

The carriage supporting the fruit holding cups starts moving towards the blades, while tilting the cups by 90 degrees. The machine operates with each piece of fruit being positioned by the operator inside a holding cup where it is fastened by a special clamping device. This allows easy, quick and safe maintenance as well as thorough cleaning.

All safety guards may be easily removed thanks to quickly releasable interlocked hinges. Safety devices complying with EC standards include double light barriers or sensors and IP67 micro switches. All peeling elements may be adjusted according to the required peel thickness to be removed from fruit.Ĭore size may as well be adjusted thanks to interchangeable core tubes ranging from 15 to 18mm in diameter. The fruit peeling blades are located in the central area of the machine. All parts coming into contact with fruit are made of AISI 304/316 stainless steel and food-grade plastic. The machine main frame and all safety guards are made of AISI 304 stainless steel. This machine is available with or without coring function. The peel moreover slips down through a special outlet system with no contact and contamination between the peel and eventually the cores, on the one side, and the peeled product, on the other. This machine completely removes the zest and pith from citrus fruit and adjusting the peeling depth is available according to fruit type and production requirements. The units require a single operator and comes in 2 differing models:Ģ head unit is rated an output capacity of 15 to 22 pieces/minute,Ĥ head model which is rated an output capacity of 30 to 44 pieces/minute (capacity can vary dependent on the fruit shape and firmness). This machine was especially designed to thoroughly peel oranges, grapefruit and lemons for fruit salad and marmalade production.
