Automatic bin dumping
Bins are conveyed and tipped automatically into the washer.
Frozen lines · Peaches
Peach Processing Line for Freezing or Canning
Bigtem peach lines handle the fruit gently from bin dumping to washing, sizing, halving and pitting, chemical-free steam peeling, cup-up inspection, slicing or dicing, and freezing or canning.
- Automatic bin dumping
- Gentle steam peeling without lye
- Cup-up conveyor with inspection
- Hydrostatic blanching and IQF freezing or canning
Line flow
Main machines
Universal size grader
Rollers separate fruit into size lanes before pitting.
Cup-up & inspection conveyor
Turns halves cup side up and presents them for inspection.
Peeling without lye
The Gentle steam peeler uses low-pressure steam, so the fruit stays intact and no caustic water has to be treated.
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Questions
Can peaches be peeled without lye?
Yes. The Gentle steam peeler uses low-pressure steam to loosen the skin, then the skin is washed off. No caustic chemicals are needed.
What is a cup-up conveyor?
After pitting, peach halves must lie cup side up for inspection and further processing. The cup-up conveyor turns them and presents them on an inspection belt.
Freezing or canning?
The front end is the same. After slicing or dicing, product goes to blanching and IQF freezing, or to filling, syrup dosing and pasteurizing for cans and jars.
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