PLATE CUTTING APPARATUS

摘要

Apparatus (2) for cutting articles (9), including: a cutting station (8) for supporting an article to be cut; camera means (38, 40, 42, 44) for scanning the article to generate image data representing an image of the article at the station; processing means (180, 182, 184, 186) for processing the image data to generate perimeter data defining a perimeter of the article and the position of the perimeter relative to the cutting station; control means (104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 116, 156, 168), responsive to the perimeter data, for controlling the position of cutting means (22, 24, 26, 28) for cutting the plate.