The machine for integral processing of fruits with a hard or soft shell disclosed herein comprises a feed hopper and at least a first receptacle having a first end for connection to said hopper and a second opposite end. The receptacle is positioned horizontally according to the longitudinal direction of the machine and comprises in its interior a central shaft positioned in accordance to the longitudinal direction of the machine and connected at one end to a rotating element.

The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for screening a pulp suspension where the pulp suspension is directed to a screening space, where a part of the fibres in the pulp is screened using a drum-type rotor. The residual pulp suspension is then directed to a dilution space where it is mixed with recirculated pulp flow and the pulp suspension in the dilution space will be screened. Resulting preliminary reject flow is directed to a mixing space where it mixes with a dilution flow. The recirculated pulp flow is then directed back to the dilution space.

The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for screening a pulp suspension where the pulp suspension is directed to a screening space, where a part of the fibres in the pulp is screened using a drum-type rotor. The residual pulp suspension is then directed to a dilution space where it is mixed with recirculated pulp flow and the pulp suspension in the dilution space will be screened. Resulting preliminary reject flow is directed to a mixing space where it mixes with a dilution flow. The recirculated pulp flow is then directed back to the dilution space.

A food processing apparatus includes a tank defining an inner compartment having an inlet end for receiving food product and an outlet end for discharging food product, an open-top screen mounted within the compartment and positioned relative to the tank in a first position, and a rotatable auger mounted such that at least a portion of the auger is within the screen for advancing food product within the tank from the inlet end of the tank toward the outlet end.

In one aspect of the present disclosure, a rotary sifter is disclosed that includes a body assembly, a drive mechanism, and a base assembly supporting the body assembly and the drive mechanism. The body assembly includes a housing, a screen frame assembly that is positioned within the housing, and a rotor assembly mounted for rotation within the screen frame assembly. The drive mechanism is in mechanical cooperation with the rotor assembly to rotate the rotor assembly, and is axially fixed in relation to the housing, the screen frame assembly, and the rotor assembly. The base assembly includes a guide rail system that is configured and dimensioned to permit longitudinal movement of the rotor assembly and the screen frame assembly in relation to the housing and the drive mechanism to allow for removal of the rotor assembly and the screen frame assembly from the housing.

In one aspect of the present disclosure, a rotary sifter is disclosed that includes a body assembly, a drive mechanism, and a base assembly supporting the body assembly and the drive mechanism. The body assembly includes a housing, a screen frame assembly that is positioned within the housing, and a rotor assembly mounted for rotation within the screen frame assembly. The drive mechanism is in mechanical cooperation with the rotor assembly to rotate the rotor assembly, and is axially fixed in relation to the housing, the screen frame assembly, and the rotor assembly. The base assembly includes a guide rail system that is configured and dimensioned to permit longitudinal movement of the rotor assembly and the screen frame assembly in relation to the housing and the drive mechanism to allow for removal of the rotor assembly and the screen frame assembly from the housing.

A machine for the integral processing of hard or soft shelled nuts herein proposed comprises a feeding hopper and at least one receptacle having a first end for connection to said hopper and a second opposite end, where said receptacle is located in a horizontal position according to the longitudinal direction of the machine and comprises therein a central shaft located according to the longitudinal direction thereof and connected at one end to a rotating element, where said central shaft has finger-like elements projecting radially outwards from various longitudinal positions thereof.

The embodiments herein provide a method for separating fine fractures from coarse fractures, comprising the steps of generating an area of low air pressure beneath a sieve positioned within a centrifugal scattering device followed by ingesting a mixture of air, coarse fractures, and fine fractures into the centrifugal scattering device. The method would preferably continue by causing a guide to rotate around an interior cavity of the centrifugal scattering device while forcing fine fractures through the sieve using the low air pressure and gravity, into a fine fracture collector. Preferably coarse fractures are permitted to travel along the sieve, guided by the guides, to a coarse fracture collector which is separate from the fine fracture collector.

The embodiments herein provide a method for separating fine fractures from coarse fractures, comprising the steps of generating an area of low air pressure beneath a sieve positioned within a centrifugal scattering device followed by ingesting a mixture of air, coarse fractures, and fine fractures into the centrifugal scattering device. The method would preferably continue by causing a guide to rotate around an interior cavity of the centrifugal scattering device while forcing fine fractures through the sieve using the low air pressure and gravity, into a fine fracture collector. Preferably coarse fractures are permitted to travel along the sieve, guided by the guides, to a coarse fracture collector which is separate from the fine fracture collector.

A cradle system for a fragmenting machine, where the cradle system holds fragmentation stock against a drum. A frame holds a screen that can be selectively released from the frame without modification, such that the screen can be placed in different positions on the frame and aligned in different orientations on the frame. A wear plate can be selectively released from the frame without modification, such that the wear plate can be placed in different positions on the frame and aligned in different orientations on the frame.