quantity to be furnished,
7.3 Dough Divider and Rounder—The Type II machine
5.1.4 Electrical power supply characteristics: voltage,
shall be semi-automatic consisting of a floor mounted support
phase, frequency (see 7.4.1),
or stand with integral housing, a manually operated dough
5.1.5 Accessory equipment, number of heads, options, spare
divider mechanism (cutting head with stainless steel knives or
parts, and maintenance parts required,
other material meeting ANSI/NSF Std. 51 or BISSC Basic
5.1.6 When Federal/Military procurement is required, re-
Criteria requirements, and pressure board meeting the same
view and implement the applicable supplementary require-
material requirements), an electric motor operated rounding
ments (see S1 through S10),
mechanism (rounder plate), a yoke or support, and a removable
5.1.7 When specified, the purchaser shall be furnished
work pallet. The Type II machine shall divide the dough by
certification that samples representing each lot have been either
manual operation and shall round the dough by an automatic
tested or inspected as directed in this specification and the
operation. The handle shall be fully depressed manually to
requirements have been met. When specified, a copy of the test
engage the rounding mechanism for the rounding operation.
results shall be furnished.
The return of the handle shall disengage the rounding mecha-
5.1.8 Level of preservation and packing required if other
nism. The Type III machine shall be similar in operation to the
than as stated in Practice D 3951 (see 17.1),
Type II machine with the exception that the Type III machine
5.1.9 Labeling requirements (if different than section 15.1),
is completely automatic, dividing and rounding dough auto-
and
matically. The base of the Type II and III machines shall be
5.1.10 Whether the equipment shall meet the requirements
provided with bolt holes for floor mounting. The overall
of ANSI/NSF, ANSI/UL, and/or BISSC standards.
dimensions of the Type II and III machines excluding operating
handle, shall fit into a 27 in. (686 mm) by 27 in. (686 mm)
6. Material
square area, 59 in. (1499 mm) in height,6 2 in. (51 mm) for
6.1 General—Dough divider, and dough dividing and each dimension.
rounding machines shall conform to ANSI/NSF No. 8 or 7.3.1 Rounder Plate and Work Pallets—Type II and III
BISSC Basic Criteria. Materials used shall be free from machines shall have a rounder plate and four work pallets
defects that would affect the performance or maintainability of constructed of stainless steel or other material meeting ANSI/
individual components or of the overall assembly. Materials NSF Std. 51 or BISSC Basic Criteria requirements. The
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rounder plate shall be attached to and driven by an electric 11.1.2 Proper operation of adjusting and operating devices,
motor as specified herein. The pallets shall have recesses of a 11.1.3 Proper operation of parts,
number corresponding to divider head assembly divisions, 11.1.4 No overheating of bearings, and
embossed on each work pallet for forming the rolls during 11.1.5 No binding.
rounding operation. The pallet design and recesses shall meet 11.2 Performance Test—The dough divider and rounder
ANSI/NSF construction requirements and/or BISSC Std. 8 machine shall be operated to perform the dough dividing and
requirements. Each pallet shall have one handle and shall rest rounding operation on a pan/pallet of dough into separate and
in a fixed position on the rounder plate during operation. Work equal pieces by weight 65 %, depending upon the amount of
pallets shall be removable. whole dough placed in the dough pan/pallet and size of the
7.4 Electrical Requirements: machine. Inability of the machine to operate as specified herein
7.4.1 Nominal Input Power—Unless otherwise specified shall constitute failure of the test.
(see 5.1.4), the machine shall be designed to operate on one of
12. Inspection
the following:
12.1 End Item Testing—When specified in the contract or
7.4.1.1 120 V, 60 Hz, single phase,
7.4.1.2 240 V, 60 Hz, single phase, purchase order, one production item, selected at random from
each lot, shall be tested by the manufacturer in accordance with
7.4.1.3 208 V, 60 Hz, three phase, or
7.4.1.4 220 V, 60 Hz, three phase. the applicable paragraphs of Section 11. Performance results
shall be recorded in a permanent file, and the information shall
7.4.2 Motor—The electric motor used on the semi-
automatic and automatic machines shall be a capacitor type or be available to the customer upon demand. Any subsequent
split-phased type and shall conform to NEMA MG 1 and change in design that would relate to performance shall require
a new test record.
BISSC No. 29. The motor shall be of sufficient horsepower and
speed to meet the production capacity. The motor shall have 12.2 Component and Material Inspection—Incoming com-
ponents and materials shall be inspected by the manufacturer to
thermal overload protection of the manual reset type.
7.4.3 Electrical Components—Unless otherwise required, the design parameters as specified on drawings or purchase
documents, or both.
the plug shall conform to the appropriate NEMA WD 1
configuration; shall meet the requirements of UL 763; and shall
13. Rejection and Rehearing
extend not less than 8 ft (2.4 m) outside of the machine. Wiring
13.1 Material that fails to conform to the requirements of
shall be in accordance with NEMA WC 5 or NEMA WC 7.
this specification may be rejected. Rejection should be reported
8. Performance Requirements
to the producer or supplier promptly and in writing. In case of
8.1 When tested in accordance with Section 11, the dough dissatisfaction with the results of the test, the producer or
supplier may make claim for a rehearing.
divider and rounder shall operate without failure of the major
functional components.
14. Certification
9. Workmanship, Finish and Appearance
14.1 When specified in the purchase order or contract, the
9.1 All components and assemblies of the dough divider and purchaser shall be furnished certification that samples repre-
senting each lot have been either tested or inspected as directed
rounder shall be free from dirt and other extraneous materials,
burrs, slivers, tool and grind marks, dents, and cracks. Cast- in this specification and the requirements have been met. When
specified in the purchase order or contract, a report of the test
ings, molded parts and stampings shall be free of voids, sand
pits, blow holes, and sprues. External surfaces shall be free results shall be furnished (see 5.1.7).
from kinks, dents, and other deformities. Forming and welding
15. Product Marking
shall not cause damage to the metal and shall be done neatly
and accurately. 15.1 Each dough divider and rounding machine shall be
provided with an identification plate securely affixed to the
10. Sampling
item. The plate shall be molded, die-stamped, etched on metal,
10.1 A representative production model shall be selected
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