Apricot pitter

Designed to pit in excess of 1500 apricots/minute.
To reach the maximum capacity, the product should be pre-graded to 30 and 70 mm diameter. It is principally composed of two sections. The first section consists of a hot galvanized steel frame with a fruit conveying roller, scraping brush, washing shower and transfer. The main function of this section is to arrange the fruit into 12 rows starting from a loading hopper which can be fed from cases, belts or bins. The second section, which is designed to handle the pits consists of a roller chain to transport and orient the fruit by conical rollers alternate to cylindrical disks. All components are complete with independent, variable drives and the different peripherical speeds ensure automatic orientation of the fruit so as to present it correctly to the cutting zone. The pitting head is equipped with 12 parallel knives to cut the apricots cleanly into two without waste. The percentage of correctly orientated apricots reaches a value of almost 100% and it is possible to equip the machine to simultaneously process two grades. After cutting, a cup-up stone separator orientates the halved apricots to facilitate sorting and additional stone separation.

Peach pitter

The new K7-2000

The new K7-2000 with its new and advanced patented system operating by compressed air, has eliminated the complex mechanism (levers, gears, racks etc..) of the previous model.
The latter, in fact, needed a qualified labour to set uo the cutting elements. This innovated system is completely oil bath lubricated, consequently there is no mechanical wear. It assures a perfect running of the machine during its working time.
Thanks to its new patented pittung system, the K7-2000 gives the stoning knives a continuous and homogeneous motion in order to pit green and very ripe fruit. All that has permitted "almost all of iit" the stoning knives breakage.
The new K7-2000, thanks to its new Feder and its new Fruit Automatic Orientation device, does not need anymore the help of the two people to adjust the remaining fruit not oriented in the ideal cutting position. The K7-2000 Feeder, in fact, has been enlarged in its capacity. It is equipped of a new rotating system that assures both a continuous feeding and the highest required machine capacity.
the Fruit Automatic Orientation device has also been enlarged in its capacity. In fact, thanks to its innovated rotary and alternate elements, it has enormously improved the fruit orientation percentage so much to eliminate the help of the two people.
Moreover, the new K7-2000 is equipped of a new cleaning automatic device to eliminate the cutting residues. In fact, it injects on the bottom head a water stream with an air spray whose operating cycle is automatically controlled by a PLC. It makes sure that the cutting elements are always cleaned. Consequently, it enormously reduces both the water consumption and ordinary maintenance.