Kronen CAP 350 produces perfect cutting results with cabbage
Red and white cabbages up to 350 mm in diameter can be cut to optimum cutting quality with Kronen’s CAP 350 cabbage cutting machine, which can process up to 5,000 kg of cabbages per hour.
A large feeding hopper enables the machine to be filled continuously.
The CAP 350 was presented recently with the Hewa 4000 washing machine for fruit, vegetables and salad leaves to the public for the first time at the Fruit Logistica trade show.
“The Kronen booth yet again attracted a great deal of attention at this year’s event. We were delighted to welcome visitors from 50 different countries, and we are extremely pleased that our innovative new and established solutions sparked such strong interest among international trade representatives,” declared Stephan Zillgith, managing director of Kronen. “Visitors to our booth were particularly interested in our new product presentations, for example the CAP 350 cabbage cutting machine and the Hewa 4000 Helical washing machine.”
The CAP 350 is an upgraded version of the CAP 68 cabbage cutting machine. It is able to process particularly large heads of cabbage and therefore offers an increased processing capacity. The cutting machine features an open, user-friendly design that has been optimised in terms of hygiene and cleaning and places a strong focus on operational safety.
Its wide infeed tube ensures continuous filling, while angled blades on the cutting disk and the specially shaped product infeed guarantee optimal intake of the cabbage head, thus largely preventing any possible uncontrolled movement of the cabbages. Shred shorteners can be used to cut strips according to the specific cutting length. A wide variety of cutting disks are available for different cutting thicknesses.
The Hewa 4000 is a high-capacity washing machine that is suitable for universal use and has been optimised in terms of hygiene and cleansing. It is used for the continuous pre-washing, washing, disinfection and treatment of both cut and whole lettuce, vegetables, herbs and fruit, among others. The machine is suitable for flexible use and is usually positioned downstream of a cutting machine between the low-care and high-care areas.
The wash tank is filled either automatically via an infeed belt or manually. Both floating and sinking products are conveyed through the wash tank by the Helical washing system in a spiral movement. The flow rate and movement of the water in the wash tank can be adjusted to suit different products. At the end of the wash tank, the product and the water are transported to a vibration or belt outfeed by means of an overflow and sprayed with a fresh water shower. The water flows through a strainer into the pump tank, from which it is pumped back into the wash tank and used again-
The machine can be used to process a wide range of products: salad leaves (eg baby leaf and iceberg lettuce); cut and whole vegetables; cut and whole herbs (eg parsley and chives): loose and in bunches; fruit (eg pineapple and melon): cut and whole. Other leafy products (eg spinach), tuber products, pulses and mushrooms, as well as seaweed and kelp.
Following processing, the Hewa guarantees an undamaged, optimally cleaned product that, if necessary, has been disinfected with a washing additive. In addition, the product can be efficiently mixed (eg mixed salads) and cooled down by the washing process.
The manually operated HGW grid cutter can be adapted to process a variety of different products thanks to a multitude of cutting inserts available. It is suitable for various application options and it cuts, peels, punches and cores fruit, vegetables and lettuce up to a maximum height of 270 mm.
In addition to the standard cutting types (slices, cubes, sticks, chunks or segments), many inserts are also available for special punching forms, for example corers for cabbages or peppers, cutters for kiwis or cauliflowers and mango pitters. With the inserts for cutting to length, peeling, coring and slicing, an extremely wide variety of products such as pineapple or cabbage can be processed.
