a second rotation axis and configured to cut successive slices from a front face of the food material strand wherein the slices are transferable into the conveying portion after being cut off from the food material strand wherein the feed device is substantially horizontal and wherein a circular path on which the second rotation axis orbits is arranged completely outside of a maximum cross section application_number US 93233311 A description a machine 1 which is known in the art with respect to its basic principle includes a feed portion 2 which is visible in particular in fig8 10 a cutting device 3 depicted in fig1 7 and a conveying device 4 for cut off slices portions that is visible in the best manner in fig1 6 the cutting device 3 includes a rocker 6 that is rotatably supported within a machine housing 5 wherein the rocker rotates during cutting operations about a rotation axis 7 that is horizontally aligned and extends parallel to a feed direction a rotation axis 9 is disposed at the rocker 6 at a distance 8 from the rotation axis 7 wherein a circular blade 10 rotates about the rotation axis 9 wherein the circular blade is not illustrated in fig1 but in fig2 7 the rocker 6 includes a first rocker arm.