FPAP Pepper Line

Method of operation:
This machine has specifically been designed for the coring and then halving of Bell Peppers.

In Feed
A horizontal in-feed belt with photocell-control transports the peppers to the positioning zone of the machine. The product is then placed manually on the specially designed transport system; the holders open and close automatically holding the pepper securely for the coring process, minimising the possibility of product damage.
Coring of the pepper.
The quality of Coring is achieved by a turning knife moving up and down with a pneumatic pusher in the centre that ejects the core underneath the machine where a Dolav can be positioned.

The size of the coring cut is adjustable by simply changing the rotating knife and pusher.
Halving. The pepper is halved by rotating blades once the coring has taken place.

Out-Feed
After the peppers have been cored, or cored and halved, they are discharged from the machine ready for inspection. An optional inspection table is available along with a waste belt which runs along the full length of the machine.

Technical Specification.
The whole line is set up on a support; at the in feed, a platform is built for easy in-feed, cleaning and maintenance.

• Safe guarded doors for the maintenance and cleaning of the machine.
• Complete stainless steel control panel for machine operation, driven through a variable speed motor executed by a frequency inverter.
• The machine is secured electrically and mechanically according to CE regulations.
• Stainless steel construction.
• Adjustable coring depth.
• Stainless Steel Control Panel with PLC.
• Interchangeable Coring blade and pusher for different size and depth of drill.

Speed of operation:
2 Lane Cutter Corer: - 3000 cycles per hour
4 Lane Cutter Corer: - 6000 cycles per hour
6 Lane Cutter Corer: - 9000 cycles per hour