Fecha de publicación: 13/10/2022 Fuente: WIPO Meat In an embodiment, a form press includes three die assemblies which form press a meat product along the height, width and length thereof. Each die assembly includes a single proportional directional valve which operates a hydraulic cylinder under control of a controller. The three die assemblies are first operated under position control, and are thereafter operated under force/position control. A controller controls each proportional directional valve based on input from a bottom-side pressure sensor, a rod-side pressure sensor, and a die assembly position sensor, in a closed-loop manner for each corresponding hydraulic cylinder.