The invention relates to a method for applying a shapable mass from an
application head of a machine, corresponding to a desired design, onto a
freely shapable object in the food and/or chemical industry according to
the instructions of a controller. In an embodiment an image/photograph of
the object is generated and transferred into a machine control system.
The contours to be provided by the shapable mass are subsequently traced,
and contour data is transmitted to the controller and used to control the
application of the shapable mass from the application head onto an
object.