High Pressure Apple Washer

Meets MPI requirements for exporting Apples from New Zealand.

Description

The CR Automation high pressure apple washer was designed based on research by Plant & Food NZ to be the most effective pest removal system on the market today, traditional washing methods at best can achieve an ALCM removal rate of no better than 50% when running in optimal conditions, customers using the High Pressure apple washer have reported removal rates of up to 98%.

Machine Function

Apples are gently singulated in a flume and loaded into individual elevator pockets, each apple passes under 2 rotating spray wands comprising of 6 spray nozzles discharging 11 L/min at up to 350PSI.

While under the rotating spray wands each apple is rotated 2.5 times to ensure maximum washing effectiveness.

System Components

• Flume Singulation

• Singulating elevator

• High pressure pumping system

• High flow filtration unit

• Rotary wand washing manifold

• Controlled fruit rotation

• Touch screen control & advanced PLC controls

Key Features

• Multistage filtration up to 150m³/hour of water down to 200 microns reducing water consumption and protecting pumps and nozzles from blockage.

•  Adjustable wash wand height to enable washing optimization for different sized fruit.

• Touch screen control & advanced PLC communications ensuring seamless line integration and simple operation.

• Customizable pressure settings to ensure delicate fruit does not get damaged

• Stainless steel construction

• AS/NZS 4024 Machine Safety Compliant

• Meets MPI Requirements for exporting apples out of NZ

• Sensor controlled pump speed to ensure compliant pressure is always maintained.

• Nozzle wear routines compensate for wear extending the usable life of your nozzles.

• Self-diagnosing algorithms will inform the operator if the spray nozzles require maintenance ensuring export compliance.

Wand Washing Mechanism

Options

This machine is offered in 3 sizes: 5, 9 and 12 lanes.

The High Pressure washer is designed to run at 3 speeds, 120, 140, 160 rows / minute, depending upon the specific flume and dumper set up pocket fill rate can vary, however typical roller fill percentage is between 70%-80%, the table below shows typical throughputs for the different sized machine.

Dimensions