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Stone catchers, stone separation technology for wet areas |
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| - Separation of stones and produce | ||
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for potatoes, carrots, and other varieties of root vegetables and tubers |
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| 10.1 |
Screw type stone catchers (stone traps) (0500 ff.) |
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In order to protect
peeling and cutting machines and other sensitive
production line equipment from stones, we offer various
stone-catching systems. Depending on produce
variety and system type, output varies between 2 - 20
t/h. |
| Type 400 |
Screw diameter 400 mm |
| Type 600 |
Screw diameter 600 mm |
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Type 800 |
Screw diameter 800 mm |
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Machines are available with the following approximate discharge heights: 2000, 2500, 3000, 3500, 4000, 4500 and 5000 mm. |
The advantage of screw-type stone catchers:
the produce is simultaneously conveyed upwards.
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Stone catcher type 400 in the middle of a potato peeling
machine in front of the
DORNOW roller peeling machine
R-OW-90A.
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Screw-type stone catcher
in a production line.
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| Vertical screw-type stone catcher in a potato peeling line. Stones remain in the bin. Potatoes are conveyed upwards by a feed screw inside the vertical pipe. | ||
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Vertical screw-type stone catcher in operation: View of the inside of the whirlpool bed. |