Dough rounding machine inner workings

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The discussion focuses on the mechanics of a dough rounding machine, specifically the interaction between the inner and outer drums. The inner drum rotates in sync with the outer drum while also exhibiting a secondary circular movement along its longest axis. This dual motion facilitates the effective rounding of dough pieces by allowing them to move around the edges of the outer drum. Understanding this combined motion is crucial for grasping the machine's functionality.

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Hello, I have seen a machine that can round bread dough very easily and don't undestand how the movement is achieved.

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http://youtu.be/fFjovsZokcc
http://youtu.be/6gicSTS-nCo?t=13m35s
http://youtu.be/2VF_ipbpgAM?t=4m42s

As you can see, there are 2 drums that turn at the same time, one outer, one inner. The inner drum's movement is what I can't figure out. In my opinion it turns at the same rate and direction as the outer drum, but not only does that, also there is another movement, a "circular" movement around the longest axis, that moves the dough pieces around the edges of the outer drum.

My question is how that circular movement of the inner drum is produced?
 
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Most likely the inner drum just moves back and forth, and the dough rotates due the combined motion of the inner drum and the rotation of the outer drum.
 
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