2017 FTNON 4-Postion Bell Pepper & Onion Corer and Segmenter

Four-position automatic bell pepper coring and segmenting machine designed for high-volume fresh-cut vegetable processing.

Operators manually load up to four whole bell peppers or onions into the clamping fixtures. Each pepper/onion is automatically centered before advancing through the machine’s indexed processing cycle. The system removes the stem, measures the height of each pepper/onion, adjusts the coring depth and pneumatically removes the core. An air-cleaning system removes loose seeds and remaining material from inside the pepper.

After coring and cleaning, the peppers can be cut lengthwise into halves or quarters, depending on the installed knife assembly. The machine may also be used to cut pre-peeled onions into halves or quarters.

Features

• Four-position processing configuration
• Automatically centers and clamps each pepper
• Removes stems prior to coring
• Automatically measures pepper height
• Adjustable pneumatic coring depth
• Positive-pressure air system cleans loose seeds from inside the peppers
• Separate collection of stems, cores and seeds
• Pneumatic segmenting station
• Capable of cutting peppers into halves or quarters
• Can also halve or quarter pre-peeled onions
• Allen-Bradley touchscreen controls
• Stainless-steel washdown construction
• Guarded processing area with safety interlocks
• Integral plastic product conveyor
• Manual and available documentation included
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Product Specifications

• Bell pepper diameter range: approximately 2.2–4.7 in. (55–120 mm)
• Bell pepper height range: approximately 2.6–6.7 in. (65–170 mm)
• Onion diameter range: approximately 2–4.7 in. (50–120 mm)
• Onion capacity: up to 3,000 pieces per hour
• Best coring results are achieved with peppers pre-sized by diameter
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Machine Specifications

• Manufacturer: FTNON
• Year: 2017
• Approximate weight: 1,984 lb. (900 kg)
• Electrical: 460 VAC, 60 Hz, three-phase
• Control voltage: 24 V
• Compressed-air requirement: 6–8 bar (approximately 87–116 PSI)
• Four-position indexed drum
• Stainless-steel food-processing construction
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Originally supplied as part of an FTNON bell pepper and onion processing line. This listing is for the individual pepper coring and segmenting machine shown.

Video available upon request.